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Father-Land—Jer_22:10 Jeremiah is eminently the prophet, the historian, and the mourner of captivity—or rather of exile; for what is called captivity in the authorized version of the Scripture is really exile and nothing more, except in the case of a few persons of high station, who were sometimes, but not generally, kept under restraint. Captivity … Continue reading ““580. FATHER-LAND—JEREMIAH 22:10””

Captives—Jer_22:26-27 We yesterday contemplated the state of exile which the prophet predicted and recorded in its final aspects—showing that when the captives reached their allotted abodes, their condition was less austere than has usually been supposed, unless from the feelings which must necessarily connect themselves with an expatriated condition, even under the most favorable circumstances. … Continue reading ““581. CAPTIVES—JEREMIAH 22:26-27””

The Ravenous Bird—Jer_6:22; Jer_50:42 It is a noticeable fact that we have Scripture authority—and that too, the authority of Jeremiah himself—-for including the Persians especially in our illustrations of mercilessness. For the prophet, in foretelling the eventual fall of Babylon herself, declares, the “people from the north,” that is, the Persians who are to execute … Continue reading ““578. THE RAVENOUS BIRD—JEREMIAH 6:22; 50:42””

Funeral Feasts—Jer_16:4-7 In the sixteenth chapter of his prophecies, Jeremiah draws a mournful picture of the miseries and desolations that hung over his country. Among other doleful details, he indicates the extent of mortality from the sword and famine, by the significant intimation that the ordinary forms of mourning at the occurrence of deaths would … Continue reading ““579. FUNERAL FEASTS—JEREMIAH 16:4-7””

The Old Paths—Jer_6:16 The time of Jeremiah was eminently a time of conflict between opposing influences and principles—so that the minds of the people were agitated and perplexed, and many felt as if they knew not what course it behooved them to take; while many made the difficulty of discerning the right course their excuse … Continue reading ““576. THE OLD PATHS—JEREMIAH 6:16””

Ancient Cruelties—Jer_6:23 The prophet, in the course of his description of the intended invaders of the land, emphatically declares, that “they are cruel, and have no mercy.” It was the lot of Jeremiah to live to record the fulfillment of some of his predictions, and of this among the rest. It is clear from his … Continue reading ““577. ANCIENT CRUELTIES—JEREMIAH 6:23””

Hewing Down Trees—Jer_6:6 It is observable, that in predicting military operations against Jerusalem or other places, the processes described are always in conformity with the usages of the foreseen besiegers, and not with those of the Jews themselves. This extends even to the weapons and the personal appearance of the besiegers, and to their distinctive … Continue reading ““574. HEWING DOWN TREES—JEREMIAH 6:6””

Jeremiah 6-29 : Twentieth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Jeremiah—Jer_1:1 Four miles north-east of Jerusalem, we at this day find a poor village called Anata. In this we recognize the ancient Anathoth, one of the towns allotted to the priests, and the name of which occurs repeatedly in Scripture. Mean as the place is now, it was then a walled town, and its ruins … Continue reading ““572. JEREMIAH—JEREMIAH 1:1””

The Latter Rain—Jer_3:3 It is clearly the view proposed to us in the prophecies of Jeremiah, that the state of the land in regard to fertility or abundance depended on the conduct of the people. This is in strict conformity with the principle laid down in the Law of Moses; but there is no sacred … Continue reading ““573. THE LATTER RAIN—JEREMIAH 3:3””