Book of Jeremiah – Page 4 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Jeremiah 12, Jeremiah’s Query and Yahweh’s Response

Jeremiah is still smarting from the knowledge that his own hometown and relatives

Jeremiah had been preaching the Lord’s message during the time of king Josiah’s

Idols and astrology. These were the adopted religion of Israel. Jeremiah makes a

Jeremiah gets the nickname “weeping prophet” because of this and other passages

Balm of Gilead is a medicinal perfume that was produced in the region near the Sea

The way of life is growth. No doubt there were those in Judah who felt Judah was

Where would you go if you wanted to communicate with a large percentage of your community?

Four voices are heard during this prophecy: Yahweh’s, the enemy’s, Jeremiah’s,

He has been convicted of rape, boasted of molesting women, cheated on the declared

The Pew Research Center polling in July of 2023 found that 66% of Americans say they

Apparently the call to sincere repentance in 4:1-4 was not heeded. Judah did not

Yahweh is giving His people Israel, the people comprised of the two nations of Israel

God is speaking now to all Israel, Judah and Israel viewed as one nation. Though

Having said that faithless Israel was more righteous than faithless Judah, Yahweh

King Josiah had legislated a top-down reform of Judah’s spiritual practices (2