Week 36

September 3     Pages 1088-1092

14. Zedekiah Flees

      a. His Flight – 2 Kings 25:4, Jeremiah 39:4, Jeremiah 52:7

      b. Pursuit and Capture by Chaldeans – 2 Kings 25:5, Jeremiah 39:5, Jeremiah 52:8

      c. Many Killed – 2 Chronicles 36:17

      d. He and His Sons Carried to Riblah – Jeremiah 52:9

      e. Sons Slain – Jeremiah 39:6, Jeremiah 52:10

      f. Eyes Put Out, Deported to Babylon

         (1) Predicted – Ezekiel 12:13-14

         (2) Happened – 2 Kings 25:6-7, Jeremiah 39:7, Jeremiah 52:11

15.   Temple and Walls Destroyed, Jerusalem Plundered Fifth Time, By Nebuzar-Adan –

       August 7-10, 586 B.C. , 2 Kings 25:8-10, 2 Chronicles 36:19, Jeremiah 39:8,

       Jeremiah 52:12-14

16.  5^th Deportation, Poor Left Behind – 2 Kings 25:11-12, 2 Chronicles 36:20-21,

       Jeremiah 39:9-10, Jeremiah 52:15-16, Psalm 94:1-23

       (Possible Location of Psalms 74, 79, 83)

17. Temple Furnishings and Treasuries Taken to Babylon – 2 Kings 25:13-17,

      2 Chronicles 36:18, Jeremiah 52:17-23

September 4     Pages 1092-1097

18.  6^th Deportation, To Riblah

       a. Priests Captured, Including Zephaniah – 2 Kings 25:18, Jeremiah 52:24, Psalm 74:1-23,

           Psalm 79:1-13

       b. Seraiah and Others Slain – 2 Kings 25:19-21, Jeremiah 52:25-27

           (Possible Location of Psalm 137)

19.  Jeremiah Laments Fate of Jerusalem – 586 B.C.

       a. Depicts Judah Afflicted –Lamentations 1:1-22

       b. God’s Terrible Punishment Upon His Chosen People – Lamentations 2:1-22

September 5     Pages 1097-1100

       c. Jeremiah Acknowledges Punishment and Pleads for Mercy – Lamentations 3:1-66

       d. Punishments Obscure Beauty of God’s Chosen – Lamentations 4:1-22

       e. Judah Pleads for Restoration – Lamentations 5:1-22

September 6     Pages 1100-1106

XIII The Captivity 586-516 B.C. (Time Without A Temple )

A. Events in Jerusalem – 586 B.C. (Possible Location of Obadiah)

1.  Gedaliah Becomes Governor of Judah – 2 Kings 25:22-24

2.  Jeremiah’s Status

     a. Shown Kindness By Babylonians – Jeremiah 39:11-13

     b. Temporary Captive to Ramah – Jeremiah 39:14, Jeremiah 40:1-5

3.  Jeremiah Stays in Jerusalem to Minister to the Poor – Jeremiah 40:6-12

4.  Insurrection Leads to Slaying of Gedaliah In Mizpah –  October 586* B.C.– Jeremiah 40:13-16,

     Jeremiah 41:1, 2 Kings 25:25, Jeremiah 41:2-9

5.  Ishmael Attempts to Take People to Ammonites – Jeremiah 41:10-15

6.  Jeremiah Reluctantly Leads in Exodus of Rebels to Egypt – October 586 B.C. – 2 Kings 25:26,

     Jeremiah 41:16-18, Jeremiah 42:1-22, Jeremiah 43:1-13

September 7     Pages 1106-1109

7.  Jeremiah’s Prophecy

     a. Against Egypt – 586 B.C., Jeremiah 46:13-28

     b. To The Jews in Egypt – Jeremiah 44:1-30

B.  Ezekiel’s Prophecies as Jerusalem Falls

1.  Ezekiel Hears of Jerusalem’s Fall – January 5, 586 B.C. (R), 575 B.C. (K), Ezekiel 33:21-33

September 8     Pages 1109-1113

2.  Prophecies Continue Against

     a. Ammonites – Ezekiel 25:1-7

     b. Moab – Ezekiel 25:8-11

     c. Edom – Ezekiel 25:12-14

    d. Philistia – Ezekiel 25:15-17

    e. Zidon – Ezekiel 28:20-26

    f. Egypt – March 1-15, 586 B.C. (R), 575 B.C. (K), Ezekiel 32:1-16,

       March 15, 586 B.C. (R), 575 B.C. (K), Ezekiel 32:17-32

C.  Tyre Invaded By Nebuchadnezzar – C 585-573* B.C.

D.  Nebuchadnezzar Plunders Moab , Ammon – C 582/581* B.C.

E.  7^th Deportation-745 More Captives (Totaling 4,600 From 2^nd, 4^th, and 7^th Deportations) –

      Jeremiah 52:30

September 9     Pages 1113-1117

F.  Nebuchadnezzar’s Image and Fiery Furnace – C 580* B.C., Daniel 3:1-30

G. Nebuchadnezzar’s Proclamation – Daniel 4:1-3

H. Ezekiel’s Prophecies After Jerusalem’s Fall

1.  Message to the Captive Nations

     a. Ethical Instructions – Ezekiel 33:1-20

     b.  Message to Faithless Shepherds – Ezekiel 34:1-10