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(KJV) Jeremiah 1:1
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
JEREMIAH / JEREMIAH 1:1
Jeremiah was called (appointed, directed, empowered, made aware of his purpose) by God to be a prophet – a spokesperson to communicate God’s future plans and purposes for His people. Jeremiah’s message and ministry were to the southern kingdom of Judah (divided from the northern kingdom of Israel around 930 B.C.; see 2 Kings 12 – 14; 2 Chronicles 10 – 11. Jeremiah ministered during the last 40 years of Judah’s history, including the time right before and after Jerusalem’s destruction and the sending of God’s people into captivity in Babylon (627 – 586 B.C). He ministered during the reigns of Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin and Zedekiah. Suring most of that time, the nation was rebelling against God and relying on political alliances with other nations for security and protection from its enemies. Jermiah urged the people to repent – to turn from their own defiant ways and renew their devotion to God. He continued to warn them that they certainly would suffer punishment for rejecting God and His law. Because of his message and his devotion to the Lord, Jeremiah experienced much opposition and suffering at the hands of his fellow citizens and the nation’s leadership.
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