Study
17 From the Book of Jeremiah is: Jeremiah 26
Jehoiakim was a very different king from Josiah. At the beginning of his reign, therefore, God
sent Jeremiah to warn the people against being led astray into further
disobedience to Him.
1.
What reason does God give for sending His servant on this
dangerous mission? See verse 3 and cf. 2 Ch. 36:15; 2 Pet. 3:9; Lk. 13:34, 35.
2.
Note the points of resemblance between Jeremiah and Jesus (see
Study 8, Question 3; and Mt. 16:14) e.g., cf. Mt 24:1, 2; 26:61; 27:4, 24, 25.
Consider also the experiences of Jeremiah and Uriah in the light of what Jesus
foretold for His disciples. Cf. Jn. 15:18-20; 16:33; 1 Pet. 4:12, 13.
Notes
1.
Verses 4-6. It seems probable that this brief summary of
Jeremiah’s words is given more fully in chapter 7.
2.
Verse 18. ‘Micah of
Moresheth’: see Mi. 1:1, 14.
3.
Verse 24. ‘Ahikam the son of Shaphan’: one of those sent by King
Josiah to consult the prophetess Huldah (2 Ki. 22:12, 13), and the father of
Gedaliah, who was made governor after the fall of Jerusalem (40:5, 6).
