Be not afraid.—These words imply, as in those spoken to Ezekiel (Ezekiel 2:6), to St. Peter ([Reference Luke …

When a king sends an ambassador to a foreign court, he cannot usually go with him; but God's ambassador always has his King with him. Oh, what cour…

We may learn from this verse that Jeremiah, when he observed the heavy and hard conflicts he had to undertake, was greatly disturbed, for he did no…

Be not afraid of their faces
Their stern looks, their frowning brows, and angry countenances, which would threaten h…

Jeremiah's early call to the work and office of a prophet is stated. He was to be a prophet, not only to the Jews but also to the neighbouring nati…

1. Here begins the discourse of the book itself. First, the office of prophet is enjoined upon Jeremiah. Second, a prophecy is given to the …