(00:00) The historical context of Jeremiah.
(07:31) Jeremiah’s words are both haunting and hopeful. They depict the destruction of Jerusalem and the hope of Israel.
(10:05) Organizing the book of Jeremiah.
(14:23) Jeremiah 1.5 depicts Jeremiah’s premortal life and foreordination. The Lord knew him before he formed him.
(20:24) The Lord assures Jeremiah that he will be with him in his service. The Lord will be with us in our challenges as well.
(23:37) Jeremiah has a vision of enemies coming from the north around 627 B.C. The Scythian invasion into this region could have been viewed as a prophecy of Jeremiah that did not come to pass. Later, the Babylonians will fulfill this prophecy.
(29:35) Be careful to not put our expectations on blessings. Let the Lord do his work in his timing. Waiting upon the Lord to see how he fulfills his promises can be a trial of our faith.
(33:25) Jeremiah laments that people in his hometown want to kill him and feels like he has been deceived by God.
(35:57) An angel helped Nephi understand the visions that he had, showing that perhaps prophets receive revelation in parts and also need to have patience and faith.
(40:56) Jeremiah is in the stocks and wants to stop prophesying, but God’s word is as a burning fire shut up in his bones.
(43:49) A middle position can be found between the extremes of innocent optimism and disillusioned pessimism. The church can be filled with human error and still be the kingdom of God.
(47:54) Jeremiah curses the day he was born, as nothing fits his expectations.
(51:23) The character of God extending his arms and inviting Israel back.
(58:58) The people of Judah have forsaken the fount of living water. “Your own sword has devoured your prophets.” (Jer. 2.30)
(1:03:11) In Jeremiah’s temple sermon he reminds his listeners to amend their ways. Shiloh was attacked and Jerusalem can be destroyed too.
(1:07:02) Jeremiah’s Symbolic Acts. He takes his girdle near the Euphrates (Jer. 13), visits the house of a potter (Jer. 18), and smashes an earthen bottle (Jer. 19). These acts show God’s power to send the Jews into captivity and to reshape them as a potter reshapes clay.
(1:10:31) Jeremiah’s vision of our day. The tragedy and failure of Judah can inspire us to rise up and be what ancient prophets saw we would be.
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