Ezekiel 28:26; Jeremiah 29:10; Jeremiah 29:28
As the exile was God’s doing for their good, they were to make the best of their position, and acquire wealth and influence; whereas if they were a...
Jeremiah 29. The Future of the Exiles in Babylon ( c . 595). Jeremiah sends a letter by royal messengers to tell the exiles in Babylon to settle do...
God commanded the captives to build houses in Chaldea, to plant vineyards, and also to marry wives, and to beget children, as thoug...
Build ye houses, and dwell in them ; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; Build ye houses - Prepare for a long continuance in your present...
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; Build ye houses - in opposition to the false prophet's sugg...
1-14. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles. Release after seventy years.
Build ye houses, and dwell in them. — The command had a two-fold bearing. It counselled a patient acceptance of the present state of things. It ann...
CHAPTER X CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EXILES Jeremiah 29:1-32 "Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the f...
As a result of this false prophesying, Jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles. It is evident that they also were disturbed. The letter instructed them,...
He first endeavours to reconcile their minds to the Lord's determination. Seventy years were appointed for their captivity: and therefore, he recomme...
Build ye houses, and dwell [in them] ,.... Intimating hereby that they must not expect a return into their own land in any short time, but that they...
Build ye houses, and dwell [in them]; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; Ver. 5. Build ye houses, and dwell in them. ] Mitigate the ext...
Thus saith the Lord, Build ye houses, and plant gardens , &c. It appears by the advice which the prophet here gives, that many of the captive Je...
Advice to the Captives in Babylon. B. C. 596....
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Jeremiah's Letter To The Exiles ( Jeremiah 29:1-32 ). Correspondence by letter was a constant feature of those days, and indicates that the world...
The Call For The Exiles To Settle Down In Babylon And Pay No Heed To The False Prophets ( Jeremiah 29:4-9 ). Jeremiah 29:4 “Thus says YHWH of h...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. —This letter and its transmission are usually dated the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign...
Jeremiah 29:10 . After seventy years. See Jeremiah 26:1 . Zechariah fixes the captivity at the same number of years, and he flourished sometime a...
EXPOSITION Despised and rejected at home, Jeremiah turned his thoughts to those distant brethren in captivity, whom he had already likened to "g...
Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles and Its Consequences. The Contents of the Letter. Just as certain false prophets in Jerusalem had tried to arous...
Build ye houses and dwell in them, thereby preparing for a long stay in the land of their captivity, against the advice of the false prophets who wer...
5 Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;