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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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it not a thing to be grasped at, a prize which he should cling to with eagerness and retain wilh tenacity, but "emptied himself of it, and made himself of no reputation." Thus for tho time of his incarnation submitting himself to the cruel might of sin and Satan, he gained thereby that infinite exaltation, that salvati…
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Vers. S-10.-Escape for the individual among the calamities nf the nation. Even runid all the thick, impending horrors indicated in the previous passage, a clear and immediate way of escape is indicated for the individual. Every one going over promptly and resolutely to the Chaldeans would be at least safe. What might b…
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EXPOSITION. (1 Kings vii. 2). Of Gilead In general, CHAPTER XXII. Canon 'fristram writes, "No one can fairly judge of Israel's heritage who has not seen Oh. xxii. o.nd x.xiii. o.re connected to- the luxuriant exubero.nce of Gilead, as well gether by similarity of subject. The tem- as the h11rd rocks of Judrea." An…
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that of the dead Josiah. Weep not, in com- Ver. 14.-A wide ho111e; literally, a house parison, for him, but weep sore for him tha.t of ea:tensions. Large ohambers, The Hebrew goeth awa.y (or rather, t1uit is gone away). spccifi~s '' upper chambers "-the principal 'l'ha king referred to is probably Jehoo.haz, rooms i…
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opposite of thy father. FM (not, :But) thine the complete formula. for describing the oyea and thine heart are not but for natural death of a. king of Judah is, "slept "thy oovetousneae. "Covetousness" inclurles with his fa.thers, and was buried with his the ideas of injustice and violence ( comp. fathers in the city o…
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his right hand (a most valued jewel), yet Jehoiachln's reign is given with more would-or rather, will-he pluok him thenoe; precise e.oouraoy in 2 Ohronioles thu.n in 2 i.e. depose him from his high dignity. The Kings. It is true that the king's wives are Mme figure is used in Ha.g. ii. 23, "I will mentioned in 2 Kings …
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of them is a crime of first magnitude in the sight of God. To ignore these truths is to act cruelly to the persons whom tho preacher deceives by his smooth words. II. THE OB.ARAOTER OF THE COURT 18 OF GREAT INTEREST TO THE NATION. As men, the king and his courtiers have a right to be dealt faithfully with by the preac…
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consider Paris. And this self-confidence carries weight with othc.rs; for the world is indolent and thoughtless enough to take people very much at their own estimato of themselves. Nevertheless it is vain. (3) It was in spite of the supposed protection of God. The Jews were the elect nation. Hence the expectation of …
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life is a privilege carrying with it the extension of advantages for faithful service. The brave aml loyal servant of God will not selfishly crave a premature release from the duties of his life. Still there is a pathos about all life. "Our sincerest laughter with some pain is fraught." Special circumstances may mak…
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of material good things, and we need heavenly words for our soul's sustenance then as much as in the conscious helplessness of trouble. We have special duties belonging to the time of prosperity. Prosperity brings talents, opens up opportunities for enlarged sen-ice, calls for renewed devotion of love and gratitude.…
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builder-mere ehelter, comfort, splendour, protection. As these come into view the object in which they a.re to be realized becomes representative of the living personality e.nd character with which it is associated. Jehoia.kim was a. despot, bent upon aggran- dizement, and so he eought to build a magnificent pa.lace wi…
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of the people. Dut their hopes were reviving at the accession of tho young Johoahaz, his son. For three months he reigned in Jerusalem, following the evil and not the good of his predecessor, and" Pharaoh-Nechoh put him in bands at Iliblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem.'' After appointi…
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ns _the last exam~le of those cruel, selfish, luxurious prince~, the natural products of Onental m?narch1es, the disgrace of the monarchy of Davicl." For the estimate formed of h)m, cf. ver, 13, etc. To him, therefore, God thus appeals. Now, this appeal 1~_one God 1s ever making. Righteousness is his supreme solicitude…
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Ver. 1O.-Misplaced s01·row. "\Veep ye not for the dead," etc. Reference is to Josiah, the pious and patriotic King of Judah, who died deeply lamented (2 Chroa. xxxv. 24, 25), being spared the pain of seeing and sharing the disgrace and suffering of his country (2 Kings xxii. 20). And by" him that goeth away" Shall u…
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eider the evils I am freed from. I had a sickly, crazy body, especially toward my latter end; wearisome days and nights were appointed me. What would I have given many times for an hour's rest? But now all this is at an end. I shall be no more sick, no more pained; my head shall now ache no more. And are you sorry for …
