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Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah`s neck, and broke it.
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A Battle of Symbols
Commentators explain that Hananiah's act was more than just defiance; it was a powerful, symbolic performance. John Calvin calls Jeremiah's yoke a 'sacrament'—a visible sign of God's word. By violently breaking it, Hananiah created a dramatic counter-symbol, using a physical act to try and nullify God's prophecy and deceive the people with a more appealing message of false hope.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The multitude would see in Hananiah’s act a symbol of deliverance.
19th Century
Anglican
Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke ... —We are reminded of the conduct of Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, in [Refere…
16th Century
Protestant
It was not enough for the impostor to resist the holy servant of God to his face, without laying sacrilegious hands on that visible symbol by which…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck Which he…
Hananiah is sentenced to die, and Jeremiah, when he has received direction from God, boldly tells him so; but not before he received that commissio…
13th Century
Catholic
28:12a And Jeremiah went his own way.
1. Here, he confirms his own prophecy by action, and there are three points concerni…
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