Reading the Bible in Historical Sequence Part 8Sample
Baruch rewrites the scroll with God pronouncing punishment on Jehoiakim. God will punish evil everywhere. The Rechabites come into Jerusalem for safety and God approves them for faithfully keeping their covenant. In comparison Judah is a faulty pot to be smashed. Pashhur, the chief temple officer has Jeremiah lashed with 40 lashes across the feet and is put in stocks. Jeremiah fearfully pronounces God’s judgment of ‘terror on every side’.
About this Plan
In the beginning was the Word … but what came next? This plan is for anyone who wants a better understanding of the Bible. It provides a chronological reading program that endeavors to place all biblical passages in their date order. Part Eight of this twelve-part one-year reading plan is titled ‘A Destroyer Carries Judah into Exile: 629 BC–587 BC’.
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