Chapter 1 is Jeremiah's inaugural prophecy. We dwell on three points:
1. The reluctance of Jewish prophets to prophecy and God's imposition of prophecy upon them
2. Jeremiah is a prophet of doom, and yet, his role has an underlay: "to build and to plant"
3. Prophecy is visual. Our chapter affords us a window into the visions that form the backbone of the prophetic experience.