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    Six Themes in Jeremiah Everyone Should Know
    Six Themes in Jeremiah Everyone Should Know
    Six Themes in Jeremiah Everyone Should Know
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    Six Themes in Jeremiah Everyone Should Know

    By W. Eugene March

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    TheSix Themes Everyone Should Knowseries introduces biblical books and their main themes. Each volume consists of six chapters that present major biblical themes; each chapter contains an introduction and three major sections:



    • An explanation of the theme

    • The significance of the biblical theme for the life of faith

    • An exploration of implications this biblical theme offers the church for its ministry



    The biblicalJeremiahisseen as a prophet of judgementand doom. He believed the hard times befalling Judah werethe resultofpeople breaking the covenant with God. But Jeremiah was alsoa prophetof hope for those who believed God had not forsaken them, evenwhen they were forcedinto exile. Jeremiah believed that the relationship with Godcould be restored. Gene March introduces us to six themesthat explorethe difficult times and the critical messageof thismessengerfor God. This volume includes material for participants and guides for leading all six sessions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGeneva Press
    Release dateAug 20, 2019
    ISBN9781611649529
    Six Themes in Jeremiah Everyone Should Know
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    W. Eugene March

    W. Eugene March is A. B. Rhodes Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He is the author or coauthor of a number of books, including Israel and the Politics of Land and God's Land on Loan, both published by WJK.

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      Six Themes in Jeremiah Everyone Should Know - W. Eugene March

      Six Themes

      Everyone Should Know

      Jeremiah

      W. Eugene March

      Geneva

      Press

      © 2019 Geneva Press

      First edition

      Published by Geneva Press

      Louisville, Kentucky

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      All rights reserved. Except where permission to photocopy is expressly granted on the material, no part of these materials may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Geneva Press, 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202-1396.

      Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and used by permission. In some instances, adaptations have been made to a Scripture or a confession to make the language inclusive.

      Excerpts from the Book of Order and Book of Confessions have been used throughout this resource. Both are reprinted with permission of the Office of the General Assembly.

      Cover designer: Rebecca Kueber

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: March, W. Eugene (Wallace Eugene), 1935- author.

      Title: Six themes in Jeremiah everyone should know / W. Eugene March.

      Description: First edition. | Louisville, Kentucky : Geneva Press, 2019. |

      Series: Six themes everyone should know series

      Identifiers: LCCN 2019001548 (print) | LCCN 2019016978 (ebook) | ISBN

      9781611649529 (ebk.) | ISBN 9781571532428 (pbk. : alk. paper)

      Subjects: LCSH: Bible. Jeremiah—Theology.

      Classification: LCC BS1525.52 (ebook) | LCC BS1525.52 .M36 2019 (print) |

      DDC 224/.206—dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019001548

      Most Geneva Press books are available at special quantity discounts when purchased in bulk by corporations, organizations, and special-interest groups. For more information, please e-mail [email protected].

      Contents

      Listing of Six Themes Everyone Should Know series

      Introduction to the Six Themes Everyone Should Know series

      Introduction to Jeremiah

      Biblical Backgrounds to Jeremiah

      1. Jeremiah: A Prophet like Moses

      2. The Angry Dismay of God

      3. The Mosaic Way Is God’s Desired Way

      4. Sharing God’s Frustration and Pain

      5. Discerning Truth in the Midst of Turmoil

      6. God’s Ongoing Plan: A New Covenant

      Group Gatherings, by Mark D. Hinds

      Group Gathering 1

      Group Gathering 2

      Group Gathering 3

      Group Gathering 4

      Group Gathering 5

      Group Gathering 6

      Glossary

      Want to Know More?

      Six Themes Everyone Should Know series

      The Bible, by Barry Ensign-George

      Genesis, by W. Eugene March

      Matthew, by James E. Davison

      Luke, by John T. Carroll

      1 and 2 Timothy, by Thomas G. Long

      Jeremiah, by W. Eugene March

      Exodus, by V. Steven Parrish

      Introduction to the

      Six Themes Everyone Should Know series

      The Six Themes Everyone Should Know series focuses on the study of Scripture. Bible study is vital to the lives of churches. Churches need ways of studying Scripture that can fit a variety of contexts and group needs. Six Themes Everyone Should Know studies offer a central feature of church adult educational programs. Their flexibility and accessibility make it possible to have short-term studies that introduce biblical books and their main themes.

      Six Themes Everyone Should Know consists of six chapters that introduce major biblical themes. At the core of each chapter is an introduction and three major sections. These sections relate to key dimensions of Bible study. These sections ask:

      • What does this biblical theme mean?

      • What is the meaning of this biblical theme for the life of faith?

      • What does this biblical theme mean for the church at this point in history for action?

      This format presents a compact and accessible way for people in various educational settings to gain knowledge about major themes in the biblical books; to experience the impact of what Scripture means for Christian devotion to God; and to consider ways Scripture can lead to new directions for the church in action.

      Introduction to Jeremiah

      The noun jeremiad refers to a long, mournful complaint or lamentation. A Jeremiah is a pessimistic person; jeremiad is the way these Jeremiahs carry on. The biblical Jeremiah was seen as a prophet of judgment and doom, hence the etymological association.

      It is an awesome responsibility to speak for God. Jeremiah, a spokesman for God, came from a family of priests. His father was Hilkiah. His ministry lasted some forty years (627–587 BCE). These were grim times. The powerful Babylonian Empire made war on Judah because, according to Jeremiah, the people and even the priests had sinned against God and had broken the covenant. Jeremiah spent his days lambasting the Hebrews for their false worship and social injustice and denouncing the king for his selfishness, materialism, and injustices. When not calling on his people to quit their wicked ways, he was lamenting his own lot; a portion of the Old Testament’s book of Jeremiah is devoted to his confessions, a series of lamentations on the hardships endured by a prophet with an unpopular message.

      Jeremiah advised surrender in order to save lives and the city of Jerusalem. For this, he was branded a traitor. However, Jeremiah did not only pronounce judgment; he was also a prophet of hope, joy, and salvation for those who believed that God had not forsaken them, even when they went into exile. Jeremiah proclaims that the relationship with God, broken time and again, will be restored. Hope was not a luxury to be enjoyed by a few; it was strength for their survival.

      During our own time of turmoil, may the study of Jeremiah bring you comfort and resolve to turn from the despair that crushes the human spirit and turn to the God of the covenant.

      Biblical Backgrounds to Jeremiah

      Author and Date

      "First and foremost Jeremiah was a prophetic preacher rather than a writer, and the preservation of his messages in written form represents a secondary stage in their history. The prophet’s use of

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