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. _The commandment received_ (Jeremiah 36:1-3) Jeremiah was commanded by the Lord to take a roll of a book (Jeremiah 36:2). The writing substance here is no doubt papyrus. Several pieces were stitched together and attached to a roller of wood at one or both ends. The writing was arranged in columns... [ Continue Reading ]
II. THE INDESTRUCTIBLE WORD Jeremiah 36:1-32 As has been repeatedly emphasized thus far, the fourth year of Jehoiakim was a turning point both in the political world and in the ministry of Jeremiah the prophet. This was the year in which the famous battle of Carchemish determined Which power would r... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Word Read Jeremiah 36:5-19 The word of God was never intended to be written and then deposited in the public archives. God's word is meant to be read, studied, heeded, and obeyed. Therefore it is both significant and appropriate that Jeremiah not only published the word but saw to it that the... [ Continue Reading ]
2. _The reading by Baruch_ (Jeremiah 36:8-10) TRANSLATION (8) And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all which Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading from the scroll the words of the LORD at the house of the LORD. (9) And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah... [ Continue Reading ]
3. _The reaction of the Princes_ (Jeremiah 36:11-19) TRANSLATION (11) When Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD as they were read from the book, (12) he went down to the house of the king, to the chamber of the scribe. And, behold, all the princes were si... [ Continue Reading ]
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 the king. (21) And the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he brought it from the chamber of El... [ Continue Reading ]
D. The Word Restored Jeremiah 36:27-32 TRANSLATION (27) And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah after the king had burned the scroll and the words which Baruch had written from the mouth of Jeremiah, saying, (28) Get yourself another scroll and write upon it all the former words which were upon... [ Continue Reading ]