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Sect. VIII. Josiah cleanses the temple of the Lord, and
destroys idols. He fulfils a prophecy concerning
himself, spoken in the days of Jeroboam the son i
of Nebat, and slays the idolatrous priests.......
Sect. IX. Josiah repairs the house of the Lord. The
book of the law found. A covenant made. A
great passover kept ...........................
Sect. X. Part of the prophecy of Jeremiah. He warns
the nations of impending judgments, and calls
upon them to humble themselves and reform
their lives ............ ...................... 36
Sect. XI. Part of the prophecy of Jeremiah. He de- '.
scribes the treachery of God's chosen people;
and foretells the judgment which would be in-
eted upon them ............................ 39
Sect. XII. The conclusion of the reign of Josiah. He
is slain in battle. His good character ........
Sect. XIII. Part of the prophetic lamentation of Je-
remiah for the captivity of the Jewish nation ... 47
Sect. XIV. Part of the history of the heathen nations
which were concerned with the Jews ......... 50
Sect. XV. The reign of Jehoahaz (called also Shallum)
king of Judah. Jeremiah sent to call the peo-
ple to repentance, and threaten them with God's
vengeanc for disobedience .................. 52
Sect. XVI. Jehoahaz deposed. Jehoiachim made
.. king of Judah.......
Sect. XVII. The beginning of the reign of Jehoiachim
Jeremiah again sent to call the people of Judah
to repentance, and to threaten the destruction
of the temple. The priests and prophets con-
spire against Jeremiah. Urijah the prophet
slain,...................... ............... 61
Sect. XVIII. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon,
comes up against Judah. Jeremiah foretells se-
venty years captivity to the Lord's people; and
the subsequent punishment of the Assyrians ... 65
Seet.
.........
PAG. Sect. XIX. Jeremiah commanded to write his pro-
phecies in a book. He gives the book to Baruch,
who reads it in the Lord's house. ............. 68
Sect. XX. Jehoiachim becomes tributary to Nebu-
chadnezzar. Baruch roads to the princes Jere-
miah's prophecies. Jehudi reads them to the
king, who causes the book to be burnt. Jere-
miah writes another book...
.......... 7
Sect. XXI. Jehoiachim rebels against Nebuchadnez-
zar. His death ............................. 74
Sect. XXII. The beginning of the reign of Jehoia-
ehia (called also Jechoniah, and Coniah) king of
Judah. Jeremiah sent to call upon him to re-
turn to righteousness, and to threaten him with
punishment for disobedience .................. 76
Sect. XXIII. Jernsalem beseiged by Nebuchadnez-
zar. Jechoniah taken prisoner, and carried into
captivity with many others. The treasures of
the Lord's house, &c. carried away ............ 78 -
Sect. XXIV. The beginning of the reign of Zedekiah
king of Judah. Jeremiah sent to command him
in the name of the Lord to submit to Nebuchad-
nezzar.....
...................... 81
Sect. XXV. A false prophet contradicts Jeremiah's
prophecy...................................
Sect. XXVI. Jeremiah's consolatory letter to the cap-
tives in Babylon, foretelling the end of their
captivity ...
......... 87
Sect. XXVII. Zedekiah's disobedience. Ezekiel's
prediction concerning him"... .
Sect. XXVIII. The city of Jerusalem/ closely besieged
by Nebuchadnezzar. Jeremiah's prediction con-
cerning him ............................... 92
Sect. XXIX. The army of Nebuchadnezzar with-
drawn from Jerusalem. Jeremiah foretels its
return. The prophet endeavours to escape from
Jerusalem, and is cast into prison ............ 94
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Seet,
Sect. XXX. Jeremiah released by Zedekiah ........ 96
Sect. XXXI. The princes conspire against Jeremiah
for his prediction. He is cast into a dungeon.
Ebed-melech procures his deliverance. Zede-
kiah consults him privately ................... 97
Sect. XXXII. Zedekiah hardens his heart. Jere-
miah's . prophetic description of the miseries of
the siege .............
......... 101
Sect. XXXIII. The city of Jerusalem taken. Zede- .
kiah pursued by the Chaldæans and taken.
Ezekiel's and Jeremiah's predictions concerning
- him and the people fulfilled.................. 102
Sect. XXXIV. The temple burnt. The city of Je-
rusalem destroyed. The remaining treasures
• carried away ............................... 104
Sect. XXXV. Jeremiah's predictive lamentation for
the miseries of Judah ..................... 106
Sect. XXXVI. Jeremiah set at liberty. He continues
; with others of the Jewish nation in Judea...... 110
Sect. XXXVII. Gedeliah made governor over the
Jews in Judea. Ishmael and others conspire
against him. Gedeliah is treacherously slain.
