The Creator of the universe was particularly interested in Jeremiah’s life and activities.​—Read Jeremiah 1:5.

⁷ Yes, before Jeremiah was born, God used His foreknowledge. He took special interest in a boy who would be born into a priestly family living north of Jerusalem.

GOD CHOOSES A SPOKESMAN

8. What was Jeremiah commissioned to be, and how did he react?

⁸ We do not know Jeremiah’s age when God told him: “Prophet to the nations I made you.” He might have been close to 25 years old, the age at which a priest could enter the first phase of his service. (Num. 8:24)