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We will soon be using the biblical book of Jeremiah to help analyze Manhunter. The topic of the book of Jeremiah is the siege of Jerusalem by the nation of Babylon, and the prophesying of Israel's 're-creation'.
The prophet Jeremiah tried to convince the people of Israel to give up their idolatry; he warned them that if they did not do so, they would face invasion by Babylon. Jeremiah prophesied that subsequent to invasion and defeat by the Babylonians, after a period of time had passed, God would have those Israelites who were in exile in Babylon return to their homeland and rebuild it: "Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel!" [31:4]. Individual retribution [31:27-30] and a new covenant [31:31-37] are prophesied in the book of Jeremiah; the verses on individual retribution are quoted below:
Individual Retribution
The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of humans and the seed of animals. And just as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring evil, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord. In those days they shall no longer say, "The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth have been set on edge." But all shall die for their own sins; the teeth of everyone who eats sour grapes shall be set on edge.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
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