This appears to be correct. So how is this apparent discrepancy resolved? The solution to the problem is given to us by Daniel. He tells us that he and others were taken captive some years before Jehoiachin. He states that Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem in the third year of Jehoiakim father of Jehoiachin , and that he, Daniel, was taken captive at that time Dan. This account means that Nebuchadnezzar had taken captives even before he was crowned king.
This Babylonian history, no longer extant, is quoted by Josephus as stating that after Nebuchadnezzar defeated Egypt at Carchemish in Syria in the spring of B. But the difference between and B. Why, then, does the biblical account speak of 70? The answer lies in the calendar systems used and in the way ancient Israelites calculated their years. The Israelites used two calendar systems, one beginning in the fall and one beginning in the spring.
Their calendar originally began in the fall; however, after the Lord took the children of Israel out of Egypt, a change was made in their reckoning of years so that the first month was in the spring see Ex. The reigns of kings were usually calculated with years beginning in the spring, as in the case of Jehoiachin mentioned above.
According to the spring reckoning,the battle of Carchemish occurred in the beginning of the fourth year of Jehoiakim see Jer. As Daniel implies, the battle of Carchemish was in the end of the third year of Jehoiakim according to the fall reckoning see Dan.
As the scriptures declare, the year period of captivity was related to sabbath-year counts see 2 Chr. This being the case, we see why Daniel started to count the year period from a fall reckoning. The second key is to understand that in Jewish reckoning any part of a year can count as a full year. By this reckoning, then, the year beginning in the fall of the year we designate as B. King Benjamin explained this concept to his people, after they had signified their willingness to covenant with God to do His will and be obedient to His commandments see Mosiah Abinadi also explained what it meant to see the seed of Christ see Mosiah — Verses 14 and 25 mention Egyptian cities.
Egypt is described as a fair heifer, but destruction would come to her from the north Babylon see v. Amidst all this turmoil, however, Israel was promised that the Lord would save her and her seed and that she would return, for the Lord Himself would be with her. The stamping of hoofs, the rushing of chariots, and the rumbling of wheels describe a war. The destruction is attributed to the Lord, who allows wicked nations to do such things against those who have become ripe in iniquity.
Moab was doomed to destruction, and the Lord pronounced a curse upon her enemies if they did not proceed to destroy her.
God is the author of life and has the right to give and take it. These people had forfeited their lives by their idolatry and other crimes. The wrath of God is seen in verse 35 where He pronounces doom on those who deceive the people in attempting to practice their idolatry in the holy places.
Verse 42 predicts that Moab will be destroyed as a people. The implication is not that all the Moabites would be destroyed, but that their identity as a people would cease. This prophecy was fulfilled literally, even though people continued to live in the land of Moab. They were taken captive by the Chaldeans and never afterward resumed their status as a nation.
It is believed that this prophecy was given after the capture of Jerusalem. The Ammonites had taken advantage of the depressed condition of Israel and invaded their territories, hoping to make them their own. Jeremiah intimated that God would preserve the descendants of Israel and bring them home again one day to their inheritances see v. The promise to the Ammonites v.
The Lord said He had made Edom bare see vv. The widows and orphans of Esau would be cared for by the Lord, who is the best of husbands to the one and the most loving father to the other. Again, it is supposed that this passage means their conversion, as with the Moabites. Scattered Israel will be brought again into the lands of their inheritance.
They shall seek the Lord and join with Him in a perpetual covenant which cannot be broken. Though all these did not come from the north; yet they were arranged under the Medes, who did come from the north, in reference to Babylon. In the future, however, Israel will be brought again to their lands of inheritance see v. They will be led by the Lord Jesus Christ see v. Verses 41—46 describe the destruction of Babylon, which was a wonder to all the surrounding nations, because they thought Babylon was impregnable.
Here Babylon is seen not only as a national power but as the symbol of worldliness and spiritual wickedness. This chapter is a continuation of the prophecy in chapter The metaphor here is used to mean the power of the Lord in destroying Babylon.
