JEREMIAH CHAPTER 40 Jeremiah, being set free by Nebuchadnezzar, goeth to Gedaliah, JEREMIAH 40:1, to whom the remaining Jews repair, JEREMIAH 40:7. Johanan revealing Ishmael's conspiracy, is not believed, JEREMIAH 40:13. These words refer to the forty-second chapter, where begins the revelation whic... [ Continue Reading ]
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This pagan commander could see that which the blind Jews would not understand: they said, _Wherefore is this great evil come upon us_ ? Nebuzar-adan knew wherefore, and gives God the glory of his master's victory, as also of his own faithfulness, saying God had but done what he said, brought the evi... [ Continue Reading ]
Nebuzar-adan, like a faithful servant, remembers his master's orders to him about the prophet, JEREMIAH 39:11, and offers Jeremiah greater favour than to any others of his prisoners; he determined others by his right of conquest to what they should do, but he giveth the prophet a liberty to choose w... [ Continue Reading ]
WHILE HE WAS NOT YET GONE BACK: it is not much material whether we interpret the he here mentioned of Jeremiah or Gedaliah. If we interpret it of Jeremiah, the sense is, that before Jeremiah was gone out of the presence of Nebuzar-adan, he, either by his silence, or by some declaration of his mind t... [ Continue Reading ]
MIZPAH was built by Asa, 1 KINGS 15:22, or rather enlarged or further built, for we read of it as a city belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, JOSHUA 18:26.... [ Continue Reading ]
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It is most likely that these captains with their forces were no newly raised and formed companies; for to what purpose should that be when their city and whole country was lost? but some commanders of parties, which either were within the city till it was taken, and then escaped out, or were about b... [ Continue Reading ]
They might reasonably suspect that the Chaldeans would have a jealous eye upon any conflux of people to Jerusalem, especially military men, and therefore be something suspicious of him who was the Chaldean deputy governor; the securing of them from fears on this account was the cause of this volunta... [ Continue Reading ]
That is, I have made choice of Mizpah, a city upon the frontiers, where I intend to make my residence, it being a convenient place for me to receive orders from the king of Babylon, and to manage state matters. But do ye live in the country, and gather such fruits as the country affordeth; do not fe... [ Continue Reading ]
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Probably upon the king of Babylon's first invading Judah many fled, and more as he went on in his conquests, overrunning the country, and it is likely at the taking of the city many escaped, and fled into several countries as they had opportunity, or judged this or that country would be safest; some... [ Continue Reading ]
They had been with him before, JEREMIAH 40:8,9, but now they come to discover a conspiracy against his life.... [ Continue Reading ]
DOST THOU, for dost thou not; for not is plainly understood, as the sense makes evident. Whether this _Baalis_ be a proper name of the KING OF THE AMMONITES, or, as some think, an appellative name, signifying the _lady_ or the _queen regent_, is uncertain. What made the prince of the Ammonites do th... [ Continue Reading ]
Discerning that Gedaliah took no great notice of his word spoken to him in the presence of the other captains, he goeth to him secretly, offereth him his service to prevent the stroke, if he might have commission from him; mindeth him that if he did not value his own life, yet he ought to consider i... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus God dementates those whom he designeth to destroy. Gedaliah in this showeth an excellent temper, not to be over-credulous and suspicious, _Charity thinks no ill_, but not that prudence which became a chief magistrate. He ought to have been watchful against one against whom he had received such... [ Continue Reading ]