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powel' of putting an end to it." But the universal instinct of man condemns this, and life .is valued even for its own sake, and so it ought to be, "All the days of tny appointed time will I wait till my change come "-such should be the soul's language, even under the heaviest trial. But the right regard of life and de…
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has never been so in Northern countries as in these more favoured lands. The expla- nation lies in such facts as these: 1. All these lands have abundance of heat and moisture. The tropical sun furnishes the one and their magnificent rivers the other. And sometimes, in addition to these rivers, if not in place of them, …
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man-of King Amon, of 'l'l'hom it was said, "Amon sinned more and more." Yet, in spite of his godly parentage, Jehoiakim became so evil, whilst Josiah, notwithstanding his evil parentage, became so good. 'l'. Fuller, noting in connection with the genealocries of our Lord a similar fact, quaintly remarks, "I find a good …
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who, as did Josiah, will set himself whilst he is yet young to seek the Lord shall surely find him, and also that he who honours God, God will honour.-C. Ver. 18.-Exceptional facts in the law of transmission of character. "Concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah King of Judah." The law is that like begets like. It is s…
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their children's highest go'.ld, and in family prayers and private ones it is remembered before God. But the energies of the will are never roused up to seek it 11s other and lesser things are sought. Would to God they were I Now, we say that if you have a case of real ungodliness in the children of the godly, it is to…
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from the burning. 4. Oonclusion. Let us give God thanks that he does this, That Amons have Josiahs for children; Ahaz, Hezekiah; Henry Vlll .• Edward VI. That ,from such a court as that of the previous reigns CJUr own beloved queen should have come. God be praised for this and every such instance !-C. Ver. 29.-The imp…
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benumbs and paralyzes the more intense it becomes. Hence, if man is to be awakened from his spiritual slumber, God must cry aloud, lift up bis voioe with st.rength, as here, "0 earth, earth, earth," etc. Does not our own conscience bear witness to the truth of our backwardness to hear God's ,vord which the manner of th…
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however, BO timely and so plain, would take away all ground from those who thou"ht they might do what o. king did. Jeremiah, preaching ri;;hteousness to the meanest of the people, could insist on thie, that he asked no more from them than he bal been epecially enjoined to ask from the very king himself. Note- I. TuosE…
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increase in splendour. The king who can rise above all temptations to mere outward show; who can be gloriously independent of selfish traditions and examples; who can show the spirit of a real king by living for his people, instead of expeotina his people to drudge and sweat and groan for him ;-this is the king ,vhom G…
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II. A WRONG NOTION OF HOW THIS AIM WAB TO BE ATTAINED, Jehoiakim thouahi he could get grfat renown for himself individually by building a splendid pal;ce. 'rher<3 would be such a contrast between it and the common houses in Jernsalcm as tc make people ask at once, "Whose abode is that 1" and, in so acting, J clioiakim …
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future. A part of the people has been this people became false guinea, and those nlreo.dy scattered abroad. In eh. xxiv. 8, whom they led were lost men" (Isa. ix. 16). "those who dwell in• the land of Egypt'' How these evil shepherds "destroyed" the people we are not here told; but from eh. arc a section no less impor…
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of the analogous phro.se, "And H shall come king shall reign in righteousness" disproves to pass in that day," would lead us to sup- the strictly Messianic reference of his earlier pose that this verse describes o. fresh sta"'e promise in Isa. xi. I. All prophecy is con- in the progress of events, o.s if the faithf~…
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so. that we must, it would seem, at any rate, Similar applications of forensic language rcJect the Messianic reference. But then are_ familiar, e.g." When tboy speak wilh how are we to explain the pronoun? It is their enemies in the gate" (Ps. cxxvii. 5). right to refer the pnrallel pronoun in oh. Vers. 7, 8.-This i…
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is u?lruth. 'Ibey are" mighty men" only in Ver. 16.-They make you ve.in; i.e. fill tell mg untruths (comp. eh. ix. 3; Isa. v. 22). you with vain imaginations. A similar Ver. 11.-:Both prophet o.nd priest are phrase occurs in eh. ii. 5, on which see note. pr_o~a.ne; i.e. a.re unholy, disobeying the A vision of their ow…
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such changes of person nre of frequent preponderance or the fals<l prophets OYer occurrence, and we know that the prophets the tru<l, ns if Jehova.b wore uuo.ware c.f th<l ~-ere thoroughly assured that the word mischief. Not so; Jehovo.h is omnipresent. which they spoke was not theirs, hut tha.t Ver. 25.-1 have drea…
