Jer 26:7-11 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 26:7-9: 26:7-9 The crowd at the Temple wanted to kill Jeremiah for blasphemy because he had spoken against the Temple. This charge carried the death penalty (Lev 24:16 ). The prophet’s opponents argued that the Lord’s holy Temple could not possibly be destroyed. The priests and prophets had accepted the pagan idea that temples were indestructible because deities dwelt within them.

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bLev 24:16►

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‏ Jeremiah 26:7-11

Summary for Jer 26:7-9: 26:7-9 ^a The crowd at the Temple wanted to kill Jeremiah for blasphemy because he had spoken against the Temple. This charge carried the death penalty (Lev 24:16 ^b). The prophet’s opponents argued that the Lord’s holy Temple could not possibly be destroyed. The priests and prophets had accepted the pagan idea that temples were indestructible because deities dwelt within them.
Summary for Jer 26:10-15: 26:10-15 ^c Court trials were customarily held at a gateway to the city. City gateways at this time were covered and multi-chambered. In this location, where the commerce of the city went in and out, the elders of the city would congregate where they could be called upon to apply their wisdom to legal conflicts. In this case, the officials were fair; they gave each party an opportunity to present its side of the quarrel.