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===Prophesied the Destruction and Restoration of Jerusalem=== | ===Prophesied the Destruction and Restoration of Jerusalem=== | ||
Jeremiah was a prophet who ministered during a period of great upheaval, witnessing the collapse of Assyria and the rise of the Medes and Neo-Babylonians. During that time, King Josiah of Judah led a major religious reform. However, his religious reforms did not change the spiritual state of the people of Judah. Jeremiah began his ministry in the 13th year of King Josiah, and he prophesied for about 40 years, spanning the reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah, the final king of Judah, who reigned for eleven years. He proclaimed God’s determination to judge Judah and urged the people to repent. He made it known that the cause of Judah’s destruction was their sin of breaking [[Covenant | Jeremiah was a prophet who ministered during a period of great upheaval, witnessing the collapse of Assyria and the rise of the Medes and Neo-Babylonians. During that time, King Josiah of Judah led a major religious reform. However, his religious reforms did not change the spiritual state of the people of Judah. Jeremiah began his ministry in the 13th year of King Josiah, and he prophesied for about 40 years, spanning the reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah, the final king of Judah, who reigned for eleven years. He proclaimed God’s determination to judge Judah and urged the people to repent. He made it known that the cause of Judah’s destruction was their sin of breaking [[God’s Covenant|God’s covenant]] and laws. Through various symbolic actions, he reminded the people of their wrongdoing: a ruined linen belt,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+13%3A1-7&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 13:1–7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> the parable of the potter and the clay,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+18%3A1-12&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 18:1–12 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/개역한글판/Jeremiah#19장 |title=Jeremiah 19장 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> the good and bad [[Fig Tree|fig]]<nowiki/>s,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+24%3A1-7&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 24:1–7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> a yoke out of straps,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+27%3A6-11&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 27:6–11 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and throwing a scroll tied to a stone into the river<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+51%3A59-64&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 51:59–64 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>). | ||
He also delivered God’s certain word that after 70 years, He would restore Israel from the oppression of Babylon. | He also delivered God’s certain word that after 70 years, He would restore Israel from the oppression of Babylon. | ||
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===Weeping prophet=== | ===Weeping prophet=== | ||
“The weeping prophet” is the nickname of Jeremiah.<ref>[https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=cndNDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA223&dq=The+weeping+prophet%E2%80%9D+is+the+nickname+of+Jeremiah.&hl=ko&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=The%20weeping%20prophet%E2%80%9D%20is%20the%20nickname%20of%20Jeremiah.&f=false The Bible Knowledge Commentary Major Prophets], John F. Walvoord, ''David C Cook'', 2018, pg 223</ref> He wept greatly because he was sorrowful over the people who, abandoning [[Law of God|God’s law]], were rushing toward destruction. Jeremiah, called to be a prophet during the time when the southern kingdom of Judah was heading toward destruction, witnessed all three invasions of Jerusalem by Babylon. He delivered God’s message to the kings and people of Judah, warning them that disaster and destruction would come if they did not keep God’s statutes and laws. However, they dismissed God’s warnings, mocking Jeremiah, persecuting him, and attempting to kill him. | “The weeping prophet” is the nickname of Jeremiah.<ref>[https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=cndNDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA223&dq=The+weeping+prophet%E2%80%9D+is+the+nickname+of+Jeremiah.&hl=ko&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=The%20weeping%20prophet%E2%80%9D%20is%20the%20nickname%20of%20Jeremiah.&f=false The Bible Knowledge Commentary Major Prophets], John F. Walvoord, ''David C Cook'', 2018, pg 223</ref> He wept greatly because he was sorrowful over the people who, abandoning [[The Law of God|God’s law]], were rushing toward destruction. Jeremiah, called to be a prophet during the time when the southern kingdom of Judah was heading toward destruction, witnessed all three invasions of Jerusalem by Babylon. He delivered God’s message to the kings and people of Judah, warning them that disaster and destruction would come if they did not keep God’s statutes and laws. However, they dismissed God’s warnings, mocking Jeremiah, persecuting him, and attempting to kill him. | ||
{{quote5 |내용= Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%209%3A1&version=NIV Jeremiah 9:1]}} | {{quote5 |내용= Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%209%3A1&version=NIV Jeremiah 9:1]}} | ||
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Jeremiah also delivered God’s message to the exiled people of Judah in Babylon, telling them that if they submitted to Babylon, they would live in peace, and that after seventy years, they would return to their homeland. However, false prophets ignored and opposed his warnings, even in Babylon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+29%3A30-32&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 29:30–32 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | Jeremiah also delivered God’s message to the exiled people of Judah in Babylon, telling them that if they submitted to Babylon, they would live in peace, and that after seventy years, they would return to their homeland. However, false prophets ignored and opposed his warnings, even in Babylon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+29%3A30-32&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 29:30–32 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
* '''Fall of Jerusalem and Jeremiah’s Weeping ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jer%2052&version=NIV Jer 52]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=La%201%E2%80%935&version=NIV La 1–5])''' | * '''Fall of Jerusalem and Jeremiah’s Weeping ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jer%2052&version=NIV Jer 52]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=La%201%E2%80%935&version=NIV La 1–5])''' | ||
Jerusalem was destroyed by Babylon around 586 B.C., fulfilling Jeremiah’s prophecy. Prior to this, Judah had already endured two Babylonian invasions; the first in 606 B.C. and the second in 597 B.C. During these invasions, kings, leaders, nobles, and skilled workers were taken to Babylon Among those exiled were Daniel and Ezekiel. | Jerusalem was destroyed by Babylon around 586 B.C., fulfilling Jeremiah’s prophecy. Prior to this, Judah had already endured two Babylonian invasions; the first in 606 B.C. and the second in 597 B.C. During these invasions, kings, leaders, nobles, and skilled workers were taken to Babylon. Among those exiled were Daniel and Ezekiel. | ||
The devastation caused by the third invasion was even greater. Surrounded by the Babylonian army and cut off from all supply routes, Jerusalem suffered a severe famine. Many people perished from starvation, and unspeakable acts occurred, including parents resorting to eating their own children. The temple of Jerusalem, the royal palace, and the homes of the people were set ablaze, while the city walls were completely demolished. Those who remained in Judah, except for the poorest of the land, were taken captive, marking the total destruction of the southern kingdom of Judah. | The devastation caused by the third invasion was even greater. Surrounded by the Babylonian army and cut off from all supply routes, Jerusalem suffered a severe famine. Many people perished from starvation, and unspeakable acts occurred, including parents resorting to eating their own children. The temple of Jerusalem, the royal palace, and the homes of the people were set ablaze, while the city walls were completely demolished. Those who remained in Judah, except for the poorest of the land, were taken captive, marking the total destruction of the southern kingdom of Judah. | ||
Witnessing the once beautiful and glorious Jerusalem reduced to a mockery among the nations overnight, Jeremiah composed a lament in profound sorrow. The [[book of Lamentations]], a poignant collection of five chapters, continues to be recited by Jews in [[Synagogue|synagogues]] on the 9th of the fourth month, according to the Jewish calendar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+52%3A5-6&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 52:5–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>[https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/lamentations/ Lamentations], ''Jewish Learning''</ref> | Witnessing the once beautiful and glorious Jerusalem reduced to a mockery among the nations overnight, Jeremiah composed a lament in profound sorrow. The [[book of Lamentations]], a poignant collection of five chapters, continues to be recited by Jews in [[The Synagogue|synagogues]] on the 9th of the fourth month, according to the Jewish calendar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+52%3A5-6&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 52:5–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>[https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/lamentations/ Lamentations], ''Jewish Learning''</ref> | ||
*'''Taken to Egypt ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jer%2040%E2%80%9344&version=NIV Jer 40–44])''' | *'''Taken to Egypt ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jer%2040%E2%80%9344&version=NIV Jer 40–44])''' | ||
The Babylonian king [[Nebuchadnezzar]] captured Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, and appointed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+26%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 26:24 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>—one of Jeremiah’s friends—as governor over the impoverished people who remained in the land.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+40%3A7&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 40:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jeremiah, released from captivity by King Nebuchadnezzar’s order, went to Gedaliah and stayed with him. However, just three months later, Gedaliah, who had strongly advocated serving Babylon, was killed by Ishmael, a man who opposed his stance. Afterward, Ishmael fled to the Ammonites, and Johanan, the military commander under Gedaliah, fearing Babylonian retaliation, decided to lead the people to Egypt. | The Babylonian king [[Nebuchadnezzar]] captured Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, and appointed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+26%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 26:24 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>—one of Jeremiah’s friends—as governor over the impoverished people who remained in the land.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+40%3A7&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 40:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Jeremiah, released from captivity by King Nebuchadnezzar’s order, went to Gedaliah and stayed with him. However, just three months later, Gedaliah, who had strongly advocated serving Babylon, was killed by Ishmael, a man who opposed his stance. Afterward, Ishmael fled to the Ammonites, and Johanan, the military commander under Gedaliah, fearing Babylonian retaliation, decided to lead the people to Egypt. | ||
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{{quote5 |내용= I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me. Whenever I speak, I cry out proclaiming violence and destruction. So the word of the Lord has brought me insult and reproach all day long. But if I say, “I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name,” his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2020%3A7%E2%80%939&version=NIV Jeremiah 20:7–9]}} | {{quote5 |내용= I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me. Whenever I speak, I cry out proclaiming violence and destruction. So the word of the Lord has brought me insult and reproach all day long. But if I say, “I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name,” his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2020%3A7%E2%80%939&version=NIV Jeremiah 20:7–9]}} | ||
Before the destruction of Judah, not only the priests but also the prophets and the people turned away from God and sinned. They spoke of peace with their lips, but through their actions, they destroyed it, provoking the wrath of God. This serves as a model of history, illustrating the current state of opposing God by abandoning [[Commandments of God|His commandments]] and embracing various practices introduced from paganism, such as [[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)|Sunday worship]], [[Christmas]], the veneration of the [[cross]], and the worship of saints. | Before the destruction of Judah, not only the priests but also the prophets and the people turned away from God and sinned. They spoke of peace with their lips, but through their actions, they destroyed it, provoking the wrath of God. This serves as a model of history, illustrating the current state of opposing God by abandoning [[The Commandments of God|His commandments]] and embracing various practices introduced from paganism, such as [[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)|Sunday worship]], [[Christmas]], the veneration of the [[cross]], and the worship of saints. | ||
{{quote5 |내용= What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes%201%3A9&version=NIV Ecclesiastes 1:9]}} | {{quote5 |내용= What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes%201%3A9&version=NIV Ecclesiastes 1:9]}} | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[ | * [[Jeremiah (Bible)]] | ||
* [[Nebuchadnezzar]] | * [[Nebuchadnezzar]] | ||
* [[Babylonian Captivity]] | * [[Babylonian Captivity]] | ||
