Preserving the Faith in Captivity, Part 1: the Gospel in Jeremiah

PRESERVING THE FAITH IN CAPTIVITY, 1: THE GOSPEL IN JEREMIAHTEXT: Selected texts from Jeremiah; Hosea 3:4-5SUMMARY: The prophet Jeremiah’s advice during his final years to his countrymen to acknowledge their sin and accept their subjection to Babylon as God’s will, has a parallel in the proclamation and acceptance or rejection of the gospel. I. JEREMIAH’S FINAL YEARS. A. The Disobedience and Fall of Zedekiah and the Nation.B. The Brief Rule and Assassination of Gedeliah.II. THE GOSPEL IN JEREMIAH. A. Acknowledgment of Guilt.B. The Imminence of God’s Judgment.C. The Offer of Mercy.