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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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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 39:17
18th Century
Theologian
Of whom thou art afraid - The Chaldaeans. Ebed-melech apparently looked forward with much alarm to the bloodshed sure to take place at the…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 39:15–18
16th Century
Theologian
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…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 39:17
17th Century
Pastor
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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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 39:15–18
17th Century
Minister
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…