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But I will deliver you in that day, says Yahweh; and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.
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Faith-Fueled Action
Commentators highlight that God's deliverance was a reward for Ebed-melech's trust. His brave kindness to Jeremiah was not just a good deed, but an act rooted in faith. As John Calvin notes, this act of humanity stemmed from piety. This shows that God rewards actions that spring from a genuine trust in Him, even in dangerous circumstances.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Of whom thou art afraid - The Chaldaeans. Ebed-melech apparently looked forward with much alarm to the bloodshed sure to take place at the…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet tells us here that God was not unmindful of the Ethiopian by whom he had been preserved, even though he was an alien and from a foreign…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But I will deliver you in that day, says the Lord As from the famine and pestilence, so from the sword of the Chaldeans, …
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Here is a message to assure Ebed-melech of a recompense for his great kindness to Jeremiah. Because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lo…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he speaks of the liberation of certain people.
