JEREMIAH Flashcards
DATE
13th year of Josiah, 627 BCE
DIVORCE METAPHOR
People worship Baal and have political alliances with Egypt and Assyria
EMPHASIS OF JEREMIAH?
THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD
- against worshipping other gods.
- fighting against social injustice
against people trusting in themselves instead of God.
- provides a DTR lens for theology; therefore, subjective
JEREMIAH ON KINGSHIP
- Jer 22 criticizes King Jehoiakim, concerning royal rank and his palace.
- But, Jer does think there could be a future for Davidic kingship Jer. 23
JEREMIAH V. FALSE PROPHETS
“The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms. As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes true, then it will be known that the Lord has truly sent a prophet” (28:8-9)
JEREMIAH’S CHARACTERIZED AS??
THE WEEPING PROPHET
MT V. LXX
- The MT is longer than the LXX
- The MT is the translated text in the CEB
MOWINCKEL - 4 Sources of Jeremiah
A. (Authentic Jeremiah)Poetic Material
B. (Baruch) Biographical Prose about Jeremiah
C. (Sermonic) DTRish
D. Consolation
JEREMIAH V. MOSES
- relationship to Moses(Deut. 18)
- 40 year call
- calls people back to the Torah
- suffers abuse from Israel and God
MAJOR THEME
WALK THE PEOPLE INTO THE DISASTER OF 587 AND THEN WALK THEM OUT.
THE MEANING OF THE WRATH OF GOD
Call Narrative
JER: 2 I DON’T KNOW HOW TO SPEAK, I AM ONLY A CHILD
INTRODUCTORY WORD
COMMISSION - DON’T KNOW HOW TO SPEAK, I AM ONLY A CHILD
OBJECTION
REASSURANCE
SIGN - TOUCHED MY MOUTH AND SAID TO ME…
JEREMIAH’S ORACLE OF SALVATION FROM GOD?
NO OTHER PROPHET GET THIS.
HIS OBJECTION THAT HE IS A CHILD IS RESPONDED TO WITH AN ORACLE OF SALVATION BY GOD.
THE STORMIER THE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, THE SWEETER THE COMMUNION
