Furthermore, the words “to pluck up and to pull down” point to the words concerning agriculture and “to destroy and to overthrow,” and “to build and to plant” signify the terms used for construction. (Jeremiah 1:10) It refers to verses 1-3 in which the text points to the last period of Judah’s statehood and the Jerusalem’s destruction in 587/6. It is important to note that the text specifically points to the “destruction of the Jews by Nebuchadnezzar, of their temple, city, and nation.” The NIB points out that since Jeremiah was a prophet of “doom and judgment,” it also indicates that he was a prophet to other nations too. The building and planting is a promise of hope and coming back of the Israelites from captivity, along with the rebuilding
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The called prophet might not be able to recognize his or her call or, not accept that call, but God is responsible for choosing and accomplishing the given tasks that God has for the chosen ones.
The narrative of Jeremiah’s call has a typical pattern pointing to the commissioning and task that is assigned by God. In this instance, the one who is called becomes an agent of God, while the promise (verses 7-8) of God to watch over God’s word also includes a sign from God. (verses 9-10) The Oxford Annotated Bible postulates “perhaps God’s word was the object,” while God’s purpose n Jeremiah’s life was twofold, that of judgement and restoration, which in both ways depicts God’s action and …show more content…
That is why using the words of the Collegeville Commentary; one can say that Jeremiah was “like” Jesus. The similarities between Jesus and Jeremiah are emphasized as teaching in parables, being rejected by and, weeping for one’s own people, being scourged, “imprisoned, and also put on trial” for one’s life. Jeremiah was also separated from his own people, and one to have faced death because of his faithfulness “to the Father.” His preaching of “newness” was a vital part of his “message” which centuries later helped the Christian community to understand the death and resurrection of Jesus instituting concept of “new creation.” Though the exegetical passage is not directly related to Jeremiah’s resonance with Jesus, however, the prophetic career has a similarity between
The called prophet might not be able to recognize his or her call or, not accept that call, but God is responsible for choosing and accomplishing the given tasks that God has for the chosen ones.
The narrative of Jeremiah’s call has a typical pattern pointing to the commissioning and task that is assigned by God. In this instance, the one who is called becomes an agent of God, while the promise (verses 7-8) of God to watch over God’s word also includes a sign from God. (verses 9-10) The Oxford Annotated Bible postulates “perhaps God’s word was the object,” while God’s purpose n Jeremiah’s life was twofold, that of judgement and restoration, which in both ways depicts God’s action and …show more content…
That is why using the words of the Collegeville Commentary; one can say that Jeremiah was “like” Jesus. The similarities between Jesus and Jeremiah are emphasized as teaching in parables, being rejected by and, weeping for one’s own people, being scourged, “imprisoned, and also put on trial” for one’s life. Jeremiah was also separated from his own people, and one to have faced death because of his faithfulness “to the Father.” His preaching of “newness” was a vital part of his “message” which centuries later helped the Christian community to understand the death and resurrection of Jesus instituting concept of “new creation.” Though the exegetical passage is not directly related to Jeremiah’s resonance with Jesus, however, the prophetic career has a similarity between