Old Testament · Major Prophet

Jeremiah

Tears of a weeping prophet, promise of an inward law.

Author: Jeremiah
Audience: Pre-exilic Judah
Date: c. 627–586 BC
Chapters: 52

Purpose

To warn of judgment and promise a new covenant.

Key Themes

Judgment
Lament
New Covenant

Key Verses

“I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts.”

Wesleyan–Holiness Reflection

The 'new covenant' promise — law written inwardly — is the Old Testament root of entire sanctification.

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Cross-References in Jeremiah

Hebrews 8:8quotation'The days are coming... when I will make a new covenant.'
Who
The prophet Jeremiah
To
Judah on the eve of the Babylonian exile
Where
Jerusalem, c. 587 BC, the old covenant collapsing
When
God's promise of inward, Spirit-written renewal after exile
Why:Hebrews argues the Mosaic covenant was always provisional; Jeremiah himself anticipated its replacement in Christ.
Context:This is the longest OT quotation in the NT. The Wesleyan tradition reads it as the charter of entire sanctification — God writing his law on the heart.
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Ezekiel 36:26themeThe law written on the heart.
Who
Jeremiah
To
Judah at the brink of exile
Where
Jerusalem, c. 587 BC
When
The new covenant promise that the law will be internalized, not merely imposed
Why:Two prophets, one promise: God will so transform his people that obedience becomes their nature.
Context:Together Jeremiah 31 and Ezekiel 36 form the OT charter of the Spirit-filled life.
Read Ezekiel 36:26 →

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