Calling Leaders to Account: A Dialogue with Jeremiah 5:1-9

Reading an ancient biblical text asking modern day questions is a challenging endeavour. In this article I attempt to engage Jer 5:1-9 in terms of leadership accountability. An analysis of this passage reveals that the prophet distinguishes between insignificant people and big people, probably refer...

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Main Author: Wilhelm Joseph Wessels
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: OTSSA 2015-12-01
Series:Old Testament Essays
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Online Access:https://ote-journal.otwsa-otssa.org.za/index.php/journal/article/view/51
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Calling Leaders to Account: A Dialogue with Jeremiah 5:1-9
Old Testament Essays
Dialogue
accountability
forgiveness
ethics
worldview and leaders
author_facet Wilhelm Joseph Wessels
author_sort Wilhelm Joseph Wessels
title Calling Leaders to Account: A Dialogue with Jeremiah 5:1-9
title_short Calling Leaders to Account: A Dialogue with Jeremiah 5:1-9
title_full Calling Leaders to Account: A Dialogue with Jeremiah 5:1-9
title_fullStr Calling Leaders to Account: A Dialogue with Jeremiah 5:1-9
title_full_unstemmed Calling Leaders to Account: A Dialogue with Jeremiah 5:1-9
title_sort calling leaders to account: a dialogue with jeremiah 5:1-9
publisher OTSSA
series Old Testament Essays
issn 1010-9919
2312-3621
publishDate 2015-12-01
description Reading an ancient biblical text asking modern day questions is a challenging endeavour. In this article I attempt to engage Jer 5:1-9 in terms of leadership accountability. An analysis of this passage reveals that the prophet distinguishes between insignificant people and big people, probably referring to the peasants and the leaders in the Judean society. Jeremiah made it clear that he expected more of the leaders in terms of doing what is right; trust and truth. The leaders have failed in this regard and are therefore held accounta­ble for the ethical demise of the Judean society. Because of their disloyalty to Yahweh and the covenant, the prophet announces pun­ishment. In the light of what emanated from this passage an attempt was made to engage the Jeremiah text from the perspective of mod­ern day readers with an interest in leader accountability and ethics.
topic Dialogue
accountability
forgiveness
ethics
worldview and leaders
url https://ote-journal.otwsa-otssa.org.za/index.php/journal/article/view/51
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