With reference to the fanners see v. This is the image used by the prophet; these people shall be trodden, crushed, and fanned by their enemies.
In all this, Israel was promised that she had not been forgotten see v. Because Babylon is also a symbol of the world, a charge was given Israel to flee from her wickedness and to be responsible for saving their own souls see v. God would have healed them, as He would all His children, before their destruction, but sometimes, like Babylon, they resist turning to the Lord and therefore are not healed see v. Jeremiah 50—51 was written and sent to Babylon in the days of Zedekiah see Jeremiah — They are difficult to interpret unless two principles of Hebrew prophecy are accepted: the dual nature of many prophecies, and the recurring use of archetypes and metaphors.
The dualism of these chapters is evident, for some verses refer specifically to the destruction of the Babylon of that day by nations from the north, and yet, the destruction of Babylon is associated again and again see Jeremiah —5, 19, 20, 33—34 with events that will not occur until the time of the gathering and restoration of Israel and Judah.
For example, Israel did not participate in the return from Babylon, but Israel and Judah will be restored together in the last days. His vision swept across the centuries from B. Obadiah was a seer who was privileged to see in vision the salvation of Israel and other important events of the latter days. His book is the shortest of those of the prophets and, indeed, of all the books of the Old Testament. Nothing more is known about him than what is in the book. The Greek form of the word Edom is Idumea.
Those who settled in Edom were close kin to the residents of Judah. Sidney B. In Gen. Esau, it will be recalled, married among the Canaanites, which fact was a great trial to his parents.
The world famous ruins of Petra, in modern Jordan, are remarkable. A whole city was carved out of rock cliffs. It could be entered only through a narrow gorge. From the high cliffs, the Edomites could protect themselves from invading enemies with great success.
Petra, or Mount Seir, was in the land of Edom, and many scholars think it was the capital of Idumea. These verses have both a temporal and a spiritual meaning for Latter-day Saints. If Esau Edom represents the worldly wicked, these verses may be seen as referring to that day when Israel will be completely restored and evil eliminated. Mount Zion, a symbol for deliverance and holiness see v. Isa 6Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs.
Ezek 6And you, O mortal, do not be afraid of them, and do not be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions; do not be Ezek 4He said to me: Mortal, go to the house of Israel and speak my very words to them. Amos 11And I raised up some of your children to be prophets and some of your youths to be nazirites. Jer Jeremiah's Life Threatened 18It was the Lord who made it known to me, and I knew; then you showed me their evil deeds. Jer 6For even your kinsfolk and your own family, even they have dealt treacherously with you; they are in full cry after you; do not believe them, though they speak Jer Jeremiah Complains Again and Is Reassured 10Woe is me, my mother, that you ever bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land!
Jer Jeremiah Denounces His Persecutors 7O Lord, you have enticed me, and I was enticed; you have overpowered me, and you have prevailed. Ezek 12 Judah's Captivity Portrayed 1The word of the Lord came to me:2Mortal, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, wh Ezek The Boiling Pot 1In the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:2Mortal, write down the name of this day, Of or relating to ancient lower Mesopotamia and its empire centered in Babylon.
Characteristic of a deity a god or goddess. The act of relating a prophecy, or inspired message. Jer 28 Hananiah Opposes Jeremiah and Dies 1In that same year, at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, in the fifth month of the fourth year, the proph Jer False Prophets of Hope Denounced 9Concerning the prophets: My heart is crushed within me, all my bones shake; I have become like a drunkard, like one overcome b Jer Judgment on Egypt 1The word of the Lord that came to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the nations.
Jer 10See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant. Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy. Jer 2to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. Jer Jeremiah Persecuted by Pashhur 1Now the priest Pashhur son of Immer, who was chief officer in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
Jer Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll 20Leaving the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the secretary, they went to the court of the king; and they reported all the words to Jer Jeremiah Is Imprisoned 11Now when the Chaldean army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh's army,12Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to th Jer 20There was another man prophesying in the name of the Lord, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim.
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