Outline
“Introduction to Jeremiah” (Jeremiah 1:1-3)

Intro/Set-up:
Stats/Info/Context/Setting/Outline of Jeremiah

I. The Call of Jeremiah (vv. 1-3)
- Timing
- Summary
- The Beginning of Jeremiah’s ministry

II. Conclusion
- The Parallel
- The Call

Jeremiah Stats
Date of Writing: Written between 630 and 580 B.C.
52 Chapters, 1,364 Verses
Shortest Chapter: 45 (5 verses)
Longest Chapter: 51 (64 verses)
Key theme: Repent and return to the Lord or He will judge.
Key verse: Jeremiah 3:22 “Return, you backsliding children,And I will heal your backslidings.”

Context:
Collateral reading/historical background:
2 Kings 22-24
2 Chron. 34-35

Interesting Facts:
Longest book in the Bible (in the original language)
From GotQuestions.org: “By counting the number of words in Hebrew or Greek, the longest book of the Bible is Jeremiah, weighing in at 33,002 words. The second longest book of the Bible is Genesis with 32,04 6 words. While it is by far the longest book of the Bible by the number of chapters, the book of Psalms is only the third longest book of the Bible according to the number of words: 30,147. The fourth longest book of the Bible is Ezekiel with 29,918 words. The fifth longest book of the Bible is Exodus with 25,957 Hebrew words.”

Jeremiah– considered by many scholars to be the most spiritual person in the O.T.
One of the most autobiographical books in the O.T.
We know more about Jeremiah than any other O.T. prophet
Jeremiah is considered by scholars as one of the greatest spiritual giants of all time.


Book Facts: Jeremiah contains poetry, prophecy, narrative, and illustrations, alongside Jeremiah’s autobiographical record

There are 66 references to the book of Deuteronomy in his book

Quoted over 50 times in the N.T. (over half of those quotes occur in Revelation)

Outline: (From Warren Wiersbe)
I. JEREMIAH’S CALL AND COMMISSION (1)
II. JEREMIAH’S MESSAGES TO HIS PEOPLE JUDAH (2—33)
III. JEREMIAH’S MINISTRY AND THE FALL OF JERUSALEM (34—39)
IV. AFTER THE FALL OF THE CITY (40—45,52)
V. JEREMIAH’S MESSAGES TO THE NATIONS (46—51)

Often used/repeated phrases in the book:
“Babylon” mentioned 169 times in the book of Jeremiah
The phrase: “The Word of the Lord” used 52 times in 51 verses (20% of all uses of that phrase in Scripture)
“Backslide or Backslidden” used 13 times (only used 4 other times in O.T.)
Trust, trusted, trusting = 18 times
Listen, hear, heed = 96 times
Remember = 14 times
Return = 45 times
Repent = 6 times
turn/turned back = 20 times
Total: 189 times in the book there is some type of invitation to return/come back/remember/repent

Quotes:

"Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide,In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good or evil side." –James Russell Lowell

“Reformation can be beneficial, but it cannot compare to repentance.”
–Matthew Maher

“The problems our nation is facing are serious/desperate and the answers are no different than the ones that Jeremiah lays out before the nation of Judah during his dayThe answers: are not “defense budgets,” “politicians or elections,” they are in your prayer closet, getting a revival and getting this country spiritually on track again.Only faithfulness to God can guarantee a nation’s security.” –Chuck Missler

Jeremiah Resources:

Jeremiah Summary (GotQuestions.org):
https://www.gotquestions.org/Book-of-Jeremiah.html

Recommended Reading:

"The Awe of God" (Author: John Bevere)
https://a.co/d/aYj3Ver

Additional Resources:

"What does it mean that blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake?"
https://www.gotquestions.org/blessed-are-those-who-are-persecuted.html