JEREMIAH 14:1 TO JEREMIAH 15:9. THE DROUGHT IN JUDAH, AND JEREMIAH'S
CONSEQUENT INTERCESSION. The date of this disaster is unknown, but
some year in the latter half of Jehoiakim's reign is most probable.
The effects of the drought are graphically described in Jeremiah 14:2.
The personified gates rep... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SORROW AND STRENGTH OF PROPHETIC SERVICE. The experience of the
prophet, as described in the following section, may be the result of
his unpopularity at the time of the drought, and therefore be rightly
placed after Jeremiah 14:1 to Jeremiah 15:9; but it would suit many
other occasions of his li... [ Continue Reading ]