“ Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, ”
This history of Jeremiah’s call to his office formed a part of his first address to the people. He claimed to act by an external authority, and to speak not his own words but those of Yahweh; and t...
The Prophet's Call. The account of this should be compared with similar accounts of the calls of other prophets (see Isaiah 6, Ezekiel 1:1 to Ezekiel 3:3 ; Amos 7:12 ff.) and the characteristi...
Then: i.e. in the thirteenth year of Josiah. word. Singular, because referring to this special prophecy.
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, The word of the Lord came unto me - Then I first felt the inspiring influence of the Divine Spirit, not only revealing to me the subjects which he woul...
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Unto me - other manuscript read 'to him' х 'eelaayw ( H413 )], but the English version probably represents the true Hebrew text х 'eelay...
The Call of Jeremiah (13th year of Josiah). First Prophecy 1-3. See Introduction.
The word of the Lord came unto me. — The words imply obviously a revelation, the introduction of a new element into the human consciousness. In many cases such a revelation implied also the spiritu...
CHAPTER I THE CALL AND CONSECRATION IN the foregoing pages we have considered the principal events in the life of the prophet Jeremiah, by way of introduction to the more detailed study of his wr...
Courage Promised to a Fearful Messenger Jeremiah 1:1-19 God has a distinct purpose for each life, and our one aim should be to discover and work out His plan. See Psalms 139:16 ; Galatians 1:...
The first three verses constitute a title page naming the author and giving the dates of the period during which he exercised his ministry. The Book opens with the account of Jeremiah's call, and at...
I have often read this Chapter with particular pleasure, and marked with much emphasis what is contained in these verses: for in them we find the most decisive testimony, to that distinguishing attri...
Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Not in the days of Jehoiakim, but in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah, Jeremiah 1:2 . The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions read, "unt...
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Ver. 4. Then the word of the Lord came unto me. ] The Lord is said to come to Baalam, Abimelech, Laban, &c.; but he never concredited his word...
Then the word of the Lord came unto me With a satisfying assurance to himself, that it was the word of the Lord, and not a delusion. Before I formed thee in the belly That is, the womb. Having sp...
Jeremiah's Call to the Prophetic Office. B. C. 629. 4 Then the word of the L ORD came...
Then, i. e. when he was first called to his office; or, The Lord then began to speak unto me. Me; a change of the person, a thing very usual with the prophets.
Jeremiah Learns That He Was Chosen From Birth To Be A Prophet To The Nations ( Jeremiah 1:4-5 ). When the ‘word of YHWH' first came to Jeremiah God informed him that he had been chosen even before...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology. Jeremiah 1:1-3 , penned cir. B.C. 578; Jeremiah 1:4 , sq. B.C. 629. But the recently discovered Assyrian chronology would make the date of the...
Jeremiah 1:1-13 I. ( Jeremiah 1:4 ). The two great blessings of election and mediation are here distinctly taught. God did not speak to the nations directly, but mediationally. He created a mini...
Jeremiah 1:1-3 . The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king...
Jeremiah 1:5 . Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee. In the creation God knew the nature and designations of every creature, whether of plants, or of living beings. He assigned laws and a...
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee. Seven points in Jeremiah’s life and call:-- 1. God knowing him. “I knew thee.” 2. God sanctifying him. “I sanctified thee.” 3. God ordaining...
EXPOSITION AN ACCOUNT OF THE CALL AND CONSECRATION OF JEREMIAH TO THE PROPHETIC OFFICE , FOLLOWED BY TWO EXPRESSIVE SYMBOLS OF THE MATTERS WHICH HE...
Then, namely, at the time designated in the introduction, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 1:3 ; Ezekiel 3:16 ; Jeremiah 1:2
Jeremiah, the Wailing Prophet Jeremiah 1:1-10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The ten tribes of Israel had passed into captivity before God called Jeremiah. Judah was following hard in the path of her sist...
Then — When he was first called to his office.