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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:21

Verse 21 He bids them to attend, or to beware in their souls. Some render the words, “As your souls are precious to you.” But I take souls, not for their lives, but for the affections of their hearts; as though he had said, “Take heed carefully of yourselves, that this may be laid up in your inmost heart.” The word נפש nuphesh, means often the heart, the seat of the affections. It is said in Deuteronomy 4:15, “Take heed to yourselves, לנפשותיכם lanupheshuticam, to your souls.” here it is,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:22

Verse 22 We stated in our last lecture why the Prophet so severely reproved the Jews for neglecting an external rite. It seems indeed a thing in itself of small moment to rest on one day; and God by Isaiah clearly declares, (Isaiah 1:13,) that he cares not for that external worship, for hypocrites think they have done all their duty when they rest on the seventh day; but God denies that he approved of such a service, it being like a childish play. We know what Paul says, that the exercises of... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:23

Verse 23 Here the Prophet exaggerates their crime, — that the Jews had not now begun for the first time to violate this precept of the Law; for he reminds them that the Sabbath had been before violated by their fathers. We have said elsewhere that men are less excusable when the children follow the bad examples of their fathers. This is indeed what the world does not commonly think; for we see at this day, that most men boast of the examples of their fathers, when they wish to reject both the... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:24

Verse 24 Jeremiah introduced, as I have said, a condemnation as to the fathers, that he might make the Jews of his age ashamed of themselves, lest they shouhl imitate the example of those whom they saw to have been disobedient to God. He yet shews, that God would be reconciled to them, provided they from the heart repented; as though he had said, — “Your fathers indeed provoked, for many years, and even for ages, the vengeance of God; but as he is ever inclined to mercy, he is ready to forgive... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:1-27

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

An exhortation to a more strict observance of the Sabbath. The reward held out is Jerusalem's continuance in all its old pomp, both temporal and spiritual, and the penalty the destruction of the city by fire. This passage stands in absolutely no connection with the preceding and the following prophecies; and we have just the same sense of suspicion in meeting with it here, in the midst of perfectly general exhortations, as in reading the parallel exhortations to Sabbath-keeping in Isaiah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The Sabbath. As Gentiles we were never under the special regulations of the Jewish Law, and as Christians we are free from all formal laws of "ordinances," and called to free spiritual obedience. Like St. Paul, we may be able to see that no one day is more sacred than other days ( Romans 14:5 ); and if we are unable to go so far as this, we must admit that there is, in the New Testament, no direct command to Christians to observe the first day of the week just as the Jews observed the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The Sabbath and its obligation. I. IT WAS OF UNIVERSAL OBLIGATION . The prophet was to stand in "the gate of the children of the people" and "all the gates" to proclaim its sanctity. The laity and the priests, the princes and the people, were all bound to observe it, as one of the patriarchal and Mosaic institutions. It is expressly enjoined in one of the "ten words," and without reservation of any class. II. HOW IT SHOULD BE OBSERVED . 1. By rest . Labor... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sabbath sanctification. I. IN WHAT IT CONSISTS . Not in the mere Judaic strictness of the Old Testament Law, or of that set forth in these verses. All that might be, and yet in its true sense the Sabbath be flagrantly violated and its purpose destroyed. But in: 1. Rest . This to be both of body and mind. The student may no more pursue his studies than the laborer his toil. Rest both of body and mind from their ordinary pursuits; rest, not mere slothfulness, but such as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The hallowing of the Sabbath day. I. THE PLACE FOR ANNOUNCING THE MESSAGE . 1. It was a place where the king , as much as the people , would hear . Whatever else may be signified by "the gate of the children of the people" it seems clear that it was a gate in which, at certain times, the king would be found. In his own house it might be impossible to gain access to him; but the gate was open to all; and there he could not choose but listen to a man who would... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:19-27

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