REVIEW OF CHAPTER SIXTEEN I. Facts to Master 1. The man Nebuchadnezzar put on the throne as the last king of Judah (Jeremiah 37:1). 2. The names of the two messengers who Zedekiah sent to Jeremiah (Jeremiah 37:3). 3. Jeremiah's personal condition at this time (Jeremiah 37:4). 4. The time of... [ Continue Reading ]
III. THE PROPHET CONFIRMED Jeremiah 39:1-18 For years Jeremiah had been preaching that Jerusalem would fall to the enemy from the north, the Chaldeans. Only through national submission to Nebuchadnezzar the servant of the Lord was there any hope of deliverance. Because of this message Jeremiah had... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Capture of the King Jeremiah 39:4-10 TRANSLATION (4) And it came to pass when Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all the men of war saw them, they fled by going out at night from the city by way of the king's garden through the gate between the walls. And they went out toward the way of the Araba... [ Continue Reading ]
C. The Captivity of the People Jeremiah 39:8-10 TRANSLATION (8) The Chaldeans burned the house of the king and the houses of the people and tore down the walls of Jerusalem. (9) The rest of the people who remained in the city, and those who had deserted to him, and the rest of the people who remai... [ Continue Reading ]
D. The Command of Nebuchadnezzar Jeremiah 39:11-14 TRANSLATION (11) Now Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had commanded Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard concerning Jeremiah, saying, (12) Take him and keep your eye on him and do not do any harm to him, but do with him as he tells you. (13) And... [ Continue Reading ]
IV. APPENDIX: A MESSAGE FOR EBED-MELECH JEREMIAH 39:15-18 (15) Now the word of the LORD had come to Jeremiah while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying, Go and say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am about to bring My words c... [ Continue Reading ]