Homework for Thursday, 3.17

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After reading Smith, 293-296, read this account of Jerusalem's defeat by the Babylonians. Notice that the account is concerned to explain theologically the reasons for their defeat.
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Next, read a poetic lament for the fallen city. What metaphor/imagery does the poet evoke?
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Finally, read this prophetic voice from the point of Israel's return to the land. What hopes does the author point to? What does he affirm about the nature of God?
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