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'''Jeremiah''' is regarded as a "major prophet" in the Hebrew Bible. He was the son of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilkiah Hilkiah], a kohen (Jewish priest) from the village of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anathoth Anathoth]. The difficulties in the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations have prompted scholars to refer to him as "the weeping prophet".
'''Jeremiah''' is regarded as a "major prophet" in the Hebrew Bible. He was the son of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilkiah Hilkiah], a kohen (Jewish priest) from the village of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anathoth Anathoth]. The difficulties in the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations have prompted scholars to refer to him as "the weeping prophet".
Jeremiah's ministry was active from the thirteenth year of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah Josiah], king of Judah (3298 AM,[18] or 626 BC), until after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC) fall of Jerusalem] and the destruction of Solomon's Temple in 3358 AM or 587 BC. This period spanned the reigns of five kings of Judah: Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah.[19] The Hebrew-language chronology ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seder_HaDoroth Seder HaDoroth]'' (published 1768) gives Jeremiah's final year of prophecy to be 3350 AM, whereby he transmitted his teachings to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch_ben_Neriah Baruch ben Neriah].
Jeremiah's ministry was active from the thirteenth year of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah Josiah], king of Judah (3298 AM, or 626 BC), until after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC) fall of Jerusalem] and the destruction of Solomon's Temple in 3358 AM or 587 BC. This period spanned the reigns of five kings of Judah: Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah. The Hebrew-language chronology ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seder_HaDoroth Seder HaDoroth]'' (published 1768) gives Jeremiah's final year of prophecy to be 3350 AM, whereby he transmitted his teachings to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch_ben_Neriah Baruch ben Neriah].
==Calling==
==Calling==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahweh Yahweh] called Jeremiah to prophetic ministry in about 626 BC, about one year after Josiah king of Judah had turned the nation toward repentance from the widespread [[idolatrous]] practices of his father and grandfather. Ultimately, Josiah's reforms would not be enough to preserve Judah and Jerusalem from destruction, both because the sins of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manasseh_of_Judah Manasseh], Josiah's grandfather, had gone too far and as a result of Judah's return to Idolatry (Jer 11.10ff.). Such was the lust of the nation for false gods that after Josiah's death, the nation would quickly return to the gods of the surrounding nations. Jeremiah was appointed to [[reveal]] the sins of the people and the coming [[consequences]].
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahweh Yahweh] called Jeremiah to prophetic ministry in about 626 BC, about one year after Josiah king of Judah had turned the nation toward repentance from the widespread [[idolatrous]] practices of his father and grandfather. Ultimately, Josiah's reforms would not be enough to preserve Judah and Jerusalem from destruction, both because the sins of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manasseh_of_Judah Manasseh], Josiah's grandfather, had gone too far and as a result of Judah's return to Idolatry (Jer 11.10ff.). Such was the lust of the nation for false gods that after Josiah's death, the nation would quickly return to the gods of the surrounding nations. Jeremiah was appointed to [[reveal]] the sins of the people and the coming [[consequences]].
For example, during the reign of King Zedekiah, The Lord instructed Jeremiah to make a [[yoke]] of the message that the nation would be subject to the king of [[Babylon]] and that listening to the false prophets would bring a much worse disaster. The prophet Hananiah opposed Jeremiah's message. He took the yoke off of Jeremiah's neck, broke it, and prophesied to the priests and all the people that within two years the Lord would break the yoke of the king of Babylon, but the Lord spoke to Jeremiah saying "Go and speak to Hananiah saying, you have broken the yoke of wood, but you have made instead a yoke of iron." (see: Jeremiah 28:13)
For example, during the reign of King Zedekiah, The Lord instructed Jeremiah to make a [[yoke]] of the message that the nation would be subject to the king of [[Babylon]] and that listening to the false prophets would bring a much worse disaster. The prophet Hananiah opposed Jeremiah's message. He took the yoke off of Jeremiah's neck, broke it, and prophesied to the priests and all the people that within two years the Lord would break the yoke of the king of Babylon, but the Lord spoke to Jeremiah saying "Go and speak to Hananiah saying, you have broken the yoke of wood, but you have made instead a yoke of iron." (see: Jeremiah 28:13)
==Babylon==
==Babylon==
The Biblical narrative portrays Jeremiah as being subject to additional persecutions. After Jeremiah prophesied that [[Jerusalem]] would be handed over to the Babylonian army, the king's officials, including Pashur the priest, tried to convince King Zedekiah that Jeremiah should be put to death because he was discouraging the soldiers as well as the people. Zedekiah answered that he would not oppose them. Consequently, the king's officials took Jeremiah and put him down into a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistern cistern], where he sank down into the mud. The [[intent]] seemed to be to kill Jeremiah by allowing him to [[starve]] to death in a manner designed to allow the officials to claim to be innocent of his blood. A Cushite rescued Jeremiah by pulling him out of the cistern, but Jeremiah remained imprisoned until Jerusalem fell to the Babylonian army in 587 BC.[56]
The Biblical narrative portrays Jeremiah as being subject to additional persecutions. After Jeremiah prophesied that [[Jerusalem]] would be handed over to the Babylonian army, the king's officials, including Pashur the priest, tried to convince King Zedekiah that Jeremiah should be put to death because he was discouraging the soldiers as well as the people. Zedekiah answered that he would not oppose them. Consequently, the king's officials took Jeremiah and put him down into a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistern cistern], where he sank down into the mud. The [[intent]] seemed to be to kill Jeremiah by allowing him to [[starve]] to death in a manner designed to allow the officials to claim to be innocent of his blood. A Cushite rescued Jeremiah by pulling him out of the cistern, but Jeremiah remained imprisoned until Jerusalem fell to the Babylonian army in 587 BC.
The Babylonians released Jeremiah, and showed him great kindness, allowing Jeremiah to choose the place of his residence, according to a Babylonian edict. Jeremiah accordingly went to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizpah_in_Benjamin Mizpah in Benjamin] with Gedaliah, who had been made governor of Judea.
The Babylonians released Jeremiah, and showed him great kindness, allowing Jeremiah to choose the place of his residence, according to a Babylonian edict. Jeremiah accordingly went to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizpah_in_Benjamin Mizpah in Benjamin] with Gedaliah, who had been made governor of Judea.