Guiding Questions: Jeremiah 11

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. To whom is the Brit charge directed?
  2. What is the lot of whoever will not heed this Brit?
  3. What is the essential act of the Jew to warrant that Eheyeh will be his/her God?
  4. Is Jeremiah prepared to communicate the charge (Jeremiah 11:5)?
  5. Is the description of our ancestors in Jeremiah 11:7-8 one of an obedient constituency or of precursors (in their actions) of the residents of Judea whom Jeremiah is now addressing?
  6. In Jeremiah 11:10, the charge is that the Brit has been violated by the Judeans and, accordingly, what is the consequence (Jeremiah 11:11)?
  7. In Jeremiah 11:13, there is a “statistic” as to idolatrous sites. Are they numerous?
  8. What mandate is given to the prophet in Jeremiah 11:14?
  9. Who is the “I” in Jeremiah 11:19?
  10. Does the prophet in any way rebel against God’s judgment (Jeremiah 11:20)?
  11. Would Jeremiah 11:21 indicate that Jeremiah and his prophecy were “popular”?
  12. And, indeed, do the residents of Jeremiah’s “home town” show any friendliness to him?
  13. What, then, is the final consequence to the Judeans?

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