Speaker: Martin Shadwick

Series: Jeremiah (Wintercon 23)

Talk Number: 2/6

Passage: Jeremiah 7–10

Talk Outline:

1. The problem with religion

a) Problems in the temple

i) Crime (7:1—11)

ii) Punishment (7:12—15)

b) Problems in the towns and streets

i) Crime (7:16—19)

ii) Punishment (7:20)

c) Problems with sacrifices to the LORD

i) Crime (7:21—28)

ii) Punishment (7:29)

d) Problems with sacrifices to detestable idols

i) Crime (7:30—31)

ii) Punishment (7:32—8:3)

1. Dissonant voices

a) Exasperation: “Why does Jerusalem always turn away?” (8:4—13)

b) Alarm: “We hoped for peace but no good has come” (8:14—17)

c) Anguish: “Since my people are crushed, I am crushed” (8:18—9:6)

d) Resignation: “What else can I do, because of my people? (9:7—16)

e) Lament: “Death has climbed in through our windows” (9:17—22)

f) The heart of the problem

i) Boasting (9:23—24)

ii) Circumcision (9:25—26)

1. Breaking the lie

a) “Do not learn the ways of the nations” (10:1—16)

b) “This is my sickness, and I must endure it” (10:17—25)