Jeremiah 18:1-11
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- Historical References, Commentary and Comparative
Texts:
- "Providence and the Mandate of Heaven," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
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II.24, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 208)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- The Potter and the Clay (Jeremiah 18:1-6): sermon by George Whitefield.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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- "The story of Jeremiah's visit to the potter's house and God's use of the potter's process as a metaphor for God's own work is wonderfully and frustratingly straightforward. We get it. But it immediately raises questions."
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- "Let it not be said that God does not have a change of mind. That is part of the message of Jeremiah 18:1-11 today."
- Jeremiah 18:1-11, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
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"Jeremiah 18:1-12; Psalm 139, 'What Does it Take to Shape a Human?'"
Todd Weir, bloomingcactus, 2010.
- "The first human problem is hopelessness."
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"Like Clay
in the Hand?" Doug Pagitt, The Hardest Question, 2010.
- "The hardest question ? can I trust that God is now doing what 'seems best to him?'"
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Commentary
by Dennis Bratcher at Christian Resource Institute.
- "But the sobering aspect of this passage is that, for whatever reason, the people have set their own will God's will. And as the potter metaphor has made clear, it will be the potter that has the last word in such a circumstance."
- "At the Potter's House," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
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"Thou Shalt
Break Them..."
Expository Essay,
Dr. William R. Long.
- "Jeremiah urges me to look for divine lessons from the common activities of life, to listen for a second word from God, to try to discern meaning in the historical course of events before us."
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- Articles & Background:
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
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selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Avioz, Michael,
"The Call for Revenge in Jeremiah's Complaints," Vetus Testamentum,
2005.
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- Biddle, Mark E.,
"Contingency, God, and the Babylonians: Jeremiah on the Complexity of
Repentance," Review and Expositor, 2004. (See also
Jeremiah, issue focus of
Review and Expositor, 2004.)
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- Fretheim, Terence E., "'I Was Only a Little Angry,' Divine Violence in the Prophets,"
Interpretation, 2004. (See esp. section beginning on page 374)
(See also
entire issue:
Violence in the Bible,
Interpretation, 2004.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Mize, Roger, "The Patient God," Lexington
Theological Quarterly, 1972.
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EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Pohl, Christine, "Life and Death
Choices," The Christian Century, 2001.
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EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Waltersdorff, Christy Jo, "Centering
the Clay," Brethren Life and Thought, 2005.
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- Avioz, Michael,
"The Call for Revenge in Jeremiah's Complaints," Vetus Testamentum,
2005.
- Sermons:
- "Reworking the Clay," the Rev. Steve Yamaguchi, Day 1, 2001.
- Reviews:
- With Children:
- "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," Connections: Jeremiah 18:1-11 and A Single Shard. Union Presbyterian Seminary, 2010.
- "Shaped by God," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
- "Clay In the Potter's Hand," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Drama:
- "The Pottery, Pliable," Glenn A. Hascall, dramatix.
- "Potter," Matthew Pole, Christian Drama and Mime.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
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- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Jeremiah
