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A Divine Reality Check
Commentators explain that God's message is a direct response to Baruch's personal despair. By declaring His intent to tear down the very nation He built, God puts Baruch's individual suffering into perspective. It serves as a divine reality check, reminding believers that personal anxieties, while valid, are part of a much larger sovereign plan that may involve widespread hardship.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 45:4
18th Century
Theologian
land - Or, earth. Baruch’s lot was cast in one of those troublous times when God enters into judgment with all flesh ([Reference Jeremiah 45…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 45:1–5
19th Century
Bishop
The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch ... — The chapter is obviously misplaced as far as chronological ord…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 45:1–5
16th Century
Theologian
We have said that prophetic books were not written by their authors in the order in which they are now read. But when a Prophet had preached, and c…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 45:4
17th Century
Pastor
Thus shall you say to him
This is spoken to Jeremiah, and is an order from the Lord to him, what he should say in hi…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 45:1–5
17th Century
Minister
Baruch was employed in writing Jeremiah's prophecies and reading them (see Jeremiah 36), and was threatened for it by the king. Young beginners in …