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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:12

Verse 12 It is not known with what design this Michaiah came to the princes and the king’s counsellors, he may have been an informer, who intended to create ill-will to the Prophet, and to ingratiate himself with the princes, as courtiers usually do. If this was the case, we may learn from this example, that not all who hear are so teachable and ready to obey as to make proficiency in the knowledge of good and holy doctrine: we see that many patiently hear and give some evidence of docility,... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:14

Verse 14 They ought indeed to have gone up immediately into the Temple; but though they were not wholly irreligious, yet they shewed some pride, as they commonly do who are surrounded with splendor, being not disposed to humble themselves. We see that all courtiers are so inflated with pride, that they think it a disgrace to mingle with the common people. They wish some special honor to be reserved for themselves. This was the reason that they did not go up into the Temple that they might learn... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:16

Verse 16 We see that there was some regard for religion in the princes, for they submitted to hear, and respectfully received the Prophet’s servant. Had Jeremiah himself come, he would, no doubt, have been received as God’s Prophet, as such honor was given to his servant, that the princes ordered him to be seated, which was certainly a favor. It hence appears that they were not profane despisers of God. Then follows another thing, — that they were moved with fear Then as to the king’s... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:17

Verse 17 The king’s counsellors were, no doubt, so astonished when they heard that these threatenings had been written as the Prophet had dictated them, that they were agitated by different thoughts, as the unbelieving are wont to be; and not receiving as they ought to have done, the heavenly doctrine, they vacillated, and could not pursue a uniform course. Such, then, was the uncertainty that possessed the minds of the princes; for they could hardly believe that these words had been delivered... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:18

Verse 18 He simply answered, that Jeremiah had pronounced these words to him. They might hence have concluded, that Jeremiah had no roll laid before him, and that he had been not long meditating on what he communicated to his scribe Baruch. And though he seems to have said no more than what might satisfy the princes, yet the purport of the whole is, that Jeremiah did not produce the roll from a recess or his desk, but promptly gave utterance to what God’s Spirit suggested to him. Their... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 36:1-32

CHAPTERS 36-38. NARRATIVE OF EVENTS PRECEDING THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM . Jeremiah 36:1-32 . THE ROLL OF PROPHECY DESTROYED BY JEHOIAKIM . Now, it is remarkable, and points the way to a solution of the problem, that Jeremiah 25:1-38 . is said ( Jeremiah 25:1 ) to have been written in the very same year to which the narrative before us refers, and that it is mainly concerned with the invasion of Nebuchadnezzar and its consequences (indeed, entirely... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 36:1-32

Hearers of God's Word. This chapter brings before us an instructive variety of these hearers. I. SUCH AS THE PROPHET . To him and such as he the Word of God came, and was received with reverent submission and diligently obeyed at all costs. They could say, "Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth." II. SUCH AS THE PEOPLE GENERALLY . ( Jeremiah 36:10 .) The mass seemed unaffected. We do not read of their being in any wise wrought upon by what they had heard. But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 36:5-21

The reading of the roll. I. THE READER . Baruch, the secretary of Jeremiah, is sent to read the roll. We do not know what cause detains the prophet. He has often made bold utterances in public before this. But if he cannot go the truth must not be hidden. "The Word of God is not bound" ( 2 Timothy 2:9 ). Truth is more important than the speaker. It matters little who is the messenger; all importance attaches to the message. Men forget this when they run after a Jeremiah and neglect a... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 36:9-16

Free course of the Word of God. The progress made by the messages of Jeremiah when read aloud in the scribe's cell at the entrance of the higher court of the temple was very remarkable, and fully justified the great care and ingenuity with which it was effected. I. A SANCTIFIED INGENUITY SHOULD BE SHOWN IN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OR CREATING SUITABLE OCCASIONS FOR MAKING KNOWN GOD 'S WORD . II. THE WORD OF GOD IS COMMENDED BY ITS ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 36:12

He went down (see on Jeremiah 26:10 ). Sat there. In deliberation on the affairs of the state. Elishama the scribe . Gemariah, then, had a colleague. So in Solomon's cabinet there were two soferim , or secretaries, one perhaps for the civil and one for the military business ( 1 Kings 4:3 ; comp, Jeremiah 52:25 ). Elnathan . Mentioned already, Jeremiah 26:22 . read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 36:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 36:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 36:5-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 36:9-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 36:12

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