JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 24:1 NEBUCHADNEZZAR (see Jeremiah 21:1). TAKEN INTO EXILE. In 597 B.C. JECONIAH. Also called Jehoiachin (Jeremiah 52:31) and Coniah (Jeremiah 22:24). OFFICIALS. Civil servants. CRAFTSMEN, METAL WORKERS. Persons useful to the conquerors. vision [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 24:3 The GOOD FIGS are the exiles. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 24:6 BUILD... PLANT. God will restore the exiles (Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 12:2; Jeremiah 18:9). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 24:7 I WILL GIVE THEM A HEART TO KNOW. Saving knowledge of God (see Jeremiah 4:4; Jeremiah 31:31; see note on 9:3) based on God’s sovereign grace. BE MY PEOPLE. Special covenantal relationship (Jeremiah 31:31). They SHALL RETURN by repenting (Deuteronomy 30:1). [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 24:8 The disgustingly BAD FIGS are (1) the KING, (2) the remaining people in Judah, and (3) the people who fled to EGYPT to escape the invasion. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]