A SUMMARY OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION AT THIS STAGE (JEREMIAH 37:1).
The political situation at this stage can be summed up in a few words.
Jerusalem was under siege because Zedekiah, Jehoiakim's uncle, who was
now king and had previously been appointed by Nebuchadnezzar, had
rebelled against him an... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DISOBEDIENCE OF JUDAH AND ITS KING IS HIGHLIGHTED BY THEIR
TREATMENT OF THE PROPHET OF YHWH (JEREMIAH 37:1 TO JEREMIAH 38:28).
These events once again took place during the reign of Zedekiah, the
final king of Judah before the exile. Along with Jeremiah 34:1 this
passage forms an inclusio for t... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH PROPHESIES THE FAILURE OF THE EGYPTIANS, THE REVIVING OF THE
SIEGE AND THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM BECAUSE IT WAS YHWH'S FIXED
PURPOSE (JEREMIAH 37:6).
Jeremiah dismissed the good news. He pointed out that it was so much
YHWH's purpose that Jerusalem be destroyed that even if the
Babyloni... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN SEEKING TO TAKE POSSESSION OF HIS LAND IN BENJAMIN DURING THE
LULL IN THE SIEGE JEREMIAH IS FALSELY ACCUSED OF TREACHERY AND THROWN
INTO PRISON (JEREMIAH 37:11).
Jeremiah's family appears to have had much land in Anathoth, and with
the siege of Jerusalem temporarily lifted it gave him the oppor... [ Continue Reading ]
AFTER HAVING SPENT SOME TIME IN PRISON JEREMIAH WAS SUMMONED TO APPEAR
BEFORE KING ZEDEKIAH WHO SECRETLY SOUGHT HIS COUNSEL, GIVING JEREMIAH
THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL AGAINST HIS SITUATION. AS A RESULT HE WAS
TRANSFERRED TO THE PRISON IN THE PALACE-COMPLEX WHICH WAS FOR
IMPORTANT STATE PRISONERS WHE... [ Continue Reading ]