JEREMIAH 11:1 TO JEREMIAH 12:6. The relation of the prophet to the (Deuteronomic) Covenant (Jeremiah 11:1); its subsequent abandonment, and the Divine punishment (Jeremiah 11:9); the plot at Anathoth (Jeremiah 11:18); the prophet's problem (Jeremiah 12:1). On the difficulties raised by this section,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PROBLEM OF UNRIGHTEOUS PROSPERITY. Jeremiah raises (for the first time in Hebrew literature) the problem of the prosperity of the unrighteous, apparently in connexion with his experiences at Anathoth. He ventures to complain (rather than plead) unto Yahweh, since He should award adversity to the... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DESOLATION OF JUDAH BY HER NEIGHBOURS, AND THEIR FUTURE. This isolated prophecy is most naturally referred to the events of 2 Kings 24:1 f., when Jehoiakim had revolted against Nebuchadrezzar (_c._ 598). Yahweh laments His enforced abandonment of His house (a term here denoting the land rather t... [ Continue Reading ]