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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:1-34

The relations of righteousness and religion. This chapter, as indeed so much other of Jeremiah's prophecies, teaches not a little Concerning this great theme. In this chapter we note how it shows— I. THAT RIGHTEOUSNESS IS THE PRINCIPAL THING . 1. It is God's solemn demand (verse 2). 2. It is God's perpetual demand. See the whole chapter, the whole prophecy. "Amend your ways and your doings" (verse 3) is its constant appeal. 3. At first it was his only... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:5-16

Strange church-goers. I. LOOK AT THEM AS JEREMIAH SAW THEM . Thieves ( Jeremiah 7:6 , Jeremiah 7:9 ), most cruel oppressors, murderers, adulterers, etc. Yet they were all going into the temple to worship the Lord. Strange church-goers indeed. II. ASK IF THERE BE ANY SUCH NOW ? What if some angel of God, unseen by us, were to mark on the foreheads of all who enter our churches now their true characters in the sight of God: would there be no fraudulent,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:8-15

The formalism of Jewish religion exposed. The lesson of Shiloh. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:9-11

Sacrilege. I. WHAT DO WE GENERALLY UNDERSTAND BY THIS WORD ? 1. Some use it of disregard of ritual. 2. Others of secular employment of sacred places or things. 3. Others of those persons whom they regard as unauthorized presuming to minister in holy things. 4. Others of robbing churches, etc. But without discussing these, let us note— II. WHAT GOD COUNTS AS SACRILEGE . It is declared here ( Jeremiah 7:11 ). It is when men turn the Church of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:11

Even I have seen it ; understand, "and I will therefore destroy the house which gives shelter to evil-doers." read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:12

But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh . Jeremiah attacks this false confidence in the temple of Jerusalem, by pointing to the destruction of an earlier sanctuary, of which very little is known, indeed only so much as to give an edge to our desire for more. It is certain, from Joshua 18:1 and 1 Samuel 4:3 , that the tabernacle and the ark found a resting-place at Shiloh (an Ephraimitish town to the north of Bethel), nearly the whole of the period of the judges, or more exactly... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:12-14

Shiloh, or the God-forsaken shrine. It is to many minds impossible to avoid a feeling of deep sadness when we look upon the ruins, noble even in their desolation, of some former beautiful and august sanctuary of God. There are many such scattered over this and other lands: Tintern, Furness, Melrose, etc. Our imagination pictures them when in the zenith of their glory, with their many stately towers and tapering spires, their long-drawn aisles and lofty roofs, the glorious vista of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:12-16

Warning voices. I. SUCH VOICES ARE PERPETUALLY HEARD . The prophet speaks of three such here. 1. Shiloh ( Jeremiah 7:12 ). 2. The Lord himself ( Jeremiah 7:13 ). 3. Ephraim ( Jeremiah 7:15 ). II. And THEY TELL EVER THE SAME TRUTHS . 1. The Divine anger against sin ( Jeremiah 7:12 ). 2. The utter uselessness of their "trust in lying words" to escape that auger ( Jeremiah 7:14 ). 3. The absolute need of repentance. III. And ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:13

Rising up early and speaking ; i.e. speaking zealously and continually (so Jeremiah 7:25 ; Jeremiah 25:4 ; Jeremiah 26:5 ; Jeremiah 29:19 ). It is an expression peculiar to Jeremiah. read more

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