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  1. The Covenant is in the headlines<\/em>. In the days of Jeremiah \u201cthe covenant\u201d is not history – but current events. In 621 BCE, King Josiah renewed the covenant between the people and God, and enacted sweeping cultic reforms. (We read about this 80 chapters ago in 2 Kings 22-23). What\u2019s the connection between the prophecy here regarding the covenant, and the mission of the prophet, to the realia of the days of Jeremiah? On the one hand, the prophecy speaks explicitly about an ancient covenant, from the days of the Exodus from Egypt. On the other, it makes sense that there is also a direct connection between the contemporary royal initiatives, and the prophet;s pronouncements. But what\u2019s the connection, and what\u2019s the overall message? Food for thought – and for study.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Regards from Deuteronomy<\/em>. The speech in verses 1-8 is reminiscent of phrasings from the book of Deuteronomy. Such as \u201ccursed be the man\u2026\u201d and \u201cthe iron crucible\u201d as a term referring to Egypt.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. \u201cWhy should My beloved be in My House?\u201d<\/em> This question in verse 15 is the essence of the problematic relationship between the people and God. There is a foundation of a loving relationship, there\u2019s a House, i.e., the Temple, and there is visitation there. But the visits are not wanted. God asks the lover: What are you doing here? And clarifies to the people: If your deeds are undesirable – so is your presence in the Temple.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Like sheep to the slaughter<\/em>. That\u2019s how Jeremiah defines his experience in the face of the enemy. How is he similar to a sheep? In his innocence, and lack of awareness of the evil intentions towards him: \u201cFor I was like a docile lamb Led to the slaughter; I did not realize That it was against me They fashioned their plots: \u201cLet us destroy the tree with its fruit, Let us cut him off from the land of the living. That his name be remembered no more!\u201d (verse 19).<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The people of Anathoth<\/em>. It is actually the people of Jeremiah\u2019s birthplace, the citizens of Anathoth, who are the ones pursuing and persecuting him, and trying to silence his prophecy. 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