REVIEW OF CHAPTER FIFTEEN I. Facts to Master 1. The time of the events recorded in chapter 34 (Jeremiah 34:1; Jeremiah 34:6-7). 2. Summary of Jeremiah's message to king Zedekiah (Jeremiah 34:2-5). 3. The covenant which the nobles of Jerusalem made and then broke (Jeremiah 34:8-11). 4. The l... [ Continue Reading ]
I. AN INCIDENT DURING THE FINAL SIEGE OF JERUSALEM Jeremiah 34:1-22 Chapter 34 contains two messages delivered during the final siege of Jerusalem. The first of these messages is directed to king Zedekiah (Jeremiah 34:1-7). According to Jeremiah 34:7 the message was delivered after Nebuchadnezzar h... [ Continue Reading ]
B. A Shameful Repudiation Jeremiah 34:8-11 TRANSLATION (8) The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom, (9) so that each man would set free his Hebrew slave or handmaiden, that no one shoul... [ Continue Reading ]
C. A Stern Denunciation Jeremiah 34:12-22 TRANSLATION (12) And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, (13) Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, saying, (14) A... [ Continue Reading ]