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1–6. Exposition of the contents of Jeremiah's church speech. 7–19. The persecution that Jeremiah suffered for this speech. 20–24. Death of the Prophet Uriah. Jer.26:1–6. Here is a brief summary of the speech spoken by Jeremiah at the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim in the courtyard of the Temple of Jerusalem, contained in Jeremiah 7.3-15 v. This speech announced to Jerusalem the same fate that Shiloh experienced; Jerusalem could have avoided this fate only if it had sincerely turned to Jehovah. Jeremiah 26:7–19. The priests and prophets with the crowd of people were outraged by this speech and wanted to execute Jeremiah, but the princes, who came to the noise, allowed Jeremiah to express their justifications. The prophet declared with firmness that he was sent from God, and the princes, taking into account that King Hezekiah did not persecute the prophet Micah for a similar speech, released Jeremiah. Jer.26:10. When the princes of Judah heard about this, they came from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and sat down at the entrance to the new gate of the house of the Lord. The "new gate" of the Lord - as seen from Jeremiah 36.10 - led to the inner porch or upper court of the church. Jer.26:18. “Micaiah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah, Thus says the Lord of hosts: Zion will be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of this house a wooded hill. The destruction of Jerusalem is discussed in Chapter III. book the prophet Micah (Micah 3.12). Jeremiah 26:20–24. To show how great the danger that threatened the prophet was, it is reported here that another prophet, Uriah, who made a similar speech, was executed by King Joachim. Jer.26:22. But King Joachim also sent people to Egypt: Elnathan, the son of Akhborov, and others with him. Joachim was on good terms with Egypt, and therefore Pharaoh handed over to him Uriah, who had fled to Egypt. – “Elnathan son of Achbor” was probably Joachim’s father-in-law (2 Kings 24.8). Jer.26:24. But the hand of Ahikam the son of Saphan was for Jeremiah, so as not to give him into the hands of the people to be killed.” Ahikam was the father of the governor of Judah, Gedaliah (Jer 39.14, 40.5). Special note. Most interpreters believe that the story contained in the XXVIth chapter was compiled by Jeremiah’s disciple, Baruch, which is why the prophet Jeremiah is spoken of in the 3rd person. You might be interested in: