Jeremiah 33:14-16 First Sunday in Advent

 

1) The name,the Lord is our righteousness links us to 23:6 and its ruler as opposed to Jerusalem.

2)Here is a great example of the priestly and the political being linked. No wonder it continued to be worked together in the time of Jesus.

3) Note the emphasis on right (right relations); it can have a sense of salvation/deliverance as well (Is. 46:13, 51:1) and justice. How would you examine those in both a political and religious sense? Where have we become more just and righteous in our lifetimes, and where do we fall short.

4) Of course, we look to a better future when things aren't so good, look at the early part of ch. 33. What elements of the future do you hope will become better?

5) Safety is a political goal. What effects and affects safety.

6) A righteous branch sprouts when something has been pruned or even cut down. It certainly would send us to Is. 11:1 with a different word but is in Zech.3:8, 6:12.

7) Do you read this as eschatology?