Jeremiah 51 This next to last chapter of Jeremiah describes more of Babylon's fall. Though its sins are many, God says it's because of its brutality to his people that Babylon will be destroyed. "Before your eyes I will repay Babylon and all who live in Babylonia for all the wrong they have done in…
Jeremiah 49:23-50:46 Beginning in chapter 50, God foretells the fall of Babylon, a fall that will be so loud it will make the "earth tremble" and be heard among the nations. He describes Babylon as a "rich pastureland" and himself as a lion coming up from the thickets to feed. No one will be able…
Jeremiah 48-49:22 God has already brought judgment on his people in Judah. Here, God pronounces judgment against Judah's neighbors, those who have been enemies from the days of Moses until the time of Jeremiah. Beginning with chapter 46 til chapter 51, this section of judgments is thought to have been circulated separately from the rest…
Jeremiah 42-44:23 A lot has happened, so here's the backstory from Jeremiah 41: Gedaliah, the man chosen to govern Judah by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, has been assassinated along with the rest of his men in Mizpah by a band of rogues. They are led by Ishmael, who is backed by the Ammonites. Mizpah was chosen…
Jeremiah 39-41 Babylon's army comes back to Jerusalem, just as Jeremiah has said. They lay siege to it for a year and a half before breaking through the wall and taking over. King Zedekiah of Judah and all his soldiers flee in the night, trying to get away, but they're overtaken, 39:1-4. Elsewhere we learn…
Jeremiah 37-38 It's about fifteen years later. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, has come a second time and taken away captives from Judah. Jehoiakim's son, Jehoachin, held the throne for a few months but was captured and taken to Babylon. He was replaced by his father's brother, Zedekiah, another son of the good king, Josiah. The…
Jeremiah 35-36 God tells Jeremiah to write down all the words God’s given him in a scroll, from the time he first began speaking to him until the present day. God’s motive is clear: he hopes his people will hear them and repent, “‘Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan…
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