Elasah - Probably brother of Ahikam (Jeremiah 26:24), and therefore an acceptable person at the Chaldaean court. As Zedekiah had…

By the hand of Elasah ... —The names of the messengers are of some interest. Elasah, the son of Shaphan, was the brother …

This is the substance of the message, which the Prophet undoubtedly explained to them in detail; but here he only briefly touches on what he wrote …

By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, perhaps the brother of Ahikam, and of Jaazaniah, (Jeremiah 26:24) (…

The written word of God is as truly given by inspiration of God as His spoken word. The zealous servant of the Lord will use every means to benefit…

1. Here, he refutes the false consolations of the prophets who were consoling the captives in Babylonia.

1. He refutes their false…