REVIEW OF CHAPTER TWELVE I. Facts to Master. 1. The occasion of the oracle addressed to king Zedekiah (Jeremiah 21:1-2). 2. The two ways God placed before the people (Jeremiah 21:8), 3. That which Jeremiah urged the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do (Jeremiah 21:9). 4. The identity of Shallum... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER TWELVE POLITICAL PRONOUNCEMENTS OF THE PROPHET Jeremiah 21:1 to Jeremiah 25:38 The oracles in Chapter s 21-25 are concerned mainly with political matters. These materials come from the reigns of three kings and may be arranged chronologically according to the following scheme: 1. From th... [ Continue Reading ]
2. _The answer of the prophet_ (Jeremiah 21:3-7) TRANSLATION (3) But Jeremiah said unto them, Thus shall you say to Zedekiah: Thus says the LORD God of Israel: I am about to turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who ar... [ Continue Reading ]
3. _The advice to the people_ (Jeremiah 21:8-10) TRANSLATION (8) And unto this people you shall say, Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death. (9) The one who remains in this city shall die by the sword or by the famine or by the pestilence; the one... [ Continue Reading ]
4. _The alternatives for the royal house_ (Jeremiah 21:11-14) TRANSLATION (11) And to the house of the king of Judah: Hear the word of the LORD! O house of David, thus says the LORD: Judge with justice in the morning and deliver the oppressed from the hand of the oppressor lest My wrath go forth l... [ Continue Reading ]