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My servant Eliakim – A man who will be faithful to me; who will be trustworthy, and to whom the interests of the city may be safely confided…

Eliakim the son of Hilkiah. Nothing is known of Eliakim’s previous history, but the epithet, my servant, bears witness to…

And it shall come to pass in that day. It is uncertain at what time Eliakim was substituted in place of Shebna, for we will see in the thi…

And it shall come to pass in that day
At the same time that Shebna was deposed from his high station:

This message to Shebna is a reproof of his pride, vanity, and security. How vain is all earthly grandeur, which death will so soon end! What will i…

The burden of the valley. Here the prophet issues a threat against those who were joined to the people of God by their position of…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes