2,634 related texts · Page 84 of 293
Let's set the stage. Nebuchadnezzar, the powerful Babylonian king, had installed Zedekiah as a vassal king. He wanted to ensure Zedekiah’s loyalty, so he demanded an oath. Now, Zed...
Even though he messed up big time by breaking his oath, he was, at heart, a good and just ruler. So good, in fact, that God almost changed His mind about punishing the wicked gener...
Take the story of Jeremiah, one of the major prophets in the Hebrew Bible. His life was a constant battle against not just external enemies, but also deeply rooted personal animosi...
That’s the feeling I get when I read about Hanamel and his desperate attempts to save Jerusalem. Hanamel, the uncle of the prophet Jeremiah, wasn't content to sit idly by as the Ch...
The prophet Jeremiah certainly did, and the story of his choice after the destruction of the First Temple is a powerful one. Imagine the scene: Jerusalem has fallen. The Temple is ...
It’s a universal feeling, and it echoes through the ages, even finding its voice in the ancient stories of our people. Imagine the scene: The Jewish people are in exile, far from t...
We're traveling alongside the exiled Jews, trudging through the dust after the destruction of the First Temple. Nebuchadnezzar, that infamous king, is marching them to Babylon, and...
Here, we learn about the not-so-neighborly behavior of the Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, and Arabs toward the Israelites. While the Bariites—known for their compassion—didn't have...
I'm not talking about missing a concert – I mean sleeping for decades and waking up to a world completely transformed. The Talmud (Ta'anit 69b) tells us of several people who exper...
