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Their prince shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach to me: for who is he who has had boldness to approach to me? says Yahweh.
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A King from the People
Commentators overwhelmingly identify the ruler who comes "from themselves" as a prophecy of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. This promise assured the people of Israel that their ultimate King would not be a foreign ruler but one of their own, born from their lineage. For Christians, this points directly to the incarnation, where Jesus, being fully human, became one of us to save us.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The prophet speaks of Judah as the type of the Church, with Immanuel as her king.
Regarding Jeremiah 30:18: tents – The word suggests…
19th Century
Anglican
Their nobles. —Literally, His glorious one, pointing to a single ruler. The word is the same as “excellent” in Psalm 8:1.…
Baptist
There is One, whom we call Master and Lord, who approaches the throne of God on our behalf; One who fulfils that ancient word, I have exalted O…
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet, no doubt, explains here in greater detail what he had said about the restoration of the Church. For we know that the Jews had been tau…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And their nobles shall be of themselves Or, "his noble One" F4; Jacob's noble One, the Messiah, in whom a…
We have here further indications of the favor of God for them after the days of their calamity have ended. The proper work and office of Christ, as…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet promises liberation from destruction—from the great affliction they had endured. Concerning this, there are two points.
