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 ]
V. AN ORACLE AGAINST AMMON Jeremiah 49:1-6 TRANSLATION (1) Against the children of Ammon. Thus says the LORD: Has Israel no sons; has he no heir? why does their king possess Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? (2) Therefore, behold, days are coming (oracle of the LORD) when I will cause Rabbah... [ Continue Reading ]
VI. AN ORACLE AGAINST EDOM Jeremiah 49:7-22 Beyond the brook Zered, the southern boundary of Moab, lay Edom. Edom was an exceedingly mountainous country rich in copper and iron ore. Because of its mineral wealth and because a main north-south trade route, the King's Highway, passed through it, Edom... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Subsequent Conditions Jeremiah 49:14-18 TRANSLATION (14) I have heard tidings from the LORD, and an ambassador has been sent to the nations: Gather yourselves and come against her! Rise up to battle! (15) For behold I have made you small among the nations, despised among men. (16) As for yo... [ Continue Reading ]
C. The Chosen Conqueror and the Divine Counsel Jeremiah 49:19-22 TRANSLATION (19) Behold, as a lion from the pride of Jordan goes up unto the strong habitation, so will I suddenly make him run from it; and he who is chosen I will appoint over it; for who is like Me and who will appoint Me a time? W... [ Continue Reading ]
VII. AN ORACLE CONCERNING DAMASCUS Jeremiah 49:23-27 Damascus was the capital of the kingdom of Aram (Syria), the northern neighbor of Israel. During the ninth century before Christ the Syrians were the most formidable foe with whom the nations of Israel and Judah had to do battle. Damascus reached... [ Continue Reading ]
VIII. AN ORACLE AGAINST KEDAR AND HAZOR Jeremiah 49:28-33 TRANSLATION (28) Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor which Nebuchadnezzar smote. Rise up! Go up to Kedar! Destroy the sons of Kedar! (29) Their tents and their flocks they shall take; their curtains and their vessels and their camels... [ Continue Reading ]
IX. AN ORACLE AGAINST ELAM Jeremiah 49:34-39 TRANSLATION (3?) The word of the LORD which came unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah. (35) Thus says the LORD of hosts: I am about to break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. (36) And I will bring a... [ Continue Reading ]