How many enemies can you make in 23 years of speaking the truth to power? Jeremiah has now been telling it like it is for 23 years and through parts of the reigns of two kings, and as I read him I wonder why people paid any attention to him. His message has a monotonous quality. It is reminiscent of the advice someone gave to preachers about sermon organization:First, tell ’em what you are going to tell ’em.Then tell ’emThen tell ’em what you told ’em.Well, Jeremiah told them again and again and again. Jeremiah’s messages have a quality
