Comparing The Suffering Servant And The Conquering King Jeremiah

The Suffering Servant and the Conquering King

Jeremiah was a prophet beginning around 627 B.C. during the reign of Josiah. His ministry continued until about 586 B.C. and he served under four other kings primarily in the northern kingdom of Judah; Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah. God called Jeremiah in the 13th year of Josiah’s reign. This call can be found in scripture in Jeremiah 1:4, and during this calling, God told Jeremiah that he must say whatever God commanded him to say and reassured Jeremiah not to be afraid, that He, God, would be with him. At this point God reached out and touched Jeremiah’s mouth and actually put His words into Jeremiah’s mouth.

In Jeremiah 31:31-34 he begins to speak the word of God regarding a new covenant that God would bring. Jeremiah has been preaching about the Babylonians having victory over the Israelites/Judahites and that they would be taken in captivity to Babylon where they would remain for quite some time. But this is not the message the people wanted to hear, and others were saying no they would not be defeated, and no it would just be for a couple years and then they would be back. No one was listening to Jeremiah, and some were even looking to kill him. This new covenant that Jeremiah was preaching about was because the Israelite nation had broken the old covenant that God had made with

This indicates a physical and a spiritual restoration that would be accomplished by means of instilling within followers a new heart, a transformation of character. Again, as in Jeremiah, this points to the Holy Spirit coming upon believers, within them, to guide and direct them in the right way…God’s way. Because of this the hearts of people will desire to be obedient and live their lives according to God’s laws and purposes. (Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:22-24) And we know this servant to ultimately be the Lord Jesus