chat. The affairs of the F:w5 were thea it 4 vecy delperate dirion, Pharaoh Nechbo king of Ezytt., -E14 Overcome For | killed him in Battle, Feh94bz4 or Shullun, being made kion in his ſtead, 2 Kings 23. 30. he had reigned but three Months, «nc; Pharaoh Nechbo taketh him and impritoreth him, and lavs a Tri- 4p
bute upon the Land of 390 Talents of Silver,and aTalent of Gold, and makes El:akim King, changing his Name to Jehorukhim, Ver.z 7,
34. Now inthe beginning of this King's Reign cometh this Word
of God to Jeremiah, the People being {t1] hardened and going
on in their ſinful practices.
2 Thus ſaith the LORD, Stand inthe court of cho LODR *'s houfe,and fj:ukeunto all theciries of Judah, which come to worlhip 1a the LORD's houle, all tl. words that I command thee to ſpeak uato them & ; diminiſh not a word c. |
b Intne largelt Court of che Temple, where che molt may hea! what thou fayeſt,and there {peak toall thote that dwell tn any vi the Cities of Juda?, (trom whence they were wont to come 14 more elpeciaily thrice in a Yearto the Temple to worſhip, 7 122. 4.) In the Gate or Court of that Houte wherein tkoy have tuch a Confidence, do thou ftand. (So Chat: 7. 2.) and deciue unto them what I command thee. c Neither ſmoocking wht may appear rough, nor wppretling what may offend them;inti: £+ ly delivering my Will unto them, not ſkunning to declare itt them the whole Countzel of God, as Paul. Affs 20. 27.
3 If {0 be they will hearken, and turn every in from his evil way #4, that I may F repeat me of tho, . evil which I purpoic to do untothem, becauſe of tho , - evil of their doings c.
d Not that God was ignorant of their obt{tinacy and the har- dening of their hearts, which was che future event ; but to Jet us know that their deſtruction would be of themie!ves, he would
Lord in the time of his Judgments, ſhould be in all places, and ſo |&!Ve them both a time and ipace, anda!lo means for Repentiace,
numerous, that there ſhould be none left to lament for, or to bury the Dead, but the dead Bodies ſhould lie and rot upon the ſurtace of the Earth, and be as Muck to it. See the like Phraſes K Chap. I6. 4+
34 4 * Howl yeſhepherds and cry, and wallow your ſelves 2 wwe aſhes, ye principal of the flock r- for | thedays of your ſlaughter, and of your diſper- tions are accompliſhed /, and ye ſhall fall like + a pleaſant veſſel 7.
r Shepherds and the principul of the Flock, are in this place of the ſame ſignificancy, by both he means the Civil Rulers ; ſothe
to bewail their tate. / For the days were now come, when they ſhould be flain and ſcattered. © And hetells them that their fall
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and the prevention of the Judgments of God coming on them : He did give them time, for it was after thiseleven Yerrs before the Captivity of Fehojiakim, and rwo and ewenty before that of Zedekiah : and for Means, God afforded them the Mininiftry 0: this Prophet. e Repentance applyep to Man,ftgnitierh a change o; Heart and Counſels, as well as of his courte of 4tions: Inio unchangeable God it only ſigniteth the turning ot the court? of his Providence, not bringing that evil upon chem tor the evi! of their doings, which, ſuppoſing their progrets and ob{t.nicy 11 their finfu] courſes, he had fully refolved to bring upon rhe.
4 And thon ſhalt ſay unto them, Tlws {th ti: LORD, if ye will not hearken to me to walk 1wmy law /, which I have ſet before you 7.
f A courſe of Actions in Scripture, is ordinart!y call ; in which ſence we often read of the w2z of rhe Lord, his wi of 1/4 wicked, the way of the Righteous, G*c. and a motion 1n this Conrſe is uluaily called walking, P{al. 1. 1. Eft 18. 9. aud applied borh to God and Men. 'To walk in God's Laws is expounded by hearkening uato them or (a5i3 other places) by oblerving.X-ep-
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