<\/span>Contents<\/span><\/h2>\nThe prophet Jeremiah as a person is one of the most obvious characters of the Old Testament. This book contains a lot of bibliographic information. Usually the person is subordinate to the message, but with Jeremiah, life and work are closely intertwined. It can hardly be separated from each other.<\/p>\n
Jeremiah was active during the darkest period in Judah’s history, under the last five kings before the fall of the city of Jerusalem in 587 BC. In the days of King Josiah (640-609 BC), Jeremiah called for a national renewal of faith in God. He had partial success with his call. Josiah was killed in battle and was succeeded by a king who gave in to international blackmail. Jeremiah continued to preach his message of repentance and acceptance of the strong hand of God because of the sin of the people. As a result, he was imprisoned, where he stayed for many years. The evil that surrounded him destroyed Jeremiah. He often complained about the impossible situation he was in. When the land was finally taken by the kingdom of Babylon, Jeremiah was spared. In the midst of the ruins of the city of Jerusalem, he continued to preach, only to be taken as a hostage to Egypt, where he died.<\/p>\n