Keith Essex
Jeremiah

Keith Essex's correlating video lecture(s) from The Master's Seminary:

• Lecture 6: Introduction to Jeremiah;
• Lecture 7: Themes, Purpose, and Structure to Jeremiah;
• Lecture 8: Interpretive Issues of Jeremiah, Part I;
• Lecture 9: Interpretive Issues of Jeremiah, Part II; and
• Lecture 10: Interpretive Issues of Jeremiah, Part III.

3. Jeremiah [MSB, 1037-9; ESVSB, 1363-8; HSB, 1231-5; MKP, 471-80; NIDOTTE, 4:752-5]
   1. Introduction
      1. Title: "Jeremiah" (Jer 1:1, 11; 7:1; 11:1; 14:1; 18:1; 21:1; 25:1; 27:1; 29:1, 30; 30:1; 32:1, 6, 26; 33:1, 19, 23; 34:1, 8, 12; 36:1, 27; 37:2, 6; 39:15; 40:1; 42:7; 43:8; 46:1, 13; 47:1; 50:1)
      2. Writing
         1. By Jeremiah (Jer 51:60, 64)
         2. Through Baruch (Jer 36:1-4, 27-32; 45:1-5)
      3. Focus: Jerusalem (107x) & Babylon (118x) /
         Judah (183x) & Israel (125x)
      4. Date: 627 BC (Jer 1:2) to 586 BC (Jer 1:3; 41:1-44:30) [561 BC (Jer 52:31-34)], see 2 Kgs 22:1-25:30. [See Jeremiah's Dated Oracles in Historical Context.]
      5. Jeremiah's Influence (Dan 9:2; 2 Chr 35:25; 36:12, 21, 22; Ezra 1:1)
   2. Major Themes [see NIDOTTE, 4:755-67]
      1. The Sovereignty of Yahweh (Jer 1:10; 5:15; 6:19, 21; 9:7-11, 15-16; 10:18; 13:9, 13; 16:9, 18; 18:6-12, 17; 19:3, 15; 21:3-7; 23:3-6; 25:8-13; 29:17-19, 31-32; 30:3, 8-11, 15, 17, 18-24; 31:1, 4, 8, Jer 31:28; 32:37-44; 33:5-9; 39:16-18; 50:18-20; 51:1-2)
      2. The Sin and Judgment of Judah (Jer 2-29; 34; 38; 39) /
         The Nations (Jer 25; 46-51)
      3. The False Prophets (Jer 5:30-31; 14:13-16; 23:9-40; 27:1-29:32)
      4. The Persecution of Jeremiah (Jer 1:18-19; 11:18-21; 15:19-21; 20:1-2; 26:7-24; 36:1-26; 37:13-16; 38:1-6; 43:1-4) /
         The Complaints of Jeremiah (Jer 11:18-12:6; 15:10-18; 17:14-18; 18:18-23; 20:7-18)
      5. The Future Restoration of Judah / Israel (Jer 1:10; 3:11-4:2; 12:15; 16:14-15; 23:1-8; 24:4-7; 30:1-33:26; 46:27-28; 50:4-5, 19-20, 34) /
         The Nations (Jer 46:26b; 48:47; 49:6, 39)
      6. The New Covenant (Jer 31:31-34)
         • - An Uncircumcised Heart (Jer 4:4; 6:10; 9:25-26; cf. Deut 10:16; 30:6)
         • - The Old Covenant (Jer 11:1-13)
      7. The Experience of Jeremiah (cf. Matt 16:14) [See COMPARISONS BETWEEN JEREMIAH AND JESUS.]
   3. Purpose: Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians because of Judah's breaking of the Mosaic Covenant, especially spiritual adultery (i.e., idolatry); nevertheless, Yahweh's rule is assured through the New (and Abrahamic, Priestly, and Davidic) Covenant(s)
   4. The Literary Structure (see outline: Jeremiah Structures: JEREMIAH; An Alternate Approach to the Structure of JEREMIAH; The Book of Jeremiah Chiastic; and An Alternate Approach to the Literary Structure of JEREMIAH.)
   5. Bibliography
      1. Exegetical:
         • Thompson, The Book of Jeremiah (NICOT).
         • Mackay, Jeremiah (MC).
      2. English Interpretation:
         • Harrison, Jeremiah & Lamentations (TOTC).
