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Jeremiah 34-40 May31-June6 Answers…

31\Jeremiah 34

How would Zedekiah die?

Jer 34:4 "'Yet hear the promise of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the LORD says concerning you: You will not die by the sword; 5 you will die peacefully. As people made a funeral fire in honor of your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so they will make a fire in your honor and lament, "Alas, O master!" I myself make this promise, declares the LORD.'" 

When were they supposed to free their fellow Hebrew who had sold himself to them?

Jer 34:14'Every seventh year each of you must free any fellow Hebrew who has sold himself to you. After he has served you six years, you must let him go free.' Your fathers, however, did not listen to me or pay attention to me. NIV

What kind of freedom did the Israelites earn, by disobeying God?

Jer 34:17 "Therefore, this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed me; you have not proclaimed freedom for your fellow countrymen. So I now proclaim 'freedom' for you, declares the LORD--'freedom' to fall by the sword, plague and famine. I will make you abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth. NIV

June1\Jeremiah 35

What temptation was brought to the Recabite family?

Jer 35:2 "Go to the Recabite family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms of the house of the LORD and give them wine to drink." NIV

Where had they lived?

Jer 35:10 We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jonadab commanded us. NIV

Since the Recabite family were faithful, what was God’s promise to them?

Jer 35:19 Therefore, this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'Jonadab son of Recab will never fail to have a man to serve me.'" NIV

2\Jeremiah 36

Who wrote the words Jeremiah dictated on a scroll?

Jer 36:4 So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and while Jeremiah dictated all the words the LORD had spoken to him, Baruch wrote them on the scroll. NIV

What did King Jehoiakim do with the scroll?

Jer 36:23 Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king cut them off with a scribe's knife and threw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll was burned in the fire.NIV

What would happen to King Jehoiakim?

Jer 36:30 Therefore, this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be thrown out and exposed to the heat by day and the frost by night. NIV

3\Jeremiah 37

Who was made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar?

Jer 37:1 Zedekiah son of Josiah was made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he reigned in place of Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim. NIV

Who was free to come and go among the people?

Jer 37:4 Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison

Who had Jeremiah beaten and imprisoned?

Jer 37:14 "That's not true!" Jeremiah said. "I am not deserting to the Babylonians." But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. 15 They were angry with Jeremiah and had him beaten and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary, which they had made into a prison. NIV

4\Jeremiah 38

Who was lowered into a cistern?

Jer 38:6 So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king's son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the cistern; it had no water in it, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. NIV

How did Ebed-Melech save Jeremiah?

Jer 38:11 So Ebed-Melech took the men with him and went to a room under the treasury in the palace. He took some old rags and worn-out clothes from there and let them down with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern. NIV

How long did Jeremiah remain in the courtyard of the guard?

Jer 38:28 And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured. This is how Jerusalem was taken: NIV

5\Jeremiah 39

Where did the Babylonian army capture Zedekiah?

Jer 39:5 But the Babylonian army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They captured him and took him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced sentence on him. NIV

Who did Nebuzaradan leave behind in the land of Judah?

Jer 39:10 But Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people, who owned nothing; and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields. NIV

Why was Ebed-Melech saved from the sword?

Jer 39:18 I will save you; you will not fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in me, declares the LORD.'" NIV

6\Jeremiah 40

Who found Jeremiah bound in chains among all the captives?

Jer 40:1 The word came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had released him at Ramah. He had found Jeremiah bound in chains among all the captives from Jerusalem and Judah who were being carried into exile to Babylon. NIV

Who did Jeremiah stay with?

Jer 40:6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left behind in the land. NIV

Where did the Jews come from?

Jer 40:11 When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom and all the other countries heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as governor over them, NIV

Jeremiah 41-47 June 7-13 Answers…

7\Jeremiah 41

Who killed Gedaliah?

Jer 41:1 In the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was of royal blood and had been one of the king's officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah. While they were eating together there, NIV

Who killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah?

Jer 41:3 Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Babylonian soldiers who were there. NIV

Who went over to Johanan son of Kareah?

Jer 41:14 All the people Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah. NIV

8\Jeremiah 42

Who approached Jeremiah?

Jer 42:1 Then all the army officers, including Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest approached 2 Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, "Please hear our petition and pray to the LORD your God for this entire remnant. For as you now see, though we were once many, now only a few are left. 3 Pray that the LORD your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do." NIV

Who were they not to fear?

Jer 42:11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you and will save you and deliver you from his hands. NIV

Where was the remnant of Judah not to go?

Jer 42:19 "O remnant of Judah, the LORD has told you, 'Do not go to Egypt.' Be sure of this: I warn you today NIV

9\Jeremiah 43

Who disobeyed the Lord’s command?

Jer 43:4 So Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers and all the people disobeyed the LORD's command to stay in the land of Judah. NIV

Who disobeyed the Lord’s command to stay in the land of Judah?

Jer 43:4 So Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers and all the people disobeyed the LORD's command to stay in the land of Judah. NIV

Who was going to attack Egypt?

Jer 43:10 Then say to them, 'This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones I have buried here; he will spread his royal canopy above them. NIV

10\Jeremiah 44

Why were Jerusalem and the towns of Judah brought disaster?

Jer 44:2 "This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You saw the great disaster I brought on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah. Today they lie deserted and in ruins 3 because of the evil they have done. They provoked me to anger by burning incense and by worshiping other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew. NIV

Whose image were the women making cakes after?

Jer 44:19 The women added, "When we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands know that we were making cakes like her image and pouring out drink offerings to her?" NIV

Who was the king of Egypt?

Jer 44:30 This is what the LORD says: 'I am going to hand Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt over to his enemies who seek his life, just as I handed Zedekiah king of Judah over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.'" NIV

11\Jeremiah 45

When was chapter 45 written?

Jer 45:1 This is what Jeremiah the prophet told Baruch son of Neriah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, after Baruch had written on a scroll the words Jeremiah was then dictating: NIV

Who was this message written to?

Jer 45:2 "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: NIV

What was God’s promise to Baruch?

Jer 45:5 Should you then seek great things for yourself? Seek them not. For I will bring disaster on all people, declares the LORD, but wherever you go I will let you escape with your life.'" NIV

12\Jeremiah 46

Who was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon?

Jer 46:2 Concerning Egypt: This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: NIV

Egypt will hiss like a fleeing ________________.

Jer 46:22 Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent as the enemy advances in force; they will come against her with axes, like men who cut down trees. NIV

What would God discipline Jacob with?

Jer 46:28 Do not fear, O Jacob my servant, for I am with you," declares the LORD. "Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you.

I will discipline you but only with justice; I will not let you go entirely unpunished." NIV

13\Jeremiah 47

Chapter 47 was written to whom?

Jer 47:1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza: NIV

Who will not help their children?

Jer 47:3 at the sound of the hoofs of galloping steeds, at the noise of enemy chariots and the rumble of their wheels. Fathers will not turn to help their children; their hands will hang limp. 

What would Gaza do in mourning?

Jer 47:5 Gaza will shave her head in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant on the plain, how long will you cut yourselves? NIV