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
Chapter thirty contains a specific, outlined message from Jehovah to his people, both Israel and Judah, concerning what he was going to do (Jeremiah 30:1-4). God had Jeremiah write them down on a scroll to indicate their sacredness and importance and in order to preserve them exactly as God intended.1 This preservation was important because
