CHAPTERXV1. 4ß9 kin's house, drew him up with ropes, by leave from the king, and he remained in the court of the prison till the city was ta- ken ; Verses 7 -14. 31. Q. What favour did God spew to Ebedmelech on this account ? A. He assured him he should not die by the sword, but his life should be given him, because he trusted in the,Lord; Jer. xxxix. 16. 32. Q. When Zedekialï the king sent for Jeremiah, what message had he fromGod ? A. He repeated his advice to the king of Judah, to go forth and submit to the king of Babylon, in order to save himself and the city ; Verses 17, 18. 33. Q. Did the king hearken to his advice ? A. No; he did not obey the prophet ; so the city was taken, and burned, the princes of Judah were slain and the king's sons were put to death before his eyes : Then the king had his eyes put out, and he was carried inchains to Babylon, and died there ; Jer. xxxix. 1 -10. and Iii. 8-11. Note; Then was fulfilled the prophecy of Ezekiel concern- ing Zedekiah ; Ezek. xii. 13. " I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaltfeans, yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there." 34. Q. What became of Jeremiah after thecity was taken ? A. Nebuchadnezzar gave order to the officers of his army to take care of him ; and to give him his liberty to go where he pleased ; Jer. xxxix. 11. and xl. 4, 5. 35. Q. Whither did Jeremiah chose to go ? A. He chose to continue in the land of Israel, and put himself under the pro- tection of Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land ; Verses 6, 7. 36. Q. Did Jeremiah continue under his protection? A. Gedaliah was quickly slain by a faction raised by Ishmael, and Ishmael also was put to flight by another faction under the com- mand of Johanan ; Jer. xl. xli. 37. Q., What did Johanan do with Jeremiah ? A. He carried hiin and a multitude of people into Egypt, in direct op- position to the advice which Jeremiah gave him from the Lord; Chapters xlii. and xliii. 38. Q. What did Jeremiah do in the land of Egypt ? A. He severely reproved the Jews for their idolatry there, he de- nounced ruin upon them ; he took great stones and hid them in the clay at the entrance of Pharaoh the king of Egypt's palace, and foretold, that Nebuchadnezzar should conquer Egypt,, and should set his throne upon those stones ; Jer. xliii. 9, 10. 39. Q. Among the several prophecies against the nations round about, did not Jeremiah foretel the destruction of Baby- lon ? A. Yes, he pronounced the severe judgments of God against Babylon who had plundered Jerusalem, in a notable and dreadful manner, as Isaiah did before him ; all which were cmi-
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