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==97:6. JEREMIAH THE FEARLESS==  

==97:6. JEREMIAH THE FEARLESS==  

97:6.1 While several teachers continued to expound the gospel of Isaiah, it remained for Jeremiah to take the next bold step in the internationalization of Yahweh, God of the Hebrews.

97:6.1 While several [[teachers]] continued to expound the [http://books.google.com/books?id=aKbdqTh-D3cC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+fifth+gospel&source=bl&ots=dLDBxoTCSV&sig=CFhR3P8vtOSYKsQmEPXYUVBq15w&hl=en&ei=HFedTLqAFYa0lQfKkoz8CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false gospel of Isaiah], it remained for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah Jeremiah] to take the next bold step in the internationalization of [[Yahweh]], [[God]] of the [[Hebrews]].

97:6.2 Jeremiah fearlessly declared that Yahweh was not on the side of the Hebrews in their military struggles with other nations. He asserted that Yahweh was God of all the earth, of all nations and of all peoples. Jeremiah's teaching was the crescendo of the rising wave of the internationalization of the God of Israel; finally and forever did this intrepid preacher proclaim that Yahweh was God of all nations, and that there was no Osiris for the Egyptians, Bel for the Babylonians, Ashur for the Assyrians, or Dagon for the Philistines. And thus did the religion of the Hebrews share in that renaissance of monotheism throughout the world at about and following this time; at last the concept of Yahweh had ascended to a Deity level of planetary and even cosmic dignity. But many of Jeremiah's associates found it difficult to conceive of Yahweh apart from the Hebrew nation.

97:6.2 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah Jeremiah] fearlessly declared that [[Yahweh]] was not on the side of the [[Hebrews]] in their [[military]] struggles with other [[nations]]. He asserted that [[Yahweh]] was [[God]] of all the [[earth]], of all [[nations]] and of all peoples. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah Jeremiah]'s teaching was the crescendo of the rising [[wave]] of the [[internationalization]] of the God of Israel; finally and forever did this intrepid preacher proclaim that [[Yahweh]] was God of all nations, and that there was no [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris Osiris] for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_religion Egyptians], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel_(god) Bel] for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonia Babylonians], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashur_%28god%29 Ashur] for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyria Assyrians], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagon Dagon] for the [[Philistines]]. And thus did the [[religion]] of the [[Hebrews]] [[share]] in that [[renaissance]] of [[monotheism]] throughout the world at about and following this time; at last the [[concept]] of [[Yahweh]] had [[ascended]] to a [[Deity]] level of [[planetary]] and even [[cosmic]] [[dignity]]. But many of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah Jeremiah]'s associates found it difficult to conceive of [[Yahweh]] apart from the [[Hebrew]] [[nation]].

97:6.3 Jeremiah also preached of the just and loving God described by Isaiah, declaring: " Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn you. " " For he does not afflict willingly the children of men. "

97:6.3 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah Jeremiah] also preached of the just and loving [[God]] described by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah Isaiah], declaring: "Yes, I have [[loved]] you with an everlasting [[love]]; therefore with loving-[[kindness]] have I drawn you."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Jeremiah#Chapter_.31] "For he does not afflict willingly the children of men."

97:6.4 Said this fearless prophet: " Righteous is our Lord, great in counsel and mighty in work. His eyes are open upon all the ways of all the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings. " But it was considered blasphemous treason when, during the siege of Jerusalem, he said: " And now have I given these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant. " And when Jeremiah counseled the surrender of the city, the priests and civil rulers cast him into the miry pit of a dismal dungeon.

97:6.4 Said this fearless [[prophet]]: "[[Righteous]] is our Lord, great in [[counsel]] and mighty in [[work]]. His eyes are open upon all the ways of all the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Jeremiah#Chapter_.32] But it was considered [[blasphemous]] [[treason]] when, during the siege of [[Jerusalem]], he said: "And now have I given these [[lands]] into the hand of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar], the king of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon Babylon], my servant."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Jeremiah#Chapter_.27] And when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah Jeremiah] [[counseled]] the [[surrender]] of the [[city]], the [[priests]] and civil rulers cast him into the miry pit of a dismal dungeon.

==97:7. THE SECOND ISAIAH==  

==97:7. THE SECOND ISAIAH==