         • Huey, Jr., Jeremiah, Lamentations (NAC).
      3. Expositional:
         • Ryken, Jeremiah and Lamentations (PTW).
   6. Selected Interpretative Problems
      1. The Literary Structure [MSB, 1039; ESVSB, 1367-8; HSB, 1234] [See Jeremiah Charts: Jeremiah 1:4 - 10:25; Jeremiah 11:1 - 20:18.]
      2. "The thirteenth year of his {Josiah's} reign" (Jer 1:2) [MSB, 1040; ESVSB, 1369]
         1. The Year (627 BC) of Jeremiah's Call [Thompson, Mackay, Harrison, Huey]
         2. The Year (627 BC) of Jeremiah's Birth
      3. "Write this man (Coniah) childless" (Jer 22:24-30; cf. 1 Chr 3:17-18; Matt 1:12) [MSB, 1071; ESVSB, 1414-5; HSB, 1273] [See Jeremiah Charts: Jeremiah 21:1 - 29:32; Jeremiah 2:1 - 20:18.]
         1. No Sons to Reign as King [Huey; Ryken; EBC2]
         2. No Descendants to Reign as King [Thompson; Harrison; EBC1; BKC]
         3. The Curse Applied to Zedekiah (cf. 2 Kgs 25:6-7)
      4. The Seventy Years of Captivity (Jer 25:11-12; 29:10) [MSB, 1074; ESVSB, 1419; HSB, 1277]
         1. Symbolic [Huey (?)]
            1. A Life Span (cf. Ps 90:10) [Thompson; Ryken (?)]
            2. An Appropriate or Complete Period of Punishment [Thompson]
         2. Literal (cf. Dan 9:2; 2 Chr 36:21-22)
            1. 605-537 BC [Harrison (round number); Ryken; EBC1; EBC2 (?); BKC]
            2. 586-516 BC
      5. "A woman will encompass a man" (Jer 31:22) [MSB, 1083; ESVSB, 1430; HSB, 1288; see BSac 123 (Oct, 1966): 315-24; BSac 124 (Jan, 1967): 16-21] [See Jeremiah Charts: JEREMIAH 30:1 - 33:26; Jeremiah Comparisons: Comparisons between Deuteronomy and Jeremiah.]
         1. A Virgin with a Child [Harrison (?); Ryken]
         2. Israel Embracing Her Husband, Yahweh [Harrison; BKC]
         3. A Woman (Israel) Leading/Protecting a Man [Thompson; Ryken]
         4. Weak Israel (cf. Jer 30:6) Overcoming Strong Powers through God's Power
      6. The Nature of the New Covenant (Jer 31:31-35) [MSB, 1083; ESVSB, 1431; HSB, 1288-9; see BSac 163:3 (July, 2006): 312-21]
         1. Another Covenant, Replacing the Mosaic Covenant [Thompson; Harrison; Huey; EBC1; EBC2]
         2. A Renewal of the Mosaic Covenant
      7. "The Law [Torah] put within them" (Jer 31:33) [see BSac 163:4 (Sept., 2006): 438-52]
         1. The Mosaic Law
         2. Future "New Laws" [Huey (?)]
         3. The Will of God [EBC1]
         4. The Law of Christ [Huey (?)]
      8. The New Covenant and Its Relationship to the Church (Jer 31:31-37) [MSB, 1083; see MSJ 10:2 (Fall, 1133): 251-70]
         1. The New Covenant with Israel Only; No Relationship to the Church
         2. The Church Fulfills the New Covenant [Thompson]
         3. A Partial (i.e. Spiritual) Fulfillment in the Church; Full Fulfillment for Israel Later
         4. The Church Receives the Spiritual Benefits of the New Covenant; Full Fulfillment for Israel Later [EBC; BKC]
      9. [See Jeremiah Charts: Jeremiah 34:1 - 51:64]
   7. Preaching Jeremiah

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