The Africa Bible commentary further assesses the historical reality of the Levites pursuing their ministerial responsibilities at the age of thirty. In the light of cited resources and their arguments, it occurs that Jeremiah might have assumed his age to be an obstacle in answering his call. Jeremiah might have thought to himself a child in these ways and not qualifying himself to be a mature …show more content…
4-10) consists of a dialogue between the two main characters, Yahweh and Jeremiah. It depicts a scene of a prophet receiving his call. Specifically, the scene reflects the authenticity of Jeremiah’s call as one “sent by God.” As the passage is formatted, it does not point to any third character or outside power involved in initiating the call, or using Stulman’s words, no “human agency”; “[neither] the Jerusalemite establishment nor [the] antiestablishment structure.” Mark Brummet comments that it is an “encounter with God,” which in my view does points to the significance of the passage, the prophetic calling and also the purpose of