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therefore will I do to the house which is called by my name, in which you trust, and to the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh.
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The Warning of Shiloh
Commentators explain that God's reference to Shiloh is a powerful historical precedent. Shiloh was the original site of the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant, yet God abandoned it because of Israel's sin. This proves that God is not bound to any physical location, and the Temple in Jerusalem could suffer the same fate if the people's wickedness continued.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
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…
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
Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name
The temple, as in (Jeremiah 7:11), for…
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Presbyterian
No observances, professions, or supposed revelations will profit, if people do not amend their ways and their actions. None can claim an interest i…
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…
