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Essay on Jeremiah- old Testament Prophets
With the single exception of the Book of Isaiah, which contains the works of more than one prophet, the Book of Jeremiah is the longest of the prophetic books of the Old Testament. Jeremiah contains a considerable amount of material of a biographical and historical nature in addition to the prophet’s own words. This material is especially valuable because it reveals the personality of the prophet more clearly than any of the other prophetic books reveal their writers’ personalities. Furthermore, the text provides information concerning the more important events in Jeremiah’s career.
Jeremiah may be one of the most intriguing and revealing of the Old Testament prophets. With his continual return to god and the constant struggle between his heart and the voice of god. This elevates him as a human being and not just as an instrument of god. He is one of the most human of prophets mentioned in the Old Testament and at the same time most Christ like in aspects of his sermons and works. His story has intrigued many for it is of human weakness and strength.
Let us now take a look at his life and at his works. To fully understand the meaning behind his sermons and predictions we must first look at what a prophet is and what he holds true. The word prophet means to speak by delegated authority. Prophets speak because they are commanded to by a higher power. Their beliefs were the beliefs of the living god and to make god visible to their people. They also believed that life was unity and every thought and activity had to be brought into subjection to God. The prophets also stood for religious integrity.
With this understanding of what a prophet is we can now take a look at his life. Jeremiah was born in Anathon a small village six miles from Jerusalem......
