Contents
Cover
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Welcome to the Teach the Text Commentary Series
Introduction to the Teach the Text Commentary Series
Abbreviations
Introduction to Jeremiah
Jeremiah 1:119
The Call of Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:137
The Unfaithful Bride
Jeremiah 3:14:4
God Calls His Unfaithful Bride to Return
Jeremiah 4:531
The Coming Babylonian Invasion
Jeremiah 5:131
Deserved Judgment
Jeremiah 6:130
The Vision of Jerusalem under Siege
Jeremiah 7:18:3
The Temple and False Religion
Jeremiah 8:49:11
Deceit, Deceivers, and the Just Consequences
Jeremiah 9:1226
Wailing Women and the Character of God
Jeremiah 10:125
Will You Follow the All-Powerful God or Ridiculous Human-Constructed Idols?
Jeremiah 11:117
The Broken Covenant
Jeremiah 11:1812:6
Facing Persecution
Jeremiah 12:717
The Broken Relationship and the Agony of God
Jeremiah 13:127
Shame and Judgment for Trusting in the Lie
Jeremiah 14:116
Following False Prophets Can Be Fatal
Jeremiah 14:1715:9
The Limits of Old Covenant Intercession
Jeremiah 15:1021
Dealing with Discouragement
Jeremiah 16:121
Weddings, Funerals, and the Future Multinational New Exodus
Jeremiah 17:127
In Whom Do You Trust?
Jeremiah 18:123
The Plans of the Great Potter
Jeremiah 19:115
Jerusalem to Be Shattered like a Clay Pot
Jeremiah 20:118
The Cost of Being a Prophet of God
Jeremiah 21:114
Help You? Im Going to Attack You!
Justice in the Palace?
Jeremiah 22:1330
The King, Injustices, and Knowing God
Jeremiah 23:18
The Righteous Shepherd Is Coming
Jeremiah 23:940
The Grim Consequences of False Prophecy
Jeremiah 24:110
Good Figswith Hearts to Know God
Jeremiah 25:114
Seventy Years for Judah and for Babylon
Jeremiah 25:1538
The Nations Drink the Cup of Gods Wrath
Jeremiah 26:124
Gods Prophets on Trial
Jeremiah 27:122
False Prophets and the Sovereignty of God
Jeremiah 28:117
The Devastating Results of False Prophecy
Jeremiah 29:132
Gods Plans for His Exiled People
Jeremiah 30:124
The Promise of Restoration
Jeremiah 31:126
Love, Redemption, and Joy
Jeremiah 31:2740
The Glorious New Covenant
Jeremiah 32:144
Hope and the Purchase of a Field
Jeremiah 33:126
Cleansing, Forgiveness, and the Coming Davidic King
Jeremiah 34:122
Contrasting Covenants and Faithfulness
Jeremiah 35:119
A Lesson in Faithfulness and Obedience
Jeremiah 36:132
Can the Word of God Be Destroyed?
Jeremiah 37:121
The Prophet in Prison
Jeremiah 38:128
Ebed-Melek Saves Jeremiahs Life
Jeremiah 39:118
The King and the Cushite: Who Will Be Saved?
Jeremiah 40:143:7
Rejecting a Second Chance
Jeremiah 43:845:5
The Foolishness of Rejecting Gods Gracious Second Chance
Jeremiah 46:128
Judgment and Salvation
Jeremiah 47:149:39
Judgment on the Nations
Jeremiah 50:151:64
The End of Babylon and the Future of Israel
Jeremiah 52:134
The End of Jerusalem, Yet Hope for the Future
Introduction to Lamentations
Lamentations 1:122
No Comfort for the Grieving Widow Jerusalem
Lamentations 2:122
The Anger of God
Lamentations 3:166
The Faithfulness of God in the Midst of Judgment
Lamentations 4:122
Sin and Its Tragic Consequences for Children
Lamentations 5:122
Woe to Us, for We Have Sinned
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Contributors
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Back Cover
Welcome to the Teach the Text Commentary Series
Why another commentary series? That was the question the general editors posed when Baker Books asked us to produce this series. Is there something that we can offer to pastors and teachers that is not currently being offered by other commentary series, or that can be offered in a more helpful way? After carefully researching the needs of pastors who teach the text on a weekly basis, we concluded that yes, more can be done; the Teach the Text Commentary Series (TTCS) is carefully designed to fill an important gap.
The technicality of modern commentaries often overwhelms readers with details that are tangential to the main purpose of the text. Discussions of source and redaction criticism, as well as detailed surveys of secondary literature, seem far removed from preaching and teaching the Word. Rather than wade through technical discussions, pastors often turn to devotional commentaries, which may contain exegetical weaknesses, misuse the Greek and Hebrew languages, and lack hermeneutical sophistication. There is a need for a commentary that utilizes the best of biblical scholarship but also presents the material in a clear, concise, attractive, and user-friendly format.