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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:1

The limits of intercessory prayer. "Though Moses and Samuel," etc. 1. This verse seems at first sight to be in contradiction to the many Scriptures which assure us that the "effectual fervent prayers of righteous men avail much." The Bible teems with promises that God will hear when we call upon him. But here is a decided declaration that let even the holiest and the most eminent for their intercessions stand before God in prayer, they should not avail to secure what was denied. 2. ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:1

Great intercessors. I. SUCH ARE MENTIONED HERE . Moses, Samuel, etc. (cf. Exodus 17:11 ; Exodus 32:11 ; Numbers 14:13 ; Psalms 106:23 ; 1 Samuel 7:8 ; 1 Samuel 8:6 ; 1 Samuel 12:16-23 ; 1 Samuel 15:11 ; Psalms 90:6 ; Ecclesiasticus 46:6). Noah, Daniel, and Job are mentioned in similar way ( Ezekiel 14:14 ), and Jeremiah himself (2 Macc. 15:14). And there have been such oftentimes granted to nations, Churches, families. And who has not known such intercessors... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:1

Fruitless intercession. These words are addressed to the prophet in his character of intercessor for the people. He had already been told to plead no longer for them ( Jeremiah 14:11 ), seeing that their case was hopeless, and the Divine sentence that had gone out against them was irrevocable. Observe— I. THE POWER THAT HUMAN INTERCESSION MAY HAVE WITH GOD . The fact that such intercession is declared in this case to be vain implies that, under other conditions, it... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:1

The uselessness of intercession once more emphatically stated. I. A REMINDER OF GOD 'S LONG - SUFFERING IN THE PAST . MOSES and Samuel had stood interceding before him, and again and again he had glorified himself in mercy and pardon. The mention of these two great historic names suggests to Jeremiah that God can appeal to all the past, confident that no man can complain of him as wanting in long-suffering with the waywardness of his people. They had wandered far and... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:1-9

Second rejection of Jeremiah's intercession; awfulness of the impending judgment. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:1-9

Fearful aspects of the Divine character. These verses and this whole discourse reveal to us an implacable God. He will not turn away from his wrath nor be moved: 1. By the spectacle of misery presented ( Jeremiah 14:1-22 .). 2. By the remembrance of former love ( Jeremiah 14:8 ). 3. By the earnest prayers of his faithful servant ( Jeremiah 15:1 ). 4. By the prospect of more terrible miseries yet to come (Je 14:17—15:9). Therefore— I. INQUIRE . Why is God thus?... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:2

Such as are for death , etc.; a sternly ironical answer. Death, sword, famine, captivity, lie in wait for them in every possible road. "Death" here means "pestilence" (comp. "the black death " in the Middle Ages), as in Jeremiah 18:21 ; Job 27:15 . Similar combinations of evils occur in Jeremiah 43:11 ; Ezekiel 14:21 ; Ezekiel 33:27 . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:2

Various destinies of punishment. I. PUNISHMENT WILL BE ASSIGNED AS A DEFINITE DESTINY . It is not casual. It cannot be evaded. It is decidedly appointed and inflexibly executed. The destiny it involves, though not original but a consequence of voluntary actions, is as certain as if it were in accordance with a primary law of nature ( Galatians 6:7 , Galatians 6:8 ). II. PUNISHMENT WILL BE ASSIGNED IN A VARIETY OF DESTINIES . All the wicked will not... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:3

Appoint ; i.e. give full power to them as my vicegerents ( Jeremiah 1:10 ). Four kinds ; literally, families ; i.e. kinds of things. The first-mentioned has reference to the living; the remaining ones to the unburied corpses ( Jeremiah 14:16 ; Jeremiah 19:7 ; Jeremiah 34:20 ). To tear ; rather, to drag along . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:4

Cause them to be removed into ; rather, make them a shuddering unto . So in the Deuteronomic curses for disobedience ( Deuteronomy 28:25 ). read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:1

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:2

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