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JEREMIAH – LESSON TWELVE

I. APPENDIX – THE FALL OF JERUSALEM (52:1-34)

A. The fall of the city and the capture of Zedekiah (v. 1-16)

B. The sacking of the Temple  (v. 17-23)

C. The numbers deported to Babylon (v. 24-30)

D. The release of Jehoiachin from prison (v. 31-34)

QUESTIONS:

1. How does the Holy Spirit sum up Zedekiah’s reign?

2. What was the immediate cause for Nebuchadnezzar to besiege  the city of Jerusalem?

3. What did the Chaldean army build around Jerusalem?

4. What was happening in Jerusalem right before the breach was made in the walls of Jerusalem?

5. What did Zedekiah do when the breach was made in the city?

6. When Zedekiah was captured, where was he taken, and what happened to him?

7. The Temple in Jerusalem was burned in the (a) the fourth month (b) the fifth month (c) the tenth month of 587/586 B.C.

8. The Chaldean army left some of the walls of Jerusalem standing.  (T)  (F)   

9. Whom did Nebuzaradan take into captivity  after he burned the city ?  Who was left in the land and why?

10. Identify the following items taken from the Temple (cf. I Kings 7:15-51) :

(a).  They were approximately 23 feet tall and named Jachin – “He shall establish” and  Boaz - “In it is strength” respectively, and placed before the porch of the temple __________________________________________________________________

(b). This was a laver some 15 feet in diameter and stood 7 ½ feet high, and was used for ceremonial washing. _______________________________________________________________

(c). Used to trim the wicks of lamps. _____________________________________

 

(d). Bowls used to dash the blood of the sacrifices against the altar. __________________________________________________________________

(e). Ladles or small bowls used to carry and burn incense. __________________________________________________________________

11. What was the importance of the vessels of the Temple to the Chaldeans?

12. How selective was Nebuzaradan in the ones he had executed in Riblah?

13. How many groups of exiles are mentioned by Jeremiah?  Give their approximate dates of being exiled:

14. Why may the number of exiles be smaller in Jeremiah’s book than the numbers given in  2 Kings 24:14,16?

15. What happened to Jehoiachin while he was imprisoned in Babylon?

16. Why are these events put as an appendix to Jeremiah’s book of prophecy?