Johanan succeeds him ........ ........... 113
Sect. XXXVIII. Ishmael and the people form a de-
sign to take refuge in Egypt. They consult Je-
remiah. He commands them in the name of the
Lord to rein ain in Judea..................... 117
Sect. XXXIX. The people discredit Jeremiah's pre-
diction, and scorn his counsel. They depart · from Judea and go to ligypt. Jeremiah prophe-
sies the destruction of Egypt by Nebuchad-
- nezzar .....
.............. 120
Sect. XL..Jeremiah's prediction respecting the Jews
who dwelt in Egypt. The Jews despise his
counsel, and persist in idolatrous practices.
Farther predictions concerning Egypt......... 122-
Sect. XLI. The history of the Jews who were carried
captive
...... 131
captive into Babylon. The piety of Daniel,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.......... 127
Sect. XLII. Nebuchadnezzar's prophetic dream for-
gotten by himself, but recalled to his memory and interpreted by Daniel. Daniel and his
friends promoted ......
Sect. XLIII. Nebuchadnezzar sets up a golden image.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, cast into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship it. . They
are miraculously delivered ......
Sect. XLIV. Prophecies of Isaiah designed for the
comfort of the people of God, under the pros-
pect of captivity, and during its continuance.
Cyrus named as their deliverer .............. 147
Sett. XLV. Prophecies of Jeremiah respecting the
restoration of God's people ....... ........ 150
Sect. XLVI. A prophecy of Ezekiel relating to the
city of Tyre................................ 153
Sect. XLVII. Prophecies of Jeremiah and Ezekiel
concerning the Ammonites .
......... 157
Sect. XLVIII. Prophecies against Moab, Edom, Da-
mascus, &c................................. 159
Sect. XLIX. Prophecies of Jeremiah and Ezekiel --
against Egypt ............................. 165
Sect. L. Another prophetic dream of Nebuchadnez-
zar's interpreted by Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar
abased for his pride and arrogance. His restora-
tion to reason and dominion.................. 169
Sect. LI. The kindness of Evil-merodach king of Ba-
bylon to Jehoiachim king of Judah in his capti-
vity ..................................... 175
Sect. LII. Isaialı’s predictions concernining the down-
fall of Babylon. Cyrus mentioned by name as the
conqueror ................................... 177
Sect. LIII. Predictions of Jeremiah concerning Ba-
bylon and her idols ............... ......... 180
Sect. LIV. Further predictions concerning the de-
struction of Babylon by the Medes ......... 182
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Sect. LV. A prophetic account of the Lord's stirring
· up the nations against Babylon, and of the cir-
cumstances of the siege ..... .......... 188
Sect. LVI. The reign of Belshazzar king of Babylon.
His impious feast. The hand-writing on the
wall. Daniel's interpretation of it. His promo-
tion ...................................... 190
Sect. LVII. Babylon taken by Cyrus according to the
predictions of the prophets. Darius the Median
takes the kingdom .......................... 195
Sect. LVIII. Daniel highly promoted by Darius. His
enemies persuade the king to make a decree.
Daniel cast into a den of lions for breaking it.
He is miraculously preserved ............... 198
Sect. LIX. Daniel's vision of the four beasts........ 203
Bect. LX. Daniel's prayer for the restoration of Israel 205
Sect. LXI. Cyrus makes a proelamation for the re-
building of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem.
He restores the sacred vessels. The captive
Jews return to their own land..
Sect. LXII. The foundation of the temple laid at Je-
· rusalem. The sacrifices restored ............ 212
Sect. LXIII. Daniel's vision of the SON OF MAN .... 216
Sect. LXIV. The Samaritans write a letter to Artax-
exres king of Persia, concerning the building of
the temple. The work is stopped ...
...... 219
Sect. LXy. The prophecy of Haggai concerning the
house of the Lord .......... ................ 221
Sect. LXVI. Extracts from the prophecies of Zecha-
riah and Haggai, calling the people to repent-
ance. The building of the temple continued .. 224
Sect. LXVII. Tatnai the governor of Palestine op-
poses the work of the temple. He writes to
Darius, who makes a decree in favour of the
Jews .......
........ 226
Sect. LXVIII. The people enquire of the Lord con-
cerning fasting. Zechariah receives command
to admonish them.,
Sect.
......... 209
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