REVIEW OF CHAPTER SEVENTEEN I. Facts to Master 1. The choice which the Chaldeans gave to Jeremiah at Riblah (Jeremiah 40:4). 2. The man the Chaldeans appointed governor (Jeremiah 40:9). 3. The headquarters of Gedaliah and the new home of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 40:6; Jeremiah 40:10). 4. Names of... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN TRAGEDY BEYOND TRAGEDY Jeremiah 40:1 to Jeremiah 45:5 Chapter s 40-44 are a continuation of the narrative begun in chapter 37 which was interrupted briefly by the oracle to Ebed-melech in Jeremiah 39:15-18. The events take place in two geographical areasJudah (Jeremiah 40:1 to Je... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Program of Gedaliah Jeremiah 40:7-12 TRANSLATION (7) When all the army officers and their men who were in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam over the land and had committed to him those men, women, and children of the poor of the land who had no... [ Continue Reading ]
1. _The plot revealed_ (Jeremiah 40:13-16) TRANSLATION (13) Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the officers of the army which was in the field came unto Gedaliah at Mizpah. (14) And they said unto him, Are you at all aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah... [ Continue Reading ]