Jeremiah

Jeremiah is preeminently ‘the man that hath seen afflictions’
(Lam 3:1) He reveals himself in his writings as a compassionate soul, yielding, and tenderhearted. Jeremiah constantly warned of God’s impending judgment and the need for repentance throughout Judah. The prophet’s sermons were met with intense opposition from a society fanatically addicted to idolatry. King Zedekiah had him thrown into a dark cistern accusing him of preaching treason. Eventually, one of the king’s servants persuaded the king to spare Jeremiah’s life. His ministry extended over the last tragic forty years of the kingdom of Judah to the destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of its inhabitants to Babylon.(Jer 25: 1-14) The brave prophet, however, discharged his ministry despite continual persecution and danger of death.