Tag: prophet Jeremiah
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Reflecting on Jeremiah 38 14-23
We are studying Jeremiah 38:14-23 for Sunday, May 16. This is the final, secret conversation between the prophet Jeremiah and king Zedekiah of Judah, before Zedekiah’s and Jerusalem’s fate is completely sealed. [My notes on the text are here.] After we make sure we can describe the setting, the characters, and the narrative background of…
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Studying Jeremiah 38 14-23
We are studying Jeremiah 38:14-23 for Sunday, May 16. This is a portion of “Baruch’s account” of the life of the prophet Jeremiah, during the final siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians and the aftermath. [Here are some questions about the text.] Here are my notes on the text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: The book of…