Power shift from Egypt to Babylon
Jehoiakim taken by Nebuchadnezzar and replaced with Jehoiachin (the second exile); Jeremiah prophesies against Jehoiachin: 2 Kings 24:5–7; 2 Chronicles 36:6–8; 2 Kings 24:8–9; 2 …
Tag Archives: Jehoiakim
Still hoping for repentance
Jeremiah’s prophecies against the nations; Jeremiah compiles all his prophecies into one set of scrolls, which are read by Baruch, …
Justice at the hand of Babylon
Habakkuk asks God why He allows Judah’s evil, and is told the Babylonians will execute justice: Habakkuk 1–3 Habakkuk asked the same …
Judah turns down a chance to repent
Jehoiakim kills the prophet Uriah and his people threaten to kill Jeremiah for prophesying the destruction of the Temple, but older, …
The Temple can’t save you
Jeremiah’s temple sermon about the coming invasion of Judah: Jeremiah 19; 26:1-7, 22, 7–8:17 Jeremiah didn’t pull his punches. The Temple …
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