REVIEW OF CHAPTER THIRTEEN I. Facts to Master 1. Time, place, and results of the message delivered in Chapter 26. 2. Verdict rendered by the princes in the case of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 26:16). 3. Name of the earlier prophet who prophesied against Jerusalem in the name of the Lord (Jeremiah 26:1... [ Continue Reading ]
II. THE WARNING OF THE YOKE Jeremiah 27:1 to Jeremiah 28:17 In Chapter s 27 and 28 Jeremiah uses an ox yoke as an object lesson to drive home his point that Judah should submit to Babylon. It was Jeremiah's position that God had given all the nations of the Near East into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar... [ Continue Reading ]
B. Instructions for the Foreign Ambassadors Jeremiah 27:4-11 TRANSLATION (4) Command them to say to their lords: Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Thus say unto your lords: I have made the earth, and the men and beasts which are upon the face of the earth by My great strength and by M... [ Continue Reading ]
C. A Warning to Zedekiah Jeremiah 27:12-15 TRANSLATION (12) And unto Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke in a similar manner, saying, (13) Why will you die, you and your people, by sword, famine and pestilence, as the LORD has spoken concerning the nation which does not serve the king of Babylon? (14)... [ Continue Reading ]
D. A Warning to the Priests and People Jeremiah 27:16-22 TRANSLATION (16) And unto the, priests and all this people I spoke, saying, (17) Thus says the LORD: Do not hearken unto the words of your prophets who keep on prophesying to you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the house of the LORD shall be... [ Continue Reading ]