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Making Judgment Feel Real
Commentators explain that the dramatic command for Aroer's citizens to watch for refugees isn't just poetic flair. John Calvin notes that prophets used such vivid, cinematic language to make God's coming judgment feel immediate and terrifyingly real, breaking through the spiritual hardness of those who might otherwise dismiss the warnings.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 48:19
18th Century
Theologian
Aroer - On the Arnon, due south of Dibon. If Dibon falls, the turn of Aroer will come next, and therefore its inhabitants are to be on the l…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 48:19
19th Century
Bishop
O inhabitant of Aroer. —There seem to have been two cities of this name: one which had belonged first to the territory of…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 48:19
16th Century
Theologian
We have stated elsewhere why the prophets, in describing calamities, spoke in such an elevated style; for their object was not to seek fame or the …
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 48:19
17th Century
Pastor
O inhabitant of Aroer Another city that belonged to Moab, situated on the border of it towards Ammon, near the river Arno…