Are you ready for a hefty dose of divine drama and an onslaught of ancient reprimands? Buckle up, non-believers, because in this episode of our irreverent podcast, we're tearing into the ominous and repetitive rants of Jeremiah Chapter 8 with all the snark and skepticism you've come to expect from us. We'll delve into a scripture that's chock-full of God's wrath and apparent fondness for using war and plagues as a teaching tool. It's like the ultimate 'fire and brimstone' cliché on steroids, and we're here to give it a roast it'll never forget.
First up, we take a jab at the ancient obsession with idolatry and why it's still somehow relevant to our modern lives. Yes, we're looking at you, prosperity preachers and power-hungry politicians, with your not-so-subtle ways of making the Almighty dollar your deity of choice. We'll discuss how some evangelical Republican men seem to have cherry-picked Bible verses to keep women in the domestic sphere and away from any semblance of power, and how Jeremiah's age-old judgments are still being weaponized in today's political scene. And don't worry, we don't shy away from calling out the Bible for its not-so-subtle misogyny.
As we wade through the murky waters of this biblical doomsday scenario, we can't help but get a little fatigued with the prophet's endless harping on idol worship and the imminent divine smackdown. Let's be honest, if we had a nickel for every time Jeremiah said 'the end is nigh,' we'd be rolling in it enough to make those prosperity gospels jealous. And just when you think it can't get any more depressing, we're reminded that even puppies can't escape Jeremiah's gloomy prophecies. Seriously, what's next? A plague of locusts on a bake sale?
By the time you reach the end of this episode, you'll have a full understanding of just how much the people of Jerusalem apparently loved to irk their sky-daddy and how much He loved to overreact. So grab your favorite beverage (might we suggest something strong?), and join us as we unpack Jeremiah Chapter 8, where the ancient sins are evergreen, and the wrath of God is a broken record that desperately needs changing.
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[00:05:25] and after which they have walked, which they have sought and which they have worshiped, they shall not be gathered nor buried. They shall be like refuse in the face of the earth.
[00:05:32] So we're just going to leave there. He's going to kill them all and then he's going to leave them
[00:05:34] on the on the planet to rot and die that way. Yes. I have a note about this actually.
[00:05:41] Okay. The custom of raising the bodies, the invaders are doing this. Oh, okay. Like God is saying, your, the invaders are going to come and they're going to dig up the bones of those already dead. And they're going to scatter them everywhere. But according to God, God's the one directing them to do this.
[00:07:03] Anyway, so it's technically still God if you ask me. I mean, yeah. Because he's the one that's bringing Right. Yeah, I know I'm excited. Yeah, moreover, you shall say to them thus says the Lord Will they fall and not rise? Will one turn away and not return? Why has this people slid in back? Jerusalem in a perpetual backsliding they hold fast to receipt They were few I said receipt, but I meant de-seat. Ah, they hold fast. They don't have receipts
[00:08:25] No, I didn't know that. The skies is what they mean by heaven. It's not the heavenly host. Got it. The heavens being the... Right. Anything that's not on earth.
[00:09:40] Yeah.
[00:09:41] And the turtle dove, the swift and the swallow, observe the time of their coming. You're basically saying no man is upright and righteous because apparently the women are just slaves Because you're gonna pass them off to the victors after you're done. Well what he's saying is if you don't um If you don't value what you have then I'm I'm going to take that stuff away from you and give to somebody else right which indicates that women are property
[00:11:05] But we knew that no, I know but that this is like they're yelling for peace now that it's too late or whatever.
[00:13:26] down they'll be knocked down. I will surely consume them says the Lord no grapes shall be on the vine nor figs on the fig tree and the leaf shall fade and
[00:13:33] the things I have given them shall pass away from them. This sounds to me like
[00:13:39] he's like possibly considering toying. The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan. Good old Dan. It's heard from them in a while.
[00:15:00] On that, right?
[00:15:01] The whole land trembled at the sound of the naying
[00:15:04] of his strong ones. And Zion is not her king in her. Yeah. Yes. Why have they provoked me to anger with their carved images with foreign idols? You're still going on about those fucking idols. They never left. They still have never. We talked about that.
[00:16:20] We talk about this all the time.
[00:16:21] They still are around in some sense.
[00:16:23] I know.
[00:16:24] So it's just it's never.
[00:16:26] He never won that battle.
[00:17:26] astonishment has taken hold of me. Is there no balm and gilliard? Is there no physician there?
[00:17:32] Why then is there no recovery for the health of the daughter of my people the end?
[00:17:37] But I have a note about that gilliard thing. Okay. Yeah, so
[00:17:43] Let me go down here. Sure. Gilliard was the land just east of the Jordan River
[00:17:45] It was known for its healing balms give us a new message now. But, I mean, but we talked about this too. The end, end of the world type shit and doom and gloom. Those are popular messages. Like even even today in today's media, the end of things is a popular messaging technique. I know it's just that for eight chapters, he's like, they go get you. If it bleeds, it leads, you know, like, I get that.
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