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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:25

Divine satisfaction. There are always the weary who need rest, the sorrowful who need consolation. 1 . Naturally we all have restless longing, large desires that go out beyond the present and the attainable. The soul has its appetites, its hunger, its thirst. 2 . Sin and sorrow have deepened our need. The Jews in their calamities were a type of mankind in its sin and weariness. I. NO EARTHLY SATISFACTION WILL MEET THESE WANTS . Food for the body cannot satisfy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:26

Upon this I awaked, etc. Who the speaker is here has been much debated. That Jehovah is meant is not an admissible view. A weak believer may say complainingly, "Why sleepest thou?" but God himself cannot be represented under the image of a sleeper. There seems, however, to be no reason why the prophet should not have used this language. The doubt is whether a real, physical sleep is meant, or merely an ecstatic condition resembling sleep. Hengstenberg decides for the latter. But there is no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:26

Sweet sleep. Assuming that Jeremiah is here the speaker, what a suggestion there is of restless, unrefreshing nights on other occasions! And little wonder. It may have been the case that many of his prophecies came to him at night, and if so, considering the elements of those prophecies, his nights must often have been very troubled ones. But if we look attentively at the contents of Jeremiah 30:1-24 . and 31; we find very sufficient causes for the sweetness of the prophet's sleep.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:27

I will sow , etc. The passage may be illustrated by Isaiah 26:18 , where the Church of the restored exiles is represented as complaining that the land (of Judah) has not been brought into a state of security, and that inhabitants (in sufficient numbers) have not been begotten. Similarly here, only the tone of complaint is wanting. The thought has suggested itself—Will the Israelites of the latter days be sufficient to fill up the land? Yes, is the answer of revelation; for Jehovah will... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:27-30

The physical side of the Messianic blessing. Its effect upon the heart of the pardoned sinners will be such that they will fully recognize the justice of the Divine judgments. There will no longer be any room for a certain favourite proverb; the death of a sinner will be universally acknowledged to be the reward of his personal sin (Keil). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:28

As I have watched … so will I watch, etc. The allusion is to the twofold commission given to the prophet ( Jeremiah 1:10 ), which was partly to pluck up and to destroy, partly to build and to plant. Jehovah has hitherto been "watchful" (another point of contact with Jeremiah 1:1-19 .; see on Jeremiah 1:12 ) over the fulfilment of the destructive prophecies; he will now be equally zealous for that of the promises of regeneration. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29

Have eaten a sour grape; rather, sour grapes. The prophet (like Ezekiel, Ezekiel 18:1-32 .) condemns the use of this proverb, and declares that the sinner is the artificer of his own ruin. At first sight, it may seem as if Jeremiah opposes the second commandment, which describes how God "visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children" ( Exodus 20:5 ). This, however, cannot really be, for he endorses this declaration later on ( Jeremiah 32:18 ). The fact is that he is not so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29

Heredity and individual responsibility. The passage before us is interesting as indicating a great advance in freedom and justice of thought from the old orthodoxy that was satisfied with the punishment of children together with their parents to a new and wiser doctrine of individual responsibility. But it is important to observe that it is more than a sign of advancing thought. It is a prophecy concerning facts, a prediction of a higher justice of the future. The old notion here condemned... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29-30

Jehovah visiting the individual for his sins. I. THE SIN OF SOME AND THE SUFFERING OF OTHERS . This is put before us in a very striking figure. Literally, the taste of a sour grape would be an instantaneous sensation; but here we are asked to imagine the possibility of a man getting whatever other advantage there might be in the grape, whatever nourishment, whatever refreshment, and then handing on the one bad element of sourness. And truly it often seems as if there were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:31-33

Great encouragements for those returning to God. It is sad enough that there should be any going away from God so as to require a return. It is better never to have gone away from him than to return after such departure. Better be the son to whom the Father says, "Thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine," than the one who came back in misery and shame, notwithstanding all the compassionate love wherewith he was welcomed. Let all young children, and they who have the training of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:27-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:29-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:31-33

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