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The Pulpit Commentary — Jeremiah — Volume 1
Thomas Kelly Cheyne [1841-1915] · 535,674 words · 592 reading sections
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that the imperceptible gradation~, as we reckon them, count for nothing with God. 'l'here are only two kiuds of hearts, the good aud the b1td, lI, CoNSIDER THE Dl,ESSINGS ON THAT CLASS IN ISRAEL BET FORTII DY THE GOOD FIOB, Painful external experiences cannot destroy tho blessing coming from satisfnctory internal c…
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time for judgment come. Tho long-suffering words e.re omitted by the Septuagint. My of J ehovo.h he.a boon oxhe.ustcd ; the fo.11 of aenant. Generally to be a " servant" or the commonweo.lth co.nnot 1my longer be Jehovah or of any aupposed deity is to bo a worahipper. Thus Daniel is calle,l by delnyod. Such we.a the s…
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is an indefinit.c or round number (as in Isa. propheoies in the light of gospel timee, it xxiii. 17), equivalent to "a very long time." is almost impossible not to observe that This is supported by the analogy of eh. xxvii. "the Spirit of Christ which was in" the 7, where the c-aptivity is announce,\ ns last- prophe…
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Ie11. Ii. 17, 22: Ezek. xxiii. 31-34: Hab. is II literal sword. The " making all the ii. 16: Pe. Ix. 3: l.uv. 8). nations to drink" is simply a way of ex- Ver. lG.-And be moved, and be mad; pressing the prophet's firm faith that '.the r11ther, and reeZ to and fro, ancl beha-oe word of Jehovah will not" return nnto him…
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is used of the foreii;ners in Babylon iu 2 Ver. 25.-Zimri. The Zimri were a people Chron. ix. 14 the Massoretic critics h1we to tho north-east of Assyria, against whom pointed the consonants of the text wrongly various Assyrian kings waged wnr (7'rans- ('a.ravh, Arabin, instead of 'erebh), but actions of the &ciety …
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18-26 being apparently ineerted by an after- Ver. 33.-The slain ot the Lord; i.e. those thought. The meesnge given to Jeremiah alain by the Lord, as Isa. !xvi. Hi, where his to deliver is the.t the judgment is both over- sword is further spoken of ns the ngent (see poweringly complete o.ml irrevereible. If on ver. 16).…
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sctTaut, in opposition to the spirit of the age, provoking enmity, calumny, hatred. The bearer of a message which it must have been a pain for him to deliver, a. messa"e of clenunciation and menace, Jeremiah boldly declared it and adhered to it, in spite of every inducement to follow the fashion of the prophets of f…
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but to affect conduct. In this they arc an example to all preachers. The preacher's duty is to lead men, not merely to teach doctrines. Still the exposition of truth is necessary to effect this end. 'l'he prophets did not content themselves with simple exhortations to good conduct, These exhortations needed the enfo…
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aclion which God overrules for good. Nebuchadrezzar is to be punished for the very act in which God uses him as his servant (ver. 12). Yet the relation between God and his wicked servants is wholly mysterious. IV. Goo EXERCISES AUTJI0RITY OVER THE MOST mRESP0NSIDT,E TYRANTS. Nebu- chadrezzar is the greatest monarch of…
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Ver. 29.-The in~{fectual palladium of a great name. Jerusalem was called by Goci's name; yet Jerusalem was not to be spared in the general outpouring of tho wine-cup of fury. The Jews were vainly trusting in their name. We arc all inclined to think too much of mere names, Certainly there is something in a. name ; it ma…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vers. 1-7.-Messages recapitulated. I. CAREFUL BElllNDER OF THE EXTENT OF HIS IDNISTBY. (Vers. 1-3.) 1. The moral, value of tliis is great. It is no vague indict- ment, but one made out with all accuracy and conscientiousness. We ought to take note of the extent of our privileges and opport…
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loves he rebukes nnd chnstens. But the grief of sin bcgius first in the breast of God and in the person of his Son. It is of the nature of Di vino love to suffer for the sinful, even to die, that he may be made a child of grace. H. THE EXTENT oF IT. "All the inhabitants of the earth." Thus early-nay, from the first si…
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II. THE PROPHET. Not Jeremiah peculiarly, but Jeremiah as representative of all the faithful prophets; those to whom he here refers as having been engaged in the ea.me kind of service. He brings against the people a serious charge of persistent neglect; but it also involves a serious confession with respect to himself.…
