The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-26

hoiakim was the signal for the burst
ing of the storm of woe that had been
impending over the disobedient ma
ton. We must keep clearly in mind
the succession OF events in this
troublous time.
/. The First Captivity, in which
Daniel and his friends were carried
to Babylon, took place in Jehoiakim's
fourth year. B. G. 600.
2. The Reign of Jehoiachin.
son of Jehoiakim (B. c. 500,
lasted only three months. He
was scarcely on the throne when the
Chaldean forces, which had been raw
aging Judea, were Joined by Nebu-
chadnezzar himself, and closed around
Jerusalem, and Jehoiachin surren-
dered at discretion Jehoiachin was
kept a prisoner In Babylon for 81
years and was then released e Kings
25:27-30). Ezekiel was carried away
with him (Ezek. IL, p, and the great
grandfather of Mordecai, Queen Es.
theirs cousin (Esth. rs, 60. This
WAS the OGCOuu NdpAAN4Ags
8. Zedekiah (''the justice of Jeho-
vah') was made king by Nebuchad-
nezzar. He was the third son Of Jo-
siah, Jehoiachin's uncle, Jehoiakim's
brother, and his name, Mattaniah, was
changed to Zedekiah by Nebuchadnez-
zar. During the first nine years OF
his reign the nation, instead OF EN-
bracing the opportunity Of repentance,
plunged more deeply in folly.
4. The Siege of Jerusalem. The in
fatuated people looked to Egypt to
deliver them from bondage to the
Chaldeans. Learning of their plots,
in B. C. $50 Nebuchadnezzar sent an
army to chastise them, which laid
siege to Jerusalem.
S. Jeremiah's Land Purchase. We
read in Jer. 32:6-15 that the prophet
/ during the siege bought piece of
land on which the Chaldean army
were encamped, showing his perfect
i faith in the word of God which he
preached and in the promise Of a re-
turn from captivity
6. Insincere Repentance. "In the
terror inspired by the approach Of
i the Chaldeans, the panic-stricken pop
ulace Of the capital bethought them Of
that law of their God, which they had
so long set at nought and the king
and his princes and the entire people
! bound themselves by a solemn cove
4 nant in the temple to release all
slaves of Israelitish birth, who had
served six years and upwards, accord
ing to the law. The enfranchisement
was accomplished with all the sane
tions of law and of religion; but no
sooner had the Chaldeans retired from
before Jerusalem in order to meet the
advancing army of Egypt, than the
solemn covenant was cynically and
shamelessly violated, and the unhappy
freedmen were recalled to their bond
age. After this, further warning was
evidently out of place. Ball.
Z. A Respite, Which Made the Doom
Coubly 5ure.-Pharaoh Hophra (the
Apries of Herodotus) saw in the ad
vance of Nebuchadnezzar against Syria
chance to initiate the prowess Of
this predecessor, Necho, and came III
with an army to the relief of his
ally. The Chaldeans raised the siege
of Jerusalem to go to meet him. "Tht
check, however, was but momentary
Apries does not appear to have ven
tured battle, and the Jews once
more learned the value of Egypt
friendship. Hastings Thus anothe
Of Jeremiah's teachings, insisting OF
the hollowness of dependence upoI
Egypt, was proved wise.
8. The Arrest and Imprisonment o
Jeremiah.-It was during this TEN
porary withdrawal of the Chaldeani
that jeremiah started from Jerusa
lem to go to his native town, Ana
thoth, in Benjamin, two and hal
miles northeast of Jerusalem. He wa
going ito receive his portion there
(Jer. 37:12, r. w. This action wa
promptly seized upon by jeremiah
enemies of the national party, nov
exulting in the apparent failure o
his prophecies. He was promptly ar
rested, under the pretext that he wa
deserting to the enemy, and wa
thrown into prison.
II. Jeremiah's Enemies Conspir'
J Against Him.-Vs. IA. During thos
long, dark months of siege probabl,
} the only soul in all that crowded cit,
which was in perfect peace and fire.
in its unrestrained liberty was Jere
miah's."- Meyer. Chained though h
was, he had many opportunities o
} proclaiming his message.
/. "Shephatiah. Not mentione,
elsewhere. "Gedaliah" Possibly
. son Of the Pashur who put Jeremial
, in the stocks Ger. POL, ~. "Jucal.
The Jehucal whom Zedekiah had sen
: (Jer. S7:S) to beg Jeremiah's prayer
for the people. "Pashur the son O
Malchiah." Zedekiah had sent him t
jeremiah at the beginning Of tn
siege to learn the outcome Ger. Pill
These four princes were evidensly off
GERS close to the king. Heard tn
2 words that jeremiah had spoken"
, 2. nHe that remaineth," etc. Pt
shur may have been the Spokesman
, "He that goeth forth to the Cha
DEANS" not as a traitor but in honor