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Evil Within the Church
Commentators are struck that the wicked are found "among my people." This isn't a problem with outsiders, but with those inside the community of faith. Scholars like Spurgeon and Calvin stress that this wickedness was pervasive, not isolated, serving as a solemn warning that evil can thrive even among those who profess to follow God.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 5:20–31
18th Century
Theologian
They sin against the God:
- Of Creation (Jeremiah 5:22), and
- Of Providence (Jeremiah 5:24).
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 5:26
19th Century
Bishop
They lay wait. —Literally, he lies in wait (used of the leopard in Hosea 13:7), as in the crouching down of …
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 5:26
19th Century
Preacher
For among my people are found wicked men:
Among my people, says the Lord—in the very church itself, making as loud a profe…
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 5:26
16th Century
Theologian
What the previous verse contains is confirmed here: that the Jews, through their own fault, had deprived themselves of God’s favor. This was necess…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 5:26
17th Century
Pastor
For among my people are found wicked men
Not a few only, but in general they appeared to be so, upon an inquiry into…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 5:19–31
17th Century
Minister
Unhumbled hearts are ready to charge God with being unjust in their afflictions. But they can read their sin in their punishment. If people inquire…