- What reason do those who wish Jeremiah killed, argue before the king (Jeremiah 38:4)?
- And how does the king respond?
- Is Jeremiah, then, doomed (Jeremiah 38:6)?
- What is a “Kushi” and what role is he given in this narrative (Jeremiah 38:7-10)?
- Does the king appear “consistent”?
- Why is the advice given by the Kushi to Jeremiah in Jeremiah 38:12?
- Has Jeremiah decided to prophesy no more (Jeremiah 38:14-15)?
- Does Jeremiah rely on the (vacillating) king’s oath or resume his mandate, oath to the contrary notwithstanding?
- What does Jeremiah urge on the king?
- And what does the king fear?
- As recorded in Jeremiah 38:28, what course will the king have taken and with what result?
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