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Jeremiah and Lamentations: Babylonian Crisis

  1. Lesson One
    The Prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1–6, 26–29, 35–38)
    19 Activities
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    4 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Jeremiah: Idolatry and Anguish (Jeremiah 39–51)
    20 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    Jeremiah: Shame and Dignity (Jeremiah 7–20)
    21 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Jeremiah: A Future Hope (Jeremiah 21–25, 30–34)
    21 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  5. Lesson Five
    Lamentations
    21 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
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    1 Assessment

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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

Jeremiah’s theme of hope offers repopulation and renewal of Jerusalem and its remnant. An outline of parallel speeches in Jeremiah 32:26-44 and 33:1-11 helps summarize the trajectory of Jerusalem’s resettlement. It refers not merely to renewal of neighborhoods that lie in ruins, but to a deeper renewal in the people’s covenant relationship with YHWH. See the table in your workbook for examples of this. 

  1. Fill in the last row with the topic that best matches the theme of the verse.
32:26-4433:1-11
Description of GodI am the LORD, the God of all flesh (32:27)(I am) the LORD who made the earth. (33:3)
Promise of deliveranceI will gather them out of all the lands to which I have driven them . . . and I will bring them back to this place and make them dwell in safety. (32:37)I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel and will rebuild them as they were at first. (33:7)
A Deeper Renewal I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them. (32:39)I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me. (33:8)
JoyI will rejoice over them to do them good. (32:41)It will be to Me a name of joy, praise and glory. (33:9)
DesolationYou say, “It is a desolation, without man or beast.” (32:43)You say, “It is a waste, without man and without beast.” (33:10)
“I will restore their fortunes,” declares the LORD. (32:44)“I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,” says the LORD. (33:11)

Adapted from: Elmer A. Martens, Jeremiah, 1986, pp. 205-206.

See the completed table below.
32:26-44 33:1-11
Description of God I am the LORD, the God of all flesh (32:27) (I am) the LORD who made the earth. (33:3)
Promise of deliverance I will gather them out of all the lands to which I have driven them . . . and I will bring them back to this place and make them dwell in safety. (32:37) I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel and will rebuild them as they were at first. (33:7)
A Deeper Renewal I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them. (32:39) I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me. (33:8)
Joy I will rejoice over them to do them good. (32:41) It will be to Me a name of joy, praise and glory. (33:9)
Desolation You say, “It is a desolation, without man or beast.” (32:43) You say, “It is a waste, without man and without beast.” (33:10)
Restoration “I will restore their fortunes,” declares the LORD. (32:44) “I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,” says the LORD. (33:11)

Adapted from: Elmer A. Martens, Jeremiah, 1986, pp. 205-206.