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What is a cistern?
An underground reservoir created to collect water.
Make the connection: Jeremiah 7:11, Matthew 21:13, Luke 19:46-48
Den of Robbers and Den of Thieves.
Jesus is alluding to Jeremiah when he says this is a den of thieves, den of robbers. The den of, and then robbers or thieves, only appears in these two passages. These two verse warn that the blessings and protection does not come unless we keep our covenants.
Jeremiah was known for his warnings. Name three lamentations of Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 2 Heading
What is the meaning of Jeremiah 7:1-2? Share your interpretation.
Jeremiah is prophesying to the people who are coming to the temple. Through Jeremiah, the Lord tells them to repent.
What is the longest book in the Bible?
Jeremiah.
What is the meaning of backsliding?
Returning to sin.
How does the Book of Mormon connect to Jeremiah? Clue: 1 Nephi 1:4
Nephi writes of the prophets they knew in Jerusalem such as Zedekiah and other prophets called. Jeremiah is one of the prophets called and he references Zedekiah in his writings.
What is Jeremiah’s first response when he is called to be a prophet?
Jeremiah 1:6
What is the meaning of Jeremiah 16:14-16? Explain fishers and hunters.
Gathering God’s Children. Fishers gather rapidly and hunters gather one by one.
What book in the Bible has the most verses?
Psalms
Who are the children of the Tahapanes? Jeremiah 2:16
Children from a city in Ancient Egypt.
What is the significance of the Shiloh reference in Jeremiah 7:12?
Shiloh is where the Ark of the Covenant was kept but ultimately, it was destroyed.
What commandment does the Lord give in Jeremiah 17?
Bear no burden on the Sabbath Day.
Jeremiah 17:21-22
What is the Potter’s Clay Parable? Where can we find this and share your interpretation or experience.
Jeremiah 18:5-6
Where can you watch a movie about Jeremiah?
YouTube! Bible Collection: Jeremiah (1998)
What is a heath? Jeremiah 17:6
A Juniper Tree. Also known as low-growing vegetation found in acidic and free-draining soils.
Who was the king of Judah when Jeremiah first received the word of the Lord?
Josiah.
Jeremiah 1:2
Who put Jeremiah in the stocks?
The Chief Governor Pashur.
Jeremiah 20:2
What is the meaning of Jeremiah 1:5? Share why this verse is significant to you.
This references the premortal life. It can help us understand our identity and relationship with God.
Who is Jeremiah’s father?
Hilkiah.
Jeremiah 1:1
What is Tophet?
The valley of the son of Hinnom where the Priests of Molech offered child sacrifices
What is the lineage of kings who reigned during Jeremiah’s time as a prophet?
Josiah, Jehoiakim, Zedekiah.
Jeremiah 1:2-3
What is the name the Lord calls Pashur and what does it mean?
Magor-missabib: Terror all around.
Jeremiah 20:3
What is the meaning of Jeremiah 29:11?
God knows and has a plan for us and our welfare and a hopeful future.
What is Jeremiah’s nickname? “The ____ Prophet”
The Weeping Prophet