Jeremiah 1:4-19
(Jeremiah 1:4-10)
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter III, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer version only - 4th cent interpolation.)
- V.XV.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- I.7, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Chapter XXVI, On the Soul, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter XXII, Against Praxeas, Tertullian (c. 213)
- II.VIII.3, III.III.5, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- VI.IX, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
- IV.I, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
- On the Lapsed -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 251)
- From the Preface to the Commentary on Jeremiah, by Jerome (391-406).
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "Considering the great judgments of God which according to his threatening would come on the world, he was moved with a certain compassion on the one hand to pity them that would thus perish, and on the other hand by the infirmity of man's nature, knowing how hard a thing it was to enterprise such a charge."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "God's message should be delivered in his own words. Whatever wordly wise men or politicians may think, the safety of kingdoms is decided according to the purpose and word of God."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "Metaphors taken from architects and gardeners: either the former words relate to the enemies of God, and the latter to his friends; or rather to both conditionally: if they repent, he will build them up, he will increase their families, and settle them in the land; if they do not, he will root them up, and pull them down."
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Prophets are said to do that which they foretell shall be done; for their word is God's word; and His word is His instrument whereby He doeth all things (Ge 1:3; Ps 33:6, 9). Word and deed are one thing with Him. What His prophet saith is as certain as if it were done. The prophet's own consciousness was absorbed into that of God; so closely united to God did he feel himself, that Jehovah's words and deeds are described as his."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Jeremiah 1:4-10,Richard W. Nysse, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- "Since Jeremiah 1:4-10 functions to introduce and authorize the entire book of Jeremiah, it may be helpful to introduce the range of content in the book, from calls for repentance, to announcements of judgment, ..."
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- The Truett Pulpit, Mike Glenn, 2016.
- Commentary, Jeremiah 4:1-10 | Rev. Megan M. Pardue | Pastor at Refuge, Durham, NC | A Plain Account, 2016
- "Even if the preacher is not using this first lesson as the beginning of a series on the Jeremiah, some context is necessary to understand these six verses and the content of God's instructions."
- Pulpit Fiction, with podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- Center for Excellence in Preaching, Scott Hoezee, commentary, textual notes, illustrations, 2016.
- "Words of Our Mouths," Lynn Miller, celebrating our creative and living God by generating art and architecture resources for congregations and individuals. Art and Faith Matters facebook page contains additional resources.
- "Biblical Marginalia," Dan Clendenin, Journey with Jesus, 2016.
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- Commentary,
Jeremiah 1:4-10, Alphonetta Wines, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "As the book unfolds, it is apparent that Jeremiah is called to deliver a message that is both difficult and unwelcome. The declaration that God knew him before he was born, even before he was formed in his mother's womb, does not exempt Jeremiah from problems inherent in his ministerial call."
- "In Pain with God," Will Willimon, The Hardest Question, 2013.
- "Sometimes Love for God puts us in pain"
- "Human Struggle with the Divine Call," Pentecost 14, Daniel B. Clendenin, The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Journey
with Jesus Foundation, 2013.
- "Jeremiah responded to God's call with protests of personal inadequacies."
- "A Part of the Plan," Erin Hawkins, Upper Room Author's Blog, 2013.
- Liberal Lectionary Resources, Rev. Drew Herring, 2013.
- "So You Want to Be A Prophet?" John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2013.
- Evangelectionary for August 25, 2013, R. Wayne Calhoun, Evangelism Connections, 2013.
- Commentary,
Jeremiah 1:4-10, Patricia Tull, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "Most people I have ever heard speaking of their start in vocations similar to those of Moses and Jeremiah begin not with a burning bush or an audible voice, but with a deep conviction that whatever else they may do, and no matter how they might or might not establish their 403Bs, it is the task itself that draws them in."
- "Risky Business," Mary Lautensleger, Liberal Lectionary Resources, 2013.
- Pulpit Fiction, podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2013.
- "God's Odd Choices," John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2013.
- "Oh Boy Jeremiah," Michael Coffey, 2013.
- "Jeremiah's Call to Action," a reflection by Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia.
- Commentary,
Jeremiah 1:4-10, Anathea Portier-Young, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "God's words in Jeremiah's mouth are powerful, dangerous, and life-giving. They destroy what must be destroyed, dealing death to death. They plant the seeds and build up the structures of life."
- Jeremiah 1:4-10, Proper/Epiphany 4C, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- Jeremiah 1:4-10, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
- Jeremiah 1:4-10, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure,
Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting
Church in Australia.
- "The clear message from God is emphasised by the use of the strong and frequent verbs in v.5 - I formed you, I knew you, I set you apart, I appointed you."
- Jeremiah 1:4-10,
The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "We can?t help but note the similarities between Jeremiah?s experience and Luke?s story of Jesus? reception in his hometown of Nazareth (Luke 4:21-30)."
- "The Call
of Jeremiah: Human Struggle with Divine Summons," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with
Jesus Foundation, 2007.
- "Imagine that the promises of God in Jeremiah 1:4?10 are spoken directly to you."
- Commentary, Jeremiah 1:4-10, Karen Jackson-Weaver, The African
American Lectionary, 2008.
- "Like Jeremiah, we must be courageous and ensure that we invest in the future?our young people."
- "The Embodied Word," Pilgrim Preaching, Keeping company with biblical texts and the people
who hear and preach them, a weblog for preaching, by Mary Hinkle, Luther
Seminary.
- "Putting our bodies where our hearts are is more than the old 'ministry of presence.' It is offering a physical, visual account of the hope that is in us."
