JEREMIAH 27-29. Certain linguistic peculiarities (_e.g._ the incorrect
spelling, Nebuchadnezzar) suggest that these three Chapter s may have
circulated as a separate pamphlet, _e.g._ in Babylon. They deal with
the rebuke of false hopes concerning a speedy return from exile.
JEREMIAH 30-31. THE FUTU... [ Continue Reading ]
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 back a
word, Jeremiah 26:2), in the hope that it may produce a change
(Jeremiah 18:8). Unless the pe... [ Continue Reading ]