JEREMIAH AT-A-GLANCE mo l 0.T. BOOK #24 AUTHOR: THE PROPHET JEREMIAH WRITTEN: 585-570 BC Prophecies Come True in this Time Period: 575 BC - 25 AD Old Testament: 39 Books 24 New Testament: 27 Books CLAIMS TO FAME: Jeremiah was known as the lamenting prophet, because God was so mad at the time he prophesied, and true prophetic news from God was rarely good. However, the Prophet also offers some of the most beautiful words of hope in the Bible. FAMOUS STORIES INCLUDED: MOST FAMOUS VERSES: • There are no stories in Jeremiah-only prophecies 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. Jeremiah 29:11 "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."" Jeremiah 33:3 Important points about the Book: Jeremiah was nearly 20 years old when he began to prophesy. He prophesied for the rest of his adult life of 40 years or more. • Jeremiah was prophesying to a nation behaving terribly, and judgment from God was on its way. The Kingdom of Judah had watched as the Kingdom of Israel was destroyed by the Assyrians. They feared the Babylonians who would eventually overpower them and take them away in exile. But rather than ask God for help and repenting, they continued to hurt others and themselves. Jeremiah also makes great references to the new covenant God intended to have once Christ came to earth. This new covenant would be the means with which he would restore his relationship with mankind. Jeremiah wrote that God would write his law in our hearts and we would worship God directly and not through priests.