God's Word Applied to Our Situation

  1. During the Days of Backsliding under Josiah - Jer. 1--20; cf.3:6
    2.
    1. The goal of God's Word - Jer. 1:9-10
    2. The message of God's Word to His people
      1. Remembering the days of "first love" - Jer. 2:1-3
      2. Forsaking our Source - Jer. 2:13
      3. The mercy of a faithful Husband - Jer. 3:12-18
      4. How to repent - Jer. 4:3-4, 18
      5. The fire of God's Word to defiant hearts - Jer. 5:14, 23
      6. An opportunity to walk in the old paths - Jer. 6:16
      7. Vain worship in God's house - Jer. 7:1-4, 11
    3. The proper attitude toward God's Word
      1. Mourning for the recovery of God's people - Jer. 8:18-22
      2. Weeping, mourning, and humility - Jer. 9:1, 17-20, 23-24
    4. The specific speaking of God's Word
      1. The living God versus idols - Jer. 10:8-10
      2. Disobedience to the covenant - Jer. 11:1-8
      3. God's compassion in restoration - Jer. 12:14-15
      4. Touching pride - Jer. 13:15-18
      5. The reason for droughts - Jer. 14:1
    5. The experience of God's Word
      1. Eating the Word - Jer. 15:16
      2. Being hunted by God's Word - Jer. 16:16-17, 19, 21
      3. A sick heart healed - Jer. 17:5, 7-10, 12-14
      4. Words about the authority of the Potter over the clay - Jer. 18:1-4
      5. Being broken in judgment - Jer. 19:1, 10-11
      6. The burning fire of the Word - Jer. 20:7-9

  2. During the Days of Captivity under Zedekiah and Jehoiakim - Jer.21-44
    3.
    1. Being confronted with God's Word
      1. The way of life and the way of death - Jer. 21:8
      2. Touching specific sins - Jer. 22:13-17
      3. Concerning THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS - Jer. 23:3-6
      4. Concerning God's inner work on the heart - Jer. 24:5-7
    2. God's Word regarding captivity
      1. Concerning the 70-year Babylonian captivity - Jer. 25:12
      2. An undiminished Word - Jer. 26:2-3
      3. God's sovereignty in captivity - Jer. 27:4-8
      4. Those who teach rebellion - Jer. 28:14-17
        5. C. God's Word to the captives
        1. Jeremiah's letter on how to go on in captivity - Jer. 29:1-7
        2. God's Word about the future - Jer. 29:10-14
        3. God's Word about deliverance and restoration - Jer. 30:3, 7-9, 10-11, 16-22
        4. Everlasting love and a new covenant - Jer. 31:3-9, 11-14, 31-34
        5. There is nothing too hard for the Lord - Jer. 32:14-27, 37-41
        6. God will do great and mighty things - Jer. 33:2-3, 6-17
        7. Concerning the year of Jubilee - Jer. 34:8-17
        8. Being tested in captivity - Jer. 35:1-10, 18-19
        D. Jeremiah's trials and faithfulness
        1. The burning and rewriting of his scroll - Jer. 36:2-3, 20-28
        2. Jeremiah's imprisonment - Jer. 37:15-16, 20-21
        3. Jeremiah put into the dungeon - Jer. 38:6-13
        E. The fall of Jerusalem
        1. The description of the fall - Jer. 39:1-18
        2. Jeremiah remains in Judah - Jer. 40
        3. The people attempt to go to Egypt - Jer. 41
        4. The Lord's warning not to go to Egypt - Jer. 42:19-21
        5. Jeremiah's repeated warning about Egypt - Jer. 43:8-13
        6. The Word to the rebellious remnant in Egypt - Jer. 44:1-30
        III. During the Days of Rebellion under Jehoiakim and Zedekiah - Jer. 45--52
        A. An exposing word
        1. The reason for depression - Jer. 45:1-5
        B. God's judgment on the nations
        1. Egypt (Jacob's recovery) - Jer. 46
        2. Philistines - Jer. 47
        3. Moab - Jer. 48
        4. Ammonites, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, and Elam - Jer. 49
        5. Babylon (vengeance of His Temple) - Jer. 50:28
        6. Babylon (remember Jerusalem) - Jer. 51:50
        C. The review of the fall of Jerusalem
        1. Emphasis upon the House of the Lord - Jer. 52:13-23
        IV. During the Days of Depression - Lamentations 1--5
        A. Grief and acknowledgment of the righteous judgment - Lam. 1:17
        B. God's judgment focuses on His House - Lam. 2:7
        C. In the midst of wormwood and gall - "Great is Thy faithfulness" - Lam. 3:19-26
        D. A description of the degraded condition of God's people - Lam. 4:1ff
        E. A prayer for restoration - Lam. 5:17-21