REVIEW OF CHAPTER THIRTEEN I. Facts to Master 1. Time, place, and results of the message delivered in Chapter 26. 2. Verdict rendered by the princes in the case of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 26:16). 3. Name of the earlier prophet who prophesied against Jerusalem in the name of the Lord (Jeremiah 26:1... [ Continue Reading ]
III. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE CAPTIVES Jeremiah 29:1-32 Judging from the contents of chapter 29, the Jews in captivity in Babylon were free to correspond with their relatives and friends back in Palestine. This chapter contains two (possibly three) letters which Jeremiah sent to Babylon and alludes t... [ Continue Reading ]
2. _Practical advice for the captives_ (Jeremiah 29:5-7) TRANSLATION (5) Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens that you may eat their fruit. (6) Take wives and beget sons and daughters, and take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters in... [ Continue Reading ]
3. _A warning to the captives_ (Jeremiah 29:8-10) TRANSLATION (8) For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Let not the prophets that are in your midst, and your diviners as well, deceive you, and do not hearken to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed. (9) For they are prophesying t... [ Continue Reading ]
4. _A word of hope for the captives_ (Jeremiah 29:11-14) TRANSLATION (11) For I know the plans which I am making for you (oracle of the LORD)plans of peace and not calamity, to give to you a future and hope. (12) When you call upon Me and come and pray unto Me I will hearken unto You. (13) When yo... [ Continue Reading ]
5. _Refutation of the false prophets in Babylon_ (Jeremiah 29:15-20) TRANSLATION (15) Because you have said, The LORD has raised up for us prophets in Babylon(16) Surely, thus says the LORD unto the king who sits upon the throne of David, and unto all the people who dwell in this city, your brethre... [ Continue Reading ]
6. _The fate of two notorious false prophets_ (Jeremiah 29:21-23) TRANSLATION (21) Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who are continuing to prophesy to you a falsehood in My name: Behold, I am about to giv... [ Continue Reading ]
B. A Letter from Babylon Jeremiah 29:24-29 TRANSLATION (24) And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall say, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have sent in your name letters unto all the people which are in Jerusalem and unto Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest... [ Continue Reading ]
C. A Second Letter to Babylon Jeremiah 29:30-32 TRANSLATION (30) And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying, (31) send unto all the captives, saying, Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, though I did not send him, and he has caused... [ Continue Reading ]