Jeremiah (Prophet): Difference between revisions

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 of God|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>).