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Jeremiah 33:14-16
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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
  • The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "I will send the Messiah, who will come of the house of David, of whom this prophecy is meant, as testify all the Jews and that which is written, Jer 23:5."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "To crown the blessings God has in store, here is a promise of the Messiah. He imparts righteousness to his church, for he is made of God to us righteousness; and believers are made the righteousness of God in him."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "The kings they had hitherto had of the line of David, were most of them unrighteous men, but God promises that after the captivity, they should have a branch of David who would execute judgment and righteousness in the land, for the protection and government of those that feared him."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "Jerusalem--In Jer 23:6, instead of this, it is "Israel." "The name" in the Hebrew has here to be supplied from that passage; and for "he" (Messiah, the antitypical "Israel"), the antecedent there (Isa 49:3), we have "she" here, that is, Jerusalem. She is called by the same name as Messiah, "The Lord Our Righteousness," by virtue of the mystical oneness between her (as the literal representative of the spiritual Church) and her Lord and Husband. Thus, whatever belongs to the Head belongs also to the members (Eph 5:30, 32). Hence, the Church is called "Christ" (Ro 16:7; 1Co 12:12). The Church hereby professes to draw all her righteousness from Christ (Isa 45:24, 25). It is for the sake of Jerusalem, literal and spiritual, that God the Father gives this name (Jehovah, Tsidkenu, "The Lord our Righteousness") to Christ.""
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Jeremiah 33:14-16, Michael Chan, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2018.
    • "God’s word can find us anywhere -- even in prison, as Jeremiah discovered..."
  • A Plain Account commentary by Ben Cremer, 2018.
    • "Jeremiah gives us a picture of what assurance looks like in the midst of chaos."
  • "A Righteous Branch," Lynn Miller, Art & Faith Matters, celebrating our creative and living God by generating art and architecture resources for congregations and individuals. Art and Faith Matters facebook page contains additional resources.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2018.
  • "God's Righteousness Revealed," Robert Cornwall, Ponderings on a Faith Journey, 2018.
  • The Promise of the Righteous Branch, Connections, Next Sunday Resources, 2018.
  • Commentary, Jeremiah 33:14-16, Melinda Quivik, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
    • "Advent is a season for feeling out of kilter"
  • Center for Excellence in Preaching, Scott Hoezee, commentary, textual notes, illustration, 2015.
    • "As we begin to celebrate Advent and then Christmas once again, we know full well that not all the forced Christmas 'cheer' in the world can cover up or finally compensate for the gloominess and the raw tragedies of the surrounding world."
  • "The Oldest Doors in Europe," Katie Munnik, Presbyterian Record, 2015.
    • "In an uncertain world, we hope for safety and security, so we build strong doors. But we also hope for welcome, so we learn to open those doors to those who seek refuge."
  • Commentary, Jeremiah 33:14-16, Melinda Quivik, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
    • "What do a people do when threatened?"
  • "Expecting Justice: The Politics of Jeremiah 33:14-16," John Allen, Political Theology, 2012.
  • "The Eternal Promise," John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2012.
  • "Lift Up Your Heads," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer.
    • "I have to confess that I'm somewhat cynical about the way we "celebrate Christmas." But I hasten to add that I'm not cynical about the message of Christmas--the promise of God's salvation that consists of peace and justice and freedom for all. I think part of the reason why people seem so oblivious to this message is because it is couched not in the language of cynicism, to which we are so accustomed, but the language of hope and promise."
  • Commentary, Jeremiah 33:14-16, Kathryn Schifferdecker, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
    • "The same proclamation is given today to us, inheritors of Jeremiah's task. We are called to speak a word of hope and promise in a world often filled with fear and uncertainty, even despair."
  • Expository Notes, Jeremiah 33:14-16, Prof. Stephen L. Cook, Virginia Theological Seminary. Click on links within this introduction.
  • Lectionary Commentary, Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1st Sunday of Advent (Year C), by Dennis Bratcher at Christian Resource Institute.
    • "As an Advent text, this passage not only calls us to reflect on the faithfulness of God in the past as He worked in Israel?s history, especially as that faithfulness worked out in the Coming of Jesus the Christ.  It also calls us to hold the present realities of life within the cradle of expectation."
  • Jeremiah 33:14-16, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "The source of energy behind any sense of hope for the present or future is God?s own word and action, and God?s challenge to present realities, present structures of society and church, and present visions of what is possible."
  • Jeremiah 33:14-16, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • "The Lord Is Our Righteousness," Steven C. Kuhl, Sabbatheology, The Crossings Community, 2009.
    • "Although human enemies, like the Babylonians, may still threaten us, they are really nothing when they are bereft of being the rod of God's wrath."
  • Jeremiah 33:14-16, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
  • Kairos Co-Motion Lectionary Dialogue, Jeremiah 33:14-16, Advent 1C, Wesley White. Progressive Christian perspective.
  • "Looking to the City: The Old Testament Lessons for Advent and Christmas (Year C)," Sponheim, Paul R., Word & World, 1994.
  • "The Righteous King," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
    • "How do you find hope in this season of hurry?"
• 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. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
  • Adams, Joanna, "Light the Candles," The Christian Century, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Baldwin, Joyce G., "TSEMACH as a Technical Term in the Prophets," Vetus Testamentum, 1964. (Section on this text begins on page 94.)
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Beechy, Leonard, "Living by the Word: Jeremiah 33:12-16, Luke 21:25-36," The Christian Century, 2009.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Dyrness, William, "In Distress," The Christian Century, 1994.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Evans, Craig A., "Jesus and Justice," Ex Auditu, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
    • Lee, Max J., "Response to Evans," Ex Auditu, 2006.
        EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
        EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • "Homiletical Helps," Concordia Journal, 2009. (Section on this text begins on page 402)
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Hug, James E., S.J., "Birthing the Peace of Justice," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • McCord, Hugo, "The Meaning of YHWH TSIDHKENU ("the Lord our righteousness") in Jeremiah 23:6 and 33:16.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • O'Driscoll, Herbert, "Pent-Up Power," The Christian Century, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Seitz, Christopher R., "The Crisis of Interpretation over the Meaning and Purpose of the Exile," Vetus Testamentum, 1985.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Siciliano, Jude, O.P., "Advent: The Coming of Christ and His Justice," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Sponheim, Paul R., "Looking to the City: The Old Testament Lessons for Advent and Christmas (Year C)," Word & World, 1994.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Steele, David, "Jeremiah's Little Book of Comfort," Theology Today, 1986. Poetic Reflections.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • 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
• Sermons:
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, 2015, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2012.
  • "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary.
• Drama:
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, Jeremiah 33:15, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
• Hymns and Music:
  • “The Days are Coming, Said the Lord,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette inspired by the ancient promises’ relevancy for today. This hymn was commissioned by The Presbyterian Outlook magazine for new Advent text-related hymns to Christmas carol tunes. Tune: CAROL 8.6.8.6 D (“It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”).
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
  • Jeremiah
• Movies Linked at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance, with the following themes:
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  • Hope/Hopelessness
  • Judgment
  • Righteousness/Doers of the Word

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