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 ]
2. _The plot executed_ (Jeremiah 41:1-3) TRANSLATION (1) And it came to pass in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was of royal descent, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam accompanied by ten men who were also royal princes. And they ate bread there toge... [ Continue Reading ]
3. _The massacre of the pilgrims_ (Jeremiah 41:4-9) TRANSLATION (4) And it came to pass on the day after the murder of Gedaliah, while no man yet knew of it, (5) eighty men from Shechem, Shiloh and Samaria who had shaved their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves, came with offerings and... [ Continue Reading ]
4. _The deliverance of the hostages_ (Jeremiah 41:10-16) TRANSLATION (10) Then Ishmael took captive the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the daughters of the king, and all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah whom Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guard, had committed to Gedaliah the son... [ Continue Reading ]
1. _The reasoning of the people_ (Jeremiah 41:17-18) TRANSLATION (17) And setting out they lodged at Gerut-Chimham near Bethlehem with the purpose of going on to Egypt. (18) They feared because of the Chaldeans since Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam whom the king o... [ Continue Reading ]