Please read through my Jeremiah study questions and then as much as you can of the first half of Jeremiah. Be sure to read Chapters 16, 20, 23, and 28.Suppose you are asked to help prepare an anthology of great quotations from the ancient world. There are going to be two Jeremiah quotes, and you get to one of them. Of all of Jeremiah's many quotable lines, which two would you choose? Why this line? Of the other verses suggested by students in this class so far, which would you choose for your 2nd Jeremiah quote?
If you are one of the first three or four posters, you can choose an extra quote from Jeremiah on your own rather than commenting on another poster's verse.
Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?"
ReplyDeleteI liked this quote because it reminds us that even if/when we accept the Lord into our hearts we are not completely in the clear. You have to constantly be aware of threats and sometimes our hearts tell us to do things, but we don't always understand messages from our hearts. Overall you may be 'saved' but you still have the potential to commit sins.
Jeremiah 12:1 "Whenever I complain to you, Lord, you are always fair. But now I have questions about your justice. Why is life easy for sinners? Why are they successful?" I thought this verse is relevant for any time period. I know I look at people sometimes and wish I had their life and their success. We always think that if we have more material goods and professional success that our lives will magically be better. But these things can come at a cost and it's not things you can see. I think people throughout time can look at 'sinners' and think how easy it must be for them to not care so much. Because I think it's hard to be good all the time. Also, it's often time we look at those successful people who only give the illusion of success and an easy life, so who really knows.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
ReplyDeleteI like this quote because it really plays on the basic human notion that we need to know what is going to happen. It gives you the promise that God is always going to watch out for you. This is going to really appeal to the people that are constantly worry that they are not going to be OK, but this verse brings to light that the Lord is always truly there.
Jeremiah 1:7
ReplyDeleteBut the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
I like this quote because it says that no matter how young you are you must do the Lord's will and do what must be done. Age is no excuse for young and old are the same in the eyes of God when it concerns the acts of the righteous.
It shall be thus, that when it comes to doing the work of the Lord the Youth will be an old man and the elder will be a young man for age is no barrier when it is doing the Lord's work. When the Lord says to do a thing it shall be done whether the joints be old and stiff or the hands young and shaky.
Jeremiah 1:5 - "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations"
this verse put forward by Megan H is one I highly like. This is one of many quotes that Calvinists turn towards to as prove of God's power and predetermined actions concerning Christians. Before we were born we were chosen to be Christian and just so to were many people chosen not to be Christian before they were formed in the womb.
Truly words to think about.
I thought this blog post would be easier because there are so many quotable lines, but finding the two best ones? Harder than expected. One line I really like is in Chapter 20, Verse 11 (although verse 12 is fantastic also): "But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten." Gives me the shivers, and reminds me of the burdens of prophets we talked about in class. A second quote chosen by someone else that I liked quite a bit would be Matthew Dawn's Jeremiah Chapter 1, Verse 7: "But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak." Pretty humbling stuff.
ReplyDeleteKnow why Judah is getting destroyed and not being abut to say anything about. taking over his cousins son's deed to his land. know all of these great things that God is planning and not being able to tell anyone because if you did they wouldn't learn anything from this experience of there city burning to the ground.
ReplyDelete---Abigail Miiller
16-20 I like that one because he makes fun of the pagans and their worship of their god and calls them fake gods. its important because it shows his anger at them for worshipping other deities or idols. he is also saying that you cant make up gods because they are false gods that you are worshipping. it also shows how the idol worship has gotten way out of control, even though it is a short passage.
ReplyDeleteI like Melinda's quote too.I think it is a very nice quote in how god plans out all of us. it shows that you were meant to be here on this plant and that you really do have a role to play that will effect everyone and hopefully in a positive way.
-Abigail Miiller