Jeremiah study section

Jeremiah themes

Jeremiah develops judgment for covenant-breaking, the call to repentance, and the New Covenant.

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1. Judgment for Covenant Unfaithfulness

Jeremiah announces God’s judgment on Judah for forsaking the LORD, “the fountain of living waters,” to serve idols and to practice injustice. The book insists that persistent, unrepented sin brings real and terrible consequences, even on God’s own people.

2. The Call to Repentance

For forty years Jeremiah pleads with the people to “return” to the LORD, exposing the folly of false confidence in the temple, in alliances, and in lying prophets. God’s patience is long, but His call to repentance is urgent.

3. The New Covenant and Restoration

At the heart of the book God promises a new covenant, written on the heart, with sins forgiven and forgotten, and a return from exile after seventy years. Beyond judgment lies a hope so deep it reaches to the gospel.

4. God’s Sovereignty Over the Nations

The LORD rules history and even raises up Babylon as His servant to discipline Judah, then judges Babylon in turn. The oracles against the nations show that no power stands outside God’s sovereign hand.

5. The Cost of Faithful Witness

Jeremiah’s laments and sufferings reveal the loneliness and pain of speaking God’s truth to a hostile people. His faithfulness amid rejection models, and foreshadows, the suffering of God’s true prophet and Son.

6. True Versus False Prophecy

Jeremiah repeatedly confronts false prophets who cry “Peace, peace, when there is no peace.” The book calls God’s people to discern and heed the true word of the LORD rather than comforting lies.

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