REVIEW OF CHAPTER EIGHTEEN I. Facts to Master 1. The names of the eight nations concerning which Jeremiah has a message from the Lord in Chapter s 46-49. 2. The following facts about the great battle of Carchemish: (a) the location of Carchemish; (b) the commander of the losing army; (c) the co... [ Continue Reading ]
III. AN ORACLE AGAINST THE PHILISTINE Jeremiah 47:1-7 TRANSLATION (1) The word of the LORD which came unto Jeremiah concerning the Philistine before Pharaoh smote Gaza. (2) Thus says the LORD: Behold, waters are rising from the north and they shall become an overflowing stream. They shall overflow... [ Continue Reading ]
A. The Overflowing Stream Jeremiah 47:2-4 Borrowing a figure used earlier by Isaiah (Isaiah 8:7) Jeremiah describes the conqueror of the Philistine as an overflowing flood. The prophet sees the waters slowly rising in the north, gradually swelling, and then sweeping southward like a torrential strea... [ Continue Reading ]
B. The Devouring Sword Jeremiah 47:5-7 In the second stanza of the poem the figure changes from an overflowing stream to a devouring sword. The sword of the Lord creates havoc in Philistia. Gaza and Ashkelon, two of the principal cities of the land, suffer immeasurably. Baldness and the cutting of... [ Continue Reading ]