Archive for the ‘Complaint’ Category

  • Jeremiah’s fourth confession: Jer 18:18-23 the continuing drama of Jeremiah and his Yahweh

    Nov 3, 15 • Arguing with God, Complaint, JeremiahComments Off on Jeremiah’s fourth confession: Jer 18:18-23 the continuing drama of Jeremiah and his Yahweh
    Jeremiah’s fourth confession: Jer 18:18-23 the continuing drama of Jeremiah and his Yahweh

    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 while back but I’ve been busy trying to get a paper on Isaiah finished 🙁 This fourth confession illustrates strongly both the dramatic narrative character of these “confessions” and [&hellip...

  • Did God “seduce” Jeremiah?

    Apr 20, 15 • Complaint, Jeremiah1 Comment
    Did 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 translations. I dealt with this issue briefly in a blog post Did Yahweh seduce Jeremiah? with a bibliographic note Did God seduce Jeremiah? Addendum [&hellip...

  • The last Confession of Jeremiah: Jeremiah 20: Yahweh seduces his prophet

    The 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? This screencast is part of a series on the “Confessions of Jeremiah” you can watch the rest here...

  • Jeremiah’s third confession: Jer 17:12-18: How might YHWH respond?

    Jan 28, 15 • Complaint, JeremiahComments Off on Jeremiah’s third confession: Jer 17:12-18: How might YHWH respond?
    Jeremiah’s third confession: Jer 17:12-18: How might YHWH respond?

    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 asks for vengeance on his opponents. So this text raises interesting questions about the nature of Scripture, and how God might read (some parts of) the Bible… ...

  • Jeremiah’s second confession: Jer 15:10-21: complex relationships

    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 times that of study of the biblical text 😉 for it is out of such personal wrestling (sometimes like Jeremiah’s [&hellip...

  • Jeremiah’s first confession: Jer 11:18-12:6: Part Two Jeremiah and Yahweh

    Dec 9, 14 • characterisation, Complaint, JeremiahComments Off on Jeremiah’s first confession: Jer 11:18-12:6: Part Two Jeremiah and Yahweh
    Jeremiah’s first confession: Jer 11:18-12:6: Part Two Jeremiah and Yahweh

    In the previous two podcasts in this series I’ve introduced “the Confessions of Jeremiah” and the first confession (11:18-12:6). Here we’ll look at this text from the point of view of how it portrays the characters of Jeremiah (in the book the speaker of the passage) and his God (whom he often addresses and on [&hellip...

  • Jeremiah’s first confession: Jer 11:18-12:6: Part One

    Dec 8, 14 • Complaint, JeremiahComments Off on Jeremiah’s first confession: Jer 11:18-12:6: Part One
    Jeremiah’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 addressed to God – the affirmation of trust in God, as thanks for past action or simply as praise and conviction [&hellip...

  • Complaints: Part Three: a clue in Jeremiah

    May 16, 13 • Arguing with God, Complaint, JeremiahComments Off on Complaints: Part Three: a clue in Jeremiah
    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 interesting. Here I’ll just look at one feature of the first two (or three, it depends how we count them 😉 of these [&hellip...

  • Complaint Psalms: Part Two

    Complaint Psalms: Part Two

    This second look at the complaint psalms continues to focus on Psalm 22. Part three will return to Jeremiah&#...

  • Complaint Psalms: Part One

    May 11, 13 • Arguing with God, Complaint, Job, PsalmsComments Off on Complaint Psalms: Part One
    Complaint 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 book of psalms. You might like to listen to my earlier post “Arguing with God: Jer 12:1-4” first, it sets the [&hellip...