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Jeremiah Bible Study Resources

August 28, 2016 by Krisan Marotta

Bible Study Resources for Jeremiah | WednesdayintheWord.com

Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Jeremiah.

Bible Study: Questions Jeremiah Answered


Jump to: Background; ** Maps; ** Key Words; ** Encyclopedias; ** Commentaries; ** Articles; ** GotQuestions ** Next **


Basics

  • In both national disaster and personal crisis, Jeremiah brings God’s word to his people. 
  • Jeremiah began his ministry around 627 BC as the political world was falling apart with the decline of Assyria. These were complicated political times. As the Assyrians start losing power, two major political powers (Egypt & Babylon) strive to occupy the power vacuum.
  • Jeremiah was a priest from Anathoth, a few miles outside Jerusalem.
  • Jeremiah is sometimes called the “weeping prophet”.
  • The book of Jeremiah is about a prophet declaring disaster yet promising hope.
  • Jeremiah’s ministry lasted over 40 years from the 13th year of King Josiah (626 BC) to the fall of Jerusalem in 587 BC.

For more detail, see: Chronology of Jeremiah

NOTE: One of the best summaries of the history of the time is the Introduction in Derek Kidner’s commentary on Jeremiah

640 Josiah becomes king of Judah – the last godly king.

628 Josiah began to purge Judah in his 12th year

627 Lord first spoke to Jeremiah in 13th year of Josiah. Jeremiah 1-6 under Josiah’s reign

622 In 18th year of Josiah Book of the Law found in House of God (2Ki 22:8)

612 Nineveh the capital of Assyria was sacked.

609 King Josiah killed at Megiddo by Necho of Egypt, who was fighting to bolster Assyria (2Ki 23:29-30).

609 Jehoahaz ruled Judah 3 months, deposed by Neco, taken to Egypt in chains (2Ki 23:32-33; cf Jer. 22:10).

609-598 Jehoiakim reigned over Judah as an Egyptian vassal (Jer 22:13-17).

605 Battle of Carchemish. Nebuchadnezzar defeated Egyptian forces (Jer 46:2). “Turning point in world history”

605 First deportation of Jews to Babylon – Daniel in this group (2Ki 24:1).

601 Jehoiakim sided with Egypt against Jeremiah’s warnings (Jer. 22:13-19).

597 2nd Babylonian invasion takes Jerusalem, deports Ezekiel & 10,000; Zedekiah replaces Jehoiachin (2Ki 24:17)

592 Ezekiel begins his prophetic ministry (some 35 years after Jeremiah had begun his)

586 Fall of Jerusalem (Jer 39:1-18). Gedaliah appointed governor of Judah (2Ki 25:22-26). Jeremiah taken to Egypt.

538 Babylon falls to the Medes and Persians

Genre: Understanding Prophecy

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Section 1: Background

Background & Outlines

Jeremiah NASB Study Text

Jeremiah Chronology

Introduction to the Prophets

Introduction to the Exile and Return

Jeremiah in the New Testament

Chart: Bible History at a glance

Blue Letter Bible: Old Testament Timeline

Biblehub: Jeremiah Overview

Biblehub: Jeremiah Chronology

Biblehub: The Divided Kingdom

Chart: Kings of Israel & Judah

Bible Atlas: Assyria

Bible Atlas: Babylon

Bible Atlas: Jerusalem

Ray C Stedman: Overview of the Book

John MacArthur: Author, Date, Background

NIV: Introduction to Jeremiah

ESV: Introduction to Jeremiah

ESV: The Global Message of Jeremiah

James van Dine: Analysis of Jeremiah

David Malick: An Introduction to the Book of Jeremiah

David Malick: An Argument of the Book of Jeremiah

JVernon McGee: Notes and Outlines – Jeremiah and Lamentations

William Orr: Keys to Jeremiah

Charles Swindoll: Jeremiah Book Chart

Paul van Gorder: OT Reflections of Christ in Jeremiah

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Section 2: Maps

Maps from Holman Bible Atlas

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (1)

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (2)

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (3)

The Campaign of Shishak

Conflicts between Israel and Aram-Damascus

The Omride Dynasty

The Golden Ages of the 9th & 8th centuries BCE

Phoenician Trade and Civilization

Trade Routes throughout the Middle East

Elijah and Elisha

The Revolt of Jehu

The Rise of Assyria

Israel & Judah in the days of Jeroboam II and Uzziah

The Assyrian Empire under Tiglath-Pileser III

Fall of Samaria and Deportation of Israelites

The Fall of the Kingdom of Israel

Assyrian Districts after the Fall of Samaria

Prophets of the 8th Century BCE

Judah Alone amid International Powers

Hezekiah’s Preparation for Revolt

Judah under King Hezekiah

Hezekiah’s Jerusalem

Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah

Assyria in the 7th century BCE

The Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

The Reign of Josiah

The Districts of Judah under King Josiah

The Golden Age of King Josiah

Nebuchadnezzar’s Campaigns against Judah

The Persian Period

World Powers of the 6th century BCE

The Conquests of Cyrus the Great

The Persian Empire

The Return of the Jewish Exiles to Judah

Judah in the 5th century BCE

Palestine after the Exile

ESV Study Bible Maps

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Section 3: Key Words

Key Words in Jeremiah (NAS95)

Occurrences are based on New American Standard Text.  “4x/3v” means the word appears 4 times in 3 verses. “3x” means the word appears 3 times in 3 verses.

