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Law & Prophets: A Unified Word
Commentators explain that the prophets were not introducing new doctrines but were faithful interpreters of God's existing Law. God provided both the foundational Law and the prophets to explain and apply it. As Charles Ellicott notes, this pairing shows a unified revelation of God's will, much like Jesus would later refer to 'the Law and the Prophets.'
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 26:4–5
19th Century
Bishop
To walk in my law, which I have set before you. —The words present more vividly than in the parallels of Jeremiah 7:25;[R…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 26:4–6
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet now briefly includes what he had been teaching, what he had been commanded to declare to the people. No doubt he spoke to them more at …
John Gill
On Jeremiah 26:5
17th Century
Pastor
To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets The interpretations they give of the law; the doctrines they deliver;…
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 26:1–6
17th Century
Minister
God's ambassadors must not seek to please men or to save themselves from harm. See how God waits to be gracious. If they persisted in disobedience,…