Jeremiah Chapter 34

Sabbatical Year

*note: Because Israel did not keep the sabbatical year as they should, they endured about 70 years of Babylonian captivity. Every 6th year an extra month, Adar, was added because their calendar was based on lunar movements rather than solar 365 days.

Jeremiah 34:8-18

Failure to let go every bondman and bondwoman every 7 yrs.. was added reason for 70 yrs. of captivity.

Leviticus 25:4-7 (P)

Deuteronomy 15:1-18

Deuteronomy 31:9-13 (G)

Men,women and children to be gathered together at he end of the seven years of release.

2 Chronicles 36:20-21

*note re. 70 yrs. of captivity.

Nehemiah 10:31

Jeremiah 25:11-12

*note re. 70 yrs. of captivity.

Jeremiah 29:10

*note re 70 yrs. of captivity.

Daniel 9:2

Zechariah 7:5

Hebrews 4:9

Looks on more to the millenial time.

70 years of captivity, Judah

Judah taken into exile by the Babylonians.

Jeremiah 34:8-22

Zedekiah's failure to proclaim liberty to bondmen and bondwomen (Note Hebrewess a rare term.),a further cause of their captivity.

Leviticus 26:14-15

Deuteronomy 15:1-18

Failure to honour the Sabbatical Year and release the bondmen, see Jer34:8-22.

2 Kings 21:11-17

2 Kings 23:26-27

2 Kings 24:14-20 (P)

2 Kings 25:8-30

2 Chronicles 36:16-21

Psalms 137:1-9

Isaiah 5:5-7

Isaiah 6:11-13

Jeremiah 10:22

Jeremiah 13:19-20

Jeremiah 25:11

Jeremiah 29:10

Amos 2:4-5

Micah 3:9-12

Habakkuk 1:6

Zephaniah 1:4-5

Zechariah 1:12

Zechariah 7:5

70 years of captivity, Judah

Exile of Judah 70 years. One of the reasons was the failure to let the bondmen and bondwomen go free after seven years of service. See 2 Kings 24:14-20.

Jeremiah 34:8-22 (P)

2 Kings 24:14-20