Jeremiah Overview: The New Testament Analysis & The The Messages

Jeremiah in the New Testament

The book of Jeremiah made a major impression on the New Testament writers, as they cite it forty times. Jeremiah was known in the New Testament as the “weeping prophet.” Many scholars often look at Luke gospel and wonder about the image of Jeremiah that may have been in Luke’s mind when he wrote that Jesus wept over the city of Jerusalem; there is a certain resemblance between Christ and Jeremiah in that both Jesus and Jeremiah made their stance against the temple and that they were both grieving for the sins of God’s people. Another correlation between Christ and Jeremiah is that both of them had a conspiracy against them for their deaths. [1]

Stephen preaching Jeremiah

Another area of the New Testament that includes a reference to Jeremiah is in Acts 8:32, when Stephen was preaching his last sermon. Stephen preached the same message as Jeremiah, of Israel’s being uncircumcised in heart and ear.

Paul preaching Jeremiah

Lastly, Paul as well saw the importance of God’s sovereignty over all things, following the message of Jeremiah in his writings in Rom. 9:20-24.

Original message

Jeremiah’s main message was for Israel to repent of their sins and turn back to their covenant-keeping God.

Present message

Today, the book of Jeremiah tells us to remain in covenant with God and, as we pursue the act of holiness, to follow God’s word, until our last day here on earth.