Jeremiah

I mentioned before in a previous blog that you may or may not know that the Book of Jeremiah is not written in chronological order. In the words of the “Every Man’s Bible,”

“Some scholars think that during the chaotic times, Jeremiah’s secretary Baruch simply filled up every inch of whatever scarce scroll material he could get. Chapter 36 for example, tells us about one time when a sadistic king burned a bunch of his work, forcing him to rewrite it.”

I really enjoyed Jeremiah, which was the first Book of the bible that I did not read; I studied. I took me over 4 months to read it, but I got so much more out of it, than if I would have just read it trough. Jeremiah was just an average Joe like you or me, and God decided that Jeremiah would be a great profit. When God says that we have to do something, we have no choice but to obey. And I can’t stop! If I say I’ll never mention the Lord or speak His name. His word burns in my heart like a fire. It’s like a fire in my bones! I am weary of holding it in. Jeremiah 20:9

Jeremiah was not a popular profit; he never prophesied anything good for Judah. This book leads to the destruction of God’s people, where they are forced into exile for 70 years, a great book when read in correct order. Anyways, I encourage you to read Jeremiah in chronological order.

a. 1:1-7:15 b. chapter 26 c. 7:16 to the end of chapter 20 d. chapter 25 e. chapters 46-51 f. 36:1-8 g. chapter 45 h. 36:9-32 i. chapter 35 j. chapters 21-24 k. chapters 27-31 l. 34:1-7 m. 37:1-10 n. 34:8-22 o. 37:11-38:13 p. 39:15-18 q. chapters 32-33 r. 38:14-39:14 s. 52:1-30 t. chapters 40-44 u. 52:31-34