Jeremiah~ A prophet during the dark days of God's chosen people

Next we see the picture of Jeremiah. Let us look at why he is in the great hall of faith.

Jeremiah was the son of Hilkiah of the priest that served in the land of Benjamin, during the days of the divided kingdom. He was called at a young age to be God's prophet to both the kingdoms (Jer. 1:10). He served God during the reign of five Kings. He was called to speak against everyone in both kingdoms including Kings, Princes, Priest, and all the people who lived in the land. In other words, it was him against 2 nations.That took great faith!

 He preached to them pointing out their sins, the curses that their sins would bring upon them & pleaded for them to turn from their sins and go back to the one true God.The book of Jeremiah is full of these sermons.  He bounced back and forth between being angry with those he was preaching at, to crying over them. This is why he was called the weeping prophet.

He stayed true to his calling even though he was was put in stocks (Jer. 20:2), and put in a dungeon (Jer. 38:6). How did he stay strong? He held onto the promised of God to be with him & the Word of God (Jer.1:9-19, 15:16).

When the people were carried a way to Egypt, Jeremiah went with them, and continued to minister to God's people. I believe that he wrote the book of Lamentations. This book shows how much he cried over the peoples sins and situations.

But through it all, Jeremiah stayed true to his calling, even though he was put in stocks (Jer. 20:2), and put in a dungeon (Jer. 38:6). How did Jeremiah stay strong? He held onto the promises of God to be with him, and & Word of God (Jer. 1:9-19; 15:16). He was truly a man of faith!

If you wish to read more about this great man of faith, you can also read about him in 2 Kings 22-25 and 2 Chronicles 34-36.