The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:12-14
The Hope of Israel. I. THE REVELATION OF THE HOPE OF ISRAEL . 1. God is revealed as the Hope of his people; i.e. as the source 2. God is thus revealed in connection with the sanctuary , 3. Experience confirms this revelation of God. The glorious character of God has been true of him "from the beginning." The antiquity of the temple was the proof of this to the Jew, the history of Christendom should be more so to the Christian. II. THE FOLLY OF ... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:12-13
An inspiring invocation. We must take Jeremiah 17:12 as invocatory rather than indicative. The prophet speaks suitably in the language of apostrophe as he refers to the throne of Jehovah and the holy heights where he dwells. "O throne of glory, height of beginning, place of our sanctuary!" It will be felt that this apostrophe is well fitted to make the Hope of Israel a source of real hope in the hearts of Israel. I. THE THRONE OF GLORY . This may be taken as having, by... read more