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The Old Testament prophets played a crucial role in the history of Israel. Although there were many prophets who brought the message of God to his people, we have records of only a few. Of these, our knowledge of Jeremiah is probably the most complete. In this commentary, J.A. Thompson examines the book of Jeremiah with its message urging the people of Israel to be true to their covenant Lord and...

also slew the Babylonian garrison and innocent people who were present. The news of this dastardly act reached Johanan ben Kareah, who was absent from Mizpah at the time, and he pursued Ishmael with a band of armed men. Ishmael escaped to Ammon. Gedaliah’s friends in Mizpah, fearing repercussions from Nebuchadrezzar, determined to flee to Egypt, taking with them an unwilling Jeremiah (ch. 42). Whether because of this senseless massacre or for some other reason there was a third deportation in 582
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