CROSSWAYS Year 1 Unit 18 Zephaniah Nahum 612

Habakkuk Question of Theodicy Challenge to the Deuteronomist

Jeremiah Review 1. ’s excuse at his call? 2. Was he upper or lower class? 3. Supporter of ’s priests? 4. What kings ruled during his ministry? 5. Why was he considered a traitor? 6. How is his message different from ? 7. Name a “symbolic action” in his preaching. 8. What are Jeremiah’s confessions? 9. Where do you find, “I will make a new covenant with Israel and …”? 10. What year did Jerusalem fall? 11. What country conquered Judah? 12. Where did Jeremiah go after fall?

Zephaniah

1. “Day of the Lord” is doom for Jerusalem 2. Reasons for Judgement 3. Call to Repentance 4. “Remnant” is saved 5. Restoration Kings of Judah before Exile

Jehoiachin 598-97 Jehoahaz 609 BC Jehoiakim 609-598 597-587 640-609 BC BC (Coniah, (Shallum) BC (Eliakim) Jeconiah) BC (Mattaniah) • king at age 8 after • son of Josiah • Son of Josiah • Son of Jehoiakim • Son of Josiah, father Amon's selected as king • Placed on throne • Became king just uncle of assassination by people by Neco in time for siege Jehoiachin • Josiah's reform • taken by Neco to • Served Babylon • Taken to Babylon, • killed at Megiddo Egypt where he after Carchemish released from • Vassal to Babylon by Pharoah Neco died • Rebelled against prison 560 BC until rebelled Babylon but died before siege • Caught fleeing city after Jerusalem captured

• Sons killed, eyes put out, died in prison in Babylon PREVIOUS SLIDES Themes in Jeremiah

■ Call (similar to other ) ■ Anti-clerical ■ Symbolic Actions ■ Jeremiah’s “Confessions” ■ Hope Oracles Jeremiah—An Overview Chapters 1-6

The reign of Josiah, 640-609, B.C.. The Assyrian Empire was crumbling, and many of its vassal nations, including Babylon and Judah, were proclaiming independence. There was excitement in Judah because of Josiah’s reform (unit 19) and hope of the reunification of Judah and Israel under Josiah. However; in 609 B.C., Josiah’s son, Jehoahaz, ruled for only a short time and was taken captive to Egypt. Another son of Josiah, Jehoiakim, was made King. Jeremiah—An Overview Chapters 7-20

The reign of Jehoiakim, 609 – 597 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar defeated the Egyptian forces at Carchemish in 605 B.C., gained control of Jerusalem in 603 B.C., and confirmed Jehoiakim as king. Jehoiakim revolted in 601 B.C., and died just before the Babylon armies overran Jerusalem in 597 B.C. Jehoiachin, his son, replaced him on the throne, but quickly surrendered to the Babylonians and was taken into exile in Babylon. Zedekiah, another son of Josiah, replaced Jehoiachin as king. Jeremiah—An Overview Chapters 21-29

The reign of Zedekiah, 597 – 587 B.C., Jeremiah urged Zedekiah not to join the Egyptian party in another revolt against Babylon. However, Zedekiah was weak and easily swayed. He consulted with Jeremiah in secret, but opposed him in public. Chapters 30-33 appear to come from an earlier period. Jeremiah—An Overview Chapters 34-45

The Babylonians stormed Jerusalem in July 587, and a month later burned the city and it’s temple to the ground. Many of the people were deported. Jeremiah remained in Jerusalem. Gedaliah, a member of prominent Judean family, was appointed governor but was eventually assassinated by Ishmael, possibly in the hope of replacing him with a ruler from the Davidic line. In 583 B.C., many of those left in Jerusalem fled to Egypt, forcing Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch to accompany them. A third deportation of exiles to Babylon took place in 582 B.C. Jeremiah died in Egypt. Jeremiah—An Overview Chapters 46-51

■ Oracles against the nations

Jeremiah—An Overview Chapter 52

■ An historical appendix