Jeremiah 18:1
In the first prophecy of the series Jeremiah 18 , the fate of Jerusalem was still undetermined; a long line of kings might yet reign there in sple...
The Potter and the Clay. The potter ( Jeremiah 18:1-4 ) moulding his clay on the upper stone, which he makes revolve by his feet resting on the con...
Jeremiah's Twelfth Prophecy (see book comments for Jeremiah). the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
The sum of what is here taught is, that as the Jews gloried in God’s singular favor, which yet had been conferred on them for a different purpo...
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, The word which came to Jeremiah - This discourse is supposed to have been delivered some time...
The word, &c.— We have here a new discourse of Jeremiah. The Lord commands him to go down to a certain potter, where he would cause him to hear...
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, No JFB commentary on this verse.
1-17. Figure of the potter's clay.
XVIII. (1) The word which came to Jeremiah. — The message that follows comes in close sequence upon that of the preceding chapter, i.e., proba...
CHAPTER XI THE DIVINE POTTER Jeremiah 18:1-23 JEREMIAH goes down into the Lower Town, or the valley between the upper and lower city; and ther...
We now come to the second series of messages before the fall of Jerusalem (18-20), which consists of declarations of God's absolute supremacy. In pre...
CONTENTS The Prophet, in this Chapter, is preaching by type and figure. Under the similitude of a Potter, the Lord showeth his sovereignty. The peop...
It is blessed for every child of God, and much more for all the Prophets of the Lord, I mean the ministers of the Lord, to sit down in silent waiting...
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying. The word of prophecy, as the Targum: this is a distinct prophecy from the former, though it...
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Ver. 1. The word which came to Jeremiah. ] To show the just punishment of the people for di...
The word which came to Jeremiah , &c. We have here the beginning of a new discourse of Jeremiah, which, if introduced in its proper place, as we...
The Sovereign Prerogative of God; Divine Goodness and Equity. B. C. 600....
JEREMIAH CHAPTER 18 By the parable of a potter God's absolute power in disposing of nations is set forth, Jeremiah 18:1-10 . Judah's unparallele...
The Lesson Of The Patient Potter ( Jeremiah 18:1-10 ). In one of the most beautiful illustrations in the Old Testament YHWH illustrates His readin...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. Early in Jehoiakim’s reign (See Chronological Note on Section 19–27 of previous chap...
The word Israel (the whole nation) a vessel marred in the Potter's hand, is the key to this prophetic strain. But Jehovah will make "it again...
Jeremiah 18:1-6 Consider what Jeremiah's business was, and how the potter might help him in understanding and performing it. I. Jeremiah sees a m...
Jeremiah 18:6 . As the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand. The sense is given in the next words; the exaltation, or the degradatio...
Go down to the potter’s house. The potter and the clay (with Romans 9:19-24 ):--The potter and the clay! Is not that parable the germ of all t...
EXPOSITION This chapter is the introduction of a group of prophecies (extending to Jeremiah 25:1-24 .) of various dates; their sequence has evi...
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
The Parable of the Potter
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,