Jeremiah 39:9, 10 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city… I. IN WHAT SENSE THEY WERE SO. 1. They were spared because of their insignificance. 2. Pitied because of their helplessness and privations. 3. Their condition could hardly be altered otherwise than for the better. II. OF WHAT THESE WERE THE TYPE. 1. They represent the meek who inherit the earth, and the poor in spirit whose is the kingdom of heaven. Christ the Conqueror will enrich them. 2. Their fortune represented the law of reversal in the kingdom of God. The first shall be last, and the last first; but not universally. "Many that are first," etc. Christ's servants will be most numerous amongst the poor and the despised. They will be recognized and honoured by him, when others are put to shame. But it will not be their poverty, but the virtues of their poverty, which shall be rewarded. They who know themselves poor will receive all things at his hands (cf. Revelation 3:17, 18). - M. Parallel Verses KJV: Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained. |
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