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But go you now to my place which was in Shiloh, where I caused my name to dwell at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
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No Place is a Permanent Shield
Commentators explain that God uses the historical example of Shiloh to shatter the people's false security. Shiloh was the original, divinely chosen center of worship, yet God abandoned it due to Israel's wickedness. This proves that no building or location, not even the Jerusalem Temple, guarantees God's protection if the people's hearts are corrupt.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Go ye unto my place in Shiloh - This argument roused the indignation of the people (Jeremiah 26:8–9,[Reference Jeremiah…
19th Century
Anglican
My place which was in Shiloh. — The history of the past showed that a Temple dedicated to Jehovah could not be desecrated with impunity. S…
Baptist
You know how, through the sin of Eli's sons, God forsook Shiloh; and the tent of his house and the ark of his covenant were removed, and Shiloh bec…
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet confirms by an example what he said previously. He shows that the Jews deceived themselves by thinking they were covered by the shadow …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But go now to my place, which was in Shiloh A city in the tribe of Ephraim, on the north of Bethel, and the south of…
No observances, professions, or supposed revelations will profit, if people do not amend their ways and their actions. None can claim an interest i…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Here, the prophet excludes the third means of assistance on which the people might have relied: the practice of their religion. He addres…
