>From reading the Bible, what comes immediately to our attention is the element of conflict in a man called upon to carry out an extremely difficult mission. The strength of Jeremiah as a character consists precisely in the intense and detailed conflict that rises between his hopes and his personal desires, those of the people to whom he is sent to proclaim the Word of God and the desires of God himself, who speaks through …showed first 75 words of 656 total…

…showed last 75 words of 656 total…to give up a misleading peace and happiness that depend only on His own petty plans. To follow Jeremiah’s message that is outside my expectations requires a strong freedom of spirit and often brings with it isolation and persecution. This is precisely Jeremiah’s destiny, the cause of his loneliness and of his torment. Jeremiah personally goes through the dramatic content of the message he carries, experiencing it on his own person. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**