Jer 7:12-14 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 7:12-15: 7:12-15 God had allowed the Philistines to capture the Ark of the Covenant and destroy the Tabernacle at Shiloh when the people tried to use the Ark as a magical talisman (1 Sam 4:1-11 ). In the same way, he would allow the Babylonians to destroy the Temple. 7:12 Shiloh was a hill located halfway between Shechem and Jerusalem. The Tabernacle had been set up there after the conquest of Canaan led by Joshua (Josh 18:1 , 6-19 ; Judg 18:31 ). It remained the center of worship for the tribes of Israel until Shiloh was destroyed about 1045 BC by the Philistine army (see Jer 26:6 ; Ps 78:60 ).

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b1 Sam 4:1-11►

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j2 Kgs 17:22-23►

k2 Chr 36:15-16►

‏ Jeremiah 7:12-14

Summary for Jer 7:12-15: 7:12-15 ^a God had allowed the Philistines to capture the Ark of the Covenant and destroy the Tabernacle at Shiloh when the people tried to use the Ark as a magical talisman (1 Sam 4:1-11 ^b). In the same way, he would allow the Babylonians to destroy the Temple. 7:12 ^c Shiloh was a hill located halfway between Shechem and Jerusalem. The Tabernacle had been set up there after the conquest of Canaan led by Joshua (Josh 18:1 ^d, 6-19 ^e; Judg 18:31 ^f). It remained the center of worship for the tribes of Israel until Shiloh was destroyed about 1045 BC by the Philistine army (see Jer 26:6 ^g; Ps 78:60 ^h).
Summary for Jer 7:13-15: 7:13-15 ⁱ The people of the northern kingdom had previously done what Judah was now doing. God had sent many prophets who spoke and called out to them (2 Kgs 17:22-23 ^j; 2 Chr 36:15-16 ^k), but they would not listen and refused to answer. The Lord had spared Jerusalem and the Temple when the northern tribes were taken into exile by the Assyrians in 722 BC; this time, the Temple would be destroyed.