CHAPTER 34:1-7
Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah
The besieging army was before the walls of Jerusalem when the prophet
is commanded to go to the king and tell him that the city will soon be
burned. He announced also Zedekiah's fate. He could not escape, but
would be delivered into the hands of the king of B... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 34:8-22
The Message of Condemnation
The king had made a covenant that all Hebrew slaves should be released
Exodus 21:1; Deuteronomy 15:12. The princes and people agreed, but
afterwards broke the covenant. The message of condemnation tells them,
since they had done this, that the Lord will... [ Continue Reading ]