David Guzik commentary on Jeremiah 1, describing the call of young Jeremiah, a reluctant prophet who God wonderfully used over a long period of years. Jeremiah 3 · Jeremiah 4 · Jeremiah 6 · Jeremiah 8

Jeremiah is a poor despicable priest still; he is not set over the kingdoms as a prince to rule them by the sword, but as a prophet by the power of the word of ...

Study Jeremiah 1 using Matthew Henry's Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning.

Jeremiah declares God's message to Judah. The Sins of God's People. An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on Jeremiah chapters 1 ...

God encourages him by telling Jeremiah to not be afraid of rejection or rebuke from others because He will deliver him from harm for prophesying in His name.

The story of Jeremiah's call to preach, which appears immediately after the superscription, is the first of many stories about his life.

Jeremiah and his father belonged to the priests who lived in Anathoth, now called Anta, a town of the priests, lying 1 1/4 hours north of Jerusalem.

The function of administering justice was exercised by the king himself; and the neighborhood of the city gate was the ordinary place at which trials were held.

Jeremiah responded faithfully to God's call to work, and God gave him the knowledge he needed to accomplish it (Jer. 1:17).

God has told him to obey God and to trust God. Now, God undertakes action to make it clear that God empowers Jeremiah to undertake and fulfill his commission.