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Ver. 31.-Jehovah's controve,·sy with .'lie nations. This necessary controversy explains all the proceedings described from vcr. 15 to the end of the chapter. Jeremiah is not a prophet to Israel only, but to all who are guilty of similar trans"ressions. The cup of God's holy wrath goes on filling wherever he beholds wro…
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rcnsonable to expect similar phcnomoua in 20). Jcremiah's declaration ran so entirely the Dook of J cremiah. counter to the prejudices of his hearcn that To eslimate the circumstances of the he may well have been accused of both prophecy aright, wo muet remember that these sins, or crimes. Troe, Isaiah and Amos bad a…
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ni11,Jogue in the oouncils of the Aryan Jeremiah was, and how completely the order village communities. " References to their of prophets had fallen below its high ideal. parliamentary status (if the phrase may We hnve 110 further knowledge of the be used) occur in Exod. iii. 16; 2 Sam. prophet Urijah. xix. 11; l Kings…
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churlishly keeps his knowledge to himself though his companions are perishing of thirst. Divine truth is of practical moment. It is not a mere curiosity, to be expose,! or hidden as its owner thinks fit, as though his treatment of it made little difference to other men. When the four lepers of Samaria found the Syrian …
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Vers. S-19.-A scene in a Jewish oourt of law. We have here a graphic picture of the procr,dure nuder the Hebrew criminal law, for it would appear that Jeremiah was indicted and tried in accordancCl with correct legal order. 'l'he details of such a trial are not unimportant to the student of constitutional history. But …
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Vers. 20-23.-The story of an obscure martyr. I. UNOr:IGINAL MEN l\lAY DO GOOD SERVICE IF THEY FOLLOW GOOD LEADERS. Urijah had no new message; but he fol- lowed Jeremiah fully and firmly. Accordingly, though not especially inspired, he was able to prophesy" in the Name of the Lord." It is more important to b~ true than …
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vcrs. l-3.-God's mercy sliown in Ms messages. I. ill THEIR BEING REPEATED. It we.s substantially the same message as had been delivered before and been rejected. The question was not finally closed. Jeboiakirn might show a disposition to repent and alter the policy of his father's governme…
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"'l'hou shaH surely die," and were "gathered together against" him (vers. 8, 9). It was to be expected that the priests and the prophetR should have been Lis accu,er, ( vcr. 11), and they already anticipate an unfavourable verdict. It is the educated and influ- ential amongst the laity who are bis judges (ver. 10)-a fo…
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Vers. 12-15.-The defence of the witness for the truth. I. AN APPEAL TO coN- 8CIENCE. The message repeated in its baldest form. Its genuineness insisted upon, and its reception earnestly urged upon men. A high moral standpoint is maintained, and there is no compromise or apology. He stands at the bar of human conscience…
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Ver. 16.-Jeremiali reckoned not wortliy of deatlt. The contrast is very deci<led between ver. 11 and ver. 16. In ver. 11 there is what appears an irresistible and deadly accusation, coming from men who hardly knew a check of any kind. In vcr. 16 thero is the answer of those to whom they speak, refusing to ratify their …
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Vers. 17-23.-.An argument from history. A prophet, a king, and a people belonging to a past generation are brought forward to justify the conclusion to which the princes and the people here had come. Here, then, is an eminent instance of what a practical study history may become. One must be so acquainted with the p…
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of Jchoill.kim. The S)·riac substitutes for belonging to another fomily, Nabonedus or •• ,Tchoialdm" "Ze,lckiah," to bring tho Nalmnita, ascended the throno, which he pussitgo into <'Onformity with eh. xxviii. occupied till e.o. 538, the year of the fall of 1. where the fourth yoRr of the reign of Dabylon. •• Seventy y…
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HOMILETICS. Ver. 5.-The rights of tl,e Creator. This address on the rights of the CrE:ator is made to heathen men because God bas rights over all men, and because they who cannot yet understand his higher character may be able to recognize his natural rights. I. THE FOUNDATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CREATOR. 1. 'l'bey …
