Month: August 2022

In this chapter the remnant of Judah disobey God’s words through Jeremiah and flee to Egypt. “When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all these words of the Lord their God… Azariah… and Johanan… and all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, ‘You are telling a lie. The Lord our God did not send…

This chapter details the remnant of Judah asking Jeremiah to inquire of God on their behalf, so they may obey and be spared. “At the end of ten days… Jeremiah… summoned Johanan… and said to them, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel… If you will remain in this land, then I will build…

This chapter depicts a messy and bloody attempt by some Judean rebels to overthrow their Babylonian overseers. “Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah… whom Johanan brought back…

In this chapter many Judeans (including Jeremiah) are allowed to remain in Judah under the rule of a Babylonian governor. “…when all the Judeans who were in Moab and among the Ammonites and in Edom and in other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah……

This chapter describes the fall of Jerusalem and King Zedekiah, as well as Jeremiah and another faithful servant being spared from death. “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave command concerning Jeremiah… saying, ‘Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you.’ So Nebuzaradan the captain of…

This chapter contains the account of Jeremiah being cast into (and then rescued from) a cistern, and a final prophetic warning to King Zedekiah. “Jeremiah said, ‘You shall not be given to [the Judeans who have deserted to the Chaldeans]. Obey now the voice of the Lord in what I say to you, and it…

In this chapter Jeremiah continues to prophesy of Judah’s capture / destruction by Babylon, and the king imprisons him. “King Zedekiah sent for him and received him [from prison]. The king questioned him secretly in his house and said, ‘Is there any word from the Lord?’ Jeremiah said, ‘There is… You shall be delivered into…

In this chapter Jeremiah dictates a prophetic scroll and has the scribe / secretary read it for King Jehoiakim and all of Judah to hear. “Now after the king had burned the scroll with the words that Baruch wrote at Jeremiah’s dictation, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: ‘Take another scroll and write…

In this chapter God uses the nomadic Rechabites as an example of obedience to teach His people. “Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction and…

This chapter describes one of the specific sins of the Hebrews which leads to their Babylonian exile: refusal to set their enslaved brothers / sisters free. ” ‘You recently repented and did what was right in my eyes by proclaiming liberty, each to his neighbor, and you made a covenant before me in the house…