What the Bible says about Jeremiah as Axial Man
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Jeremiah 1:6-10 Above all others, Jeremiah is the "Axial Man," prepared by God. God told him that he was a prophet not only to Israel and Judah, but to many other nations and kingdoms, and his job was to root out, pull down, destroy, throw down, build, and plant. Jeremiah 25:15-30 greatly fleshes out Jeremiah's commission. John W. Ritenbaugh Prophecy and the Sixth-Century Axial Period Related Topics: Axial Period | Jeremiah | Jeremiah as Axial Man | Jeremiah's Commission | Jeremiah's Prophecies | Sixth Century Axial Period

Jeremiah 1:6-10 Above all others, Jeremiah is the "axial" man prepared by God. God told Jeremiah, a prophet not only to Israel and Judah but to the nations and kingdoms, to root out, pull down, destroy, throw down, build, and plant. Many of us understand this verse in light of Jeremiah's influence on the destruction of Judah and the replanting of David's dynasty in Ireland. However, Jeremiah 25:15-29 shows that his responsibility extended much farther than Israel and Judah. John W. Ritenbaugh Prophets and Prophecy (Part Three) Related Topics: Axial Period | Jeremiah | Jeremiah as Axial Man | Jeremiah's Prophecies | Prophet | Prophet, Function of | Sixth Century Axial Period

 

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