There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah. Sermons
I. SUCH IRONY OF NAMES IS FREQUENT. The degenerate bearers of noble and hallowed names are many. The children of Abraham were told by our Lord that they were children of the devil. A good name should be an inspiration; it often is; noblesse oblige. That it may be so is often the motive wherewith it is given by parents to their children. But, as with Zedekiah, their character and their names are in sad contrast. II. NOTE THE CAUSE OF THIS SAD IRONY IN THIS CASE. It was not lack of right knowledge. For a while he was under the teaching and influence of God's prophet Jeremiah. And men rarely go wrong from lack of knowledge. Video meliora proboque, deteriora sequor. Nor for lack of right feeling. He had again and again good purposes and aspirations. So with men like him. Nor were there wanting sundry endeavours to act according as God prompted him. He made one and another attempt. But the secret of his sad failure was his lack of strength, infirmity of will, weakness of resolve. And thus it perpetually is with men who turn out failures in life. There is no more pitiful sight in this world than the spectacle of these ruined men. Jeremiah lamented bitterly over Zedekiah, as he well might. III. LET THIS ILL-APPLIED NAME LEAD US TO THINK OF HIM WHOSE NAME WAS NOTHING BUT BLESSED TRUTH - JESUS. He was called Jesus because "he should save his people from their sins." For in him is the remedy for all such as Zedekiah was. Give up our will to him, come to be in him by a living faith, and his strength shall be reproduced in us, and out of weakness we shall be made strong. - C.
Flee out of the midst of Babylon. Lectures on Pilgrim's Progress, G. H. Cheever. And now the trembling pilgrim, with fixed resolution, having a glimpse of the light and a definite direction, begins to run; it is unutterable relief to his perplexities to run towards Christ, though as yet he sees Him not. But now the world clamours after him, yea, the dearest ones in it try to stop him, but the fire in his conscience is stronger than they; he stops his ears and runs without looking behind, and stays not in all the plain, but runs as swiftly as his burden will let him, crying, "Life, life, eternal life!"(Lectures on Pilgrim's Progress, G. H. Cheever.) People Babylonians, Evilmerodach, Hamutal, Jehoiachin, Jehoiakim, Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuzaradan, Seraiah, Solomon, Zedekiah, ZephaniahPlaces Arabah, Babylon, Hamath, Jericho, Jerusalem, Libnah, RiblahTopics Babylon, Death, Judah, Killed, Officials, Princes, Riblah, Rulers, Slaughtered, Slaughtereth, Slew, Sons, Zedekiah, Zedeki'ahOutline 1. Zedekiah rebels4. Jerusalem is besieged and taken 8. Zedekiah's sons killed, and his own eyes put out, 12. Nebuzaradan burns and spoils the city 24. He carries away the captives 28. The number of Jews carried captive 31. Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin Dictionary of Bible Themes Jeremiah 52:10Library 'As Sodom''Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 2. And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 3. For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 4. And it came to pass, in the ninth year of his reign, … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Iranian Conquest The End Jeremiah Links Jeremiah 52:10 NIVJeremiah 52:10 NLT Jeremiah 52:10 ESV Jeremiah 52:10 NASB Jeremiah 52:10 KJV Jeremiah 52:10 Bible Apps Jeremiah 52:10 Parallel Jeremiah 52:10 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 52:10 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 52:10 French Bible Jeremiah 52:10 German Bible Jeremiah 52:10 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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