JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 43:4 JOHANAN and company DID NOT OBEY THE VOICE OF THE LORD. Rather, they took to Egypt the captives they had rescued (Jeremiah 41:11). They also took JEREMIAH 1:1 and BARUCH (Jeremiah 43:6) as hostages. ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 43:7 TAHPANHES. In the eastern delta of Egypt. See Jeremiah 2:16. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 43:9 Jeremiah performs another symbolic act. Compare Jeremiah 13:1; Jeremiah 16:1; Jeremiah 19:1; Jeremiah 27:1; Jeremiah 32:1. This time he places LARGE STONES near one of PHARAOH’S palaces and promises that GOD will [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 43:12 AS A SHEPHERD CLEANS HIS CLOAK OF VERMIN. Nebuchadnezzar will pick off Egypt’s cities as easily as a shepherd picks lice off his clothing. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 43:13 OBELISKS OF HELIOPOLIS. Sacred pillars in the temples of Heliopolis, about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Cairo. Jeremiah highlights the gods’ powerlessness. See Jeremiah 10:1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img... [ Continue Reading ]