JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 40:1 NEBUZARADAN. See Jeremiah 39:11. RAMAH. Five miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem. ALONG WITH ALL THE CAPTIVES. By some mistake (see Jeremiah 39:11), Jeremiah had been taken away with the exiles. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 40:2 Nebuzaradan recognizes the truth of Jeremiah’s preaching about Jerusalem’s fall. As Nebuchadnezzar ordered (Jeremiah 39:11), Nebuzaradan offered JEREMIAH 1:1 a choice of where to live and put him under Gedaliah’s protection. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getEl [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 40:6 MIZPAH. About 5–8 miles (8–13 km) north of Jerusalem (Judges 20:1). LIVED WITH HIM. In the governor’s house (Jeremiah 39:14). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 40:9 Perhaps Judah’s surviving soldiers (vv. Jeremiah 40:7) wanted GEDALIAH to lead a revolt. If so, they were disappointed. He gave them the same advice Jeremiah gave the exiles in Jeremiah 29:1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len= [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 40:13 Apparently the former soldiers (vv. Jeremiah 40:7) appreciated GEDALIAH. They warned him of a plot against his LIFE involving BAALIS THE KING OF THE AMMONITES, and ISHMAEL, one of the “captains of the forces in the open country” (vv. Jeremiah 40:7), but he did NOT BEL... [ Continue Reading ]