Transcription of An Exegetical Commentary on Jeremiah
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An Exegetical Commentary on Jeremiah INTRODUCTION A Revision of Jeremiah and Lamentations "Bible Study Textbook Series" (Joplin: College Press: 1972). Copyright assigned to James E. Smith James E. Smith Florida Christian College 1011 Bill Beck Blvd. Kissimmee, FL 34744 2003 2 INTRODUCTION PART ONE: Jeremiah : MAN AND PROPHET The year 627 BC was a crucial one in the history of redemption. That was the year that God ordained a timid young priest to the prophetic ministry. Jeremiah was destined to become the dominant figure of redemptive history during that eventful half-century from 625-575 BC. What kind of man did God choose to vocalize the final divine appeal to the condemned nation of Judah? How did God mold and shape the raw material that was Jeremiah of Anathoth? In the opening verse of Jeremiah the author clearly identifies himself, his family, his lineage and his hometown.
3 men bore this name. 2 One of the fathers of the Rechabites was named Jeremiah (Jer 35:3). A Jeremiah of Libnah was the maternal grandfather of Jehoahaz king of Judah (2 Kgs 23:31). One of the leaders of the restoration
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