The Tanakh Podcast
Study Tanakh with Rav Alex Israel.
10 mins a day.
One chapter a day.
929 schedule.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 767
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Jeremiah ch.51 - Submerged in the Euphrates
Jeremiah's final "symbolic act" has a scroll - written with the prophecies of Babylon's demise - cast into the Euphrates river. What might this mean?
Jeremiah ch.50 - Scattered Sheep
Chapter 50 is about the destruction of Babylon.
But we will focus on the promise that with the demise of Babylon, the Jewish people will return to their land, and their persecution will end.
In this …
Jeremiah ch.49 - Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, Elam
What spiritual messages does this chapter hold for us - a chapter about 5 nations, some (Kedar and Elam) rather obscure.
Jeremiah ch.48 - Prophecy Against Moav
Today we discuss the special features of the prophecy against Moav
1. A sin - pride and arrogance
2. The poetry of the chapter
3. The plethora of names that characterize this prophecy
4. The intrigui…
Jeremiah ch.47 - The Destruction of Gaza
In the second of Jeremiah's
Prophecies against the Nations" we read about the total destruction of the Philistines in Gaza.
Jeremiah ch.46 - The Oracle Against Egypt
Two prophecies that predict the military defeat of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar and its subsequent invasion.
But why does Jeremiah need to speak against gentile nations?
Jeremiah ch.45 - Who is Baruch Ben Neriah?
Chapter 45 is a prophecy directed at Baruch ben Neriah, Jeremiah's scribe and assistant. Why does Baruch warrant his own chapter?
Jeremiah ch.44 - Rejecting the Covenant
The Jews of Pathros in Egypt challenge the fundamental covenantal theology of Judaism, asserting that when Israel worshipped idols, their national fortunes improved; it is faith in God that has broug…
Jeremiah ch.43 - Down to Egypt
The surviving remnant, including Jeremiah leave the Land of Israel, and make their way to Egypt. in contravention of God's prophecy.
Why is the descent to Egypt worse than the exile in Babylon?
Jeremiah Ch.42 - "Stay in the Land!"
Jeremiah ch.41 - Assassination
Our chapter describes the Assassination of Babylonian Governor - Gedaliah. In the narrative, two side-references are made to two places which each signify awful instances of Jewish in-fighting.
Jeremiah ch.40 - Gedaliah
Jeremiah ch.39 - Hurban!
In this chapter we read about the fall of Jerusalem. What becomes of King Zedekiah? What will befall Jeremiah?
Jeremiah ch.38 - Stuck in the Mud!
Jeremiah is thrown into a cistern and submerged in mud.
Surprisingly a foreigner Eved-Melekh the Kushite, saves his life!
Jeremiah ch.37 - Jeremiah in Jail
This chapter sees Jeremiah arrested as a suspected accomplice with the Babylonians.
But what rings through the chapter is the spineless character of King Zedekiah.
Jeremiah ch.36 - Burn!
Jeremiah writes his prophecies in a scroll. Barukh reads it to government officials in Jerusalem. They hear Jeremiah's prophecy and are impressed and fearful of his messages. But when the king hears …
Jeremiah ch.35 - The Ideal Society
Is withdrawal from life an ideal? Is refraining from wine an aspiration?
Jeremiah brings the "Rehabites" to the Temple and instructs them to drink wine. The respond: "We don't drink wine, nor do we p…
Jeremiah ch.34 - From Freedom to Slavery
In the reign of Zedekiah, the people make a covenant to free their slaves, and then they re-enslave them.
Why do they free them?
Why do they re-enslave them?
And what does God have to say about all t…
Jeremiah ch.33 - Eternal Covenant
In this, the final chapter in a series that promise restoration and national rehabilitation, God affirms his eternal covenant with the House of David, the priesthood, and the Jewish People
Jeremiah ch.32 - Real-Estate
It is a year before the Hurban. Jerusalem is under siege. Jeremiah is in jail. And God tells him to purchase his uncle's field. This seems an absurd thing to do. Shortly, the land will be conquered, …