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The Unnatural Stubbornness of Sin
Commentators note the shocking irrationality of Judah's actions. In normal life, a person who falls gets up, and one who is lost tries to find their way. Yet, God's people perpetually turned away, refusing to return. Scholars like John Calvin describe this stubbornness as monstrous and unnatural, a defiance of both common sense and God's grace.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 8:5
18th Century
Theologian
When people act as described in Jeremiah 8:4, why are God’s own people alone an exception?
Slidden back ... backsliding – These are t…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 8:5
19th Century
Bishop
Slidden back ... backsliding. —The English fails to give the full emphasis of the reiteration of the same word as in the previous …
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 8:5
19th Century
Preacher
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit; they refuse to return.
Perseve…
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 8:4–5
16th Century
Theologian
Though God had reminded His prophet of the event, He still invited the Jews to repentance. This was not because there was any hope of restoring the…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 8:5
17th Century
Pastor
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a
perpetual backsliding ?
&c.] T…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 8:4–13
17th Century
Minister
What brought this ruin?
- The people would not heed reason; they would not act in the affairs of their souls with common prudence. Sin i…