When — When the nobles, and other civil magistrates, heard of the
tumult, they came from the king's court, where the nobles and great
officers of nations usually are, to the temple. At the entry — It
was the place where their sanhedrim, who were to judge of false
prophets, were wont to sit.... [ Continue Reading ]
The priests — "In the corrupt state of all kingdoms, the
ecclesiastical officers always were the greatest enemies to the
faithful ministers of God." They speak to the members of the court who
are called princes, and to the people who were in the court.... [ Continue Reading ]
Micah — This was that Micah, whose prophecies are part of holy writ,
as appears by Micah 1:1, Micah 3:12, where are the very words of the
prophecy here mentioned, the substance of whose prophecy was the same
with this, that Zion should be plowed up, and the place where the
temple stood, should becom... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus — Now, if we should take a quite contrary course, and put this
man to death, we should do ourselves no good, but procure great evil
against our souls; that is against ourselves.... [ Continue Reading ]
And there was — This is a story which we have recorded in no other
part of scripture. They are probably the words of some others, who
were enemies to Jeremiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cast his body — Not in the sepulchers of the prophets, but amongst
the vulgar people.... [ Continue Reading ]
Nevertheless — Tho' Jeremiah's enemies pleaded this instance of
Urijah, a case judged in this very king's reign; yet the hand, that
is, the power and interest of Ahikam, one of Josiah's counsellors, and
the father of Gedaliah, was with Jeremiah.... [ Continue Reading ]