Jer 40:7-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 40:7-12: 40:7-12 The new government was organized under Gedaliah, who belonged to a family of high rank. His grandfather Shaphan had taken King Josiah the scroll of the law that sparked reformation (2 Kgs 22:10 ). Gedaliah’s father, Ahikam, had held a high post in Jehoiakim’s close circle of officials, and he had saved Jeremiah’s life (Jer 26:24 ). Summary for Jer 40:7-8: 40:7-8 News spread swiftly among the Judean guerrilla bands and the poor people who were left behind about Gedaliah’s appointment as governor. A small group of guerrilla leaders arranged to meet with Gedaliah in order to gain a better understanding of the new governor’s plans.

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‏ Jeremiah 40:7-12

Summary for Jer 40:7-12: 40:7-12 ^a The new government was organized under Gedaliah, who belonged to a family of high rank. His grandfather Shaphan had taken King Josiah the scroll of the law that sparked reformation (2 Kgs 22:10 ^b). Gedaliah’s father, Ahikam, had held a high post in Jehoiakim’s close circle of officials, and he had saved Jeremiah’s life (Jer 26:24 ^c).
Summary for Jer 40:7-8: 40:7-8 ^d News spread swiftly among the Judean guerrilla bands and the poor people who were left behind about Gedaliah’s appointment as governor. A small group of guerrilla leaders arranged to meet with Gedaliah in order to gain a better understanding of the new governor’s plans.
Summary for Jer 40:9-10: 40:9-10 ^e Gedaliah did his best to assure the Judean guerrillas that peaceful settlement under the rule of the Babylonians would bring prosperity.
Summary for Jer 40:11-12: 40:11-12 ^f The new governor’s promises encouraged people of Judah who had fled to neighboring countries to move back to their land. The mention of a great harvest indicates that the Babylonians had not destroyed the crops when they laid siege to Jerusalem.