Read Jeremiah 1:5 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on called before birth and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Read Jeremiah 17:9 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on the deceitful heart and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Read Jeremiah 31:33 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on a new covenant and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Read Jeremiah 29:11 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on hope in exile and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.