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Jehudi signifies a Jew and Cushi an Ethiopian, but it seems reasonable
to conclude that they are genuine, proper names....
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CHAPTER 36
The Indestructibility of the Word of God
_ 1. The writing of the roll (Jeremiah 36:1) _
2. The reading of the roll (Jeremiah 36:4)
3. The king cuts and burns the roll (Jeremiah 36
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JEREMIAH 36. THE WRITING OF THE ROLL. This chapter narrates how the
oral prophecies of Jeremiah were first put into writing (604 B.C.).
The account is obviously important for the criticism of this boo...
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See introd. summary to the chapter....
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_Jehudi … the son of Cushi_ Although the first of these names also
means a Jew, and the second an Ethiopian, it is more probable that
both are distinctly proper names here. There may, however, still b...
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3. _The reaction of the Princes_ (Jeremiah 36:11-19)
TRANSLATION
(11) When Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all
the words of the LORD as they were read from the book, (12) he we...
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Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son
of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine
hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people,...
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EVENTS CONNECTED WITH THE COLLECTION OF JEREMIAH'S PROPHECIES INTO A
VOLUME (4TH AND 5TH YEARS OF JEHOIAKIM)
The prophecies concerning Israel and Judah are now ended, and we have
here the record of t...
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THEREFORE ALL THE PRINCES SENT JEHUDI THE SON OF NETHANIAH.... —
There must obviously have been some reason for the exceptionally long
genealogy thus given. It is probably indicated by the first and l...
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וַ יִּשְׁלְח֨וּ כָל ־הַ שָּׂרִ֜ים אֶל
־בָּר֗ו
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CHAPTER III
THE ROLL
Jeremiah 36:1
"Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I
have spoken unto thee."- Jeremiah 36:2
THE incidents which form so large a proportion of the c...
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A VAIN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY GOD'S WORD
Jeremiah 36:1-32
These written words had been directly given from God, Jeremiah 36:18.
The fast was instituted to seek divine help in the approaching
conflict wit...
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This chapter constitutes an interpolation in the chronological order
of Jeremiah's prophesying. In detail it tells the story of the writing
of the words of Jeremiah in a book to which he had incidenta...
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It should seem,, that Baruch made great use of this roll, and read in
it to the people continually! For it was in the fourth year of
Jehoiakim that he wrote it, and began to read it; and here we find...
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They ought indeed to have gone up immediately into the Temple; but
though they were not wholly irreligious, yet they shewed some pride,
as they commonly do who are surrounded with splendor, being not...
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Chapter 36 furnishes us with another example of the obstinacy with
which the kings of Judah despised the call and the testimony of God.
Jeremiah was shut up; but God can never fail in means to address...
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THEREFORE ALL THE PRINCES SENT JEHUDI,.... Who, according to Junius,
was the king's apparitor: he is described by his descent,
THE SON OF NETHANIAH, THE SON OF SHELEMIAH, THE SON OF CUSHI; him the
pr...
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Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of
Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand
the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, a...
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_When Michaiah, the son of Shaphan, had heard_, &c. Shaphan's family
were all great men at court: see note on Jeremiah 26:24; _he went down
into the king's house_, &c. It is uncertain whether this Mic...
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Therefore all the princes, aroused by the report given them by
Michaiah, SENT JEHUDI, THE SON OF NETHA-NIAH, THE SON OF SHELAMIAH,
THE SON OF CUSHI, UNTO BARUCH, SAYING, TAKE IN THINE HAND THE ROLL
WH...
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THE PROPHECIES RECORDED AND READ...
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9-19 Shows of piety and devotion may be found even among those, who,
though they keep up forms of godliness, are strangers and enemies to
the power of it. The princes patiently attended the reading o...
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That is, all the princes that at that time sat there in council sent a
messenger with a command to Baruch to appear before them: and to bring
the roll which he had read in the ears of the people....
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BARUCH'S READING OF THE WORDS OF JEREMIAH IN THE TEMPLE COMES TO THE
EARS OF THE PRINCES OF JUDAH WHO SUMMON HIM TO READ IT BEFORE THEM
(JEREMIAH 36:9).
Baruch's (or Jeremiah's) influence comes out in...
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JEREMIAH WRITES OUT HIS PROPHECIES IN WRITTEN FORM AND COMMITS THEM TO
BARUCH WHO READS THEM OUT IN THE TEMPLE. THE SCROLL EVENTUALLY REACHES
JEHOIAKIM WHO DEMONSTRATES HIS CONTEMPT FOR THE PROPHET BY...
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CONTENTS: Jeremiah's writing in the days of Jehoiakim. Reading on the
fast day. Burning of the roll and orders to persecute Jeremiah.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, Jehoiakim, Josiah, Baruch, Gemariah,
M...
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Jeremiah 36:1. _The fourth year of Jehoiakim._ Though this chapter
seems out of its place, yet it may not be so, but may be a reference
to past events.
Jeremiah 36:2. _Take thee a roll of a book._ Anc...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE
CHAPTER.—“_Fourth of Jehoiakim._” See Note on chap. 25.
2. NATIONAL AFFAIRS.—Jehoiakim was at that time vassal of
Pharoah-Necho; but Nebuchadnezzar...
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CHAPTERS 36-38.
NARRATIVE OF EVENTS PRECEDING THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM.
Jeremiah 36:1.
THE ROLL OF PROPHECY DESTROYED BY JEHOIAK
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This time shall we turn to Jeremiah chapter 36 as we continue our
journey through the Word of God towards heaven.
Now as we have pointed out, the prophecies of Jeremiah are not in
chronological order...
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2 Kings 25:23; Ezekiel 2:6; Ezekiel 2:7; Jeremiah 36:2; Jeremiah 40:8;
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THE WORD OF THE LORD
Jeremiah 36:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We want to show you how it was that Jeremiah spoke not his own words,
but the words of the Lord. In order to do this, we want to place
before y...