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At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Yahweh; and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of Yahweh, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.
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God's New Throne
Commentators explain that Jeremiah prophesies a time when God's throne will no longer be the physical Ark of the Covenant, but Jerusalem itself. Many scholars see this fulfilled not in the earthly city alone, but in the Christian Church—the new 'heavenly Jerusalem.' God's tangible presence expands from a single object to encompass His entire redeemed community.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The throne of the Lord - Yahweh’s throne shall not be the ark, but Jerusalem, that is, the Christian Church (Revelation 21:2; [R…
19th Century
Anglican
They shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord. —Up to Jeremiah’s time that title, “the throne of God,” though the lang…
Baptist
Neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart. In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israe…
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16th Century
Protestant
We now understand more clearly what I have already said—that the Prophet promises here that there would be concord between the ten tribes and the k…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord, &c.] That is, the Gospel church, the heavenly Jerusalem, t…
See God's readiness to pardon sin, and the blessings reserved for gospel times. These words were proclaimed toward the north: to Israel, the ten tr…
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13th Century
Catholic
3:14b And I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will lead you into Zion.
Here, the author takes …