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Ver. 11.-The duty of non-resistance. Again and again in various forms Jeremiah recurs to the advice of submission to Nebuchadnezzar, In the present instance he addresses it to representatives of foreign nations, and urges it as politic, while to the Jews he was more anxious to show that it was in accordance with God's …
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The results of prayer are a further test. We cannot say that a piutioular pro.yer is not acceptable to God because it does not bring us tha particula.r thing we seek, since we are always making foolish requests, and God mercifully deals with us according to his wise and good will rather than according to the letter of …
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trifling and bombast. They had no pleasure in the exercises of true piety; and it might be were even afraid directly to invoke Jehovah. It was the neglect of the latter by themselves and their idolatrous followers which had entailed the present evils npon Judah. The prophet points out, therefore, the true method of dis…
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EXPOSITION. political objeot in hie favourable prognosti- CHAPTER XXVIII. cation for the deposed king? Does he, in Hananiab's false prophecy; his reprimand short, belong to a J ehoiachin party opposed from Jeremiah; and bis fate. The precise- to the friends of Zcdekiah ? The view is possible, and may seem to be con…
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HOMILETICS. Vera, 1-17.-The story of Hananiah the prophet. Hananiah, priesta.nd professional prophet, now presents himself a.s the rival and opponent of Jeremiah. A rude and shallow man, he probably thrusts himself forward unasked, as the representative of the popular prophets of smooth things whom it is the true prop…
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oountry humiliated. No charge could be more false. The preacher who feels it his duty to threaten Divine punishments to wicked men should not be accused of wishing them evil. He may speak with grief and regret, as God also punishes reluctantly (Ezek. xxriii. 11). 2. Jeremiah appeals to the example of the older proph…
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we do not look to the verdict of e. prophet for our salvation. Christ bas come. We listen to the teaching of apostles as well as to that of prophets. We have a New Testa- ment. IC the prophet exposes our sin and threatens our ruin, the gospel teacher points to the remedy in the redemption of the world by our Lord and S…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vera. 1-17.-How to answer those who oppose the truth. Where.the light is there will be the deepest shadow; the truth is ever sharply defined against falsehood. Just when it was most important that the will of God and the real position of Israel should be ascertained, there were many str…
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appalling to its hearer, whose inner sense of degradation and falseness would enhance its force. It is possible that the time and manner of this communication may have been intended to awaken repentance; failing which it was carried into effect. All around us such judgments are taking place, and it is well for men to e…
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errore. He has not the least fear of plunging into the greatest responsibilities witl1 regard to definite predictions. He passes from the ground of mere expostulations and remonstrances, and ventures on statements which in a very short time must elther make him or ruin him. Let us learn from our enemies, and labour to …
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the messengers in ver. 3 a.re therefore not Vere. 15-23.-Jeremie.h's denunoie.tion to be regarded e.e Zedekie.h'e companions of two lee.ding false prophets e.t Ba.bylon, in the journey mentioned in oh. Ii. 59. with e. digression r,n the fate of Zedekie.h e.nd Jerusalem. Some eminent critics main- Ver. 1.-The residue …
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official called Zephaniah (see on ver. 26) to following words, we must remember tho.t the pnt a atop to Jeremiah'e bold agitation. outer court of the temple was a. favourite Zephaniah, however, was not the man for place for vrophetio teaching ( comp. eh. vii. whom Shemaiah took him, and read the letter 2; xxvi. 2). For…
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HOMILETICS. Vers. 4:-1.-How to make the best of adversity. Jeremiah advises the captives in Babylon to take a course that is eminently brave and wise. The first inclination would be to stir up a useless revolt, the second to sit down in sullen despondency. When trouble overcomes us we are tempted to follow one or othe…