Word of the LORD (52x/51v)

Heart/hearts (55x/48v)

Faithless, faithlessness (8x/7v), Forsake (20x/18v), Forget (3x),

Adultery, adulteries, adulterer (9x)

Rebel, rebellious, rebellion (6x), Wicked, Wickedness (34x/30v) Evil/evils (53x/47v), Sin, sins, sinned (26x/25v), Iniquity, iniquities (24x/23v), Idol, images, gods, Baal (64x/56v)

Woe (13x), Wrath (19x/18v)

Famine (33x/30v), Calamity (27x), Destroy (56x/52v), Pluck (4x), Uproot (8x/6v)

Babylon (169x in 149v), Nations (Gentiles) (60x/55v)

Covenant (24x/21v), Everlasting (10x/9v), Love (14x/13v), Hope (6x); Compassion (7x/6v), Lovingkindness (5x)

Faithful/faithfulness (3x), Trust, trusted, trusting (18x/17v),

Listen, hear, heed (96x), Remember (14x/13v), Return (35x/29v), Repent (6x), Turn/Turned Back (20x)

Restore (18x), Heal/healed/healing/health (21x/15v); Plant (17x/15v), Build (12x)

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Section 4: Encyclopedias

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary: Jeremiah, Theology of

American Tract Society Dictionary: Jeremiah

Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Jeremiah

Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Jeremiah

Holman Bible Dictionary: Jeremiah

Fausset Bible Dictionary: Jeremiah

McClintock and Strong: Jeremiah, Book of; Jeremiah

Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Jeremiah

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jeremiah

Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature: Jeremiah

The Jewish Encyclopedia: Jeremiah, Book of; Jeremiah

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica: Jeremiah

Jeremiah means “Exaltation of the Lord” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names

Whythe’s Bible Characters: Jeremiah

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Section 5: Commentaries

Commentaries

Top 5 Commentaries on the Book of Jeremiah – Ligonier.org

Best Commentaries on Jeremiah – Tim Challies

Commentary Reviews: Jeremiah

Biblehub Commentaries: Jeremiah

Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible: Jeremiah

Albert Barnes Notes on the Whole Bible: Jeremiah

Matthew Henry’s Complete Complete Commentary on the Bible: Jeremiah

Geneva Study Bible: Jeremiah

Reformation Study Bible Notes: Jeremiah

Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: Jeremiah

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Section 6: Articles

Articles

The Arrangement Of Jeremiah’s Prophecies by J. Barton Payne.

Plot, Prophecy And Jeremiah by Paul R House.

Jeremiah: Prophet And Book by J. Gordon McConville.

Jeremiah’s Message of Judgment and Hope for God’s Unfaithful “Wife” by Gary E. Yates

The Prophet Jeremiah as Theological Symbol in the Book of Jeremiah” Gary E Yates

The Theology of the Book of Jeremiah – Gary Yates.

New Exodus and No Exodus in Jeremiah 26-45 – Gary E Yates

The “Weeping Prophet” and “Pouting Prophet” in Dialogue: Inter-textual Connections Between Jeremiah and Jonah – Gary E Yates

“The people have not obeyed”: A Literary and Rhetorical Study of Jeremiah 26-45 – Gary E Yates

The Call for the Unfaithful Wife to Return: The Rhetoric of Prophetic Appeal in Jeremiah 2:1-4:4 – Gary Yates

An Interpretive Survey- Audience Reaction Quotations in Jeremiah- Ronald Manahan

The New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34) — By: Michael Borg

The Hermeneutics of Historic Premillennialism and Jeremiah 31:31-34 – H. Wayne House

The Nations In The Millennium And The Eternal State – John Walvoord

Jeremiah 30 – A Warning to the Palestinians and the Gentiles! – Mal Couch

Wayne House: The Hermeneutics of Historic Premillennialism and Jeremiah 31:31-34

Donald Curtis: Jeremiah: Coming Destruction Against Judah

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Section 7: Got Questions

GotQuestions.org

Book of Jeremiah – Bible Survey

What are the Major Prophets and Minor Prophets?

What should we learn from the life of Jeremiah?

What should we learn from the symbolism of the potter and clay in the Bible?

What does the Bible mean when it refers to a “Daughter of Zion”?

What is the time of Jacob’s trouble?

Who is the Queen of Heaven?

What is the Atbash code, and why is it used in the Bible?

What is replacement theology?

What is Amillennialism?

What is Premillennialism (Chiliasm)?

What is Postmillennialism?

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Section 8: Next

Next: Lamentations

Previous: Isaiah

Resources: by Book of the Bible

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