OT Characters: Jeremiah

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/ot47-jeremiahmp3/">website</a>.</p><p><strong>Hebrew words:</strong></p><ul><li><i>Yirmeyah </i>or <i>Yirmeyahu</i> (Jeremiah)</li><li>145x in the O.T.  Note: 5 additional Jeremiahs in the O.T.</li><li><i>Barukh </i>(Baruch) --  Blessed. Jeremiah’s assistant. 23x in the O.T.</li></ul><p><strong>Further study:</strong></p><ul><li>Jeremiah 1:1-3,6-9,17-19; 6:10-16; 7:1-5; 23:25-26.</li><li>Passages on Baruch in Jeremiah 32, 36, 43, 45.</li><li>Opposition to Jeremiah 36, 37, 38, 39.</li><li>His questioning of God’s justice (Jeremiah 12:1ff)—yet delivering the message all the same (Jeremiah 20:7-9).</li><li>Weeping in Jeremiah: 9:1,10,18, 13:17, 14:17 (also 22:10, 25:34, 31:9,15-16, 41:6, 48:5,31-32, 50:4, Lamentations 1:2,16, 2:18, 3:48);  cp. Psalm 119:136.</li><li>See the fascinating and well-done teach series by Andrew Kitchen. Click <a href="http://www.douglasjacoby.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Jeremiah%20Series%20(Final).pdf" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.</li><li>Advanced:<ul><li>For an interesting follow-on study, check out <a href="http://douglasjacoby.com/articles/2184-lamentations-who-will-weep-with-me-james-greig">Lamentations: Who Will Weep With Me?</a></li><li>Do you know the meaning of the word <i>jeremiad?</i> If not, click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiad">here</a>.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Some things we learn about God:</strong></p><ul><li>He is with us when we take a stand and speak out -- for his cause and righteousness.</li><li>Intellectual and emotional honesty, even when they entail negative thoughts, never stopped people from being used by God. In fact, the Lord will use us all the more when we are truthful.</li><li><i>His </i>prophets will be opposed by <i>the world’s </i>prophets. The fact that worldly prophets are in the majority in no way alters the truths of God’s word.</li><li>He wants us to stand for the truth no matter what.<ul><li>Jeremiah did so for 40 yea