Jehovah is the Creator and Proprietor of the earth and all that is therein. Therefore he can give any part of it to whomsoever he will. Therefore, Jeremiah being his trustworthy prophet, the kings are called upon to take notice that Jehovah has transferred their kingdoms to Nebuchadnezzar. Observe, in Jeremiah 27-29. the form employed is not "Nebuchadnezzar," but "Nebuchadnezzar" (so also Jeremiah 34:1 ; Jeremiah 39:5 ). (See on Jeremiah 21:7 .) read more
My servant (see on Jeremiah 25:9 ). The Beasts of the field ; i.e. the wild beasts. This last feature indicates the unlimited character of Nebuchadnezzar's power. read more
God's disposal of man's possessions. I. GOD HAS A RIGHT TO DISPOSE OF MAN 'S POSSESSIONS . He made them, and they are always his, only lent to be withdrawn or transferred when he wills. If the Lord gave, he has a right to take away ( Job 1:21 ). If he takes much, we should be thankful for what he leaves—for this even we have no claim. Nations should feel that God has rights over them. Their liberties are subject to his government, their territory to his disposal. II.... read more
Jeremiah 27:6. I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar “God is the sole lord and proprietor of the world; and, by virtue of his absolute sovereignty and dominion, has a right to give the kingdoms of the earth to whomsoever he pleases, Daniel 4:17, and he exercises this authority by changing times and seasons, by removing kings, and setting up kings, Daniel 2:21. The king of Babylon, my servant One whom I have made use of as an instrument to execute my purposes in... read more
Submit to Babylon (27:1-22)Early in the reign of Zedekiah, representatives from various neighbouring countries came to Jerusalem, in the hope of forming an alliance with Zedekiah against Babylon. Jeremiah delivered God’s message to them, illustrating the message by putting an ox’s yoke on his neck. The meaning was that the people were to submit to the yoke, or rule, of Babylon. This was God’s will, and there was no use rebelling against it. Babylon would not be overthrown till God’s time for it... read more
I have made, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 1:1 ). App-92 . the ground. Hebrew the face of the ground. Figure of speech Pleonasm. App-6 . Some codices read "the face of all the ground". ground = earth. great power . . . outstretched arm. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 6:6 . Deuteronomy 4:34 ; Deuteronomy 5:15 ; Deuteronomy 7:19 ; Deuteronomy 9:29 ; Deuteronomy 11:2 ; Deuteronomy 26:8 ). read more
Nebuchadnezzar. Some codices spell it "Nebuchadrezzar". My servant. Compare Jeremiah 25:9 . See Daniel 2:37 , Daniel 2:38 . read more
5. God here, as elsewhere, connects with the symbol doctrine, which is as it were its soul, without which it would be not only cold and frivolous, but even dead [CALVIN]. God's mention of His supreme power is in order to refute the pride of those who rely on their own power (Isaiah 45:12). given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me— (Psalms 115:15; Psalms 115:16; Daniel 4:17; Daniel 4:25; Daniel 4:32). Not for his merits, but of My own sole good pleasure [ESTIUS]. read more
6. beasts of the field—not merely the horses to carry his Chaldean soldiers, and oxen to draw his provisions [GROTIUS]; not merely the deserts, mountains, and woods, the haunts of wild beasts, implying his unlimited extent of empire [ESTIUS]; but the beasts themselves by a mysterious instinct of nature. A reproof to men that they did not recognize God's will, which the very beasts acknowledged (compare :-). As the beasts are to submit to Christ, the Restorer of the dominion over nature, lost... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 27:5
The rights of the Creator. This address on the rights of the Creator is made to heathen men because God has rights over all men, and because they who cannot yet understand his higher character may be able to recognize his natural rights. I. THE FOUNDATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CREATOR . 1. They rest on the fact that all things that exist were created . It is a fundamental axiom of science that everything that has a beginning must have a cause. The universal... read more