REVIEW OF CHAPTER TWENTY I. Facts to Master 1. The age of Zedekiah when he began to reign in Judah (Jeremiah 52:1). 2. The length of the final siege of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 52:4-6). 3. Place where Zedekiah was captured by the Chaldeans (Jeremiah 52:8). 4. Place where Zedekiah came face to fa... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER TWENTY AN HISTORICAL APPENDIX Jeremiah 52:1-34 Chapter 51 closes with an editorial note: Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. Whoever was responsible for appending chapter 52 to the book must have added these words so as to carefully distinguish between his own contribution and that of the... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Destruction of Jerusalem Jeremiah 52:12-16 TRANSLATION (12) In the tenth day of the fifth month of the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. (13) And he burned the house of the LORD and the... [ Continue Reading ]
C. The Plunder of the Temple Jeremiah 52:17-23 TRANSLATION (17) As for the bronze pillars which belonged to the house of the LORD, the bases, the bronze sea which was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans smashed them and carried away all the bronze to Babylon. (18) They also took with them the p... [ Continue Reading ]
II. EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE FALL OF JERUSALEM Jeremiah 52:24-34 A. The Execution of the Princes Jeremiah 52:24-27 TRANSLATION (24) And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold. (25) He also took from the city... [ Continue Reading ]
B. Details About the Deportations Jeremiah 52:28-30 TRANSLATION (28) These are the people whom Nebuchadnezzar took captive: In the seventh year 3,023 Jews; in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, from Jerusalem 832; in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guar... [ Continue Reading ]
C. The Release of Jehoiachin Jeremiah 52:31-34 TRANSLATION (31) And it came to pass in the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, Evil-Merodach, king of Babylon, in his accession year showed favor to Jehoiachin, king of Judah... [ Continue Reading ]