Jeremiah 7:24-26 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:21-28

Jeremiah dispels the illusion that God's claims are satisfied by a merely formal service. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:21-28

Declension. Jeremiah endeavors to rouse a sense of guilt in his hearers by pointing to the sad downward course of their history when this is regarded in the light of Divine requirements and inducements to follow them. I. THE DIVINE REQUIREMENTS . These were not for the offering of mere formal sacrifices, but for obedience to God in heart and conduct ( 1 Samuel 15:22 ). Men need to be repeatedly reminded of this fact, because there is a common tendency to separate religion from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:21-28

The indispensable condition of well-being. This is laid down in Jeremiah 7:23 —obedience to God. It is the teaching of the entire Bible, of our Lord, the prophets, his apostles. The gospel is for this—to secure it more perfectly; and the sacrifices of the ancient Law were for the same reason. But men have ever rebelled against this. They were doing so in Jeremiah's time. They sought to make their sacrifices and burnt offerings a substitute for the obedience God commanded. Hence, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:24

Imagination ; rather, stubbornness (see on Jeremiah 3:17 ). Went backward, and not forward ; rather, turned their back , and not their face (literally, became back wards , and not forwards ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 7:24

Imagination - Better, as in the margin.And went backward - literally, as in the margin; i. e., they turned their back upon Me to follow their own devices. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 7:21-28

Jeremiah 7:21-28. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel And let Israel hear when their God speaks Put your burnt-offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh The burnt-offerings, after they were flayed, were to be consumed wholly upon the altar, Leviticus 1:9; whereas, in the sacrifices of the peace-offerings, only the fat was to be burned upon the altar; part of the remainder belonging to the priests, and the rest being the portion of the offerer, to be eaten with his friends... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 7:16-34

No hope for an idolatrous people (7:16-8:3)God now tells Jeremiah that it is useless for him to persist in praying for the safety of the Judeans. They have so given themselves to idolatrous practices that nothing can save them from God’s judgment. Throughout the cities and towns of Judah people worship foreign gods, but in the process they harm themselves (16-19). The harm will be much greater when God’s judgment falls on them (20).While openly worshipping heathen gods, the people also offer... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 7:24

imagination. See note on Jeremiah 3:17 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 7:25

your fathers came forth, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Ex. Jeremiah 12:15 ). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 7:24

Jeremiah 7:24. And went backward, &c.— And they turned from me, and not towards me, (Jeremiah 7:25.). Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt, unto this day. And I sent unto them, &c. Jeremiah 7:27. Therefore, &c.— And when thou shalt speak all these things unto them, they will not hearken unto thee. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 7:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 7:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 7:21-28

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 7:16-34

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 7:24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 7:25

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 7:24

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