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2019 March 6
Jeremiah 38



Saint Onufri (1637)
Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)
Baroque Style
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art

     [ Illustration: In today's painting, we see the effects of Saint Onufri's afflictions and restricted diet. These mirror the probable effects upon Jeremiah of his involuntary afflictions and restricted diet, especially during the siege of Jerusalem and Jeremiah's several imprisonments. ]



SPECIAL NOTE:

[ I will again be working through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. I will be adding links, resources, images, and the like, upgrading the former work-through which began with the 2013-10-12 posting which can be found, along with the full Genesis to Revelation postings, in the Archive Page. Postings will be at midnight Eastern Time, as I am able. However, no chapters will be skipped, even though a posting may be late. And all postings will be housed in the Archive Page. ]



     Explanation: In Jeremiah 38, a group of officials persuade the king to allow them to arrest Jeremiah for prophesying the fall of Jerusalem; they arrest him and put him into a pit, probably a cistern, with a muddy bottom (1-6).
     However, Ebedmelech, an Ethiopian eunuch in the king's service, persuaded the king to allow him to rescue Jeremiah; so he and his helpers pulled Jeremiah out of the mire using ropes padded with rags (7-13).
     The king then asked Jeremiah for a consultation, which Jeremiah agreed to give if the king would spare his life and deliver him from the others who also sought his life (14-16).
     The king agreed; and Jeremiah told him that if he surrendered to the Babylonians he and his household would be spared and Jerusalem would not be burned; but if he refused, he and his household would go into captivity and the city would be burned (17-23).
     So Zedekiah swore Jeremiah to secrecy; and when the officials came to find out what Jeremiah and the king said to one another, Jeremiah told them only that he had asked not to be returned to prison in Jonathan's house; so their secret was kept (24-28).


     [ Sermons: Philip Ryken 1. Philip Ryken 2. Various. ]



Bible Chronologies -- Genesis to Revelation

[Traditional Patriarchal Chronology. Judges Period Chronology 1. Judges Period Chronology 2. Kings of Judah and Israel #1. Kings of Judah and Israel #2].

[Post Exile Chronology 1. Post Exile Chronology 2. Post Exile Chronology 3.]

[Prophets Chronology 1. Prophets Chronology 2. Prophets Chronology 3. Prophets Chronology 4.]

[Intertestamental Period Chronology 1. Intertestamental Period Chronology 2. Intertestamental Period Chronology 3.
Intertestamental Period Chronology 4. Intertestamental Period Chronology 5.]

[New Testament Chronology 1. New Testament Chronology 2. New Testament Chronology 3. New Testament Chronology 4. New Testament Chronology 5.]



RESOURCES

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          [ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: Jeremiah 38: Jeremiah 37. Jeremiah 38. Jeremiah 39. ]
[1] Jeremiah 37:3; 1 Chronicles 26:1-2; 1 Chronicles 26:9; 1 Chronicles 26:14; Jeremiah 21:1; 2 Samuel 3:4; 2 Chronicles 21:2; Ezra 2:4; Nehemiah 7:9; Jeremiah 36:26; Jeremiah 26:24; Jeremiah 40:5.
[2] Jeremiah 21:9.
[3] Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 32:3-5.
[4] Jeremiah 26:11.
[5] Proverbs 29:25; 1 Samuel 15:24; 2 Samuel 3:39.
[6] 1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chronicles 28:7; Jeremiah 38:1; Lamentations 3:53-55; Jeremiah 38:9.
[7] 2 Samuel 18:21; Deuteronomy 23:1; Psalm 87:4; Jeremiah 36:21; Jeremiah 37:13; Isaiah 56:3-6.
[8-10] Proverbs 24:11-12; Jeremiah 37:21.
[11] Jeremiah 38:6.
[12-13] Jeremiah 37:21; Jeremiah 39:14-18; 1 Kings 22:27.
[14] 2 Kings 16:18; 2 Kings 23:11; Jeremiah 37:17.
[15-16] Jeremiah 16:14-15; Jeremiah 37:17.
[17] Jeremiah 39:5.
[18] 2 Kings 24:12; 2 Kings 25:27-30; Jeremiah 24:8-10.
[19] Jeremiah 21:9; Jeremiah 37:19; 1 Samuel 31:4.
[20] Jeremiah 20:10; Jeremiah 38:6.
[21] Jeremiah 5:3.
[22] Jeremiah 43:6.
[23] Jeremiah 38:18.
[24] Jeremiah 37:20.
[25-26] Jeremiah 37:15, 20.
[27] 1 Samuel 16:2-5.
[28] Jeremiah 15:20-21; Jeremiah 37:21; Jeremiah 39:13-14.
     -- From Treasury of Scripture Knowledge & Others ]


          [ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]

          [ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]

          [ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

          [ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). PROVERBS: Book of Proverbs. ECCLESIASTES: Book of Ecclesiastes Dramatized. SONG OF SOLOMON: Song of Solomon Dramatized. ISAIAH: Isaiah Dramatized. JEREMIAH: Jeremiah Dramatized. VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]


HARMONY OF THE LAW


John Calvin - CCEL | Analytical Chart - BLB



GOSPEL HARMONIES

Gospel Harmony - Summary | The Harmony of the Gospels - Augustine | Gospel Harmony Chart - Online Bible

Greek Harmony of the Gospels - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF) | Gospel Harmony in English - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF)


HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES


Hebrew and Greek Interlinear Download - Scripture 4 All

Bible Hub Interlinear Hebrew and Greek Bible


Bible Hub Hebrew Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Hebrew Interlinear


Mounce Interlinear | Bible Hub Greek Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Greek Interlinear Bible




Jeremiah Detailed Outline


Jeremiah 38


Map 1: Bible Nations | Map 2: Empire of David and Solomon Map 3: Kingdoms of Judah and Israel | Post Exile Chronology.


1. Prophecies for Judah + Jerusalem's Fall & the Aftermath

(1:1 - 45:5 ) - 627 - 560 B.C., Israel

B. Prophecies and Events in Judah and Jerusalem (2-45)

1). Until the Fall of Jerusalem (2-39)

u). The LORD's Twenty-First Word (Continued): Babylon Will Prevail (37:1 - 39:18)

(2). Jeremiah Imprisoned a Third and a Fourth Time (38:1-28)


     1 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard [this] the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live. 3 Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given [giving it shall be given] into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it. 4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let [this] -- this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth [this] the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. 5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is no [nothing] he that can do any thing against you. 6 Then took they [this] Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down [this] Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no [nothing of] water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

     7 Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put [this] Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin; 8 Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying, 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in [this] all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, [this] whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for [from the face of] hunger in the place where he is: for there is no [nothing of] more bread in the city. 10 Then the king commanded [this] Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up [this] Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. 11 So Ebedmelech took [this] the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah. 12 And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes [armpits of your sides] under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. 13 So they drew up [this] Jeremiah with cords, and took him up -- [him] -- out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

     14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took [this] Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing [not a word] from me. 15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death [killing you shall kill me]? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me? 16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, [this] that made us [this] -- this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek [this] thy life.

     17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; thou wilt assuredly go forth [going you are going] unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house: 18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand. 19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of [this] the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me. 20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live. 21 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me: 22 behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be bought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say,

Thy friends [men of your peace] have set thee on,
and have prevailed against thee:
thy feet are sunk in the mire,
and they are turned away back.

23 So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.

      24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. 25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee: 26 Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there. 27 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. 28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.


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