Jeremiah chapters 18-19

We’re going to make two trips to the Pottery Shack this morningThe messages God had for his people required illustration- there’s an interesting angle to using pottery to reveal a truth• archaeologists depend on clay pots for vital information regarding ancient cultures◦ even broken pieces of clay vessels have stories to tell• excavations dig up more clay artifacts than any other object◦ clay doesn’t decay over time and can withstand water and heat- clay fragments provide the most reliable way to date a site• the clay composition, shape, and exterior decoration,◦ tell us about the people who made them, and whether they were used for:◦ cooking, holding oil or water, if they were lamps, or for storage of other things• of course, God had another story to tell through clay