Yirmiyahu A Teachers' Guide

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See Melachim II 23:34-24:7 for background information on Yehoyakim.

על is understood in this instance as אל. See Shmuel I 2:11, for another example of this phenomenon. (Radak)

Yirmiyahu was commanded not to abstain from relating any part of the prophecy. (Metzudat David)

2. Hashem would change his plan. (Metzudat Tzion)

* Yirmiyahu presents two conditions whereon the Temple would not be destroyed: If the people listen to the Torah, and if they listen to the prophets. (Malbim)

The people should listen to the words of the prophets. (Metzudat David)

Hashem sent the prophets very early to deliver His message, and the people still did not listen. (Metzudat David)

If the people do not listen, Hashem will destroy the Temple, just as Shiloh was destroyed. (Metzudat David)

The nations will use Jerusalem in their curses: "You should be destroyed like Jerusalem." (Metzudat David)

* The students should compare this section to Melachim I 9:6-7. The students should list the similarities between both sections.

These were not the priests of the Temple and the true prophets, but the priests of the Baal and the false prophets. (Metzudat David)

They grabbed him with force. (Metzudat David)

* The prophets and priests wanted to kill Yirmiyahu because they thought he was a false prophet. The people wanted him killed because they were made uncomfortable by his prophecy - they believed his prophecy, but did not like it. (Malbim)

For an overview of the concept of a false prophet, see Rambam, Hilchot Yesodei Hatorah chapters 9-10.

1. The officers heard that Yirmiyahu was being held by the people. (Rashi)

2. The officers came to see whether he was deserving of being put to death. (Malbim)

3. The priests came and told the officers of the words of Yirmiyahu. (Abarbanel)

The students should translate וישמעו according to each approach. (According to the first approach, the officers heard a commotion that alerted their attention. According to the second approach, they heard the words of Yirmiyahu, and these spurred them into action.)

The students should also analyze the function of the officers according to each approach. (According to the former they were trying to maintain civil order, and according to the latter, they came to serve as judges.)

The teacher should explain the concept of a false prophet. See Devarim 18:18-22.

The gate had probably been rebuilt, after having collapsed. (Metzudat David)

* They believed that Yirmiyahu was a false prophet, and that therefore he deserved death. (Malbim)

They believed he fabricated the prophecy, and that therefore he deserved to die. (Metzudat David)

The people heard it from Yirmiyahu, and they told it to the officers. (Metzudat David)

The students should match up this commentary with one of the approaches listed in verse 10. They should then explain how the other approach in verse 10 would explain the words כאשר שמעתם. (One could say that Rashi would explain this phrase as referring to the people, not to the officers.)

The students should recognize that according to the first approach, it could be referring to both groups of people.

1. Yirmiyahu is emphasizing that he did not create the prophecy himself. (Metzudat David)

They could do what they want with him. (Metzudat David)

* The students should try and explain each of the two phrases - כטוב, כישר - according to the Malbim's commentary on the previous verse.

The sin of innocent blood will be on their hands. (Metzudat David)

Hashem's anger will be further kindled against the city if they kill Yirmiyahu. (Malbim)

These were righteous men, and they related what happened during the times of Chizkiyahu. (Radak)

They tried to quiet the people, and impress upon them that they should not kill Yirmiyahu, even though he is predicting dire consequences for them if they don't heed him. (Malbim)

See Michah 1:1; 3:12.

Zion will be plowed through to the extent that one will be able to use it as a field. (Metzudat David)

The city will be full of piles of rubble from the homes that will be destroyed. (Metzudat David)

The Temple Mount will be full of piles of stones, similar to the altars built in the forests. (Metzudat Dav)

Did Chizkiyahu attempt to kill Michah because of his prophecy? (Metzudat David)

Chizkiyahu had Fear of Heaven, and he therefore prayed that the decree be annulled. (Metzudat David)

The students should write what the רעה גדולה is according to each commentary. They should note which commentary is closer to פשוטו של מקרא. They should summarize targuments of the elders according to each commentary.

This is the response of the priests to the argument of the elders. They reasoned, since Uriah was also a prophet who prophesied in Hashem's name, and he was killed, likewise Yirmiyahu should also be killed. (Rashi)

Yehoyakim did not believe that Uriah was a true prophet from Hashem, and therefore wanted him to be killed. (Metzudat David)

It was a calculated decision to have Uriah killed. (Metzudat David)

They treated his body disrespectfully, and did not bury him with the other prophets. They thought he had fabricated his own prophecy. Similarly, they felt that Yirmiyahu was fabricating his prophecy, and should be punished in the same way. (Metzudat David)

Achikam was able to overpower the people, and save Yirmiyahu. (Metzudat David)

The students should refer to Melachim II 22:1-16, and note the role that Achikam had in that story.

* The students should try and find the מילה מנחה (a theme word which is repeated many times) in chapter 26. They should then note where the word שמע is used in its literal sense, and where it means to understand. This can serve as an excellent review of the chapter.

The Abarbanel posits that this story is the acutalization of the prophecy in chapter 7. The students can list five parallels, literal or thematic, between both stories.

· "והשכם ושלוח ולא שמעתם" [ה]

· "ואת העיר הזאת אתן לקללה לכל גויי הארץ" [ג]

· "משפט מוות לאיש הזה" [יא]

· "הלא ירא את ה' ויחל את פני ה' וינחם ה' אל הרעה אשר דיבר עליהם ואנחנו עושים רעה גדולה על נפשותינו" [יט]

 Yirmiyahu A Teachers' Guide

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