REVIEW OF CHAPTER ELEVEN I. Facts to Master 1. The place to which Jeremiah is directed to go (Jeremiah 18:2). 2. That which Israel was in the hand of God (Jeremiah 18:6). 3. The response of Israel to the prophet's call for repentance (Jeremiah 18:12). 4. The figure by which the prophet illu... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER ELEVEN THE POTTER AND HIS VESSELS Jeremiah 18:1 to Jeremiah 20:18 Chapter s 18-20 are composed of various types of literature centering around the common theme of the potter's vessels. The first seventeen verses might be captioned the marred vessel. In the prose section Jeremiah 18:1-12 Go... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Interpretation for the Prophet Jeremiah 18:5-10 TRANSLATION (5) And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (6) Am I not able to do to you as this potter (oracle of the LORD)? Behold, like clay in the hand of the potter, thus are you in My hands, O house of Israel. (7) One moment I may s... [ Continue Reading ]
C. The Proclamation to the People Jeremiah 18:11-12 TRANSLATION (11) And now speak please unto the men of Judah and unto the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says the LORD! Behold, I am about to form calamity against you and I am about to plan destruction against you. Turn now each man from... [ Continue Reading ]
D. The Accusation Against the Nation Jeremiah 18:13-15 TRANSLATION (13) Therefore thus says the LORD: Ask now among the nations who has heard such things. An exceedingly horrible thing has the virgin of Israel done! (14) Does the snow of Lebanon depart from the rock of the field? Shall the strange... [ Continue Reading ]
E. The Devastation of the Land Jeremiah 18:16-17 TRANSLATION (16) The result of this is that they will make their land a desolation, an object of everlasting derision. Everyone who passes by it shall be astonished and will shake his head. (17) Like the east wind I will scatter them before their en... [ Continue Reading ]
II. THE HUMAN VESSEL Jeremiah 18:18-23 In Jeremiah 18:18-23 Jeremiah experiences the third personal crisis of his ministry. These verses contain (1) the plan of the adversaries (Jeremiah 18:18), and (2) the prayer of the prophet (Jeremiah 18:19-23). A. The Plan of the Adversaries Jeremiah 18:18 T... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Prayer of the Prophet Jeremiah 18:19-23 TRANSLATION (19) Give ear unto me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of my adversaries. (20) Shall evil be recompensed instead of good? For they are digging a pit for my soul! Remember that I stood before You to speak good on their behalf and to cause Y... [ Continue Reading ]