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Ver. 7.-Ci'.vic duties. From the duty of the Jews to the cities of their exile we may deduce the still more urgent duties of citizens to their own city. I. ONE OF THE FIRST INTERESTS OF A PEOPLE IS PEACE. There are times when war is necessary and right-to defend the hearth and home, to save the wee.k from oppression, …
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Ver. 11.-God's thoughts concerning us. I. Goo THINKS. If God exists he must be o. thinking being. To apply the name "God" to a stream of tendencies, a collection of laws, the totality of being, etc., is to misapply it. Either God is personal or there is no God, for the conception of personality is essential to that of …
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Ver. 13.-Seeking God with the whole heart. I. Goo MUST BE FOUND BEFORE DB CAN BE KNOWN AND ENJOYED. "He is not far from each one of us : for in him we live and move, and have our being." Yet this natural nearness of God m11,y be unrecognized by us, and may not be sufficient to bring us into the spirit.ual communion …
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vers. 1-14.-Duties and consolations of God's captivity. I. THEIR DUTIES. The imposition of definite lines of conduct and policy upon the exiled, was one proof that they were not cast off'; the promise of deliverance was another. Althou&h amongst the heathen, they were not to be as the heat…
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and that "all things work together for good." This life will have an immense influence upon the complexion of the next. The duties of every day are therefore to be atteuded to in the full conviction of their absolute worth and avail in the sight of God. '!'hey have the promise not only of the life which now is, but of …
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I. ITS NATURE. It had direct reference to that concerning which they spoke. From the future they had denied they were to be cut off. In the case of Ahab and Zedekiah the i,nstrument111ity of man is indirectly employed; in that of Shemaiah it is broul7ht about by what we might regard as natural causeg, In both instances…
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llatural good has the stamp of God's ownership upon it. Whatever, therefore, comes to you in the honourable commerce of life do not shrink from it or refuse it, It is yours to enjoy because he made it; it is yours because it is his. The freedom of the earth is given to his true children. 'l.'herc is a sense in which …
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f. THE MIND OF GOD 18 A PROFOUND MYSTERY TO US, BUT HE KNOWS HIS OWN OOUNBELR. 1. God has his" thoughtR," even as we have ours. We believe in a God who is no mete philosophic abstraction, but a. living, personal being, of whose infioite iotelli- gence ours is but the dim and distant reflectit.,n. 2. His thoughts are im…
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stances merely becimse we find them hard; but this we may always be sure of, that he will enable us to make the very best of them. II. Gon's ASSERTION OF ms PART IN BRINGING THIS CAPTIVITY ABOUT. He had caused his people to be carried a.way from Jerusalem to Babylon. The place of their present abode was by his arrange…
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rm:::J.l'F, PA.GB THEM'B PAOB God im·iting the Rctnrn of his Sin• The Proefamatiou of Woe 91 fol Children 55 Inflicted Infatuation; or, the Deceived Religions In<lividnalism ... 56 of God 91 The nlessings of Redemption 56 The Loving Charge of the Great Invit.'ltion and Response ... 57 Searcher of Hearts 92 From Fals…
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TOBIIB PAOH TREHE PAGB True Me.nhood 128 Jernealem like a Fountain co.sting An Unfailing Appeal 131 forth Evil 177 The Sorrow of Sorrows 1111 Coveto11Bness a Universal Sin 178 The Rich and the Poor meet togethe? 132 Healing the Hurt slightly 179 The More.I Disndve.ntages of the Poor 133 The Ancient Paths to be sought o…
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l'IRHB •rhe Limits of Long-Buffering Love... 807 The Baffled Plot .. . SOB P AOE TDEVE The Last Results of Sin " Be not Proud" ... ... PA.GK 342 342 The Covenant with the Fathers Bind- Lost upon the Dark Mountains 343 ing on the Children 810 The Neglected Trust demanded 844 Intercession Unavailing 810 Sin its ow…
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THEME PAGR TBEHR PA.GB The Preaoher's Foes : or, Folse A King appealing for a Prophet's In- Tongues and Deaf Ears .. , 449 tercession 487 A Never-to-be-forgotten Principle of Escape for the Individual among the lnterpretaLion ... 451 Calamities of the Notion 488 D",pair-its Causes, Consequences, "' and Cure 451 CHA…
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