Describe the political, Social, and religious background of prophet Jeremiah.

      

Describe the political, Social, and religious background of prophet Jeremiah.

  

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Eric
Social background
The people of Judah were divided into three social classes. At the top were the (i) Aristocrats.
These were the ruling class, which consisted of the king, his family, royal officials, princesses,
priests, and professional prophets. This class of the rich oppressed the poor.
Below them was the class (ii) of technical professional such as stonecutters, carpenters,
builders, masons, blacksmiths, masons, and others craftsmen (2 Kings 12:12). Below them was
class (iii) made up of poor people such as slaves, widows, orphans, and foreigners. All these
poor people were mistreated.
In terms of ethics, there was moral degradation. They committed adultery, prostitution, murder,
false witness, and corruption.

Religions background.
The Kings and people of Judah worshipped idols. They practiced human sacrifice, divination
and magic, and listened to false prophecies. They abandoned their covenant with God and
their way of life and practiced syncretism, which is worshipping God and other false gods like
Baal.
King Josiah tried to restore true worship by carrying out several reforms. Prophetess Huldah
prophesied that Judah would be punished after Josiah’s death since he humbled before Yahweh.

Political Background.
Prophet Jeremiah lived in the 7th century BC and prophesied when Judah was ruled by King
Josiah, and later his sons Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah; and king Jehoiachin. Judah was conquered and
ruled by Assyrians who were conquered by Egyptians who ruled Judah up to 605 BC. Egyptians;
were conquered by Babylonians under King Nebuchadnezzar. This was according to the
prophecies of Jeremiah.
ericmunguti answered the question on September 28, 2018 at 04:26


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