Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 15:4
All the kingdoms of the earth would look on Judah’s fate with horror. This judgment would come because of all the sins that wicked King Manasseh had introduced and revived in Jerusalem and throughout Judah (cf. 2 Kings 21:10-15; 2 Kings 23:26; 2 Kings 24:3). Manasseh was the most syncretistic of all the Davidic kings. This was especially deplorable since Manasseh was the son of one of Judah’s most godly kings, Hezekiah. The wickedness that Manasseh was responsible for so saturated life in... read more
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 15:1-9
3. Warnings in view of present conditions 11:1-15:9This collection of warnings in view of present conditions can be divided into two parts: seven pericopes dealing with the consequences of breaking the Mosaic Covenant (chs. 11-13); and three laments describing the coming invasion (Jeremiah 14:1 to Jeremiah 15:9).The consequences of breaking the covenant chs. 11-13This section provides an explanation for God’s judgment on His people: the Judahites broke the Mosaic Covenant. It also contains two... read more