JEREMIAH
THE LEGACY BIBLE OUTLINE SERIES
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For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line…
(Isaiah 28:10, KJV)
...His word burns in my heart like a fire. It's like a fire in my bones!...
(Jeremiah 20:9, NLT)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page Number
Introduction To The Book Of Jeremiah 5
Outline Of The Book Of Jeremiah
Jeremiah 1 6
Jeremiah 2 11
Jeremiah 3 19
Jeremiah 4 25
Jeremiah 5 31
Jeremiah 6 37
Jeremiah 7 43
Jeremiah 8 49
Jeremiah 9 54
Jeremiah 10 59
Jeremiah 11 63
Jeremiah 12 68
Jeremiah 13 72
Jeremiah 14 77
Jeremiah 15 82
Jeremiah 16 87
Jeremiah 17 91
Jeremiah 18 96
Jeremiah 19 100
Jeremiah 20 103
Jeremiah 21 107
Jeremiah 22 110
Jeremiah 23 115
Jeremiah 24 122
Jeremiah 25 124
Jeremiah 26 130
Jeremiah 27 135
Jeremiah 28 139
Jeremiah 29 142
Jeremiah 30 148
Jeremiah 31 152
Jeremiah 32 159
Jeremiah 33 166
Jeremiah 34 171
Jeremiah 35 175
Jeremiah 36 179
Jeremiah 37 184
Jeremiah 38 187
Jeremiah 39 192
Jeremiah 40 195
Jeremiah 41 199
Jeremiah 42 203
Jeremiah 43 207
Jeremiah 44 210
Jeremiah 45 216
Jeremiah 46 218
Jeremiah 47 223
Jeremiah 48 225
Jeremiah 49 232
Jeremiah 50 238
Jeremiah 51 246
Jeremiah 52 257
Supplemental Study One: Jeremiah Biographical Study 262
Supplemental Study Two: Miscellaneous Studies 264
INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH
AUTHOR: Jeremiah. See the biographical study on Jeremiah in Supplemental Study One.
TO WHOM: God's people, Judah, and the nations.
PURPOSE: To warn God's people of impending judgment and call them to repentance.
KEY VERSES: Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. (Jeremiah 33:3)
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. (Jeremiah 29:11)
LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE: God eventually judges both individual and corporate sin, but stands ready to graciously redeem and restore those who repent. He is loving, but He is also just.
MAIN CHARACTERS: Jeremiah and his servant Baruch.
A BRIEF OUTLINE:
I. Introduction: The prophet's call: 1:1-19
II. Prophecies concerning Judah and Jerusalem: 2:1-45:5
III. Prophecies concerning the nations: 46:1-51:64
IV. The fall and liberation: 52:1-52:34
QUESTIONS ON THE INTRODUCTION:
1. Who wrote the book?
2. To whom is the book written?
3. What is the purpose of the book?
4. What are the key verses?
5. What is the life and ministry principle of this book?
6. Who is the main character?
7. Give a brief outline of the book.
Note: Israel and Judah were separate nations at the time of Jeremiah. Jeremiah's prophecy addressed the people of Judah, but Israel is often mentioned and the name Israel is sometimes used to reference both nations. Israel had already experienced judgment through Assyria. Judah was to experience judgment through Babylon. Ephraim is another name used for Judah. Chaldeans is another name for the Babylonians, and Coniah is another name for Jehoiachin who was also called Jeconiah.
OUTLINE OF THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH
Part One
Introduction: The Prophet's Call
1:1-19
Jeremiah 1
1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
2 To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
4 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7 But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
11 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
12 Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
13 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.
14 Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
Outline 1:
I. Introduction to Jeremiah. (1-3)
(See the biographical summary in Supplemental Study One.)
A. He was the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. B. These are the words of Jeremiah when the Word of the Lord came to him:
1. In the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. (Josiah had 18 remaining years to reign.)
2. In the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
3. Until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month (2 Kings 25:8-11).
(These verses give the timeline of Jeremiah's ministry. He ministered from the 13th year of the reign of Josiah through the carrying away of the people of Judah into captivity and after the fall of Jerusalem.)
II. The prophet's call. (4-19)
A. Then the word of the Lord came to me (Jeremiah), saying:
1. Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.
2. Before you were born I sanctified you (set you apart for my purposes).
3. I ordained you a prophet to the nations.
(God knew him, sanctified him, and ordained him before birth, proving that a baby in the womb is not just mere tissue as abortionists claim. Before Jeremiah knew God, God knew him. The same is true for you. He knows you and has a divine purpose for your life, therefore you are no accident regardless of the circumstances of your birth. The fact that God knew Jeremiah and had set him apart for a special purpose does not mean that Jeremiah did not have the power of choice. He could have rejected his calling.)
B. Then I (Jeremiah) said: "Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth."
(At approximately age 20, Jeremiah felt he was too young and inexperienced and was incapable of fulfilling this mandate. His sufficiency, however, would come from God--as does your sufficiency for the ministry to which you are called: 2 Corinthians 3:5.)
C. But the Lord said to me:
1. Do not say, "I am a youth," for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
2. Do not be afraid of their faces, for I am with you to deliver you.
(We are always inadequate to embrace the destiny God has for us until He puts forth His hand and empowers us to fulfill it. God addressed Jeremiah's fears and promised to deliver him from all opposition.)
D. Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me:
1. Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. (It was Jeremiah's mouth, but it was God's Word. Let God's Words be in your mouth as you minister--not clever speeches.)
2. See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms:
a. To root out.
b. To pull down.
c. To destroy.
d. To throw down.
e. To build.
f. To plant.
(Jeremiah would build and plant--positive parts of ministry--but the majority of his ministry would be to give the Word of the Lord regarding judgment: Rooting out, pulling down, destroying, and throwing down evil.)
E. The sign of the almond tree: A symbol of God's Word fulfilled.
1. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, "Jeremiah, what do you see?"
2. And I said, "I see a branch of an almond tree."
3. Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well, for I am ready to perform my word."
(Every spring, when the almond tree budded, Jeremiah most likely remembered these words: The almond tree blooms early, so symbolically it revealed that judgment was near and God was watching over His word to perform it. The Word would be fulfilled just as surely as the almond branch buds each spring after a season of dormancy.)
F. The sign of the boiling pot: A symbol of judgment. (Judgment would come from the north from Babylon and her allies who would enter the land through Dan which was due north of Jerusalem.)
1. And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying, "What do you see?"
2. And I said, "I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north."
3. Then the Lord said to me:
a. Out of the north calamity shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land. (Northern armies were poised to invade Israel.)
b. For behold, I am calling all the families of the kingdoms of the north (to execute judgment).
c. They shall come and each one set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls all around, and against all the cities of Judah. (They would seize the city and establish rule at the entrance of the city.)
d. I will utter my judgments against them concerning all their wickedness because they have forsaken me, burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
(See 2 Kings 23:4-14 and 2 Chronicles 34:3-7.)
G. The divine mandate.
1. Therefore prepare yourself, arise, and speak to them all that I command you.
2. Do not be dismayed before their faces, lest I dismay you before them.
(Jeremiah is warned not to be dismayed lest he be dismayed before the enemy.)
3. For behold, I have made you this day:
a. A fortified city.
b. An iron pillar.
c. Bronze walls against the whole land.
(1) Against the kings of Judah.