The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:15-18
Ebed-Melech's safety, and the secret of it. I. EBED - MELECH 'S DANGER . He was a court official, and like all others connected with the court, in more danger than if he had been merely one of the multitude. He appears to have been in favour with the king, and all such would be put down by enemies as exciting the king to continued resistance. That is, it would seem to Ebed-Melech so; for why should he suppose that any one should be so specially interested in him as to describe his... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:15-18
In that ye ministered to the saints. "God," says the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews, "is not unrighteous to forget" such ministry. It is a strong expression, and seems to imply that God would be unrighteous if he did forget. Here in the story of Ebed-Melech, we have an instance of God's rewarding ministry to his saints. For what Ebed-Melech did, cf. Jeremiah 38:7 , etc. For his recompense, see these verses (15-18). Consider— I. THESE RECOMPENSES . They are: 1 . A fact.... read more