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demands u. distinct declaration thnt their order. And ny, 'He saith. The word drenme aro but dreams, and not equal in rendered "he saith " is one which the pro- nutliority to the Divine word. For, as he phets ho.bitnally used to affirm the revealed continues, What is the ohaft' to the wheat l character of their teac…
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HOMIU;ncs. Vers. 1-4.-The character of leading men. 'l'he character of its leading men is a matter of first importance to a people. Israel had been led astray by his kings; one of the first blessings promised to him on his return is the possession of good leaders. In the most free state there must always be leading me…
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marked prominence, and towers above bis successors, who are only regarded as following his initiative. Regarding the prophecy with the fuller light of Christian times, we may see how it is a true foreshadowing of the nature and work of Christ, though, of course, only partial and limited, as the shadow can only indicate…
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reputation. The redeemed will no longer be tho11ght of in connection with the old associations of their sin and shame. 'l'hese will be forgotten, and a new name given to them, describing their holier character and happier condition. Consider the significance of this new name-" The Lord our lligbteousness." I. Gem Is…
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have no reason for supposing that this is always a count.erpart to the fact~ of the larger world. II. PRIVATE SPECULATION WAS ESPECIALLY LIKELY TO IMPORT ERROR INTO THIS PROPHECY. It was always fallible, but in the present instance it was peculiarly likely to err. 1. It was attempting too great a task. The prophets we…
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Ye1;s, 33, 34.-The abuse of a word. This is not a mere play upon a word, but a mockrng abuse of the me:ming of it, designed to convey a sinister insinuation. It iliustrntes what a dangerous and uncertain weapon language is. We are all inclined to attach too much importance to words, forg:ctting that they are not rig…
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in.:rease them by malting us conscious of them. It opens our eyes to our own conclition. The very light may serve to reveal the existence of the cleep mystery all around us which was not felt while the soul slumbered in darkness. Yet the light does not mak; the darkness that fringes its radiance. Revelation does not cr…
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III. ITS CORRECTION. The deceived of God's people, being distinguished from the deceivers, will undergo a kindlier discipline. The sherherd's care, as the symbol of royal responsibility, is intended as an ideal correctil"e. It teaches the principle that the king exists for the people, and not vice versa. It is under Ch…
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In the first pince the written Word, and in the next the spoken. Of the latter, only the prayerful and studious soul can be the vehicle. We have to be Rilent that _God may ~peak. The Word of God already revealed will be respectfully and faithfully ol:>served. Consecration and quietness are marks of waiting upon God. An…
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Ycrs. 25-27.-Dreams that ma.ke tlie Name of God to be forgotten, This is a very difficult passage, but its general sense is phin. It seems to be this: The false prophets "·hom Jehovah had not sent imitated the form of inspired utterance-the dream as distinct from the vision-which could most easily and with least chance…
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fails to edify or satisfy. And in its effect upon the moral nature the true message dis- tinguishes itself from the false. "Fire," in its scorching, consumlng power, cannot well be counterfeited; hut such is the effect of the Word of God. The" hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces" demonstrates its legitimacy as an i…
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any of his obscure descendants could possibly answer to this name of " the Lord onr Righteousness." Both alike affirm that the promised Messiah is meant and to him along can it belong. And that our Lord Je_sus was that Messiah the Sc;·ipturos con- stantly assert. He was" the Root and the Offspring of David," was bor…
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lifo, bore our burdens, submitted to our sorrows, bore the penalty oi our sins, "was io all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." Now, if the principle of repre- sentation be just at all, surely it is still more so that the Lord Jesus shoulrl be that Representative. But if he be, then, because he is altogeth…
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relying upon him. For faith it is which vitalizes our connection with him. '!'be wires of the elect.ric cable may stretch all the way beneath the ocean, and each shoro of tho Atlantic be joined together by them; but there is no communication until tho electric current is sent along that cable, and then the circuit is c…
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words we are considering at once sng;cst this application. And let us be grateful to Goel that, amid the much prophesying of our own day, we have much of that" sure Word" to which St. Peter bids us give heed, as to a light shiniag in a dark place. Yes, there are faithful ministries, blessed be God for them; and that th…
