Jeremiah 22:24-30
Summary for Jer 22:24-30: 22:24-30 a Jehoiachin, the son of Jehoiakim, came to the throne at the age of eighteen in 597 BC. The Babylonians attacked Jerusalem because of his father’s rebellion against Nebuchadnezzar. After only three months on the throne, Jehoiachin had sense enough to surrender, and he was taken captive to Babylon (2 Kgs 24:8-14 b), along with most of the royal family.Summary for Jer 22:25-27: 22:25-27 c Young king Jehoiachin was desperately afraid that the Babylonians would kill him, but instead they took him into exile.
Summary for Jer 22:28-30: 22:28-30 d This poem, a taunt directed at Jehoiachin, included two rhetorical questions with the expected answer, “I don’t know.” However, Jehoiachin’s sins and those of his forefathers were the reasons for his fate. Still, the people of Jerusalem seemed unwilling to accept the justice of his exile.
22:29 e O earth: Faithful nature is called as a witness in God’s case against his faithless people (see also 6:19 f; Deut 30:19 g; Isa 1:2 h).
22:30 i Although Jehoiachin had seven sons (see 1 Chr 3:17 j), he was called childless because none of them ever sat on the throne of Judah. His uncle Zedekiah later reigned as king of Judah, but many Israelites regarded Jehoiachin as the last legitimate king of David’s dynasty (see study note on Ezek 1:2).
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