Jeremiah 31:1-6

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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
  • From Wesley's Notes.
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
  • The Old Testament Readings (Easter Day): Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "In v. 6 the reason for this rejoicing is made clear; it is that one day sentinels will be able to call to Ephraim that the people can once again go up to Zion, Jerusalem, where the Lord their God is present. The rebuilding of the temple as the focus of God’s presence is implied in this call to pilgrimage."
  • Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "These messages of hope come to the exiles in the midst of despair and hopelessness. Because their restoration is no longer dependent on their behaviour, but on God's loving kindness there is a certainty about it."
  • Jeremiah 31:1-6, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
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  • Smoak, Jeremy D., "Building Houses and Planting Vineyards: The Early Inner-Biblical Discourse on an Ancient Israelite Wartime Curse," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2008.
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  • Yates, Gary E., "Narrative Parallelism and the 'Jehoiakim Frame': A Reading Strategy for Jeremiah 26-45," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2005.
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• Sermons:
• Reviews:
  • Becking, Bob, Between Fear and Freedom: Essays on the Interpretation of Jeremiah 30-31. Brill, 2004. Review by Donald C. Raney, II, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
• With Children:
  • "Measuring God's Love," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
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  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Jeremiah 31:3, 6. The Cyber Hymnal.
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