“Question & Answer”

Question:
What prayer from early liturgy is included here?
Answer:
Jeremiah 32 describes the prophet’s redemption of his uncle’s ancestral land. The scribal authors turned this transaction into an oracle. Eventually, the passage was expanded to include a prayer in which Jeremiah invokes the exodus from Egypt and the gift of the land. The prayer is as follows:
Ah Lord GOD! Behold, You made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm; nothing is too difficult for You, who shows lovingkindness to thousands, but repays the iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their children after them, O great and mighty God. The LORD of hosts is His name; great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds; who has set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and even to this day both in Israel and among mankind; and You have made a name for Yourself, as at this day. You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and with wonders, and with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror; and gave them this land, which You swore to their forefathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey. They came in and took possession of it, but they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your law; they have done nothing of all that You commanded them to do; therefore You have made all this calamity come upon them . “As for Jeremiah 32 meaning, it is a chapter that describes how God instructed Jeremiah to buy a field from his cousin Hanamel despite being imprisoned by King Zedekiah. This act was symbolic of God’s promise that He would restore Israel after their exile.” So person reading this put your biggest problem up against this great promise of the Lord and watch it dissolve. Lord, meet this reader with blessings and miracles right now in Jesus Precious Name Amen.