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Chapter 22 describes Jeremiah’s descent to the king’s palace at God’s command. The awkward phrasing of “O King of Judah, who sits on the throne of David” (22:2) conveys uneasiness and cynicism \u2014 as if to say, what business does a man like Jehoiakim have sitting on the throne of David? In Jeremiah’s eyes, the king sitting upon the throne has not truly replaced Josiah. Jehoiakim was appointed by the king of Egypt and is unworthy of the Davidic throne.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In verses 13-17, Jeremiah directs a wrathful prophecy toward Jehoiakim while standing before the formidable palace that the king has built with the blood and sweat of innocents. Some years ago, archaeologist Yohanan Aharoni claimed to have found Jehoiakim’s palace and fort in the excavations at Ramat Rachel:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We did not expect a ruler of the Kingdom of Judah to have built a royal palace and fort outside the borders of ancient Jerusalem, on the road between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Above ground level, we found massive hewn stones of a type not usually used in that period, except in palaces and luxury buildings. In the stratum from the period of the destruction of the Temple, we found the handle of a pitcher that had been sealed with a Hebrew inscription: “[belonging] to Eliakim, lad of Jokhan.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

American archaeologist William F. Albright identified the “Jokhan” of the inscription with Jokhinu, mentioned in Assyrian writings \u2014 none other than Jehoiakim’s son Jeconiah, who ruled only three months before he was exiled to Babylonia. It is unusual in itself for a king to build a palace outside the city. It is evident from the few remains that were preserved that this was without a doubt a most magnificent palace, built with the most advanced architectural and artistic techniques of the period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this context, it is fitting to cite the verses from Jer. 36:22 ff., which describe how Baruch son of Neriah brought the scroll of Jeremiah’s prophecy to Jehoiakim, who flung it upon the blazing brazier. It states there that “the king sat in the winter house.” “Winter house” implies that he also had a summer house. This recalls Ahab, who had a winter home in Samaria and a summer home apparently in Jezreel. It makes sense that Jehoiakim’s summer home would be located among the vineyards outside the city, next to Ramat Rachel. What a unique case in the history of biblical archaeology: The cedar window panes displayed in the Israel Museum are the very panes that Jeremiah faced as he prophesied.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lau, Binyamin. <\/span>Jeremiah: The Fate of a Prophet<\/span><\/em>. 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