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 the embodying in a permanent form by Jeremiah of the substance of these prophecies. For further remar... [ Continue Reading ]
A ROLL OF A BOOK] Several skins were stitched together and attached to a roller of wood. The writing was arranged in columns parallel to the roller, so that as the parchment was gradually unfolded the successive columns could be read.... [ Continue Reading ]
BARUCH] the prophet's companion and assistant already mentioned (Jeremiah 32:12.).... [ Continue Reading ]
SHUT UP] not meaning imprisoned (with which Jeremiah 36:19 would be inconsistent), but hindered perhaps by the extreme unpopularity of his recent utterances.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THE NINTH MONTH] our December. It was thus a specially appointed fast, not that of the seventh month which alone was prescribed by the Law (Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 23:27).... [ Continue Reading ]
GEMARIAH] he was brother of Ahikam (see Jeremiah 26:24), who was friendly to Jeremiah and distinct from Gemariah of Jeremiah 29:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN MICHAIAH.. HAD HEARD] As it was in the chamber of Michaiah's father that Baruch had been allowed to read the roll, Gemariah, who was engaged at a council of the leading men in another room, would naturally be desirous to learn as soon as might be what had occurred.... [ Continue Reading ]
WENT DOWN] see on Jeremiah 22:1. ELNATHAN] mentioned in Jeremiah 26:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
SIT DOWN] Baruch was invited to take the position ordinarily assumed by an Eastern teacher. This together with Jeremiah 36:19 shows that the princes were favourably disposed towards Jeremiah. 17. How didst thou write, etc.] They desired to know how much was Baruch's own that they might be able to s... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WINTER-HOUSE] a separate portion of the palace, as appears from Amos 3:15. ON THE HEARTH] RV 'in the brasier': so in Jeremiah 36:23. Braziers containing charcoal were placed in a depression in the middle of a room for warming purposes.... [ Continue Reading ]
LEAVES] RM 'columns': see on Jeremiah 36:2. HE] i.e. the king.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY WERE NOT AFRAID.. _neither_ THE KING, etc.] Contrast with this the conduct of the king's father Josiah when the newly discovered Book of the Law was read to him (2 Kings 22:11).... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL CERTAINLY COME, etc.] fulfilled in the time of Jehoiakim's son, Jehoiachin, and finally when Zedekiah was carried captive.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE SHALL HAVE NONE TO SIT, etc.] for his son was carried captive in three months from his accession: cp. Jeremiah 22:30. HIS DEAD BODY, etc.] see on Jeremiah 22:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
The substance of the second roll is doubtless to a large extent preserved to us in this book.... [ Continue Reading ]