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Presuming on God's Grace
The people's outrage stemmed from a belief that God would never allow His temple to be destroyed like Shiloh. Commentators explain this was a dangerous presumption. They had wrongly separated God's promise of presence from His requirement for righteousness, treating the temple as a magical charm that guaranteed their safety regardless of their sin.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 26:9
18th Century
Theologian
The charge against Jeremiah was that of prophesying falsely, for which the penalty was death (Deuteronomy 18:20). They assumed that it …
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 26:9
19th Century
Bishop
Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the Lord ...? —The threat that the house in which they gloried should be like the old sanc…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 26:9
16th Century
Theologian
Here the cause of Jeremiah’s condemnation is also added: that he had dared to threaten the holy city and the Temple with such severity. They did no…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 26:9
17th Century
Pastor
Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord
Made use of his name in declaring a falsehood, as they would have it…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 26:7–15
17th Century
Minister
The priests and prophets charged Jeremiah as deserving death, and bore false witness against him. The elders of Israel came to inquire into this ma…