Jeremiah was God’s prophet during the reign of the Kings of Judah Josiah and Zedekiah. He prophesied against the sins of Judah declaring the exile to come at the hands of the Babylonians. Judah’s sins included the worship of false gods and idols, particularly Asherah, the goddess associated with fertility and motherhood, and Baal, the god of fertility, weather, and war.

The worship of Baal often involved rituals and sacrifices which included the practice of child sacrifice. Judah repeatedly violated their covenant with God with their worship of these ‘gods’ or demons, all leading to a cycle of disobedience and punishment.

There was the exploitation of the poor and vulnerable, neglecting justice and righteousness in society. Many false prophets misled the people, promoting messages contrary to God’s warnings through Jeremiah. These prophets were telling the people that they would not see war, famine, plague and death and that because they had the temple in Jerusalem and their religious system that God would throw back the Babylonians from invading Judah…

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