In Jeremiah chapter twenty-three, verses nine through forty, Jeremiah denounces the sin of the false prophets, who had opposed his message of doom, as in chapter six, verses thirteen to fourteen, chapter fourteen to sixteen, and chapter twenty-nine, verses eight to nine, and proclaimed only peace and prosperity. Jeremiah placed the responsibility for Judah’s deplorable […]
In Jeremiah, chapter twenty-three, verses five through six, the branch, which is the kingly line of David, was cut off when God destroyed the Davidic monarchy here in the Old Testament before Christ. God did promise, however, to raise a king from the line of David who would be a righteous Branch; this king would
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In Jeremiah, chapter twenty-three, verse one, “Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.” In this chapter, Jeremiah prophesies woe and judgment against Judah’s spiritual leaders (the priests and the false prophets), who selfishly enriched themselves while being uncaring about the people’s condition, as in Ezekiel
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In Jeremiah, chapter twenty-two, verses one through thirty, Jeremiah’s prophecies are not organized in strict chronological order. In this chapter, he prophesies to the three kings who preceded King Zedekiah about God’s judgment against them. He predicted that God would punish the house of David, as in chapter twenty-one, verse twelve, and judge the following
In Jeremiah, chapter twenty-one, verses eleven through fourteen, “And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the Lord. O house of David, thus saith the Lord; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver them that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go
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In Jeremiah, chapter twenty-one, verses eight through ten, “And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he that
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In Jeremiah, chapter twenty-one, verse seven, “And afterward, saith the Lord, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of
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In Jeremiah, chapter twenty-one, verse five, “And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.” Zedekiah sent two priests to ask Jeremiah if God would cause Nebuchadnezzar to retreat, as in verses one through three. Through the prophet,
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In Jeremiah, chapter twenty-one, verses one through two, “The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us;
In Jeremiah, chapter twenty, verses seven through eighteen, Jeremiah expresses to God the conflicting emotions of intense grief and deep depression on the one hand, and yet persistent faith and trust in God on the other. “O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I
