Jeremiah the Prophet
Here are verses 16-18 of the Book of Jeremiah:
"Make mention to the nations
Yes, proclaim against Jerusalem,
That watchers come from a far country
And raise their voice against the cities of Judah.
Like keepers of a field they are against her all around,
Because she has been rebellious against Me," says the Lord.
"Your ways and your doings
Have procured these things for you.
This is your wickedness,
Because it is bitter,
Because it reaches to your heart."
From our comfortable vantage point, Christians today can chuckle at the Old Testament Jews, who had fallen into wickedness and no doubt despised Jeremiah's haughty lectures. I wonder what the average Jewish person felt when he heard such self-righteous condemnation of his people? I bet it felt something like this:
"Make mention to the nations
Yes, proclaim against Jerusalem,
That watchers come from a far country
And raise their voice against the cities of Judah.
Like keepers of a field they are against her all around,
Because she has been rebellious against Me," says the Lord.
"Your ways and your doings
Have procured these things for you.
This is your wickedness,
Because it is bitter,
Because it reaches to your heart."
From our comfortable vantage point, Christians today can chuckle at the Old Testament Jews, who had fallen into wickedness and no doubt despised Jeremiah's haughty lectures. I wonder what the average Jewish person felt when he heard such self-righteous condemnation of his people? I bet it felt something like this:
You simply must read Eric Voeglin (an attendee at the Mises seminars) on the relation of our current politics to the eschatological vision and the relationship of Judaism, Christianity, and late paganism.
ReplyDeletethat video is beautiful -- but americans would rather hide their heads in the sand than see the truth of it
ReplyDeleteHe's some orator...thanks for that link. I watched it several times.
ReplyDeleteTo quote one of the shittier orators I've witnessed, "that makes me say Wow!"
Anon, I think the vast majority of people hide their heads in the sand. I think that even the vast majority of those who are in the right are there by some accident.