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Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we don`t fear Yahweh; and the king, what can he do for us?
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Godless Blessings are Empty
The Israelites realize their king is useless, but only after God's judgment has begun. Commentators explain that any earthly blessing or leader is an empty husk if God is not in it. True help and authority come from the Lord, not from human institutions that have rejected Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For now they shall say, we have no king - These are the words of despair, not of repentance; of people terrified by the consciousne…
19th Century
Anglican
To us.—Better, as for a king, what will he do for us? The prophet, having witnessed a succession of Israelite kings overt…
Baptist
Their king was slain, but if he had lived, what good would he be without God? What is the good of any temporal blessing if God is not in it? It is …
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16th Century
Protestant
He explains more fully what he had briefly referred to when he said that the condemnation, which would reveal their wickedness, was now near. He no…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For now they shall say, we have no king This they would say, either when they had one; but by their conduct and behaviour…
A vine is only valuable for its fruit; but Israel now brought no fruit to perfection. Their hearts were divided. God is the Sovereign of the heart;…
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