The Biblical Illustrator - Jeremiah 18:1-10
Jeremiah 18:1-10Go down to the potter’s house.The potter and the clay (with Romans 9:19-24):--The potter and the clay! Is not that parable the germ of all that is most oppressive in the “terrible decree” of Calvinism? Does it not justify the Moslem’s acceptance of the will of Allah as a destiny which he cannot understand, but to which he must perforce submit? Is not this the last word of the apostle, even when he is most bent on vindicating the ways of God to men, in answer to the question... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 18:1-23
Jeremiah 18:6 . As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in my hand. The sense is given in the next words; the exaltation, or the degradation of a nation, is wholly with the Lord. If they, under the warning, shall repent, and implore mercy, then the Lord will repent, or turn away from the judgments he was about to inflict, and will do them good. How strange, how lamentable then is it that any one should dream here of the personal and eternal election of each individual of the whole... read more