Summary. Jer 18-22

18        - Message of the potter's vessel

- Illustrates God's sovereignty and ability to shape nations

- Emphasizes the need for repentance and warns of judgment

 

19        - Symbolic act of breaking the clay jar

- Proclaims the destruction of Jerusalem

- Condemns the wicked practices in the Valley of Hinnom

 

20        - Persecution and opposition faced by Jeremiah

- Pashhur, a priest, arrests and beats Jeremiah for his prophetic messages

- Jeremiah expresses his frustration and cries out to God

 

21        - Message to King Zedekiah and the people of Judah

- Warns of the impending siege and destruction of Jerusalem

- Advises surrender to the Babylonians to save their lives

 

22        - Messages concerning the kings of Judah

- Rebukes King Jehoiakim for his injustice and oppression

- Prophecy of judgment and disgrace for Jehoiakim and his descendants

- Emphasizes the importance of righteous and just leadership