Hopeful imagination: prophetic voices in exile

Introduction : Exile and the voice of hope

PART 1. Only grief permits newness. 1. Jeremiah

designed for conflict

2. "Because no one cares" (Jer. 30:12-17)

PART 2. Only holiness gives hope. 3. Ezekiel

tough and submissive

4. "For the sake of my holy name" (Ezek. 36:22-32)

PART 3. Only memory allows possibility. 5. Second Isaiah

homecoming to a new home

6. "Sing, o barren one" (Isa. 54:1-17)

Conclusion : Hurt as hope's home.