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Jeremiah has been dwelling in Mizpah among the people. Together with them, he is shocked to hear of the royal Ishmael’s usurpation. Together with them, he wanders toward Ammon as Ishmael’s prisoner. Now, together with them, he is dragged along to a place near Bethlehem and waits for the new leader, Johanan, to make his next move. But then, out of the blue, the entire population turns to Jeremiah.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We should note several details of this plea to the prophet. Firstly, Johanan is not first on the list of those seeking guidance. Until now, he has been struggling against Ishmael. But now, having managed to seize control, he becomes indecisive. The internal debate is endless. So he and the other displaced persons in this “transit camp” gather around Jeremiah to hear God’s word.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Second, this is the first time anyone has ever asked Jeremiah to prophesy. Even during the siege of Jerusalem, Zedekiah merely asked him to pray; the king did not want to hear any prophecy. He was rejected as a prophet. Now, when the people are trapped, they turn to him and his prophecy for a way out. An entire system had to collapse in order to glimpse the light of redemption. Perhaps now that everything has been shattered, the surviving remnant will heed God’s word. But now the word of God does not come to him, and Jeremiah promises to pray to God to ask Him to show the people the right path to take.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let us note the difference between Jeremiah’s words and the people’s. In the original Hebrew, he speaks twenty words; they reply with twice as many. He speaks cautiously and hesitantly; they answer excitedly, with complete commitment. The difference between Jeremiah and the people is clear but dismal: He has lost all desire to prophesy, while they have only just begun to crave the word of God. He, who has devoted his life to speaking God’s word, now agrees to do them a favor by acquiescing to their demands. They, who have been estranged from God’s word all their lives, now fervently vow to “listen to the Lord, our God.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lau, Binyamin. <\/span>Jeremiah: The Fate of a Prophet<\/span><\/i>. 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