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The Shock of Sacred Rejection
Commentators emphasize that the most horrifying aspect of this judgment was not the military defeat, but God's own rejection of His altar and sanctuary. John Calvin notes this was as shocking as if heaven and earth were collapsing, showing how seriously God views sin when it pollutes the very places meant to honor Him.
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Lamentations
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Albert Barnes
On Lamentations 2:7
18th Century
Theologian
sanctuary - The holy of holies; the walls of her palaces are those of the sacred buildings.
Charles Ellicott
On Lamentations 2:7
19th Century
Bishop
Has cast off ... has abhorred. —The two verbs are used in a similar context in Psalm 89:38.
His sanctuary. …
John Calvin
On Lamentations 2:7
16th Century
Theologian
He proceeds with the same subject and adopts similar words. He says first, that God had abominated his altar—an expression not strictly pr…
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John Gill
On Lamentations 2:7
17th Century
Pastor
The Lord has cast off his altar
Whether of incense, or of burnt offerings; the sacrifices of which used to be accept…
Matthew Henry
On Lamentations 2:1–9
17th Century
Minister
A sad representation is made here of the state of God's church, of Jacob and Israel; but the focus seems mostly to be on the hand of the Lord in th…