REVIEW OF CHAPTER FIFTEEN I. Facts to Master 1. The time of the events recorded in chapter 34 (Jeremiah 34:1; Jeremiah 34:6-7). 2. Summary of Jeremiah's message to king Zedekiah (Jeremiah 34:2-5). 3. The covenant which the nobles of Jerusalem made and then broke (Jeremiah 34:8-11). 4. The l... [ Continue Reading ]
A. The Fidelity of the Rechabites Jeremiah 35:1-11 TRANSLATION (1) The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, (2) Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them to the house of the LORD unto one of the... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Faithlessness of the Jews Jeremiah 35:12-15 TRANSLATION (12) And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying, (13) Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the man of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Will you not accept correction to obey My words (oracle of t... [ Continue Reading ]
C. The Fate of the Rechabites and the Jews Jeremiah 35:16-19 TRANSLATION (16) Because the sons of Jonadab the Son of Rechab have kept the commandment of their ancestor, and this people have not obeyed Me, (17) therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am about to... [ Continue Reading ]