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Verse Jeremiah 41:5. _HAVING THEIR BEARDS SHAVEN_] All these were
signs of deep mourning, probably on account of the destruction of the
city....
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These three towns all lay in the tribe of Ephraim, and in the district
planted by Salmaneser with Cuthites; but through the fact of these men
having cut themselves (see Jeremiah 16:6 note), is suspici...
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III. AFTER THE FALL OF JERUSALEM (40-45)
Chapter S 40-41
The Treachery in the Land and the Flight to Egypt
_ 1. Jeremiah's choice (Jeremiah 40:1) _
2. Gedaliah and Ishmael's deed (Jeremiah 40:7; J
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ISHMAEL'S DEEDS AND FLIGHT. Eighty pilgrims from N. Israel to
Jerusalem, mourning its fall, and carrying offerings (Jeremiah 17:26),
were met by Ishmael and enticed into Mizpah. There he killed them a...
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Jeremiah 41:4-18. Ishmael commits further massacres and carries off
captives
The section may be summarized as follows.
(i) Jeremiah 41:4. The following day eighty pilgrims arrive. Ishmael
goes weepi...
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_from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria_ These three towns were
in Ephraim, and thus the pilgrims were descendants of members of the
Northern kingdom. Cp. the contributions given by Manassites, e...
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HAVING THEIR BEARDS SHAVEN, &C.— These were tokens of great
mourning, by which they expressed their grief for the destruction of
their city and temple: such expressions of sorrow were forbidden to be...
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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 S...
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That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria,
even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes
rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in t...
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HAVING THEIR BEARDS SHAVEN, etc.] in mourning for the destruction of
the Temple: see on Jeremiah 16:6....
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PLOT AGAINST GEDALIAH AND ITS RESULTS (586 B.C.)
1-10. Ishmael murders Gedaliah and others, and carries off captives....
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THERE CAME CERTAIN FROM SHECHEM, FROM SHILOH, AND FROM SAMARIA. —
The LXX. gives Salem instead of Shiloh, and this agrees better with
the order of the names, Salem being a tower or fortress near Shech...
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וַ יָּבֹ֣אוּ אֲ֠נָשִׁים מִ שְּׁכֶ֞ם
מִ שִּׁלֹ
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CHAPTER XIII
GEDALIAH
Jeremiah 39:1; Jeremiah 40:1; Jeremiah 41:1; Jeremiah 52:1
"Then arose Ishmael ben Nethani
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Johanan's story proved to be true, and by the basest treachery
Ishmael, with a handful of men, murdered Gedaliah and a number of
others, and carried away the rest captive, intending to take them to
th...
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That there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria,
[even] eighty men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes torn,
and having cut themselves, with (d) offerings and incense in the...
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Rent, as people mourning. Literally, "dirty." Hebrew and Septuagint,
"cut." (Haydock) (Chap. xvi. 6., and Leviticus xix. 28.) --- Lord,
Masphath, were people performed their devotions, as well as they...
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Was there ever a monster of iniquity further gone in the lust of human
blood / than this Ishmael? The Prophet doth not fail to tell us that
he was of the seed royal! Oh! how disgraceful, had he been o...
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The Prophet skews here, that after Ishmael had polluted his hands, he
made no end of his barbarity. And thus wicked men become hardened; for
even if they dread at first to murder innocent men, when on...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 39 THROUGH 44.
After this, chapter 39 and the following Chapter s give us the history
of the confusion and iniquity that reigned among the remnant who were
no...
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THAT THERE CAME CERTAIN FROM SHECHEM, FROM SHILOH, AND FROM
SAMARIA,.... Places in the ten tribes, and which belonged to the
kingdom of Israel; so that it seems even at this distance of time,
though t...
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That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria,
[even] fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes
rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in...
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_There came fourscore men, having their beards shaven_, &c. “These
were tokens of great mourning, by which these persons expressed their
grief for the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple. Such
exp...
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that there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria,
three cities farther north in the province, EVEN FOURSCORE MEN, HAVING
THEIR BEARDS SHAVEN, as a sign of deep mourning, AND THEIR C...
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ISHMAEL SLAYS GEDALIAH...
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1-10 Those who hate the worshippers of God, often put on the
appearance of piety, that they may the easier hurt them. As death
often meets men where they least expect it, we should continually
search...
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Samaria was the name both of a city and a province; Shechem was a city
within that province, within the limits of the tribe of Ephraim,
JOSHUA 20:7. These places were now inhabited by a mixed people,...
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Jeremiah 41:5 men H582 came H935 (H8799) Shechem H7927 Shiloh H7887
Samaria H8111 eighty H8084 men...
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ISHMAEL CONTINUES HIS BLOODTHIRSTY SLAUGHTER AND SEEKS TO ESCAPE TO
AMMON (JEREMIAH 41:4).
Having carried out his bloodbath Ishmael now learned of a party of
pilgrims who were approaching Mizpah, comi...
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CONTENTS: Gedeliah slain, and many Jewish captives released by
Johanan.
CHARACTERS: Ishmael, Gedeliah, Asa, Nebuzaraden, Johanan.
CONCLUSION: God sometimes permits bloody work to be done for the
com...
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Jeremiah 41:1. _In the seventh month,_ two months after the city had
been taken, and the temple burned. Ishmael and his ten companions, who
had held high commissions under Zedekiah, were feasted by th...
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_Then arose Ishmael._
DEVILS INCARNATE
1. If ever there was such a one, this Ishmael was of whom these verses
tell. His atrocities remind us of the Indian Mutiny, its leader, and
the well at Cawnpor...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 41:4 EIGHTY MEN. Probably pilgrims for the
Feast of Booths.
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—Only
three months after Jerusalem was captured by the Chaldeans: “in the
_seventh month_” (Jeremiah 41:1, comp. chap. Jeremiah 32:2) See
notes...
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EXPOSITION
JEREMIAH 41:1
Assassination of Gedaliah and other Jews.
JEREMIAH 41:1
IN THE SEVENTH MONTH; _i.e._ two months after the destruction of
Jerusalem and the appointment of Gedaliah. It seems...
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Tonight let's turn to Jeremiah chapter 41 as we continue our study
through the Bible.
Now, these are prophecies that Jeremiah made to the people after
Nebuchadnezzar had come and carried away king Zed...
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1 Kings 12:1; 1 Kings 12:25; 1 Kings 16:24; 1 Kings 16:29; 1 Samuel 1
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There came men — Who possibly had not heard of the temple being
burnt. Cut themselves — With all indications of mourning used in
those countries....