Jeremiah 32:22

Key Reflection

In Jeremiah 32:22, the prophet is invoking a well-known narrative of divine deliverance that was formative for Israel's identity and faith. By recounting how God brought the people out of Egypt with signs, wonders, a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and great terror, Jeremiah reminds his audience of their foundational experience of liberation from slavery. This account would have resonated deeply with Jericho’s contemporaries, evoking vivid memories of plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and other miraculous events that were central to their understanding of God's covenantal faithfulness and power to bring about salvation from oppression.