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Explain The Time Frame For The Call Of Jeremiah As A Prophet

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The time frame for the call of Jeremiah as a prophet is 626 b.c.e. (Tullock, J. 2012). This is based on the superscription in Jeremiah 1:2 (Tullock, J. 2012). According to study some supporters of the 626 b.c.e. date argue that Jeremiah’s “foe from the north” was the Scythian army (Tullock, J. 2012). According to (Tullock, J. 2012) when God calls Jeremiah to the prophetic ministry, he tells him there will be some negative and some positive components in his message (1:10) (Tullock, J. 2012). He also warns the people that God would tear down, destroy, pluck up, and root out and to build and to plant, indicating that there was a cause for repentance and deliverance (1:10) (Rainey, B. 2018) Jeremiah’s message was not all negative, as mentioned,
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