Describe suffering and lamentations of Prophet Jeremiah

Describe suffering and lamentations of Prophet Jeremiah.

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I. Rejection by his own family and relatives. They plotted to kill him. This grieved Jeremiah.
II. Anathoth planned to kill him but God protected Jeremiah. He pronounced God’s judgment
upon them
III. Jeremiah suffered when he was accused falsely. He was accused of blasphemy after the
temple sermon. He foretold the destruction of the temple, just like Jesus Christ in the New
Testament did.
IV.He was accused of treachery. That he was planning to leave Jerusalem and join the
Babylonians. This led to Jeremiah being arrested and put in an underground jail.
V. Jeremiah received death threats because of speaking for God. King Jehoiakim plotted to kill
Prophet Uriah. The prophet escaped to Egypt but he was followed to Egypt, arrested and
killed by king Jehoiakim. The king had planned to accuse Jeremiah of Uriah death. Ahikam
and other elders defended Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 26)
VI.Jeremiah suffered loneliness and solitude. He felt emotional anguish and complained to God
of his orders not to marry; neither attends social gathering and celebrations. This made
Jeremiah lonely since he did not participate in the family life, political life, community
activities and religious life.
VII. Jeremiah experienced inner personal struggle due to his love for his own people He did
not want to see them suffer but the people were stubborn .
VIII. Jeremiah’s prophesying judgment caused him emotional pain and agony. His messages
were mainly of severe judgment and punishment.
IX. He went through a spiritual struggle in his relationship with God. He felt frustrations,
doubts, self-pity and despair. He wondered why God made him suffer. Why do the wicked
prosper? He also wondered why God was taking too long to fulfill his prophecies. God
assured him that Judah would be punished and promised to give Jeremiah victory against his
enemies.
X. Jeremiah suffered physical assault, imprisonment and an attempt on his life. Pashhur, the
chief temple priest ordered beating and chaining of Jeremiah to the temple gate. Jeremiah
prophesied that Pashshur’s name would change to ‘terror everywhere’.
XI. King Zedekiah released Jeremiah from the cell to his court. Jeremiah continued to
prophecy and was thrown in a muddy cistern. Here he was rescued by Ebed- melech an
Ethiopian Eunuch. The court officials had accused him of not being patriotic. Jeremiah
remained in jail until the Babylonians overthrew Jerusalem.

ericmunguti answered the question on September 28, 2018 at 04:48

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