- 4 Epiphany, Year C: Jeremiah 1:4-10, Biblische
Ausbildung, Dr. Stephen L. Cook, Virginia Theological Seminary. Part 2.
- "Read the book of Jeremiah not to become like Jeremiah in his anguish, but to see in him an interpretation of God's interrelations with God's people."
- Commentary, Jeremiah 1:4-10, Henry Langknecht, Pentecost +13, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- Jeremiah 1:4-10, Proper 21C, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
-
Jeremiah 1:4-10,
The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "Jeremiah?s call was to pull down those things which did not lead to life as well as to build up those which did, and much of what belonged to what depended on the social and historical circumstances of the time."
- Jeremiah 1:4-10, Pentecost 13C, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
-
Kairos Co-Motion Lectionary Dialogue,
Jeremiah 1:4-10, Wesley White. Progressive
Christian perspective, 2007.
- "We know what needs to be changed, now we just need to begin the formation of a change process in the wombs of our lives."
- "We must carry a good-news message to those who believe and a bad-news one to those who don't. All believers are called to this end and we fulfill it in a myriad of ways."
-
"The Call," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- "Jeremiah preached before and during the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon. According to tradition, he was exiled to Egypt and died as a martyr."
- Lectionary
Commentary, Jeremiah 1:4-10, 12th Sunday After Pentecost, (Year C),
Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.
- "I have heard it said that it takes a lot of faith in the future to plant an acorn. Few people who plant acorns will ever see the mature oak that it produces. Much of what we do in ministry, or simply in being Christian does not have immediate, short-range results."
- Commentary,
Jeremiah 1:4-10,Richard W. Nysse, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes
direct links).
- Balentine, Samuel E.,
"The Prophet as Intercessor: A Reassessment," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1984.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Childress, Kyle, "Expect a Call," The Christian
Century, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Duke, William H., Jr.,
"Between Text and Sermon: Jeremiah 1:4-18," Interpretation, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gateley, Edwina,
"The Gifts and Challenges of Parenting," The Living Pulpit, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gilula, M.,
"An Egyptian Parallel to Jeremiah 1:4-5," Vetus Testamentum,
1967.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gustafson, James M.,
"On Being Called: Ordination Sermon for Christopher Myers," Journal
for Preachers, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - "Homiletical Helps," Concordia Journal, 2009. (Section on this text begins on page 419)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Holladay, William L.,
"The Background of Jeremiah's Self-Understanding: Moses, Samuel and Psalm
22," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1964.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - "Homiletical Helps on LW Series C - Old Testament," Concordia Journal, 2004. (Section on this text begins on page 54.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Howard, Robert R., "Word of Grief,
Word of Hope," Journal for Preachers, 2008. Sermon.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lessing, Reed, "Homiletical Helps on LW Series B -
Epistles," Concordia Journal, 2007. (Section on this text begins
on p. 429.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lewin, Ellen Davis,
"Arguing for Authority: A Rhetorical Study of Jeremiah 1:4-19 and 20:7-18,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Low, Katherine B.,
"Implications surrounding girding the loins in light of gender, body and power," Journal fo r the Study of the Old Testament , 2011.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Mehl, Lyn,
"The Call to Prophetic Ministry: Reflections on Jeremiah 1:4-10,"
Currents in Theology and Mission, 1981.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - O'Connor, Kathleen M.,
"The Prophet Jeremiah and Exclusive Loyalty to God," Interpretation,
2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Overholt, Thomas W.,
"Some Reflections on the Date of Jeremiah's Call," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1971.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Rosswalb, Esther H., "Jeremiah 1:4-10: 'lost and found' in translation and a new interpretation" Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2010.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sappenfield, William J., "Known
Beyond the Borders: Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for January,"
The Living Pulpit, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Schart, Aaron,
"The Book of Jeremiah and the Visions of Amos," Review and Expositor,
2004. (See also
Jeremiah, issue focus of Review and Expositor, 2004.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sharp, Carolyn J.,
"The Call of Jeremiah and Diaspora Politics," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Strawn, Brent A.,
"Jeremiah's In/Effective Plea: Another Look at N'R in Jeremiah 1.6,"
Vetus Testamentum, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Thompson, Philip E., "Jeremiah 1:1-10, Between Text &
Sermon," Interpretation, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Vischer, Wilhelm, translated by Suzanne
de Dietrich,
"The Vocation of the Prophet to the Nations," Interpretation,
1955.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Whitley, C.F.,
"The Date of Jeremiah's Call," Vetus Testamentum, 1964.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wittenberg, Gunther,
"'...To Build and to Plant' (Jer. 1:10) The Message of Jeremiah as a Source
of Hope for the Exilic Community and Its Relevance for Community Building in
South Africa," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Youngblood, Ronald F., "The Call of Jeremiah,"
Criswell Theological Review, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Balentine, Samuel E.,
"The Prophet as Intercessor: A Reassessment," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1984.
- Sermons:
- "What's My Life?" the Rev. Dr. Kim Buchanan, Day 1, 2004.
- "Reluctant to Talk," Pastor Edward F. Marquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
- "Jeremiah," from an Old Testament Sermon Series, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 16, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2016.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," 2016, Union Presbyterian Seminary.
- "Cookie Cutter," video, John Stevens, Dollar Store Children's Sermons, 2013.
- "The Calling of Jeremiah," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Drama:
- "Trust in a Trunk," Ryne Mimbs, dramatix.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Jeremiah 1:5, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies/Scenes listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Jeremiah
