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It\u2019s hard to read Jeremiah these days. Every word, every verse, doesn\u2019t just seem like an ancient prophecy of faraway, long gone times, but a gloomy vision into a future; a future when people will bear the ramifications of not listening to God and doing whatever they feel like for their own pleasures and desires; a future we have, maybe, lived, until a few days ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

These are tragic chapters, as we watch the remnants of the Jewish population in Judah, being scattered and decimated. When Jeremiah, the prophet, finishes his warning at the beginning of this chapter, telling the people that they should not go down to Egypt as they wished, the people, led by Yochanan ben Kareah yell at him: \u201cLiar! God did not send you; you are part of a conspiracy against us!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

At this point, they have been through too much and can\u2019t bear another piece of bad news. Life is extremely confusing: Gedaliah who was a Jewish leader, instated by the Babylonians, is dead; his murderer, an heir to the House of David, is trying to take over and restore the kingship violently; the land is desolate after siege, intrigues, destruction. It\u2019s hard to know where to go and what to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeremiah seeks God\u2019s instructions. They all wait for 10 days for a reply; a favorable reply that will allow them to do what they want. Ten. Whole. Days. In \u201cspiritual quarantine\u201d, unable to move, perhaps food supplies diminishing, fights increasing… Their reaction demonstrates that they were hoping for, perhaps even counting on, a certain response: God will surely see their dire situation and allow them reprieve in Egypt. When they get a message they don\u2019t want to hear, they quickly and adamantly accuse the messenger, then rush to do the opposite, which leads to further disaster.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fascinating studies with Vietnam POW\u2019s, quoted in Jim Collin\u2019s book \u201cGood to Great\u201d, show that those who dreamed of \u2018I\u2019ll be home for Christmas, New-Years\u2019 etc. fared much worse in captivity than those with realistic expectations, focused on the here and now. Optimism? Yes; hope? Yes, of course, and faith, indeed. But, at the very same time, an awareness that just because we asked, even very nicely, or prayed, or any number of methods we use to try to manipulate a situation, it doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019ll get the answer we want. But then, we\u2019re met with helplessness, which drives us crazy; waiting is often so hard, especially considering the combination of unknown and danger we face. We start telling ourselves things like, \u2018by Pesach, it will be ok; by May\u2026 by summer\u2019\u2026 When, in reality, we don\u2019t know.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe today\u2019s chapter is about not leaving Israel for Egypt, or about listening to the prophet, but for me, right now, it is about the need to develop an ability, even if at times, excruciating, to stay put and wait it out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":72253,"id":72253,"title":"jer43-post apocalyptic","filename":"jer43-post-apocalyptic.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer43-post-apocalyptic.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/stay-put-and-wait-it-out\/jer43-post-apocalyptic\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"jer43-post-apocalyptic","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":72252,"date":"2020-03-24 06:20:23","modified":"2020-03-24 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