Then / Now

Scattered exiles in Babylon / Remote work and life away from the centre

Jeremiah 29:4–7

Told they would not be going home soon, exiles were instructed to build, plant, and seek the good of the city they were in. Belonging where you are, not where you meant to be.

Start here

how do I build a life somewhere I didn’t plan to be?

Read the passage in context

Keep thinking

Behind the textwhat did babylon mean to a displaced community?
Across the Biblehow does exile shape the story from jeremiah to revelation?
For todayhow do I build a life somewhere I didn't plan to be?

Other pairings

Roman patronage networks

Corporate ambition and who owes whom

Empire proclamations and civic myth

Algorithmic feeds and manufactured consensus

Harvest gleaning laws

Safety nets and who the economy leaves out