1. ‘Strike Three, You’re Out, Ballgame Over’
Ernest Thayer
Casey At The Bat
That ain’t my style said Casey,
‘Strike One’, the umpire said OR
The spheroid flew; but Casey still ignored it,
And the umpire said ‘Strike Two’
And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey’s blow…might Casey has struck out

2. Use of Figurative Language
Jesus in Matthew 13 …
Jeremiah 5:14 … Fire Words

3. Jeremiah 626-586BC Overlaps with King Josiah, 2Kn22:8ff
Review
Jeremiah BC
Overlaps with King Josiah, 2Kn22:8ff

4. I. Summary of Chapter 5 The search for justice and the truth 1-9
The Lord asks 1-2
Today …
Jeremiah searches 3-6
The Lord’s findings and decision 7-9

5. I. Summary of Chapter 5
B. The Nation That Seeks Foreign ‘gods’ Will Serve Foreigners In A Foreign Land 10-19
The Lord says 10-14
Concerning God …
Today …
Fire Words …
The Lord promises 15-17
The Lord declares 18-19

6. I. Summary of Chapter 5 The Reasons For The Upcoming Catastrophe 20-31
People have lost all sense of fear of God 20-25
Today …
The wicked prosper and the needy suffer 26-29
Everyone is happy with the way things are – except the Lord 30-31

7. II. Fire Words 14 The Lord speaks to Jeremiah 14a
The Lord explains to Jeremiah 14b
The results of Jeremiah’s Fire Words 14c

8. Lessons For Us God’s Fire Words Should Do Some Things To Us…
Burn chaff in your life.
Set you on fire for the Lord.
Purify you of impurity and sin.
Heat people up around you.
You must not make the same mistake Judah made – having ears but not hearing 5:21. What are some specific things you can do to hear?