LESSON 20

The Prophet Jeremiah

1. Who was Jeremiah?

Jeremiah was a prophet in Judah.

2. When did God call Jeremiah to be a prophet?

When he was still a boy.

3. What did Jeremiah tell about Jerusalem?

That Jerusalem would be burned.

4. What did Jeremiah say would happen to the people?

They would be brought to Babylon.

5. Did the king and the priests believe Jeremiah?

No, they were very angry with him.

6. How did Jeremiah suffer?

He was put in a pit.

7. Did God punish the people as He had said?

Yes, they were brought to Babylon.

8. Did Jeremiah go with them?

No, he and some others were left in Jerusalem.

9. Did Jeremiah stay in Jerusalem?

No, the people took him to Egypt.

10. What did Jeremiah promise the people in captivity?

After 70 years God would bring them back to their own land.

“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed.” Lamentations 3:22