Tag: Old Testament Major Prophets

As Jeremiah 1:1 and Jeremiah 29:27 state, Jeremiah was born in the city of Anathoth. But how much do you know about that place? Let’s consider a few facts about Anathoth that might just surprise you. Anathoth’s Location Anathoth was a city in the territory of Benjamin. Anathoth’s Ownership Anathoth was a city originally given over…

There’s a short answer to this question. The father of the prophet Jeremiah was a man named Hilkiah (Jeremiah 1:1). But there’s a more involved answer to the question, “Who was Jeremiah’s father?”

This Jeremiah 1 summary contains a number of links to several fine articles that seek to explain the first chapter of this Old Testament prophetic book. Jeremiah 1 Summary | Father We begin by exploring who Jeremiah’s Father was. Jeremiah 1 Summary | Birth We then explore where Jeremiah was born. Jeremiah 1 Summary | Kings…

What is the book of Jeremiah really about?

Jeremiah 36–45 | The Bitter End Now, I have labeled Jeremiah 36-45 as The Bitter End. What we have in these 10 chapters is generally chronological with a few flashbacks. And it details the temporary end of the nation of Judah’s occupation of the Promised Land at the hands of Babylon. Within this section I see…

Jeremiah 30–34:7 | Book of Encouragement And at this point — having summarized Jeremiah 1-6, 7-20, 21-26, and 27-29 — you need to admit that things are looking pretty bleak. Sin has brought God’s punishment and no one is getting out of this unscathed. But this is exactly where God nuances his tone a bit. In…

Jeremiah 27–28 | Submit to Babylon Jeremiah 27 and 28 deal more with Judah’s responsibility to submit to Babylon. Remember? That was God’s gracious provision for the people of Judah to not lose their lives for their disobedience. If they go out and surrender to Babylon, they were promised life. In Jeremiah 27 God tells Jeremiah to…