Jeremiah 32:1-15
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- IV.40, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes (1599).
- According to the custom the instrument or evidence was sealed up with the common seal and a copy of it remained which contained the same in effect but was left open to be seen if anything should be called into doubt."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.(c. 1700)
- It concerns ministers to make it appear that they believe what they preach to others. And it is good to manage even our worldly affairs in faith; to do common business with reference to the providence and promise of God."
- From
Wesley's
Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
- Perhaps in mercy; it is certain Zedekiah was not put to death, only carried to Babylon, where some think he afterward found favour with the king of Babylon."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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- Hope often comes in the middle of judgment. Belief and courage become most pronounced in the face of despair."
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"Are You Ready to Buy the Farm?" Todd Weir,
bloomingcactus, 2010.
- "I doubt Jeremiah was interested in investment philosophy, but he understood the same flaw in human emotion. People often ignore potential disaster in good times and don?t prepare for the lean times, and when things are bad, they can?t see the hopeful signs of change."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
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"Surprising Investment," commentary by Kate Huey, ucc.org: Sermon
Seeds, lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, bulletin back page,
2010.
- "According to Sharon Peebles Burch, Israel was undergoing a transformation in its identity, one that we might apply to ourselves as well."
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Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure,
Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting
Church in Australia.
- "I think it would be helpful to talk about the "Book of Consolation" and how Jer 32 is a practical action of hope along with the other promises of restoration."
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Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15,
- "In both destruction and construction, the God of Israel is at work, as declared in the original call of Jeremiah (1:10)."
- "The
Year of Destruction in the Light of the Year of Jubilee," Klass
Schilder, in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology
(Reformed)
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"It is a year of calamity. It is a miserable situation. The world is groaning. It is all misery, a year of calamity, indeed it is. But do not say, the calamities put their stamp on our times. I say, that is not true! The real stamp is the one of the year of jubilee."
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- Lectionary Commentary, Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, 17th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C), by Dennis Bratcher at Christian Resource Institute.
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- Articles & Background:
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
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Aycock, Don M., "Taking the Long Look: A Bible Study for Preachers and Other Would-be Prophets," Review & Expositor, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
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Shead, Andrew G., "Jeremiah 32 in Its Hebrew and Greek Recensions," Tyndale Bulletin, 1999.
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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.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
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- Sermons:
- "When Battered and Besieged...Buy," The Rev. Thomas Warren, Day 1, 2010.
- "A Bad Investment," Laura J. Schmidt, Direction, 1995.
- Reviews:
- Review: Andrew G. Shead, The Open Book and the Sealed Book: Jeremiah 32 in its Hebrew and Greek Recensions. Sheffield Academic Press, 2002. Review by Else Holt in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
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