REVIEW OF CHAPTER SIXTEEN I. Facts to Master 1. The man Nebuchadnezzar put on the throne as the last king of Judah (Jeremiah 37:1). 2. The names of the two messengers who Zedekiah sent to Jeremiah (Jeremiah 37:3). 3. Jeremiah's personal condition at this time (Jeremiah 37:4). 4. The time of... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER SIXTEEN EVENTS DURING THE LAST DAYS OF JERUSALEM Jeremiah 37:1 to Jeremiah 39:18 A period of some eighteen years separates the events of Chapter s 36 and 37. The focus in Chapter s 37 through 39 is upon the events during the last days of Jerusalem. The total destruction of the city foretol... [ Continue Reading ]
I. THE PROPHET CONSULTED Jeremiah 37:3-10 In 589 B.C. Zedekiah foolishly rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar his overlord. Jerusalem had to pay the inevitable consequences. In 588 B.C. the armies of Babylon besieged the city (Jeremiah 32:1-2). Things looked very bleak for the inhabitants of Jerusalem. A... [ Continue Reading ]
B. Jeremiah's Response Jeremiah 37:6-10 TRANSLATION (6) Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying, (7) Thus says the LORD God of Israel: Thus shall you say unto the king of Judah who sent you unto me to inquire of me: Behold, the army of Pharaoh which has come out to help yo... [ Continue Reading ]
II. THE PROPHET CONFINED Jeremiah 37:11 to Jeremiah 38:28 Jeremiah experienced a great deal of suffering at the hands of the national leaders during those last dark days before the fall of Jerusalem. He was arrested about the middle of the Chaldean siege. He spent the last nine months or so before t... [ Continue Reading ]
B. Summoned by the King Jeremiah 37:16-21 TRANSLATION (16) When Jeremiah had come into the dungeon vaults and had remained there several days, (17) Zedekiah the king sent and had him brought; and the king questioned him secretly in his house and said, Is there a word from the LORD? And Jeremiah res... [ Continue Reading ]