Gedaliah receives a warning of a plot against his life.
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Jeremiah 40:13-16
The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 40:13-16
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The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 40:1-16Jeremiah 40:1-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION The first of a series of chapters (40-45.) describing Jeremiah's fortunes and ministry after the fall of Jerusalem.Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:7-16Jeremiah 40:7-16 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryJeremiah had never in his prophecies spoken of any good days for the Jews, to come immediately after the captivity; yet Providence seemed to encourage such an expectation. But how soon is this hopeful prospect blighted!…Gedaliah's Address to the People. (b. c. 588.)Jeremiah 40:7-16 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleGEDALIAH'S ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE. (B. C. 588.) We have in these verses, I. A bright sky opening upon the remnant of the Jews that were left in their own land, and a comfortable prospect given them of some peace and quie…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 40:13Jeremiah 40:13 · The Pulpit CommentaryJeremiah 41:11 Misplaced charity. "Charity" says St. Paul," thinketh no evil." But without question, there are times when it ought to think evil, and not to think so is evil. For else charity will be misplaced, thrown a…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 40:1-16EXPOSITION The first of a series of chapters (40-45.) describing Jeremiah's fortunes and ministry after the fall of Jerusalem.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:7-16Jeremiah had never in his prophecies spoken of any good days for the Jews, to come immediately after the captivity; yet Providence seemed to encourage such an expectation. But how soon is this hopeful prospect blighted!…Matthew HenrycommentaryGedaliah's Address to the People. (b. c. 588.)GEDALIAH'S ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE. (B. C. 588.) We have in these verses, I. A bright sky opening upon the remnant of the Jews that were left in their own land, and a comfortable prospect given them of some peace and quie…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 40:13Jeremiah 41:11 Misplaced charity. "Charity" says St. Paul," thinketh no evil." But without question, there are times when it ought to think evil, and not to think so is evil. For else charity will be misplaced, thrown a…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 40:14Baalis the king of the Ammonites. Perhaps the same king referred to in Jeremiah 27:3 as seeking alliance with Zedekiah. He was naturally opposed to the Babylonian official, Gedaliah. Hath sent Ishmael. Ishmael was conne…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 40:16Trusting a traitor. I. IN SPITE OF CAUTIONS. Gedaliah was told that Ishmael meditated his death. Told, not by one man, but by all who had opportunity of knowing the traitor's designs. Was it, then, blameworthy in him to…Joseph S. Exell and contributors