BIBLE POETRY (A)

An Introduction to the Book of Jeremiah, From the Holy Bible.

About Jeremiah.

The Judean priest and prophet, Jeremiah, began his prophetic ministry, warning the wicked and offering comfort to those who trusted in God, around the time of 627 BC, and experienced the golden years of his ministry during the reign of King Josiah of Judah, from 640 BC – 609 BC.

Well-known, both nationally and internationally, the lifetime of Jeremiah was an eventful time period in his life. At that time, Judah was under the rule of King Josiah, and as such, experienced a political and religious revival as the Assyrian Kingdom declined and was terminated with the destruction of Nineveh in 612 BC.

As the confidant and friend to King Josiah, Jeremiah had a difficult time entering into a time of persecution with intermittent periods of freedom. Constantly facing opposition from political and religious leaders: Defeating the Egyptians in 605 BC at Carchemish, the Babylonians advanced to Jerusalem, taking hostages into exile: Babylon, Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Egypt (Jeremiah 39: 9-10; 40: 11-12; 43: 5-7 KJV).

A Short History of Judah and the Death of Jeremiah in Egypt.

In 597 BC they returned to take King Jehoiachin and some 10,000 Jews into captivity. Although Jeremiah advised submission to the Babylonians the Jews rebelled, and in 586 BC. Jerusalem with its temple was turned into ruins. Throughout these years, Jeremiah suffered imprisonment, but was divinely protected by God (Jeremiah 39: 11-12 KJV).

Jeremiah also tells of the sinful conditions prevailing in Judah, under the rule of King Josiah and its demise under King Joachim who was dethroned by the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar in 597 B.C. (Jeremiah 45; Jeremiah 46: 1-2 ; Isaiah 19 - 20; Ezekiel 29 - 32; Zechariah 14: 18, 19 KJV)

After Jerusalem was destroyed, Jeremiah chose to remain with the remnant and was finally taken to Egypt where they were slaughtered (Jeremiah 44 KJV).

A Quick Recap of the Book of Jeremiah as told in The Holy Bible.

BIBLE POETRY: JEREMIAH 1: 4-5 KJV

This poem was inspired by the bible verse, in the book of Jeremiah 1: 4-5 of the King James Version:

4 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

5 Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest fourth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

The Poem:

"BIBLE POETRY: JEREMIAH 1: 4-5 KJV"

On the Sixth Day,

God Made Man,

Saying:

“Let us create a Clan,

In our own Image.”

And in that Remnant,

Overman was called to a Pilgrimage,

That would procure the Linkage

Back to man’s own Existence.

Giving rise to one’s yearning for Intendment:

From a Freeman in the Garden,

To a Bondman,

Now, back to Free,

He Ordained Me,

A Prophet unto All the Nations,

Assigned to Thee:

Being Fruitful and Multiplying,

And Replenishing the Earth,

I Subdued It,

Having Dominion Over the Fish of the Sea,

And Over the Fowl of the Air

And Everything, to Hearth.

That Special and Unique Creature,

Can Only Be,

One of Which,

To Having a Grand Fanfare.

Bestowed Upon,

With Great Care,

Characteristics of Divine Mirth.

Marvelous are Thy Works,

That My Soul Knoweth,

Right and Well,

Of My Substance Prophesied,

In to Having, Swell.

Being Made in Secret,

Curiously Wrought in Thy Lowest parts,

Thine Eyes did See,

Such Amazing Arts.

And in Thy Book,

All My Members were Written,

Which in Continuance were Fashioned,

And God, Smitten.

When as yet,

thou were none of them to Look

From within this little array

- A Trinket -

A Tiny and Peculiar, Nook.

Copyright 2022, Rev. Nnedinma Iwuchukwu, BA, LMT, LMI, MMP, RYT-200