Chapter thirty-three records a second message from God while Jeremiah was confined to the Temple courtyard. In this message God made four promises concerning the future regathering of the Jewish nation back to the land of Israel. First, although the people saw only destruction and death in Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion, God promised renewed life and health […]
Chapter thirty-two opens with a time reference to 587 B.C. (Jeremiah 32:1). Nebuchadnezzar had Jerusalem under siege for the third time, and this would be the final captivity during which Jerusalem and the Temple would finally be destroyed. This time frame covers through chapter thirty-four. King Zedekiah was furious with Jeremiah’s prophecies against Jerusalem, the
Chapter thirty-one continues the promise of Israel’s future judgment and guaranteed restoration, the Tribulation and Messianic Kingdom. It is best to read chapters 30 and 31 together as one cohesive passage detailing the promises regarding Israel’s future restoration in the Messianic Kingdom. The majority of this chapter does not automatically seem to refer to the
