jeremiah-33:14-26,-revelation-21:1-8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:24

The two families which the Lord hath chosen - Some think these refer to the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah; but they never can be considered as two distinct families, being of one and the same race. Others think that the families of Jacob and David are intended; but neither were these distinct. If the two families which had the priesthood be not meant, then the regal family of David, and the sacerdotal family of Jacob through Levi, may be designed. See Jeremiah 33:26 . Following the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:14

Verse 14 Jeremiah now shews why God had promised that there would be a quiet habitation for shepherds, so that no one would by force take away their flocks. For God declares, that his promise would not be void, as its effects would shortly be evident, even when his mercy was known by the ten tribes and by the kingdom of Judah. Hence he says, The days shall come; for it behoved the faithful to look farther than to their present condition. As they were then exposed to slaughter, though the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:15

Verse 15 Here the Prophet shews what Paul afterwards has spoken of, that all the promises of God are in Christ yea and amen, (2 Corinthians 1:20) that is, that they do not stand nor can be valid as to us, except Christ interposes to sanction or confirm them. Then the efficacy of God’s promises depends on Christ alone. And hence the Prophets, when speaking of the grace of God, come at length to Christ, for without him all the promises would vanish away. Let us also know that the Jews had been so... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:16

Verse 16 Here the Prophet extends the benefits of the kingdom to all the Jews, and shews how much was to be expected fromthat kingdom which he had promised; for in it would be found perfect happiness and safety. Had not this been added, what we have heard of the righteous king would have appeared cold and uninteresting; for it sometimes happens, that however much the king may exercise justice and judgment, yet the people continue still miserable. But the Prophet testifies here that the people... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:17

Verse 17 The Prophet had spoken of the restoration of the Church; he now confirms the same truth, for he promises that the kingdom and the priesthood would be perpetual. The safety of the people, as it is well known, was secured by these two things; for without a king they were like an imperfect or a maimed body, and without a priesthood there was nothing but ruin; for the priest was, as it were, the mediator between God and the people, and the king represented God. We now, then, perceive the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:18

Verse 18 As to the priesthood, the same difficulty might be raised, for we know that the priesthood became corrupted; nay, that for the most part the priests not only became degenerate, but altogether sacrilegious. Hence the sacerdotal name itself became nothing else but a base and wicked profanation of all sacred things. But it was God’s purpose in this manner to shew that another priest was to be expected, and that men were not to look on figures and types, but were to raise their thoughts... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:19

Verse 19 He confirms the same thing, but by introducing a similitude; for he shews that God’s covenant with the people of Israel would not be less firm than the settled order of nature. Unceasing are the progresses of the sun, moon, and stars; continual is the succession of day and night. This settled state of things is so fixed, that in so great and so multiplied a variety there is no change. We have now rain, then fair weather, and we have various changes in the seasons; but the sun still... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:20

Verse 20 We now perceive the purpose of the Prophet in saying, If void ye can make my covenant respecting the day and the night, then abolished shall be my covenant with David and the Levites Now he indirectly touches on the wickedness of the people; for the Jews did, as far as they could, overthrow, by their murmurs and complaints, the covenant of God; for in their adversities they instantly entertained the thought and also expressed it, that God had forgotten his covenant. This want of faith... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:21

Verse 21 Hence he says, There shall be abolished my covenant with David my servant, that he should not be my son, etc. He repeats what he had said, even that it could not be but that the posterity of David should obtain the kingdom, which we know has been fulfilled in Christ. The throne of David he now calls what he had named before as the throne of the house of Israel; but he means the same thing. It is called the throne of the house of Israel, because the king and the people are relatively... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:22

Verse 22 There is an omission at the beginning; the particle of comparison is left out, for אשר asher, cannot be taken for כאשר caasher: As the hosts of the heavens cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea, so God promises that he would multiply the seed of David, and also the Levites. This promise, as given to Abraham, referred to the whole body of the people; for when Abraham was bidden to go out, and to look on the heavens, God made this promise to him, “Number the stars, if thou canst,... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:24

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:18

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:22

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