| The Books of JEREMIAH (Part Two) and LAMENTATIONS: The Bible According to Jeanne Series Contributor(s): Halsey, Jeanne Gossett (Author) |
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ISBN: 1716660998 ISBN-13: 9781716660993 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - Prophets |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.59 lbs) 226 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At first Jeremiah - the son of a village Priest - resisted the call to become a Prophet by complaining he was only a child and didn't know how to speak; God disagreed: "Get yourself ready, Jeremiah " (Jeremiah 1:17). He knew the qualities of a Prophet included "not being afraid" ... "standing up to speak" ... "speaking only as told" ... and "going where sent" - in other words, a soldier enlisted in the military. Jeremiah started his Prophetic career both well-trained and fully literate. With such strengths within him, it was not difficult for Jeremiah to use his Prophetic gift to condemn idolatry (chapters 3 and 4), and call out the greed of priests and false prophets (chapter 6). We could say that Jeremiah born to fight for the right |