Themes in Jeremiah
Ideas that run through many chapters, gathered in one place.
The Cup of the Lord's FuryThe Lord's cup of fury goes to Judah, then the nations, and last Babylon, which had been that cup; beside it this page sets the bitter cup the Savior drank.The Covenant Written in the HeartIsrael and Judah break the covenant made at the Exodus; the Lord promises a new covenant written in the heart, and Hebrews names Jesus its mediator.To Root Out and to PlantJeremiah is called to tear down and to build; the tearing down comes, the Lord says He will watch over His people to build and to plant, and a Branch grows up.Scattered and GatheredThe Lord who scatters Judah promises to gather Israel from every place He drove them; Church sources read the gathering as larger than the return from Babylon.The Shepherds and the BranchJudah's shepherds scatter the flock and its kings lose David's throne; the Lord says He will gather the flock and raise a righteous Branch to David.