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Keith Essex
Jeremiah Structures

JEREMIAH

INTRO­DUCTION
CONDEM­NATION
COMFORT
CONDEM­NATION
APPENDIX
Narrative
Oracles / Narrative
Oracles / Narrative
Narrative / Oracles
Narrative
Words (Word of Yahweh)

Prophet

Time
The Collected Oracles / Narratives of Jeremiah:
Yahweh's Judgment of Judah (and the Nations)
The Oracles / Narratives of Jeremiah:
Yahweh's Restoration of Israel / Judah
The Narrative / Oracles of Jeremiah:
Yahweh's Judgment of Judah and the Nations
The Narrative of Jerusalem's Desolation by Babylon
INTRODUCTION
Narrative
Words (Word of Yahweh)

Prophet

Time
CONDEMNATION
Oracles / Narrative
The Collected Oracles / Narratives of Jeremiah:
Yahweh's Judgment of Judah (and the Nations)
COMFORT
Oracles / Narrative
The Oracles / Narratives of Jeremiah:
Yahweh's Restoration of Israel / Judah
CONDEMNATION
Narrative / Oracles
The Narrative / Oracles of Jeremiah:
Yahweh's Judgment of Judah and the Nations
APPENDIX
Narrative
The Narrative of Jerusalem's Desolation by Babylon

An Alternate Approach to the Structure of JEREMIAH

Call and Comm­ission of Jer­emiah
Jeremiah and His People
Jeremiah and the Nations
Historical Appendix
 
Theme: Yah­weh's Punish­ment of Judah
Devel­opment
Sign: The Good and Bad Figs
Yahweh's Pronounc­ement against Judah and all the Nations
Devel­opment
Sign: The Sunken Scroll
 
Call and Commission of Jeremiah
Jeremiah and His People
Theme: Yahweh's Punishment of Judah
Development
Sign: The Good and Bad Figs
Jeremiah and the Nations
Yahweh's Pronouncement against Judah and all the Nations
Development
Sign: The Sunken Scroll
Historical Appendix

An Alternate Approach to the Literary Structure of JEREMIAH

Jeremiah's Call and Commission (Jer 1:1-19)

Setting (Jer 1:1-3)

Jeremiah, a prophet
Theme
To his people (Jer 2:1-Jer 24:10)
To his nation among all the nations (Jer 25:1-Jer 51:64)
Declared
God's imminent judgment of faithless Judah and Jerusalem (Jer 2:1-Jer 3:5)
God's certain judgment of all nations (Jer 25:1-38)
Developed
Coming and causes of judgment (Jer 3:6-Jer 23:40)

A preliminary plea for avoidance of judgment (Jer 3:6-Jer 4:4)

The coming judgment (Jer 4:5-Jer 6:30)

The causes of judgment (Jer 7:1-Jer 23:40)
  1. False loyalties (Jer 7:1-Jer 10:25)
  2. False living (Jer 11:1-Jer 20:18)
  3. False leadership (Jer 21:1-Jer 23:40)
God's program for Judah among the nations (Jer 26:1-Jer 51:58)

A preliminary plea for repentance (Jer 26:1-6)

The book of controversy (Jer 26:6-Jer 29:32)
The book of consolation (Jer 30:1-Jer 31:40)
The book of crisis (Jer 32:1-Jer 35:19)
A word for Jehoiakim (Jer 36:1-32)
The book of conflict (Jer 37:1-Jer 44:30)
A word for Baruch (Jer 45:1-5)
The book of the nations (Jer 46:1-Jer 51:58)
Displayed
The sign of the figs (Jer 24:1-10)
The sign of the sunken scroll (Jer 51:59-64)
Historical Appendix (Jer 52:1-34)

Used with permission by Dr. Keith Essex. Redistribution without express permission from Dr. Keith Essex is prohibited.

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