REVIEW OF CHAPTER TWELVE I. Facts to Master. 1. The occasion of the oracle addressed to king Zedekiah (Jeremiah 21:1-2). 2. The two ways God placed before the people (Jeremiah 21:8), 3. That which Jeremiah urged the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do (Jeremiah 21:9). 4. The identity of Shallum... [ Continue Reading ]
II. GOD AND THE WORLD RULER Jeremiah 25:1-38 Chapter 25 is one of the most important Chapter s in the entire book. A great deal can be learned about the message of Jeremiah from this single chapter. After a brief introduction (Jeremiah 25:1-3) Jeremiah speaks of God's judgment on Judah (Jeremiah 25:... [ Continue Reading ]
B. Judgment on Babylon Jeremiah 25:12-14 TRANSLATION (12) But it shall come to pass when seventy years are completed I will visit upon the king of Babylon, even upon that nation, their iniquity, even upon the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate forever. (13) And I will bring upon that land all... [ Continue Reading ]
C. Judgment on Surrounding Nations Jeremiah 25:15-29 TRANSLATION (15) For thus says the LORD, God of Israel, unto me: Take this cup of wine, wrath, from My hand and cause all the nations to whom I am about to send you to drink it. (16) And they shall drink and they shall stagger and behave like a m... [ Continue Reading ]
D. Judgment on the World Jeremiah 25:30-38 TRANSLATION (30) But as for you, prophesy unto them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD from on high will roar, and from His holy habitation He will give forth His voice; He will mightily roar against His pasture. He will give forth a shout like t... [ Continue Reading ]