Jeremiah 18:1, Under the type of a potter is shewn God’s absolute power in disposing of nations; Jeremiah 18:11, Judgments threatened to Judah for her strange revolt; Jeremiah 18:18, Jeremiah prays against his conspirators.
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Jeremiah 18
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Jeremiah 18 — OverviewJeremiah 18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have, I. A general declaration of God's ways in
dealing with nations and kingdoms, that he can easily do what he will
with them, as easily as the potter can with the clay (ver. 1-6), but
that…Jeremiah 18 — OverviewJeremiah 18 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter expresses the sovereign power of God ever his creatures, and his usual methods of dealing with them; it threatens destruction to the Jews for their idolatry; and is closed with the prophet's complaint of…Jeremiah 18:1-10Jeremiah 18:1-10 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe prophet is here sent to the potter's house (he knew where to find
it), not to preach a sermon as before to the gates of Jerusalem, but to
prepare a sermon, or rather to receive it ready prepared. Those needed…Jeremiah 18:1-6Jeremiah 18:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe simple and familiar craft of the potter becomes a parable of religious truth (comp. Isaiah 29:16; Isaiah 45:9; Isaiah 64:8; Ecclesiasticus 33:13; Romans 9:20; and the account of man's creation in Genesis 2:7, which…Jeremiah 18:1-6Jeremiah 18:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe potter and the day.
The relations of the potter to his clay afford a familiar and apt illustration of the relations between God and his human family. At first sight this illustration suggests a harsh view of…Jeremiah 18:1-10Jeremiah 18:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe potter and the clay.
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