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CHAPTER 36
The Indestructibility of the Word of God
_ 1. The writing of the roll (Jeremiah 36:1) _
2. The reading of the roll (Jeremiah 36:4)
3. The king cuts and burns the roll (Jeremiah 36
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JEREMIAH 36. THE WRITING OF THE ROLL. This chapter narrates how the
oral prophecies of Jeremiah were first put into writing (604 B.C.).
The account is obviously important for the criticism of this boo...
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STOOD. See note on Jeremiah 36:15....
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See introd. summary to the ch....
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C. The Word Attacked Jeremiah 36:20-26
TRANSLATION
(20) Then they went unto the king in the court, having deposited the
scroll in the chamber of Elisham a the scribe, and they report all the
words to...
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So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of
Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the
king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the k...
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EVENTS CONNECTED WITH THE COLLECTION OF JEREMIAH'S PROPHECIES INTO A
VOLUME (4TH AND 5TH YEARS OF JEHOIAKIM)
The prophecies concerning Israel and Judah are now ended, and we have
here the record of t...
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SO THE KING SENT JEHUDI... — The prudence ci the counsellors was
foiled by the king’s impatience. He was not satisfied with hearing a
general report. He would have the words themselves....
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וַ יִּשְׁלַ֨ח הַ מֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת
־יְהוּדִ֗י לָ
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CHAPTER III
THE ROLL
Jeremiah 36:1
"Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I
have spoken unto thee."- Jeremiah 36:2
THE incidents which form so large a proportion of the c...
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A VAIN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY GOD'S WORD
Jeremiah 36:1-32
These written words had been directly given from God, Jeremiah 36:18.
The fast was instituted to seek divine help in the approaching
conflict wit...
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This chapter constitutes an interpolation in the chronological order
of Jeremiah's prophesying. In detail it tells the story of the writing
of the words of Jeremiah in a book to which he had incidenta...
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_Read it. This was the third time. It was in vain afterwards to
destroy the book._...
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It should seem,, that Baruch made great use of this roll, and read in
it to the people continually! For it was in the fourth year of
Jehoiakim that he wrote it, and began to read it; and here we find...
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It now follows, that the king _sent Jehudi to fetch the roll from the
chamber of Elishama the scribe _In the person of Jehoiakim we see how
the unbelieving shun and seek God at the same time, but with...
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Chapter 36 furnishes us with another example of the obstinacy with
which the kings of Judah despised the call and the testimony of God.
Jeremiah was shut up; but God can never fail in means to address...
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SO THE KING SENT JEHUDI TO FETCH THE ROLL,.... The same person the
princes sent to Baruch to come to them, and bring the roll with him,
Jeremiah 36:14. This the king did, out of curiosity, and to sati...
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So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of
Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the
king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the ki...
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So the king sent Jehudi, who seems to have been the court messenger,
TO FETCH THE ROLL; AND HE TOOK IT OUT OF ELISHAMA THE SCRIBE'S
CHAMBER. AND JEHUDI READ IT IN THE EARS OF THE KING AND IN THE EARS...
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THE ROLL DESTROYED AND REWRITTEN...
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20-32 Those who despise the word of God, will soon show, as this king
did, that they hate it; and, like him, they would wish it destroyed.
See what enmity there is against God in the carnal mind, and...
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It appeareth by JEREMIAH 36:14 that this JEHUDI was a messenger
commonly employed by the king and council; him the king sends TO FETCH
THE ROLL, (before called a book,) then he employeth him to read i...
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THE SCROLL IS BROUGHT TO THE KING AND IS READ BEFORE HIM AND ON
HEARING EACH SECTION HE CUTS IT UP WITH A KNIFE AND BURNS IT AFTER
WHICH HE CALLS FOR THE ARREST OF JEREMIAH AND BARUCH WHO ARE, HOWEVER...
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JEREMIAH WRITES OUT HIS PROPHECIES IN WRITTEN FORM AND COMMITS THEM TO
BARUCH WHO READS THEM OUT IN THE TEMPLE. THE SCROLL EVENTUALLY REACHES
JEHOIAKIM WHO DEMONSTRATES HIS CONTEMPT FOR THE PROPHET BY...
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CONTENTS: Jeremiah's writing in the days of Jehoiakim. Reading on the
fast day. Burning of the roll and orders to persecute Jeremiah.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, Jehoiakim, Josiah, Baruch, Gemariah,
M...
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Jeremiah 36:1. _The fourth year of Jehoiakim._ Though this chapter
seems out of its place, yet it may not be so, but may be a reference
to past events.
Jeremiah 36:2. _Take thee a roll of a book._ Anc...
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_He cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on
the hearth until an the ton was consumed in the fire that was on the
hearth _
THE BURNT ROLL
I. The incidents connected with the t...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE
CHAPTER.—“_Fourth of Jehoiakim._” See Note on chap. 25.
2. NATIONAL AFFAIRS.—Jehoiakim was at that time vassal of
Pharoah-Necho; but Nebuchadnezzar...
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CHAPTERS 36-38.
NARRATIVE OF EVENTS PRECEDING THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM.
Jeremiah 36:1.
THE ROLL OF PROPHECY DESTROYED BY JEHOIAK
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This time shall we turn to Jeremiah chapter 36 as we continue our
journey through the Word of God towards heaven.
Now as we have pointed out, the prophecies of Jeremiah are not in
chronological order...
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2 Chronicles 34:18; 2 Kings 22:10; Ezekiel 2:4; Ezekiel 2:5;...
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THE WORD OF THE LORD
Jeremiah 36:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We want to show you how it was that Jeremiah spoke not his own words,
but the words of the Lord. In order to do this, we want to place
before y...