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rid of the chaff? Are we content to bear "the bruising flails of God's corrections" unlil they have" threshed off from us our vain affections"? Do we desire that every portion of this chaff may be got rid of, and "that we, wholesome grain and pure may be," and that only? Perhaps God's flails are laid upon us no,v, o…
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begins to blow, and the first ripple appears upon the surface of the sea, the little mariners draw in their sails and betake themselves to the bottom of the sea, and you see them no more. How many arc like that I When all goes well with Christianity many go sailing aloug fairly in the summer tide, but no sooner does tr…
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the beauty and harmony of which, iu the person of Adam, tho father of our race, the touch of moral evi I l1ad defaced and destroyed, appeared again in him, the "second Adam," in all its sinless, faultless perfection, absolutely free from the taint of evil. 1'!. nd this not as a development, but as a new Divine revelati…
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I. THE TRUTII ADOUT Goo mmE INDICATED. Two attributes-omnipresence and omniscience-are asserted. But they are so mutually dependent and so inseparable as to be virtually one. By the very necessity of his Being as the infinite Spirit, Goel is not more in one place or sphere of existeuce than another, but alike in all, "…
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in the coumel of the Lord." In the case of the Pharisees, their external proprieties were but the veil of internal hollowness and corruption and death; and Christ said to <.hem, "Ye are they that appro,·e yourselves unto men, but God knoweth your hearts." Let our hearts be right with God, let the main stream of our inn…
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'!'hero may be in it a peculiar coherency and submissiveness, and a peculiar energy of gruwLh; so that the promiHe of fruitfulness and increase will be amply fulfilled. Tho Divine course of action with this remnant seems to be much the same as that followed with Noah and his family in tho repeopling of the world after …
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we think of the cont.rasts thus furnished, the use of all these deplorable records in the Books of Kings and Chronicles comes manifestly out. The mischief and misery which wicked kings can work must be seen in all their hideousness, so that all the more a disposition may be excited to attend to the blessings which Jesu…
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fr11red the people. If all the evil could be clone that is desired to be done, socidy woulcl become intolerable. Now, the peculiar mischief that these prophets did was in strength- ening the hands of wicked men who were also weak. They spoke encouragingly, and perhaps drew them on by example. Hence evil was done openly…
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tabernacle, and doubtless the desire seemed to be one to which there could be no pos- ~ible object.ion. Nathan, however, bad a vision by which David was forbidden to build. It would have been pleasanter to go to the king with a message more accordant to his wishes, but he could only speak what God had shown him-a word …
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everything exactly as it is, and who puts into the mouth of those speaking his Word just those expressions which will describe the things essential to be known! God pub- lished the deeds and character of these false prophets that those who were true to him might guard against them. So Jesus warned bis disciples against…
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HOMILETICS. Vcrs. 1-10.-Two baskets of figs. I. MonALLY MEN ARE DIVISIBLE INTO TWO DISTlliCT CLASSES. The two baskets of figs represent two classes of Jews: the basket of good figs,_ J':con)ah and his followers; the basket ,of bad figs, Z~dekiah and his party. 'Ihe great d1stmct10n between these was moral. 'I here …
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Vers. 6, 7.-Prosperiey resloi·ed. I. AFTER CHASTISEMENT HAS BEEN RIGHTLY RECEIVED, GoD LOOKS FAVOUHADLY ON ms CHILDREN. He sets his "eyes upon them for good." Men shrink from the eyes of God as from a keen and fatal scrutiny. But Gou is not always looking as the Judge. He beholds his children with love. There is a wond…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vere. 1-10.-11ze two baskets of figs; or, predetermining influences. These are not to be understood of the opposite development of character in two sets of persons in slightly differing circumstances, but rather of the primary influence of Divine faith as contrasted with the want of it ami…
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to God." Banished from Palestine, they are still "his banished ones," and he will make them to return. 'l'hose who are undergoing severe trials, in circumstances, in faith, etc., but who are truly seeking after God, are to be comforted with this word. It is a promise that has been gloriously fulfilled, It pledges- I. …
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fact. 'l'hcy can surmount and triumph over all the evil influences which surround and oppose them (cf. ver. 7.) 2. And the evil are to take warning. Prolonged privilege and opportunity have no necessary saving power, Such advantages may leave them wor.se than before. It was so here. IV. OBSERVE THE GREAT ILLUBTilATION…
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