REVIEW OF CHAPTER EIGHTEEN I. Facts to Master 1. The names of the eight nations concerning which Jeremiah has a message from the Lord in Chapter s 46-49. 2. The following facts about the great battle of Carchemish: (a) the location of Carchemish; (b) the commander of the losing army; (c) the co... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN NEBUCHADNEZZAR AND THE NATIONS Jeremiah 46:1 to Jeremiah 49:39 With the exception of the Book of Hosea, every prophetic book of the Old Testament contains at least one oracle concerning a foreign nation. Rather large collections of such oracles can be found in the books of Isaiah... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Second Picture of Egyptian Defeat Jeremiah 46:7-12 TRANSLATION (7) Who is this that goes up like the Nile, whose waters toss themselves like the river? (8) Egypt goes up like the Nile and his waters toss themselves like the rivers. And he says, I will go up, I will cover the land, I will des... [ Continue Reading ]
A. The Certainty of Invasion Jeremiah 46:13-19 TRANSLATION (13) The word which the LORD spake unto Jeremiah concerning the coming of Nebuchadnezzar and his smiting of the land of Egypt. (14) Declare in Egypt and publish in Migdol, Memphis and Tahpanhes. Say: Stand forth and prepare yourself; for a... [ Continue Reading ]
II. THE SECOND ORACLE CONCERNING EGYPT Jeremiah 46:13-26 The second poem concerning Egypt points to an invasion of that land by Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 46:13). It is impossible to ascertain the date of this oracle. It could be assigned to almost any period subsequent to Carchemish and prior to the... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Consequences of Invasion Jeremiah 46:20-26 TRANSLATION (20) A very beautiful heifer is Egypt. A gadfly from the north has come against her. (21) Also her hirelings in the midst of her are like calves of the stall; but they also have turned and fled together not standing fast; for the day of... [ Continue Reading ]
C. A Promise to the Judean Captives Jeremiah 46:27-28 TRANSLATION (27) But as for you, O my servant Jacob, do not fear! Do not be confounded, O Israel; for behold, I will save you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return and be undisturbed and at ease with... [ Continue Reading ]