spoken in the days of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and page 27 Sect. IX. Josiah repairs the house of the Lord. The book of A great passover 31 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. Sect. XI. Part of the prophecy of Jeremiah. He describes the treachery of God's chosen people; and foretells the judgment which would be inflicted upon them." 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 Jeremiah for the captivity of the Jewish nation. Sect. XIV. Part of the history of the heathen nations which were concerned with the Jews. Sect. XV. The reign of Jehoahaz (called also Shallum) king of Judah. Jeremiah sent to call the people to repentance, and threaten them with God's vengeance for disobedience. Sect. XVI. Jehoahaz deposed. Jehoiakim made king of Judah. 60 miah again sent to call the people of Judah to re- Sect. XVIII. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, comes up Sect. XIX. Jeremiah commanded to write his prophecies in a book. He gives the book to Baruch, who reads it in the Lord's house. 61 65 68 Sect. Sect. XX. Jehoiachim becomes tributary to Nebuchadnezzar. death. page 71 Sect. XXII. The beginning of the reign of Jehoiachin (called Sect, XXIV. The beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Sect. XXVII. Zedekiah's disobedience. Ezekiel's prediction concerning him. 90 Sect. XXVIII. The city of Jerusalem closely besieged by Nebuchadnezzar. Jeremiah's prediction concerning him. Sect. XXIX. The army of Nebuchadnezzar withdrawn from Jerusalem. Jeremiah foretells its return. The prophet endeavours to escape from Jerusalem, and is cast into. prison. Sect. XXX. Jeremiah released by Zedekiah... Sect. XXXI. The princes conspire against Jeremiah for his prediction. He is cast into a dungeon. Ebed meleeh procures his deliverance. Zedekiah consults him pri- vately. A 3 92 94 96 972 Sect. Sect. XXXII. Zedekiah hardens his heart. Jeremiah's pro- page 101 Sect. XXXIII. The city of Jerusalem taken. Zedekiah pur- sued by the Chaldeans and taken. Ezekiel's and Jere- Sect. XXXIV. The temple burnt. The city of Jerusalem de- stroyed. The remaining treasures carried away. Sect. XXXVII. Gedeliah made governor over the Jews in Judca. Ishmael and others conspire against him. Ge- deliah is treacherously slain. Johanan succeeds him. 113 Sect. XXXVIII. Ishmael and the people form a design to take refuge in Egypt. They consult Jeremiah. He Sect. XXXIX. The people discredit Jeremiah's prediction, and scorn his counsel. They depart from Judea and go to Egypt. Jeremiah prophecies the destruction of Sect. XL. Jeremiah's prediction respecting the Jews who dwelt in Egypt. The Jews despise his counsel, and persist in idolatrous practices. Farther predictions con- Sect. XLI. The history of the Jews who were carried cap- tive into Babylon. The piety of Daniel, Shadrach, Sect. XLII. Nebuchadnezzar's prophetic dream forgotten by himself, but recalled to his memory and interpreted by drach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, cast into a fiery far- nace for refusing to worship it. They are miraculously Sect. XLIV. Prophecies of Isaiah designed for the comfort of the people of God, under the prospect of captivity, Sect. XLIX. Prophecies of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, against Sect. L. Another prophetic dream of Nebuchadnezzar's in- Sect. LI. The kindness of Evil-merodach king of Babylon to Sect. LII. Isaiah's predictions concerning the downfall of Sect. LV. A prophetic account of the Lord's stirring up the Sect. LVI. The reign of Belshazzar king of Babylon. His 188 Sect. LVII. Babylon taken by Cyrus according to the predic- His ene- mies persuade the king to make a decree. Daniel cast Sect. LXI. Cyrus makes a proclamation for the rebuilding of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem. He restores the Sect. LXII. The foundation of the temple laid at Jerusalem. Sect. LXIV. The Samaritans write a letter to Artaxerxes Sect. LXVI. Extracts from the prophecies of Zechariah and Sect. LXVII. Tatnai the governor of Palestine opposes the |