(Today's written online notes for SS are partly from Haleys Handbook - the oral portion of the class will be taken from these notes in 'free comment' form (my few written comments are in blue).  Yes, I am aware that Haley's Handbook has some errors in it - specifically often a different version of the Bible is used on the online book - and their detailed history of the Bible itself is wrong but the historical OT facts help me greatly to understand all the different reigns, battles, etc. of Biblical history!)

Prophecy in the OT proves the truth and accuracy of the King James Bible - it will right the wrong facts in the history in our school textbooks, etc.

Conclusion to Jeremiah

Jeremiah 46. Egypt

• A description of the defeat of the Egyptian army at Carchemish (605 b.c.), in the middle period of Jeremiah's life (vv. 1–12); and a later prophecy that Nebuchadnezzar will invade Egypt (vv. 13–26.)

Jeremiah 47. The Philistines

• This prophecy, foretelling the desolation of Philistia by Babylon, was fulfilled 20 years later when Nebuchadnezzar took Judah.
• Other prophets who spoke about and against the Philistines were Isaiah (Isaiah 14:28–32), Amos (Amos 1:6–8), Ezekiel (Ezekiel 25:15–17), Zephaniah (Zephaniah 2:4–7), and Zechariah (Zechariah 9:1–7). See even more detail of all these descriptions.

Jeremiah 48. Moab

• A picture of the impending desolation of Moab. Moab helped Nebuchadnezzar against Judah, but later was devastated by him (582  b.c.).

Jeremiah 49. Ammon, Edom, Syria, Hazor, Elam

• A prediction that Nebuchadnezzar will conquer these nations, which he did.
• Ammon, see Ezekiel 25:1–11.

Jeremiah 50–51. Prediction of the Fall of Babylon

• The fall and permanent destruction of Babylon are here predicted, as Isaiah had done earlier (Isaiah 13:17–22), in language matching the grandeur of the theme (51:37–43).
• The Medes, at the head of a league of nations, are named as the conquerors (50:9; 51:11, 27–28).
• These two chapters, pronouncing the doom of Babylonia, were copied in a separate book and sent to Babylon in a deputation headed by King Zedekiah, seven years before Nebuchadnezzar burned Jerusalem (51:59–64).
• The book was to be read publicly and then, in solemn ceremony, sunk in the Euphrates - Jeremiah 51:64 - And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary.  Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 52. Captivity of Judah

• (See 2 Kings 24–25)
• An Appendix to Jeremiah
• The last chapter of Jeremiah should be read as an introduction to the Book of Lamentations.

This short book is Jeremiah’s lament over the city he had done his best to save Jerusalem. Yet, in his sorrow he also expresses his true and proven hope that Jerusalem will rise again from its ruins (Lamentations 3:21, 31–32). Jerusalem did indeed rise and gave its name to the capital of a redeemed world of eternal glory, the New Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 21:2).

As we read about the desolation of Jerusalem, consider the attack and 'near' desolation

• of the King James Bible - a rightly divided King James Bible.
• the proper walk that pleases God, Glorifies God and honours God as is to be preached from Paul's epistles.
• are you aware of the differences in the kingdom of Heaven in Jeremiah's time and Kingdom of God today.  Romans 14:17 -For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

• The book consists of five poems, four of which are acrostics— that is, each verse begins with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet, in alphabetic sequence.
• This was a favorite form of Hebrew poetry, adopted in part as an aid to memory. In Lamentations 1, 2, and 4 there is one verse for each letter, or 22 verses per chapter, since the Hebrew alphabet has 22 letters.
• Chapter 3 has three verses per letter, and thus 66 verses in all.
• Chapter 5 has 22 verses, but not in alphabetic order.

It is not easy to define the subject of each chapter. The same ideas, in different wording, run through all the chapters: the horrors of the siege and the desolate ruins, all due to Zion’s sins. Jeremiah, stunned, dazed, and heartbroken, weeps with inconsolable grief.

Lamentations 1. Zion Desolate

•  The emphasis in this chapter is that the people brought the catastrophe upon themselves by their sins (vv. 5, 8–9, 14, 18, 20, 22).

• The devastation of Jerusalem is attributed to the anger of God (vv. 1–4, 6, 21–22).
• Jerusalem, situated on a mountain and surrounded by yet higher mountains, was because of its location the most beautiful city then known, “the perfection of beauty” (v. 15), even when compared with Babylon, Nineveh, Thebes, and Memphis, which were built on river plains.
• Moreover, it was the city of God's special care, chosen by Him for a unique mission  - to: be the main channel for God’s dealings with people.
• It was the most favored and highly privileged city in all the world, beloved of God in an exceptional way and under His special protection.
• Moreover, it was so well fortified that it was generally believed to be impregnable (4:12).
• But this City of God had become worse than Sodom (4:6).

• In this chapter, Jeremiah seems to be complaining that God has ignored him and his prayers (v. 8): “Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.” ( v. 44 ).
• Though complaining, he justifies God, acknowledging that they deserved worse (v. 22).
• The high point of the book is verses 21–39, but you may as well just read the whole chapter.
• He was their music - their song!
• I am their music - 3:63
• I was their song all the day.  3:14
• Are we their song today or do we walk in victory (not arrogant, bossy, pushy, pridefully and an attitude of conquer, but in joy, peace, etc.?)
• To the world?
• in our homes?
• Yet, in spite of all of his lamenting, Jeremiah's ministry was successful.
• He did what God had told him to do!
• He said what God had told him to say!
• The results were not his problem; maybe his "concern," but not his problem!
• He had this concern because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness.  Jeremiah 23:9

• Jeremiah could not keep his mind off the horrors of the siege, the cries of starving children (2:11–12, 19; 4:4); women who boiled their babies for food (2:20; 4:10).

• But in spite of its horrible sufferings, Jerusalem failed to learn its lesson.
• After the exile it was rebuilt, and in Jesus’ day it had again become a great and beautiful city.
• Yet they crucified the Son of God, after which followed its eradication by the armies of Rome in a.d. 70.
• And remember - the gospel as preached by Paul to us today does NOT include the consequences & fear as was witnessed by Jeremiah!