Weekly Recap #33 - (Part 1) The Parables of Jeremiah

  Our pastor gave the meaning of a parable as 

"an earthly story with a heavenly meaning".

 As we read thru the book of Jeremiah....we find eight different instructions that God gave to Jeremiah that turned out to have a meaning that could be applied to His people and the coming destruction.

The Parables of Jeremiah

(1) The Boiling Pot

Jeremiah 13-16

Symbol of God's impending judgment of wicked, idolatrous Judah.

(2) The Ruined Sash

 Jeremiah 13:1-11

Illustrated the ruin that Judah's pride had caused in its relationship to God.

(3) The Potter and the Clay

Jeremiah 18:1-10

Showed God's sovereign role in raising up and pulling down nations, including Judah.

(4) The Broken Flask

Jeremiah 19:1-13

Illustrated the way in which God was going to shatter Judah for its wickedness.

(5) The Good and Bad Figs

Jeremiah 24:1-10

Demonstrated the two ways that God would deal with His people; acceptance of the good and rejection of the evil.

(6) The Bonds and Yokes

Jeremiah 27-28

Used to advise the leaders of Judah to submit to Babylonian rule.

(7) The Deed of Purchase

Jeremiah 32

Served as a testimony that God would eventually bring back survivors from Babylon who would buy and sell fields in Judah.

(8)  The Stones in the Clay  

Jeremiah 43:8-13

Testified to the fact that God would allow the Babylonians to dominate Egypt.