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A Conspiracy of Envy
Commentators explain that the plot against Gedaliah was driven by political envy and revenge. Baalis, the Ammonite king, and Ishmael, a member of Judah's royal family, resented Gedaliah's appointment by Babylon. Their conspiracy highlights how human ambition and bitterness can fester and lead to destructive violence, even in the wake of a national catastrophe.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 40:14
18th Century
Theologian
It is difficult to say what motive Baalis could have had for murdering Gedaliah. As an ally of Zedekiah (Jeremiah 27:3), he may have ha…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 40:14
19th Century
Bishop
Do you certainly know that Baalis ... —The king of the Ammonites so named appears from Jeremiah 27:3 to have been in alliance with…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 40:13–14
16th Century
Theologian
A sad history is given here, from which we may conclude that God’s wrath against the people had not been appeased by the destruction of the city an…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 40:14
17th Century
Pastor
And said unto him, do you certainly know
Not that they thought he did know, or that the thing was so flagrant that h…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 40:7–16
17th Century
Minister
Jeremiah had never in his prophecies spoken of any good days for the Jews, to come immediately after the captivity; yet Providence seemed to encour…