Table of Contents
Welcome to the Teach the Text Commentary Series ix
Introduction to the Teach the Text Commentary Series xi
Abbreviations xiii
Introduction to Jeremiah 1
Jeremiah 1:1-19 7
The Call of Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:1-37 14
The Unfaithful Bride
Jeremiah 3:1-4:4 20
God Calls His Unfaithful Bride to Return
Jeremiah 4:5-31 27
The Coming Babylonian Invasion
Jeremiah 5:1-31 33
Deserved judgment
Jeremiah 6:1-30 39
The Vision of Jerusalem under Siege
Jeremiah 7:1-8:3 45
The Temple and False Religion
Jeremiah 8:4-9:11 51
Deceit, Deceivers, and the Just Consequences
Jeremiah 9:12-26 57
Wailing Women and the Character of God
Jeremiah 10:1-25 63
Will You Follow the All-powerful God or Ridiculous Human-Constructed Idols?
Jeremiah 11:1-17 69
The Broken Covenant
Jeremiah 11:18-12:6 75
Facing Persecution
Jeremiah 12:7-17 81
The Broken Relationship and the Agony of God
Jeremiah 13:1-27 87
Shame and Judgment for Trusting in "the Lie"
Jeremiah 14:1-16 93
Following False Prophets Can Be Fatal
Jeremiah 14:17-15:9 99
The Limits of Old Covenant Intercession
Jeremiah 15:10-21 105
Dealing with Discouragement
Jeremiah 16:1-21 111
Weddings Funerals, and the Future Multinational Hew Exodus
Jeremiah 17:1-27 117
In Whom Do You Trust?
Jeremiah 18:1-23 124
The Plans of the Great Potter
Jeremiah 19:1-15 130
Jerusalem to Be Shattered like a Clay Pot
Jeremiah 20:1-18 137
The Cost of Being a Prophet of God
Jeremiah 21:1-14 143
Help You? I'm Going to Attack You!
Jeremiah' 22:1-12 149
Justice in the Palace?
Jeremiah 22:13-30 156
The King, Injustices, and Knowing God
Jeremiah 23:1-8 163
The Righteous Shepherd Is Coming
Jeremiah 23:9-40 169
The Grim Consequences of False Prophecy
Jeremiah 24:1-10 175
Good Figs-with Hearts to Know God
Jeremiah 25:1-14 181
Seventy Years for Judah and for Babylon
Jeremiah 25:15-38 187
The Nations Drink the Cup of God's Wrath
Jeremiah 26:1-24 193
God's Prophets on Trial
Jeremiah 27:1-22 199
False Prophets and the Sovereignty of God
Jeremiah 28:1-17 205
The Devastating Results of False Prophecy
Jeremiah 29:1-32 211
God's Plans for His Exiled People
Jeremiah 30:1-24 217
The Promise of Restoration
Jeremiah 31:1-26 223
Love, Redemptions and Joy
Jeremiah 31:27-40 229
The Glorious New Covenant
Jeremiah 32:1-44 236
Hope and the Purchase of a Field
Jeremiah 33:1-26 242
Cleansing. Forgiveness, and the Coming Davidic King
Jeremiah 34: 1-22 248
Contrasting Covenants and Faithfulness
Jeremiah 35.1-19 254
A Lesson in Faithfulness and Obedience
Jeremiah 36:1-32 260
Can the Word of God Be Destroyed?
Jeremiah 37:1-21 266
The Prophet in Prison
Jeremiah 38:1-28 272
Ebed-Melek Saves Jeremiah's Life
Jeremiah 39:1-18 279
The King and the Cushite: Who Will Be Saved?
Jeremiah 40:1-43:7 286
Rejecting a Second Chance
Jeremiah 43:8-45:5 294
The Foolishness of Rejecting God's Gracious Second Chance
Jeremiah 46:1-28 300
Judgment and Salvation
Jeremiah 47:1-49:39 306
Judgment on the Nations
Jeremiah 50:1-51:64 312
The End of Babylon and the Future of Israel
Jeremiah 52:1-34 318
The End of Jerusalem, Yet Hope for the Future
Introduction to Lamentations 325
Lamentations 1:1-22 329
No Comfort for the Grieving Widow Jerusalem
Lamentations 2:1-22 335
The Anger of God
Lamentations 3:1-66 341
The Faithfulness of God in the Midst of Judgment
Lamentations 4:1-22 347
Sin and Its Tragic Consequences for Children
Lamentations 5:1-22 353
Woe to Us, for We Have Sinned
Notes 359
Bibliography 365
Index 367
Contributors 374
