The document summarizes key messages from the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. It begins by outlining their historical context in Israel and then focuses on Jeremiah, providing more details about his life and prophecies. The main points are: (1) Jeremiah prophesied in Judah around 626 BC and warned of coming judgment for hardened hearts; (2) God knows us and will provide what we need, so we should not doubt ourselves; and (3) We should remain soft before God like clay in the hands of a potter, yielding to be shaped as he desires.

1. MESSAGE
ACROSS
TIMEMAJOR
PROPHETS:
ISAIAH
JEREMIAH
EZEKIEL

2. MESSAGE ACROSS
TIME
Lesson 1: Isaiah: Live by God’s Standard
Lesson 2: Jeremiah: Shaped or Shattered
Lesson 3: Ezekiel: Model your message

3. A BRIEF STORY OF
ISRAEL THE NATION
God as King,
living among
Israel in the
Joshua + Israel
Tabernacle (Northern Kingdom, Falls to Assyria
70 elders 19 kings – all bad)
on 723 BC
Jonah went to (207 years after
Solomon)
Nineveh, capital of
Moses Assyria (796 BC)
United Kingdom of Israel
Jeremiah
(627-580 BC)
970 BC-930 BC
Solomon (40 years) Isaiah Ezekiel
1010 BC-970 BC
(740-700 BC) (593-570 BC)
David (40 years)
1050 BC-1010 BC
Saul (40 years)
Period of 18 Judges Judah Falls to Babylon
(Southern Kingdom,
Samuel on 597 BC
350 years 20 kings – 8 good)
(333 years after Solomon)
1,446BC 1,380BC 1,043BC 597BC

4. WHO IS JEREMIAH?
• He is one of the four major prophets in the OT:
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel
• Prophesied around 626 B.C. in Judah
• He is often called the “weeping prophet”
• His name means “Yahweh Exalts”
• Traditionally credited with writing the books Jeremiah, 1 Kings,
2 Kings and Lamentations

5. ISAIAH & JEREMIAH
Isaiah Jeremiah
Saw the Northern Kingdom of Saw the Southern Kingdom of
Israel taken into Captivity at Judah taken into Captivity at
the hands of Assyria the hands of Babylon
Isaiah foretold of the Jeremiah explained the
judgments that would come in reasons for the judgments that
the future Judah was experiencing
Looks primarily to the future Looks primarily to the present
Bold and fearless Gentle and compassionate
Was married to a prophetess Was commanded not to take a
and had children with prophetic wife or have any children
names

6. JEREMIAH PROPHESIED TO
THESE KINGS OF JUDAH
Last good
king Josiah
Jehoahaz Eliakim Mattaniah
(Jehoiakim) (Zedekiah)
Last king Jehoachin
(Jeconiah)

7. KEY POINTS
What’s the BIG Idea?
God wants people to have soft hearts which He can shape
according to His purpose
Why does it matter?
God will severely judge those whose hearts are hardened
and cold towards Him
How do I live it?
Allow God to shape your life as He desires, and be willing to
deliver His message – even when people reject you

8. 1. DON’T LOOK AT YOURSELF
God knows YOU!
Jeremiah 1:4-5
Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, 5
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And
before you were born I consecrated you; I have
appointed you a prophet to the nations."
God knows us – what we are able to do, and
what we are NOT able to do. He will NOT put
us in a situation we cannot handle

9. 1. DON’T LOOK AT YOURSELF
God is with YOU!
Jeremiah 1:6-8
Then I said, "Alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to
speak, Because I am a youth.”
But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a youth,'
Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And all that I
command you, you shall speak. 8 Do not be afraid of them,
For I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD.
Don’t know what to say? – God will give you the words
Afraid? – God will be with you

10. 1. DON’T LOOK AT YOURSELF
Jeremiah 1:4-10
In life ….
1. God knows what you are made of, what you can
handle
2. God will guide you, lead you, show you the way
to go, and give you the words to say
3. God will be with you

11. 2. DON’T FORGET GOD
Follow God!
Jeremiah 2:5-8
They followed worthless idols and became worthless
themselves! They did not ask “where is the Lord ..”
Worthless Idols – what are your “idols” today?
Where is the Lord? – what answer comes to
your mind immediately? Where is the Lord in
your life today?

12. 3. DON’T HARDEN YOUR HEART
Be soft before God
Jeremiah 18:1-10
Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in
my hand
The Potter – who is he? What does he do?
The clay – what is this?

13. 3. DON’T HARDEN YOUR HEART
Be soft before God
Jeremiah 18:1-10
What does it mean to be “soft clay” – Be
humble, available, teachable, yielded to God
What does the clay become? – Something
beautiful and useful

14. DISCUSSIONS
1. Give examples of how
people can be “hard”
before God
2. List how you can be
“soft” before God