Throughout history, there have been times when people recognize that everything is falling apart, and it seems like civilization is crumbling around them. People begin to organize into groups and attack those not in their circle; it becomes difficult to discern the truth when people focus on attacking those who think differently. The truth, however, often goes beyond the confines of our limited understanding. Gustave Doré’s engraving “Baruch Writing Jeremiah’s Prophecies” might provide an insight as to how to discern the truth during times of great dissent. Jeremiah, the Prophet Jeremiah was a prophet and reformer between 650 B.C. and 570 B.C. in the Near East. There was a period of great transition during his life: The dominant Assyrian empire fell to the Babylonians, and a Neo-Babylonian empire came to power. Jeremiah prophesied that the Babylonians would attack the people of Judah. The King of Judah, Josiah, decided to institute …
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