The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:1
Engraved sin. I. SIN LEAVES A RECORD OF ITSELF . It is not an isolated act. It begets consequences—plants memories, creates guilt. The record remains even if we do not read it. God still notes it, and will some day confront us with it. Hence it is not enough to amend our ways for the future. We need to have past transgressions blotted out if we are to be restored to peace with God. II. THE RECORD OF SIN IS ENGRAVED ON HEART OF THE SINNER . 1. It is... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:1
The sin of Judah , etc. "Judah's sin" is not merely their tendency to sin, but their sinful practices—their idolatry. This is said to be graven upon the table of their heart , for it is no mere form, but carried on with passionate earnestness, and as indelible as if engraved with an iron pen. How unlike, however, is this record to that of which the same expression is used in Job 19:24 ! With the point of a diamond ; or, with a point of adamant (harder than flint, as Ezekiel 3:9 ... read more