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Our<\/span> chapter<\/span><\/a> opens with a prose introduction that sets Jeremiah\u2019s prophecy just prior to an Egyptian attack on Gaza: \u201cThe word of the Lord that came to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza\u201d. The Egyptian Pharaoh mentioned here seems to have been<\/span> Neco<\/span><\/a> and the Egyptian attack apparently occurred around 601 BCE. A somewhat similar Egyptian attack is mentioned earlier in<\/span> Jeremiah 37:5<\/span><\/a>: \u201cThe army of Pharaoh had set out from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they raised the siege of Jerusalem\u201d. On this occasion, Jeremiah prophecies that the Egyptian army will return to Egypt and the Chaldeans (<\/span>Kasdim, <\/span><\/i>i.e. Babylonians) will return to conquer and destroy Jerusalem (see<\/span> Jer. 37:6-10<\/span><\/a>). The Egyptian retreat back to Egypt is recorded in<\/span> II Kings 24:7<\/span><\/a>, followed by the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem and the Exile of its citizens<\/span> II Kings 24:10-16<\/span><\/a>, as Jeremiah had prophesied.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Significantly, there are several extra-biblical sources that shed light on contemporaneous Egyptian incursions mentioned in the prophecies of Jeremiah.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The 5<\/span>th<\/span> century BCE Greek historian, Herodotus, in his<\/span> Histories<\/span><\/a> records that Pharoah Neco took \u201cCadytis\u201d (i.e.Gaza). after conquering \u201cMogdol\u201d (i.e. Migdal) probably referring to the<\/span> Battle of Megiddo<\/span><\/a> in 609 BCE.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In an<\/span> aramaic letter<\/span><\/a> discovered in 1942 in Saqqara, Egypt, a Philistine king named Adon pleads with an Egyptian Pharaoh (almost certainly Pharaoh Neco II who reigned from 609-593 BCE) to save him from the onslaught of the King of Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar) who has already reached Aphek (see further,<\/span> Aramaic Saqqara Papyrus<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jeremiah\u2019s prophecy against the Philistines (in Jeremiah Chapter 47:2) continues:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Thus said the Lord: See, waters are rising from the North. They shall become a raging torrent. They shall flood the land and its creatures, the towns and their inhabitants. People shall cry out. All the inhabitants of the land shall howl.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The \u201cwaters rising from the North\u201d refers metaphorically to the Babylonians (see<\/span> Malbim<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> Radak<\/span><\/a> on Jeremiah 47:1).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Midrash<\/span> Tanna_Debei_Eliyahu_Rabbah<\/span><\/a> offers a more imaginative and hopeful \u00a0 interpretation of the \u201cwaters rising from the North.\u201d Here the first-person narrator relates:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Once, when I was traveling from one place to another, an old man accosted me and asked, My master, Why did the Holy One, blessed be He, divide His world between two nations, between two kingdoms (for example, Babylonia and Egypt)? I replied, If the world were given into the hands of just one nation, it would have conquered and destroyed Israel unhindered. Therefore, the Holy One divided His world only in order to protect Israel from complete and permanent eradication. Therefore, Israel would come under the yoke of Egypt and then under the yoke of Babylonia, as it says: \u201cThe word of the Lord that came to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh [i.e. Egypt] conquered Gaza. Thus said the Lord: See, waters are rising from the North [i.e. Babylonia].\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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In chapter 47, Jeremiah delivers a prophecy against the Philistines. He predicts that they will be destroyed in attacks both by the Egyptians and by the Babylonians.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Philistines, <\/span>[Pelishtim]<\/span><\/i> in Hebrew, were a people that lived on the southern Mediterranean coast of Canaan, and were long time rivals of Israel during the period of the judges and early kings. Their origin is not entirely clear, but it is likely they were from Aegean origin. This would make them related to the Greeks, and there is some linguistic evidence to support this. For example, the biblical word <\/span>[seren]<\/span><\/i> used to describe Philistine princes may be cognate with the Greek <\/span>[tyrannos]<\/span><\/i> meaning \u201clord, master\u201d and the origin of the English word \u201ctyrant.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

A tradition of the Philistines coming from the Aegean is reflected in the Bible. In our chapter, Jeremiah calls them \u201cthe remnant from the Island of Caphtor\u201d (47:4), likely the island of Crete. The name <\/span>[Pelishtim] <\/span><\/i>(and the name of their land, <\/span>[Peleshet]<\/span><\/i>), also supports this approach. Beginning in post-Biblical Hebrew the root <\/span>[palash]<\/span><\/i> means \u201cto invade.\u201d (In Biblical Hebrew it meant \u201cto roll (in dust)\u201d but this apparently came from an earlier sense meaning, \u201cto burrow\u201d, which led to the later meaning of \u201cto invade.\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

