Jeremiah & Lamentations

FOREWORD
The times in which Jeremiah lived were both exciting and trying. The nation had become exceedingly corrupt; idolatry and its attendant evils had robbed the people of practically all spiritual values and concepts. What few people held a semblance of faith toward God put that faith in the presence of the temple and the external rituals of the law, rather than true trust in Jehovah. Jeremiah lived under the reign of Judah's last good king, Josiah, who attempted a reform among the people, but it was primarily external; he did not get to the hearts of the nation. Josiah's rule was followed by that of four faithless and wicked men. The end was fast approaching. Babylon was on the march. Such times bring out the true greatness or baseness of one's character.

When Jehovah called Jeremiah to serve Him as a prophet, he shrank from the job; he would be excused. But the Lord was insistent; He needed a man who would stand for Jehovah and His word in the midst of all opposition, one who would stand, even though seemingly he would stand alone. Between forty and fifty years this man of God stood practically alone; yet he was not alone, for in his trying hours Jehovah was with him. In his faithfulness to a discouraging and disappointing charge, Jeremiah takes his place among the greats of God's faithful servants.

Let the student of this book look beyond Jeremiah's work and times and see the man himself and his God, for he will become an inspiration and a source of encouragement in the trying period of one's own life. God needs such men today: men who will stand in the midst of all obstacles. Become such a one. Thank you, brother Harkrider, for bringing forth this work-book in a time when Jeremiah's message is so sorely needed. May God reward your labors.

-Homer Hailey



TABLE OF CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTION

Lesson 1 - Jeremiah, An Example For Men Of God
Lesson 2 - Jer. 1
PART I: PROPHECIES DURING THE TIME OF JOSIAH, JEREMIAH 2-20

Lesson 3 - Jer. 2:1-3:5
Lesson 4 - Jer. 3:6-6:30
Lesson 5 - Jer. 5,6
Lesson 6 - Jer. 7,8
Lesson 7 - Jer. 9,10
Lesson 8 - Jer. 11,12,13
Lesson 9 - Jer. 14,15
Lesson 10 - Jer. 16,17
Lesson 11 - Jer. 18,19,20
PART II: SPECIFIC EVENTS DURING THE TIME OF JEHOIAKIM AND ZEDEKIAH, JEREMIAH 21-39

Lesson 12 - Jer. 21,22 - Woe To Zedekiah
Lesson 13 - Jer. 23,24 - Woe To Zedekiah
Lesson 14 - Jer. 25,26 - In the 4th Year of Jehoiakim
Lesson 15 - Jer. 27,28,29. In the 4th Year of Zedekiah
Lesson 16 - Jer. 30,31 - The Book of Consolation
Lesson 17 - Jer. 32,33 - The Book of Consolation
Lesson 18 - Jer. 34,35,36 - In the Reign of Zedekiah & Jehoiakim
Lesson 19 - Jer. 37,38,39 - The Last Days of Zedekiah's Reign
PART III. AFTER THE FALL OF JERUSALEM, JEREMIAH 40-44

Lesson 20 - Jer. 40,41,42,43,44
PART IV: THE LORD'S WORD AGAINST FOREIGN NATIONS, JEREMIAH 45-51

Lesson 21 - Jer. 45,46,47,48,49
Lesson 22 - Jer. 50, 51
APPENDIX:

Lesson 23 - Jer. 52
THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS:

Lesson 24 - Lam. 1, 2
Lesson 25 - Lam.3,4,5
154 pages. Workbook.