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).
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Jeremiah 31:27-30
The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:27-30
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:1-40EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:27-34The people of God shall become numerous and prosperous. In Heb. 8:8,9, this place is quoted as the sum of the covenant of grace made with believers in Jesus Christ. Not, I will give them a new law; for Christ came not t…Matthew HenrycommentaryGod's Covenant Renewed. (b. c. 594.)GOD'S COVENANT RENEWED. (B. C. 594.) The prophet, having found his sleep sweet, made so by the revelations of divine grace, sets himself to sleep again, in hopes of further discoveries, and is not disappointed; for it i…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:27I 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 inh…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:28As 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 b…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:29Heredity 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 toge…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:29Have 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…Joseph S. Exell and contributors