The People’s Bible: Jeremiah, Lamentations
Overview
In the last days of Judah, God sent Jeremiah to announce the coming judgment, call people to repentance, and comfort the believers who lived in a nation that had forsaken the Lord. His testimony contains many glorious prophecies of the coming Messiah. The book of Lamentations encourages believers to cling to the Lord even during disasters.
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Top Highlights
“Jeremiah’s preaching brought few to repentance, but he was true to the call God had given him. And God asks no more.” (Page 2)
“From eternity the Lord had chosen him to be a prophet. The Lord’s choice was wholly rooted in his grace” (Page 11)
“Jeremiah began his prophetic activity under Josiah, the last good and pious king of Judah.” (Page 4)
“They accused Jeremiah not of false doctrine or of being a false prophet, but of treason.” (Page 166)
“his was a hard message. This message was delivered over a period of 41 years” (Pages vi–1)
- Title: The People’s Bible: Jeremiah, Lamentations
- Author: David M. Gosdeck
- Publisher: Northwestern Publishing House
- Publication Date: 1994
- Pages: 374