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Then said the prophet Jeremiah to Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah: Yahweh has not sent you; but you make this people to trust in a lie.
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The Ultimate Test
Jeremiah's core accusation against Hananiah was simple: "The Lord has not sent you." Commentators like John Calvin explain that this is the ultimate test for any teacher. For Christians today, the test is whether a person's teaching aligns with the established truth of Scripture. A message that contradicts the Law, the Prophets, and the Gospel is not from God, no matter how appealing it sounds.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Anglican
Hear now, Hananiah ... —The narrative leaves the time and place of the interview uncertain, but suggests an interval of s…
16th Century
Protestant
There would not have been enough weight in the plain teaching of Jeremiah if he had not confronted his adversary, as is the case with us today. Whe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said Jeremiah the prophet unto Hananiah the prophet The false prophet, as he is again called by the Targum, and…
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Presbyterian
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…
