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For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
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God's Persistent Pursuit
Commentators emphasize that phrases like "earnestly protested" and "rising early" depict God's active, persistent, and fatherly pursuit of His people. This wasn't a one-time command but a continuous, urgent appeal from the time of the Exodus onward, showing God's deep and solicitous care for their relationship with Him.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Anglican
Rising early. —The phrase in its spiritual meaning, as applied to Jehovah, is almost peculiar to Jeremiah, and is used by him twel…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet explains more clearly why he had been commanded to proclaim the words of the covenant: for the greater part of the people were no …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I earnestly protested unto your fathers Or "witnessing, witnessed" F7 ; testified his great affection…
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Presbyterian
God never promised to bestow blessings on his rational creatures while they persist in willful disobedience. Pardon and acceptance are promised fre…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet shows how they have transgressed the covenant:
By sinning against God.
Concerning this first point, there…
