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An Exegetical Commentary on Jeremiah
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?
At the time of his call in 627 BC Jeremiah was still a very young man (1:6). He must have been born about the year of 645 BC, near the end of King Manasseh's long and notorious reign. Perhaps the name of his father— Hilkiah—was more than a mere name; perhaps it was the family credo. The name Hilkiah means the Lord is my portion .
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