Reading for November 6th

Read Jeremiah 45.1-5. In 45.1-5: Barauch's role. Chapter 45 brings the Barauch account to a close and also concludes Chs. 26-44. In verses 2-3: Barauch utters a lament of sorrow, pain, and weariness that foloows curses upon his own people in ch. 44. In verse 4: God replies through Jeremiah with language used frequently throughout the book, I am going to break down and pluck up the whole land. In verse 5: Suffering cannot be avoided, but Barauch will survive. He will gain his life as a prize of war. With Barauch's lament and divine response to it, the main part of the book ends on a sumber note. Barauch is a weary survivor who is promised only his life. The idealized vision of chs. 30-33 is far from sight. But according to chs. 37-45, Jeremiah, Barauch, Eded-melech, and a remnant survive. Survivors must obey Jeremiah's prophetic meassage as coveyed in this book. Comments or Questions...