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Biblical Hermeneutics

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  • Thanks for your answer steve. If you look at my question, I suggest something similar, but the problem is I dont see how the Israelites going to Egypt for safety would be understood as an act of reliance or trust in the Egyptian empire. Simply put, the Israelites were just exiled from their land and persecuted in the most horrific ways (cf. Lam.), they did not feel safe there, and neither would anyone in such circumstances. Running to Egypt seemed the natural choice. On religious grounds I don't see why Jeremiah would be so opposed to it, and the punishment seems out of proportion. Commented Jan 2, 2022 at 1:56
  • @Bach - I've added a further section with more details. I feel like maybe you're just not 'getting' the impetus of the Exile itself. You probably need to have a good read/listen through at least the whole of Jeremiah and Ezekiel to get the whole context, though I can start digging into Ezekiel too if that's what you need for the answer here. And to be entirely fair, the most horrific elements of Lamentations were the outcome of refusing to bow to the yoke of Babylon. It shouldn't have had to play out that way if they had listened. Commented Jan 2, 2022 at 3:35
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