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A Sacred Showdown
Commentators highlight that this was not a private debate. The false prophet Hananiah deliberately chose the Temple, on a holy day crowded with priests and people, to publicly confront Jeremiah. This was a calculated move to undermine Jeremiah's authority in the most sacred and visible place in the nation.
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 28:1
18th Century
Theologian
In the beginning ... Zedekiah - Probably a gloss put into the margin to explain “the same year,” from where it has crept into the text.
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 28:1
19th Century
Bishop
And it came to pass the same year ...— The chapter stands in immediate sequence with the one that precedes it and confirm…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 28:1–2
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet relates here with what haughtiness, and even fury, the false prophet Hananiah came forward to deceive the people and to proclaim his de…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 28:1
17th Century
Pastor
And it came to pass the same year That the prophet was bid to make yokes and bonds, and send them to the neighbouring kin…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 28:1–9
17th Century
Minister
Hananiah spoke a false prophecy. His prophecy contained no word of good counsel urging the Jews to repent and return to God. He promises temporal m…