It is unclear whether <\/span>[Peleshet] <\/span><\/i>derives from <\/span>[palash].<\/span><\/i> Perhaps that was a name given to them by their Israelite neighbors (a phenomenon known as an exonym), or maybe their original name just happened to sound like <\/span>[palash]<\/span><\/i>. In either case, it\u2019s likely that the Israelites viewed the Philistines as invaders, and made an association between the two words.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

How did \u201cphilistine\u201d become a person who doesn\u2019t appreciate arts and culture?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In 1693, in the town of Jena, Germany, there was tension between university students and residents of the town. This tension became violent, and several students were killed by townspeople, after having fallen asleep at their table in an inn. At the funeral, the university pastor evoked the story of Samson and the Philistines, where Samson was attacked after falling asleep.\u00a0 He quoted Judges 16:20 \u2013 \"the Philistines be upon you, Samson.\" This became the rallying cry of the students, who called the uncultured townsfolk Philistines. This usage eventually spread into English.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Dear God,<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I hope this letter finds you well. I\u2019m sure you are very busy taking care of this chaotic universe, violent humanity, demographic displacement, religious intolerance, persecutions and of course climate change. I don\u2019t envy You, You have a tough job. I\u2019m sorry I\u2019m interrupting Your intervention (or lack of) in this world you have created so long ago but I need to share with You something extraordinary, that hopefully You will be proud of.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I decided to come back from exile. You know, after 2500 years it was about time. I found out that The Temple has been rebuilt for a second time just about five decades after I left and it was destroyed again by the Romans, another empire. That means that \u201cYour people\u201d were exiled from Jerusalem a second time after the destruction of the second Temple. Well, to make a long story short, they came back\u2026after 2000 years. They rebuilt the Land. The region is complicated, there are constant attacks, retaliations, strikes and the cycle starts again. It\u2019s hard to believe, aren\u2019t we all human beings created in Your image?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The other day, a hot day in the area, the <\/span>hamsin<\/span><\/i> was blowing, I was standing at the Erez crossing, the border between Israel and Gaza, and I saw a bright comet in the sky and then a piercing noise. I asked what had happened and a soldier explained to me that the comet was not a comet, it was a rocket launched to destroy lives, homes and fields. The noise came from Iron Dome, a mobile air defense system designed to intercept these rockets and protect the people, the homes and the fields. I was impressed by this device so I decided to visit Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries, the corporations that manufactured the Iron Dome.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I know, dear God, You might be thinking \u2018why do we need those devices?\u00a0 Why not get along and share that beautiful coastal beach? But you remember what You told me in my book, chapter 47? \u201cBaldness has come upon Gaza, Ashkelon is destroyed. O remnant of their valley, How long will you gash yourself? O sword of the LORD, When will you be quiet at last? Withdraw into your sheath, Rest and be still! How can it be quiet When the LORD has given it orders Against Ashkelon and the seacoast, Given it assignment there?\"<\/em> (47:5-7).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I reassure You, the Iron Dome is not another Tower of Babel, nobody is trying to reach God- the gods. This defense system created by humans is only a way to help You, God, to make Your job easier for Israel. Just wanted to update You.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Have a nice day!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Warmly, J.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ps. I wanted to send You a text because these days the postal office is unreliable but I\u2019m not sure You have downloaded the WhatsApp application from the Apple store (no, not the Genesis apple, another one\u2026)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Consciously or not, I\u2019ve always imagined God to be a source of goodness, protection, safety, and compassion. And yet, throughout the book of Jeremiah, God is also a source of anger, destruction, vengeance, and tragedy. In Jeremiah 47, God promises to inflict such devastation on the Philistines that \u201cparents will not turn to help their children\u201d (v. 3). Parents will feel so helpless that they will turn their eyes from their children so that they won\u2019t see the harm done to them.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This is a horrific image. And it is attributed to divine origin. It\u2019s upsetting. Even the text seems a bit flustered. \u201cWhy won\u2019t you stop?!\u201d a voice cries out (v. 6). It\u2019s not clear whether this voice is Jeremiah\u2019s or God\u2019s, relayed through Jeremiah. But the passage is unambiguous that this suffering is unstoppable because it is divine will. The verse begs for relief but knows that no respite will come. The \u201cyou\u201d invoked (who won\u2019t stop) is \u201cthe sword of God.\u201d So perhaps somehow God is simultaneously destroying and asking God\u2019s own self, \u201cwhy won\u2019t you stop?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

