Chapter eleven continues the theme of Israelās restoration. Picking up on the analogy of Assyria as a great tree to be cut down, Isaiah pointed to the coming Messiah as āa shootā¦out of Jesseās root stock, a budā¦from his rootsā (Isaiah 11:1). Like his father, David, this king will have Godās Spirit on him, helping […]
Chapters fifty and fifty-one, appropriately, deal with Babylon, the great empire of that time. Although they were considered invincible in Jeremiahās day, God promised that they, too, would face invasion, captivity, and humiliation at the hands of another nation. The ānation from the northā (Jeremiah 50:3) was Medo-Persia, which executed a surprise attack in 539
Chapters thirty-nine through forty-four contain many details about the third and final invasion that Nebuchadnezzar inflicted on Jerusalem. After six months of besieging Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar ābroke through the city walls,ā burned down the palace and Temple, and broke down the outside walls (Jeremiah 39:1-10). Although they did not try to fight, Zedekiah and his men
