Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of the Prophet Jeremiah
ISBN: 9781492872412
$9.99
*Includes pictures of historic art depicting Jeremiah and other important people.
*Explains Jeremiah's life and times through the historical record and Scripture.
*Includes a bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents.
“And when your people say, 'Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?' you shall say to them, 'As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.'" – Jeremiah 5:19
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors” Legends of the Bible series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of the Bible’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
The belief in prophets is as old as religion itself, and the tradition of prophets is especially prevalent in Judaism and Christianity, with prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah being among the most famous historical figures in the Bible. In addition to interpreting and sharing the word of God with the people, ancient prophets also served a variety of different roles in the Bible. God had prophets like Jeremiah perform symbolic acts that foretold future events, particularly hardships that the Israelites suffered at the hands of the Babylonians and Egyptians. The abilities of the prophets to predict future events have become the primary ways in which contemporary society remembers them, which has ensured that the term prophet (which meant spokesman in Hebrew) is now part of the lexicon and means something far different than the ancient definitions.
*Explains Jeremiah's life and times through the historical record and Scripture.
*Includes a bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents.
“And when your people say, 'Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?' you shall say to them, 'As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.'" – Jeremiah 5:19
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors” Legends of the Bible series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of the Bible’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
The belief in prophets is as old as religion itself, and the tradition of prophets is especially prevalent in Judaism and Christianity, with prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah being among the most famous historical figures in the Bible. In addition to interpreting and sharing the word of God with the people, ancient prophets also served a variety of different roles in the Bible. God had prophets like Jeremiah perform symbolic acts that foretold future events, particularly hardships that the Israelites suffered at the hands of the Babylonians and Egyptians. The abilities of the prophets to predict future events have become the primary ways in which contemporary society remembers them, which has ensured that the term prophet (which meant spokesman in Hebrew) is now part of the lexicon and means something far different than the ancient definitions.