Daily Tanach – Yirmiyahu Chapter 45: G d’s Message to Baruch (Wednesday, 27th Kisleiv)

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Chapter 45: G‑d’s Message to Baruch

1. Context of the Prophecy (45:1)

This word came to Baruch son of Neriyah when he was writing down the words of Yirmiyahu on a scroll during the fourth year of King Yehoyakim, son of Yoshiyahu. Baruch served as Yirmiyahu’s scribe, faithfully recording the prophecies given by G‑d.

2. Baruch’s Complaint (45:2–3)

Baruch expressed his anguish, saying, “Woe is me! G‑d has added grief to my pain. I am weary with sighing and find no rest.” His lament reflects the heavy burden of witnessing judgment and destruction upon his people, as well as the personal cost of his role in delivering these messages.

3. G‑d’s Response and Warning (45:4–5)

G‑d answers Baruch through Yirmiyahu: “Behold, what I have built I will tear down, and what I have planted I will uproot—this applies to the entire land.” In other words, the coming judgment is inevitable and sweeping. G‑d then admonishes Baruch: “Do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them.” Baruch is reminded that this is not a time for personal ambition or security, for calamity is coming upon all flesh. Yet G‑d offers a promise of mercy: “I will give you your life as a prize wherever you go.” Baruch’s survival is assured, even amid national catastrophe.

About The Author

Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.