JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 19:1 GO, BUY. The third symbolic act (see Jeremiah 13:1; Jeremiah 16:1). EARTHENWARE FLASK. A general term for a container. ELDERS OF THE PEOPLE. Civic leaders. ELDERS OF THE PRIESTS. Religious leaders. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 19:2 POTSHERD GATE. Uncertain location but likely a dumping ground for broken containers. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 19:3 EARS... WILL TINGLE with shock and horror at an account of judgment (see 1 Samuel 3:11; 2 Kings 21:12). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 19:4 BLOOD OF INNOCENTS. Likely child sacrifices made to Molech (Jeremiah 7:31). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 19:7 THE PLANS OF JUDAH AND JERUSALEM. Their proposed solution to the threat Babylon poses (see Jeremiah 18:12). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 19:9 EAT THE FLESH. Because of the lack of food caused by the SIEGE, the people of Judah will turn to cannibalism (Deuteronomy 28:53; 2 Kings 6:24; Lamentations 4:10). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 19:10 BREAK THE FLASK. A symbolic act representing Jerusalem’s defeat. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 19:12 LIKE TOPHETH. An overcrowded cemetery. Proper burial is impossible there. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]