10-8-23 Pastor Tim Baker, "Called to Chaos"

Jeremiah is the longest of all the sixteen OT prophetic books. His age at the time of his call is likely somewhere around 16 years old. Imagine that; being called by God to serve as a prophet in Israel as a teenager. And if that wasn't enough of a bombshell, his calling was not just to speak for God to Israel, but "to the nations." He would serve as a prophet for more that 40 years, throughout the reign of three kinds in Judah, at a time of great reform, then a time of instability, right up to the time that Judah would be taken into captivity in Babylon. His calling was somber; it was grim. These were not the best days for his people. When Jeremiah is called it is a time of chaos in Israel; a lot like ours. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons