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Verse Jeremiah 26:17. _CERTAIN OF THE ELDERS_] This is really a fine
defense, and the argument was perfectly conclusive. Some think that it
was Ahikam who undertook the prophet's defence....
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THE ELDERS OF THE LAND - The heads and spokesmen of the congregation,
who added their approval after the princes who represented the king
had given their decision....
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CHAPTER 26
Threatened with Death and His Deliverance
_ 1. The temple like Shiloh, and Jerusalem to be a curse (Jeremiah
26:1) _
2. Threatened with death (Jeremiah 26:8)
3. Jeremiah's defense ...
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JEREMIAH 26. DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE FORETOLD: JEREMIAH'S PERIL (608
B.C.). Jeremiah is told to proclaim in the Temple (_cf._ Jeremiah
19:14; probably at some festival) a perilous message (keep not...
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CERTAIN. men. Plural of _'enosh._ App-14. Some better acquainted with
affairs than others....
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See introd. summary to ch....
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_the elders of the land_ Certain elders support this proceeding by the
precedent of Micah. We find frequent mention of the employment of
leading men for administrative or judicial purposes (Deuteronom...
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I. THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF THE PROPHET Jeremiah 26:1-24
The faithful proclamation of the word of God is dangerous business.
Amos, the prophet from Tekoa, was openly rebuked by Amaziah the high
priest...
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2. _A legal precedent_ (Jeremiah 26:16-19)
TRANSLATION
(16) Then the princes and all the people said unto the priests and the
prophets, There will be no judgment of death for this man! For he has
spo...
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Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the
assembly of the people, saying,
THEN ROSE UP CERTAIN OF THE ELDERS - members of the great council.
(Compare Gamaliel's interposi...
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JEREMIAH'S FIFTEENTH PROPHECY (EARLY IN THE REIGN OF JEHOIAKIM)
For Jeremiah 26:1 see intro. to Jeremiah 7-10. This chapter gives us a
sketch of the difficulties and dangers under which Jeremiah had...
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THE ELDERS] for their action in criminal procedure cp. Deuteronomy
21:2. in civil, Ruth 4:2....
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CERTAIN OF THE ELDERS OF THE LAND. — The word is probably to be
taken rather in the literal than in an official sense — or, if
officially, then as including the literal meaning also. The elders
speaki...
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וַ יָּקֻ֣מוּ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים מִ זִּקְנֵ֖י
הָ אָ֑רֶ
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Jeremiah 8:1; Jeremiah 9:1; Jeremiah 10:1; Jeremiah 26:1
In the four Chapter s which we are now to consider we have what is
plainly a fin
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UNGRATEFUL FORGETFULNESS
Jeremiah 2:1-8; Jeremiah 26:1-24; Jeremiah 27:1-22; Jeremiah 28:1-17;
Jeremiah 29:1-32; Jeremiah 30:1-24; Jeremiah 31:1-40; Jeremiah 32:1-44
God regarded
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Once again Jeremiah repeated a previous message, one delivered yet
earlier, "in the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim." He had then
been instructed to stand in the court of the Lord's house, and del...
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I pray the Reader to observe with me, who were the enemies of faithful
Jeremiah: namely, the unfaithful priests. Oh! what a reproach is it to
any age, and to every age of the Church, that the Redeemer...
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It is uncertain whether what is here recited was spoken before the
acquittal of Jeremiah or not; for the Scripture does not always
exactly preserve order in narrating things. It is yet probable, that...
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Chapter 26 begins this series of details with a prophecy of the
commencement of Jehoiakim's reign. The people are warned, as being
already in sin, that if they repent, they shall escape. We have
const...
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THEN ROSE UP CERTAIN OF THE ELDERS OF THE LAND,.... The same with the
princes; some of the court, who rose up as advocates for the prophet:
AND SPAKE TO ALL THE ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLE: to justify the...
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Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the
assembly of the people, saying,
Ver. 17. _Then rose up certain of the elders._] _Viri illi admodum
venerabiles erant,_ saith Oecol...
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_Then rose up certain of the elders_ Either the princes before
mentioned, or the more intelligent men of the people, stood up, and
put the assembly in mind of a former case, as is usual with us in
giv...
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Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, either the most
venerable and experienced of the princes or aged representatives of
the people, who were highly respected for their wisdom, AND SPAKE TO...
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Jeremiah's Defense and Deliverance...
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16-24 When secure sinners are threatened with taking away the Spirit
of God, and the kingdom of God, it is what is warranted from the word
of God. Hezekiah who protected Micah, prospered. Did Jehoiak...
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Probably these ELDERS were some of the court, or else advocates, for
they were wont to rise up, either to plead or to judge, ISAIAH 3:13
ACTS 5:34. They rise up and apply themselves to the people to j...
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Jeremiah 26:17 certain H582 elders H2205 land H776 up H6965 (H8799)
spoke H559 (H8799) assembly H6951 people...
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A). JEREMIAH DECLARES IN THE TEMPLE THAT IF JUDAH WILL NOT REPENT
THEIR SANCTUARY WILL END UP LIKE THAT AT SHILOH, WHICH WAS DESTROYED
BY THE PHILISTINES, AND THEIR CITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO YHWH'S CURS...
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SECTION 2 SUBSECTION 1 COMMENCING WITH A SPEECH IN THE TEMPLE JEREMIAH
WARNS OF WHAT IS COMING AND REPUDIATES THE PROMISES OF THE FALSE
PROPHETS, AND WHILE OPPOSED BY THE HIERARCHY, HAS HIS OWN STATUS...
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CONTENTS: Message in the temple court. Spiteful treatment of Jeremiah
and his brave stand. Martyrdom of Urijah.
CHARACTERS: Jehoiakim, Jeremiah, Micah, Hezekiah, Urijah, Elnathan,
Ahikam.
CONCLUSION:...
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Jeremiah 26:1. _In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim._ See the
note on Jeremiah 26:3.
Jeremiah 26:2. _Stand in the court of the Lord's house._ See the note
on...
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_In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of
Judah._
AFFLICTIONS, DISTRESSES, TUMULTS
Jehoiakim was, perhaps, the most despicable of the kings of Judah.
Josephus says that he was...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 26:17 ELDERS OF THE LAND. Most likely
civic leaders from other cities.
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. About
three years earlier than the prophecy of preceding chapter. _Cf_.
chapter 7 with this, and it is evident that they are synchronous.
E...
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JEREMIAH'S TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
EXPOSITION
The prophecy in Jeremiah 26:2 is a summary of that contained in
Jeremiah 7:1; the narrative, which stands in no connection either with...
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Jer 26:1-24 through 30.
In the twenty-second chapter of Jeremiah the Lord had ordered Jeremiah
to go to the king's house, Zedekiah, and prophesy unto him. So these
prophecies were those that Jeremiah...
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Acts 5:34; Micah 1:1...