Guiding Questions: Jeremiah 32

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

Where is Jeremiah when the text of Jeremiah 32 is composed and what is the political/military situation?
Why is Jeremiah incarcerated?
What is the prophetic prediction for Tzidkiyahu and Jerusalem and Babylonia?
What is meant by “the obligation to redeem” (Jeremiah 32:7-8)?
What does Jeremiah 32:10 indicate as normative in property transactions at that time?
Who is Barukh (Jeremiah 32:13)?
What is the “message” of the transaction and its symbolism as set forth in Jeremiah 32:15?
In Jeremiah 32:16-25 the prophet (most reverently) challenges the “message”. Why?
What is the “Divine Response” (Jeremiah 32:26-41)?
And what is the core principle of theodicy which explains the response (Jeremiah 32:42-44)? Is history happenstance and subject to human preference or the unfolding of God’s “plan” based on Israel’s mitzvah mode?
How do Jeremiah 31-32 relate to one another: contradiction? parallelism?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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Exploring Judaism is the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism, embracing the beauty and complexity of Judaism, and our personal search for meaning, learning, and connecting. Our goal is to create content based on three core framing: Meaning-Making (Why?), Practical Living (How?), and Explainers (What?).

Post categories: Jeremiah, Neviim (Prophets), Tanakh, Tanakh Yomi

Post tags: Jeremiah 32, Perek Yomi (USCJ)

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