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But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.
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The Ultimate Act of Defiance
Commentators like John Calvin describe this act as an "extreme wickedness." Placing idols in the temple was not merely a private sin but a public, sacrilegious profanation of the very house dedicated to God's name. This demonstrated the ultimate level of Judah's rebellion, as they deliberately defiled the most sacred space in their nation.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The answer is divided into two parts:
19th Century
Anglican
They set their abominations in my house ... —On the sins so referred to, see Notes on Jeremiah 7:30-31, which are here almost verbally rep…
Baptist
But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it. And they built the high places of Baal, which are in th…
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16th Century
Protestant
There was here, as it were, an extreme wickedness, for the Jews had profaned the Temple itself. It was a grievous offense, when everyone had, as we…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But they set their abominations Their idols, which were abominable to the Lord, and ought to have been so to them: t…
God's answer reveals the purposes of His wrath against that generation of the Jews, and the purposes of His grace concerning future generations. It…
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13th Century
Catholic
32:41a And I will rejoice over them when I do them good.
1. Here is the Lord’s response.