What are we to make of that? Is God trapped in a cycle of violence? Maybe the text is meant as a reflection of painful human reality. It\u2019s not a value judgment or theological assertion, but a statement of fact, reflecting the series of betrayals that humans inevitably commit, and their consequences. So Israel will suffer, and so the nations will suffer. They all face punishment for their transgressions: Israel worshipping other gods and other nations harming Israel. We might be tempted to read this passage with satisfaction, noting that God\u2019s revenge is taken on our behalf. After all, God is destroying the Philistine enemy. But this passage comes on the heels of chapter after chapter of destruction inflicted on the Israelites. It\u2019s hard not to feel a sort of desperate sympathy. Whatever your nation, you\u2019ll face divine wrath. And there\u2019s not much room for self-satisfaction. So maybe it\u2019s a chapter that gives a sense of smallness, let\u2019s call it humility, in the onslaught of unavoidable violence, whether directed against us or against others. There isn\u2019t much space for pride when everyone is struck low.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But we aren\u2019t left with only powerlessness. Jeremiah also gives a sustaining promise: powers may rise and fall, there will be times of boon and of emptiness, Israel will suffer as all nations will suffer, but the thread of the Jewish people will never be entirely severed. Israel may be winnowed or dispersed, but God will not break the covenant (33:20). Maybe that strand of hope keeps us persevering in the face of overwhelming assault. 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This brief chapter prophesies the destruction of the Philistine cities by the Egyptians. The question treated by the exegetes was: At which point in history did this occur?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Rashi, Kara, and Radak all relied, here, on a rabbinic tradition recorded in Seder Olam, the definitive rabbinic study of chronology. As reported by Radak:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When Pharaoh\u2019s army left Egypt, the Chaldeans [i.e., Babylonians] were besieging Jerusalem in the tenth year of King Zedekiah [587]. The Chaldeans got wind of this and left Jerusalem. When Pharaoh heard that they had left Jerusalem on his account, he took his army and leveled Gaza, and returned home. At that time, God told Jeremiah that the Chaldean army would come and destroy the land of the Philistines.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

A problem with this interpretation is that the previous chapter (see our comments) was set against the backdrop of the earlier encounter between the Egyptians and Babylonians at Carchemish in 609 BCE. Considering this, Shadal* offered a different interpretation:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

It appears that Pharaoh Necho struck Gaza during the reign of Josiah, prior to departing Egypt to do battle against the King of Assyria (2 Kings 23:29). The intention behind this warning (preceding Pharaoh\u2019s strike against Gaza) was to notify Jeremiah about the approach of Nebuchadnezzar to Philistia prior to the wars of Nebuchadnezzar [against Judah], at a time that it would not occur to anyone that the Philistines would be attacked from the north.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

My own observation is this: There were five principal cities of the Philistines: Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, Gath, and Ashdod. Our chapter mentions Gaza and Ashkelon by name (5), but also incorporates a general reference to \u201cthe seashore\u201d (7), which likely includes all the remaining cities. So while Ashdod is not mentioned by name, it is noticeable that v. 4 repeats the word \u201cravage\u201d (Hebrew: <\/span>lishdod,<\/span> shoded<\/span><\/em>), which resonates with the name Ashdod.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

*For an explanation of our objectives in studying Shadal\u2019s commentary, <\/span>see our introduction<\/span><\/a> in Jeremiah chapter 1.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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47:5 \u201cShaved pates have come upon Gaza, Ashkelon is demolished. Remnant of the Anakites, how long will you gash yourselves?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Though the literal sense is \u201cbaldness,\u201d this is a clear reference to shaving the head as a sign of mourning. The gashing at the end of this verse is another act of mourning. Israelites are prohibited from following both these practices, although there are grounds to suspect that they often ignored the prohibition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

From: Robert Alter, The Hebrew Bible, vol. 2: Prophets, W. W. Norton & Co., 2019, ad loc. 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  1. When<\/em>? When did Pharaoh attach Philistia? Perhaps the text is referring to the campaign of Pharaoh Necco of the 609 BCE (during which King Josiah was killed). Or perhaps it is the battle of 601 BCE in the war of Egypt and Babylonia. When has a northern enemy attacked Gaza? In the year 604 BCE, the city of Ashkelon was conquered by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of BAbylonia. Perhaps that is the event mentioned here.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. Disorientation<\/em>. The directions don\u2019t add up. The title speaks of Pharaoh who will attach Gaza, that is - from the south. But the prophecy tells of a flood from the north. Are these meant to be two different events? Is the message that Pharaoh\u2019s attack on Gaza will be negligible compared to what\u2019s in store for Gaza from Babylonia? Or is this a late interpretation of an earlier prophecy? Scholars and commentators suggest different answers.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Familial shame<\/em>. This is what national impotence looks like on the familial level. Fathers can\u2019t look their children in the eyes: \u201c Fathers shall not look to their children Out of sheer helplessness\u201d (verse 3).<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","post_main_content_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"Jeremiah 47","tile_main_caption":"Points to Ponder","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Insights and questions for personal reflection and group discussion","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"tile_link_for_pay":"0","send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"Jeremiah","chapter":"47","chapter_main_number":"447","date":"20270517","wall_id":"447"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false}],"hide_acf":true,"home_image":false,"home_posts":false,"home_posts_title":"","posts_home":[],"static_cube_title":"","static_cube_brief":"","static_cube_color":"","link_teaser":"","listen_link":"","other_title":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall\/72449"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wall"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}