Apparently the people of Judah grew tired of Jeremiah's "doom and gloom" and were prepared to kill him in order to stop his prophesying. In a much less dramatic fashion, we have the same phenomenon today as church attendees seek out pastors who will "tickle their ears" with feel-good messages at the expense of truth. In reading of this murderous plot, I wondered who the people of Anathoth were and why they would be so particularly frustrated by Jeremiah. It turns out that Anathoth was his hometown, which immediately brought to mind criticism against Jesus when he preached in his hometown of Nazareth.
53When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. 54Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked. 55"Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" 57And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor."
tomorrow's reading: Jer.12-15:21
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