Wesley Corpus

Shiloh - A place in the tribe of Ephraim. Where - Where I did at first give you the pledges of my presence. What I did - He utterly forsook it. Even - The ten tribes. Pray not - Certainly the prophet did pray that God would save a remnant, though not that he would revoke his decree; or save the body of them. The children - Here God shews how busily they are employed from the youngest to the oldest for their idolatry. The queen - As the sun was looked upon as king, so the moon as the queen of heaven. Shall not be quenched - He follows the threatening with shewing his resolution is not to be revoked. Put - Ironical words, take those that are peculiar, and to be all burnt to me, and do what you will with them, I will have none of them. To your sacrifices - That part of your sacrifices, which you are allowed to eat, they are but as profane food. For - God doth not condemn these offerings, save only comparatively in respect of obedience, not so much these, as obeying his commands. Since the day - The church of God hath never wanted teachers raised up and sent by God. Cut off - There is no believing them in any thing they say. Cut off thine hair - This was an usual token of sorrow among the Jews. On high places - Upon the high places where thou wentest a whoring from me. The generation - A generation destined to the wrath of God. In the house - It was not enough to have their idols abroad in the hills and groves, but they must bring them into God's house. Tophet - It comes from Toph, a drum, because they beat drums to drown the children's screeches, when they burnt them in sacrifice upon the altars, called here high places, to Moloch. Tophet was situate in a pleasant valley near Jerusalem, a place in the possession of the children of one Hinnom, Josh 15:8.