Jeremiah
Chapter
43
{Transitional
Chapter}
1-3~~And
it came to pass {chronological order indicated here},
that
when Jeremiah
had
made 'completed his long and intensive categorical teaching'
{kalah dabar - indicates a long message and only a bit is recorded
and it was an intensive message}
unto
all the people all the words
of
Jehovah/God their Elohiym/Godhead,
for
which Jehovah/God their Elohiym/Godhead
had
sent {shalach} him to them,
even
all these 'words of categorical teaching' {dabar} . . . 2~~
then
spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah
{Johanan's chief of staff from 42:1 - also known as Jezaniah - RBT
says his name is changed a bit to show he is great in military
courage but lacking in moral courage - so he is the 'same man' but
not the same in courage before his own people.},
and
Johanan the son of Kareah,
and
all the arrogant/proud {zed - mental attitude sin here} men,
saying
unto Jeremiah,
"You
keep on categorically teaching {dabar} a viscous lie
{sheqer - same word Gedaliah used to Johanan on his comments
on the conspirator Ishmael - see Jeremiah 40:16},
the
Jehovah/God our Elohiym/Godhead has not sent you to say,
'Go
not into Egypt to sojourn there.' 3~~
But
Baruch the son of Neriah
keeps
on prejudicing/persuading {cuwth} you {Jeremiah} against us,
in
order for you to deliver us
into
the hand of the Chaldeans {slander of Baruch},
that
they might put us to death,
and
carry us away into slavery into Babylon."
{Note: RBT says Baruch was a quiet type of person, Jeremiah's friend and would be his chief of staff if he had one. See Jeremiah 36 and 32.}
{Rejection
of the Word of God}
4~~So
Johanan the son of Kareah,
and
all the generals of the divisions
{divisional commanders of establishment army},
and
all the people
{survivors of establishment party mostly believers now in
reversionism},
listened,
concentrated and obeyed {shama`}
not
the voice of the Jehovah/God,
to
dwell in prosperity {yashab} in the land of Judah.
{The
Apostate Fugitives Discussed}
5~~Johanan
the son of Kareah,
and
all the generals of the divisions,
'seized
or coerced by force' {laqach}
all
the remnant of Judah,
who
were returned from all nations {Ammon, Moab, and Edom},
where
they had been driven {expelled from their own land},
to
'dwell temporarily'/sojourn {guwr} in the land of Judah.
{Note: Laqach means to forcibly take the people. Well at least Jeremiah and Baruch are forced to go and we don't know how many others. The principal here is the military - instead of providing freedom to a Nation - is now being misused.}
{The
Original Jeremiah's Group of Positive Believers Discussed}
6~~Men,
and women, and children, and the king's daughters -
every
soul {nephesh - used to emphasize 'those people with doctrine
in their souls'}
who
Nebuzaradan the 'Provo Marshall General'/'G2 Commander'
{rabsarbashim - 'Prince of the executioners' - title 2nd Highest in
military}
had
left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan -
and
Jeremiah the prophet,
and
Baruch the son of Neriah.
7~~So
they came into the land of Egypt
{where they would never be happy - no will of God in their lives}
for
they 'listened, concentrated, and obeyed' {shama`}
not
the voice of Jehovah/God.
And
they came to {the border city of} Tahpanhes.
{Note: There was a strong Greek mercenary army here. And, with the Greek culture came a strong following of the Phallic Cult. So these apostates wanted to stay here for the security of the Greek army and then also enjoy the sex orgies in idolatry (see next chapter - burning cakes to the queen of heaven).}
{Verse
8-13: Message for the Jews staying in Tahpanhes}
8-9~~Then
came the word of the Jehovah/God
unto
Jeremiah in {the city of} Tahpanhes, saying, 9~~
'Seize
violently'
{laqach - same word describing Jeremiah's trip to Egypt}
great
stones in your hand,
and
hide them {taman} in the clay in the brick kiln
{final touches to the fortification of the city going on},
which
is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes
{gate at the entry of the Acropolis/fortification},
in
the eyes/sight of the men of Judah
{this is an illustration from God for the Jews}.
{Note: This verse indicates Jeremiah was still in the plan of God. So he did come to Egypt against his free will. RBT says this is the reign of Pharaoh Hophra and the Greeks called him Apries (he dies in 570BC as the result of a revolution - 3 years later the Chaldean invasion will come). The large stones represent the Chaldeans coming to Egypt and the Chaldeans will move right over this fortification and great Greek army - this is their first warning from God.}
{Chaldeans
will Conquer this Fortification}
10~~And
'speak what is on the mind' {'amar} unto them,
Thus
said {'amar} the Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts . . .
the
Elohiym/Godhead of Israel,
"Behold,
I will being the process of sending
{shalach - motivating him to move over time}
and
'seizing violently' {laqach} -
Nebuchadnezzar,
the king of Babylon, My servant -
and
will establish his throne upon these stones that I have concealed
and
he shall spread his royal tapestry {oriental rugs} over them
{indicates his throne and rugs before the throne will be placed right
there}."
{Note: Nebuchadnezzar will put his throne of judgment right there from which he will rule. So this implies Chaldean invasion and victory.}
11~~And
when he {Nebuchadnezzar} comes {567BC},
he
shall smite the land of Egypt,
and
deliver such as are appointed to 'death by disease' {maveth}
to
'death by disease' {some WILL die in this manner}.
And
such as are for captivity to captivity {slaves}.
And
such as are for the sword to the sword
{death of civilians after military destroyed}.
43:12~~And
I will cause to burn
the
houses of the elohiym/gods of Egypt
{fire and destruction of the false temples themselves}.
And
he {Nebuchadnezzar} shall burn them,
and
carry them
{shabah - both the idols and the creators of the idols}.
away
slaves.
And
he shall array himself with the land of Egypt,
as
a shepherd's cloak.
And
he shall go forth from there
in
peace {shalowm}."
13~~
"He {Nebuchadnezzar}
shall
break also the 'obilisques'(sp)/
'tall
tapering monolithic staff shaped to a point
to
capture the rays of the sun'
of
'The Temple of the Sun' {Bethshemesh},
that
is in the land of Egypt.
And
the houses of the elohiym/gods of the Egyptians
shall
he burn with fire."
{Note: Illustrates the completeness of Chaldean victory - destruction of the temple of the sun at 'Heliopolis (Greek for city of the sun) or On or Onu (Egyptian city name)'. Here they worshiped the god of the sun - spelled Ra, Re or Phra.}
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