JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 36:1 FOURTH YEAR. Probably in 605 B.C., prior to Babylon controlling JUDAH (2 Kings 24:1) and also prior to Babylon taking captives from Judah (Daniel 1:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 36:4 BARUCH (see Jeremiah 32:12) was Jeremiah’s friend and fellow servant of God (Jeremiah 36:32; Jeremiah 45:1). Jeremiah dictated the words for the SCROLL to Baruch. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 36:6 YOU ARE TO GO. Evidence of Baruch’s commitment to God and his word. DAY OF FASTING. Usually called in times of emergency (see Joel 2:15), perhaps on the occasion of the Babylonian invasion of 605 B.C. (Jeremiah 36:1). READ THE WORDS. As Jeremiah’s representative, Baruc... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 36:23 The KING and HIS SERVANTS show no regard for God’s word. To them the scroll is merely fuel for the FIRE. To CUT... OFF God’s words WITH A KNIFE and burn them showed foolish, proud disregard for a message from their all-powerful Creator and Judge. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = d... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 36:29 Jehoiakim BURNED the SCROLL because he did not believe Babylon’s invasion would succeed (Jeremiah 7:1; Jeremiah 26:9). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 36:30 Because of his disregard for God’s word, JEHOIAKIM will have no heir to succeed him and will not receive a respectable burial (Jeremiah 22:18). This judgment is fulfilled in Jeremiah 37:1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, [ Continue Reading ]