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More Than Just Tempted
Commentators emphasize that Israel was not a passive victim of temptation. The imagery of a harlot sitting by the road and an 'Arabian in the wilderness' (a robber lying in wait) illustrates Israel's aggressive, proactive pursuit of idolatry. They actively sought out false gods, making their sin even more egregious. This serves as a call to examine not just the sins we fall into, but the ones we actively chase.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 3:2
18th Century
Theologian
These words are not the language of consolation to the conscience-stricken, but of vehement expostulation with hardened sinners. They prove, theref…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 3:2
19th Century
Bishop
Lift up your eyes. —The consciousness of guilt was, however, the only foundation of repentance, and the prophet’s work, therefore,…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 3:2–3
19th Century
Preacher
Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the …
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 3:2
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet had charged the Jews with behaving wantonly in a loose and promiscuous manner, as is the case with abandoned women who have cast away a…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 3:2
17th Century
Pastor
Lift up your eyes unto the high places Where idols were set and worshipped; either places naturally high, as hills and mo…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 3:1–5
17th Century
Minister
In repentance, it is good to reflect on the sins of which we have been guilty, and the places and companies where they have been committed. How gen…