The book of Jeremiah is a book about a man, as much as it is about the message God gave him… Jeremiah opens his heart and tells us about his problems, pains, fears, and doubts… Jeremiah ministered during a time of great moral and spiritual decline… He came on the scene about 60 years after the death of Isaiah and ministered around 40 years, through the reigns of the last five kings of Judah… Theme: of the book of Jeremiah is: RETURN to your God – “return” {שׁוּב shuwb {shoob} – 45 times (3:1, 12, 14-15, 22) Key verse: Jeremiah 6:16