Jeremiah the prophet that did not

quit

Prophesied against Israel

• Babylon was coming to destroy!• Jer. 1:14, 2:3

• Prophesied something very unpopular• Our God was extremely angry with them

• He called them “harlots”

• He called them “silly children”

• He called them a “temple of thieves”

His Prophecies were Unpopular

• God said…• That storks and turtledoves can observe better

than you - 8:7

• Even if Moses stood before me… 15:1-2

• You will wish you were dead - 8:3

• Jeremiah had to reveal these messages in public places• 7:1

Attacks on Jeremiah

• False prophets attacked his Message from God• 23:30-33, 38-40 (Hananiah 28)

• His life was threatened by …• Men at Anathoth 11:18-23

• Pashhur – chief governor and priest (stocks) 20:1-6

• Priests and Prophets 26:8-9

• Zedekiah and the Princes 38:4-6

• Angry Mobs

Frustrations of Jeremiah

• He was not allowed to have a family• 16:1-4

• His book was destroyed by Jehoiakim• 36:21-24, 27-32

• He could not get the people to take God’s message seriously. 37

Jeremiah did not Quit

• His ministry was focused on what God Is!• Not what he was. 1:6-8

• He was in constant communication with God• He let God know about his struggles.

15:15-21

• The Word burned inside him like a fire• 20:7-9