jeremiah-23:1-6,-luke-23:33-40-niv

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:6

In his days Judah shall be saved - The real Jew is not one who has his circumcision in the flesh, but in the spirit. The real Israel are true believers in Christ Jesus; and the genuine Jerusalem is the Church of the first-born, and made free, with all her children, from the bondage of sin, Satan, death, and hell. All these exist only in the days of the Messiah. All that went before were the types or significators of these glorious Gospel excellencies. And this is his name whereby he shall... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:1

Verse 1 Here the Prophet promises the restoration of the Church; but he reminds hypocrites that there was no reason for them on that account to flatter themselves, especially the king, his councillors, and the priests. Then this prophecy is a mixture of promises and threatenings, for God promises that he would be propitious to the miserable Jews, after having chastised them, so that the seed of Abraham might not be entirely cut off: he yet deprives hypocrites of vain confidence, so that they... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:2

Verse 2 He afterwards adds, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, to the pastors who feed my people In the same sense he calls them now his people, as he had called them before the flock of his pastures. They had alienated themselves from God, and he had already by his own decree repudiated them; and God might in one respect have deemed them aliens; and yet in respect of the covenant he acknowledged them as his own; and hence he calls them his people He now then confirms what we have already... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:3

Verse 3 It then follows, And I will gather my flock. As they had driven the people away, so God promises that it would be his care to gather them. And yet he ascribes to himself what he had imputed to them — that he had driven away his flock, but in a different sense; the pastors had scattered the flock, not only by their sloth, but also by their cruelty, for they became rapacious wolves; but God had punished the people, for they all had fully deserved such a scattering. We hence see that the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:4

Verse 4 He confirms the promise, for he would give them faithful and true pastors, who would perform their office as it behoved them; for it would not be enough that the sheep should be restored to their folds, except they were fed. We indeed know that a sheep is a silly animal, and therefore has need of a shepherd to rule and guide it. God then intimates by these words, that after he had collected his flock into the fold it would be the object of his constant care; for he would appoint... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:5

Verse 5 The Prophet confirms what he had before said of the renewal of the Church; for it would not have been in itself sufficiently strong to say “I have promised pastors who shall faithfully perform their duty,” except the only true Pastor had been set before them, on whom God’s covenant was founded, and from whom was to be expected the accomplishment of the promises which were hoped for. And it was usual with all the prophets, whenever they gave the people the hope of salvation, to bring... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:6

Verse 6 It then follows, that Judeah shall be saved in the days of this king. By days we are not to understand the life only of Christ, which he lived in this world, but that perpetuity of which Isaiah speaks, when in wonder he asks, “His age who shall declare?” (Isaiah 53:8;) for he died once, that he might live to God, according to what Paul says. (Romans 6:10.) It was then but a short beginning of life when Christ was manifested in the world, and held converse with men; but his life is to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1

Woe be unto the pastors , etc.! This "woe" is a pendant to the" woe" upon Jehoiakim in Jeremiah 22:13 . The original form of the verse shows the strong feeling with which the prophet both wrote and spoke: "Woe I shepherds who destroy," etc. By "shepherds" Jeremiah means rather the civil than the spiritual authorities, especially the kings— ποιμένες λαῶν , as Homer calls them. This is, in fact, the general Old Testament application of the term (see on Jeremiah 2:8 ). That destroy ;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1-4

The character of leading men. The character of its leading men is a matter of first importance to a people. Israel had been led astray by his kings; one of the first blessings promised to him on his return is the possession of good leaders. In the most free state there must always be leading men—men exercising influence by reason of their office, their rank and position, or their capacities. Observe this in regard to the various classes of leading men. I. POLITICAL LEADERS . On... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1-4

False shepherds and the true. The reference here is to the kings of the house of David, as the leaders of a theocratic people; and secondarily, to the spiritual purpose of all true kingship. I. THE MISCHIEF OF FALSE SHEPHERDING . This is twofold, viz. scattering and destroying. The false shepherd has no real interest in the sheep; being but a hireling, his chief consideration is a selfish one. The kings of Judah had sought to realize their own ambitions and to indulge their... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1-4

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