Arguing with God: Jer 12:1-4
In What is the Bible (Part 1) I talked of the Bible as witness, and mentioned stories where Abraham and Amos haggle with God, and ended with a reference to arguing with God in the Bible. Here I’ll...
View ArticleJeremiah’s first confession: Jer 11:18-12:6: Part One
Before thinking about this “confession” we’ll first look at lament psalms briefly. Lament psalms often contain: an address (maybe simply “O God” or “O Lord”) a/some complaint(s) a request for help...
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Jeremiah’s first confession: Jer 11:18-12:6: Part Two Jeremiah and Yahweh
An Act against Atheism and Blasphemy, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1697 (Wikimedia) In the previous two podcasts in this series I’ve introduced “the Confessions of Jeremiah” and the first confession...
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Jeremiah’s second confession: Jer 15:10-21: complex relationships
Continuing a series on The Confessions of Jeremiah, we’ll explore the second of these rich and complex texts Jer 15:10-21. Although I only have 5 minutes I hope I’ll give you material to spark several...
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Jeremiah’s third confession: Jer 17:12-18: How might YHWH respond?
Pulpit Bible by contemplativechristian Jeremiah’s third confession is a monologue, mainly (or all, depending where we think it starts) addressed to God. Complaint is the dominant tone, and Jeremiah...
View ArticleThe last Confession of Jeremiah: Jeremiah 20: Yahweh seduces his prophet
Jeremiah gets more personal in his complaints, but his “conversation” with YHWH still seems to shut out any response… curiouser and curiouser… and which ending will you choose of this series? ....
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Jeremiah’s fourth confession: Jer 18:18-23 the continuing drama of Jeremiah...
Jeremiah by Michaelangelo from the Sistine Chapel roof (Wikimedia) Sorry this podcast is firstly out of order (it should have come before the last confession and then late (it should also have come a...
View ArticleDid God “seduce” Jeremiah?
My earlier podcast: The last Confession of Jeremiah: Jeremiah 20: Yahweh seduces his prophet I simply assumed the translation seduce” for patah But “seduce” is not a translation favoured by English...
View ArticleComplaint Psalms: Part One
This post starts to talk about Psalm 22, mentioning Job 10 on the way, we will examine these passages as a way into understanding “complaint psalms”. Complaints are the commonest type of psalm in the...
View ArticleComplaint Psalms: Part Two
This second look at the complaint psalms continues to focus on Psalm 22. Part three will return to Jeremiah…
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Complaints: Part Three: a clue in Jeremiah
There are a number of passages in the prophets, and especially in Jeremiah that are like the complaint (lament) psalms. In Jeremiah the passages known as “the confessions of Jeremiah” are particularly...
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