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2001 15,4 | trees as well; the trees are obviously Zerubbabel and Joshua. 2002 6,8 | Messiah.~ Cleansing sacrifices occupied the central place in the 2003 6,8 | prophecy of Isaiah, which occupies one and a half chapters 2004 11,9 | earlier prophets. But their occurrence shows that Jeremiah fully 2005 6,8 | Holy One of Israel,” which occurs twenty-five times in the 2006 18,0 | passed, and Grace hath come” (Octoechos, Dogmatic Theotokion 2007 1,8 | through the Resurrection” (Octoechos, Tone 8, Sun. Sticheron 2008 8,3 | The various religious offences mentioned are of great in 2009 3,7 | repentance of Nineveh (3:10). It offended his sense of what God should 2010 11,5 | butter depended on his not offending unduly against popular opinion, 2011 1,8 | stumblingstone and rock of offense, and whosoever believeth 2012 16,6 | the prophetic hopes. It offers the choice of repentance ( 2013 17,4 | should not be dismissed offhand. The book is unique in the 2014 17,7 | He rapidly rose to high office (2:48f), which he probably 2015 11,4 | the curiosity of the high officials of state caused them to 2016 11,4 | his father, may well have officiated there as a priest. In any 2017 7,6 | evils, social and religious, oi the prophet’s own time; 2018 18,1 | book is occasionally called Oinot, i.e. Lamentations, but 2019 1,8 | bandaged, nor mollified with ointment... Though ye bring fine 2020 11,6 | foreshadows our Lord’s on Olivet (Luke 19:41-44).~ Jeremiah’ 2021 17,3 | the 3rd year of the 76th Olympiad, by the Roman method — the 2022 18,0 | one's mind, and the second concerning loving one's 2023 5,4 | Hosea bought her back for one-and-a-half homers of barley, in value 2024 4,3 | over-simplified and gives a one-sided picture of God, but it was 2025 6,5 | yielded, receiving very onerous terms (IIKings 18:13-16) 2026 17,2 | from the third century B.C. onward was the man to act who felt 2027 16,3 | that the same principle was operating in his own day, for even 2028 14,2 | ignoring the excuse of external opposition is seen by the fact 2029 17,4 | Great stress is laid by the opponents of Daniel’s authorship 2030 13,5 | Since the exiles would oppose him — the language of ver. 2031 13,1 | of Tarshish, so far from opposing the unprovoked assault, 2032 13,9 | and selfish kingship to oppress the poor and weak.~ ~ 2033 6,1 | Immanuel in the Assyrian oppressions. (Chiefly time of Ahaz.).~ 2034 6,7 | is the guarantee that the oppressors of Israel are gone for ever, 2035 15,4 | be larger than any man’s optimism (ver. 4) but rather 2036 4,4 | conformed to the divinely ordained pattern. He knew that reform 2037 6,9 | with the results of His ordeals.~ King David also predicted 2038 3,4 | name as main ports for the ore trade).~ There seems little 2039 3,4 | ships that brought the metal ores for smelting; then the places 2040 6,2 | too, we have two sections organically connected. The oracles of 2041 10,3 | thou gird upon thee” (as an ornament), but this is faith. The 2042 4,4 | great wrong. The women’s ornaments (Isa. 3:16-23), the ivory 2043 17,2 | the Law and the petrified orthodoxies of his time, compelled him 2044 4,2 | 3:4), i.e. noqed.~ Amos otters us no indication of his 2045 | ours 2046 15,4 | well; the trees are obviously Zerubbabel and Joshua. If 2047 14,1 | once in a life-time, had outgrown the need for some almost 2048 13,3 | picture may lose its sharp outlines; Isa. 24-27 is an excellent 2049 7,2 | contemporary of Isaiah, outliving him in his public ministry. 2050 2,5 | there will be a tremendous outpouring of the Spirit. From the 2051 18,3 | here with the spontaneous outpourings of a broken heart, but with 2052 11,3 | Jeremiah was never forgiven his outspoken words in the temple. One 2053 11,1 | had been repelled by the outwardness of Josiah’s reformation, 2054 13,6 | as a warning against any over-confidence in the interpretation of 2055 13,3 | find Ezekiel’s symbolism over-elaborate and farfetched, we must 2056 4,3 | As preached by Amos it is over-simplified and gives a one-sided picture 2057 1,7 | fulfilment which we tend to overlook. This is probably to be 2058 13,3 | was closed.” This argument overlooks the fact that the Jewish 2059 11,5 | himself. He did not have that overpowering, monumental character that 2060 4,6 | repeated calamities that had overtaken them were the best evidence 2061 6,3 | patristic exegesis: king’s overweening pride (14:13) makes him 2062 11,3 | earlier sections of the book owe their present position to 2063 5,3 | Canaanites were rather the owners of the land, and the gods 2064 13,0 | symbolically as well. Jehovah’s ownership of the mountains of Israel 2065 6,6 | ingratitude (vers. 2b, 3) — the ox and the ass of the traditional 2066 Intro | International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia — 5 vols; an American work 2067 Intro | the Old Testament — the page references are to the sixth 2068 13,7 | is probably this respect, paid perhaps more to the priest 2069 1,8 | more? The whole head is pained, and the whole heart is 2070 6,6 | it accordingly. It is a painful thought to a certain type 2071 1,5 | stones in front of Pharaoh’s palace (43:8-13), his sinking of 2072 18,0 | 2nd Tone). The prefiguring paled before the Truth; the shadows 2073 2,4 | is a final judgment.~ The palmerworm, locust, cankerworm, caterpillar ( 2074 1,8 | Be strong ye hands and palsied knees. Comfort one another, 2075 15,3 | in Zechariah it renders Pantokrator, All-Sovereign.~ Though 2076 11,5 | call itself, but the accompanying “visions “need closer attention. 2077 5,3 | given by the Elephantine Papyri, Finegan, p. 201, Kenyon, 2078 1,2 | law-giver as the prophet par excellence (Deut. 18:15; 2079 7,6 | follows the Hebrew in its paragraphing. Cheyne (C. B). is probably 2080 12,1 | connexion exists. The relevant parallelisms are:~ ~ Obad. vers. 1-4 — 2081 6,8 | Testament, Mark 4; 11f (and parallels); John 12:37-41; Acts 28: 2082 15,6 | questionable sense — ritual often paralyses common sense and is maintained 2083 13,5 | verse implies some form of paralysis; yet at the same time he 2084 5,4 | slave, perhaps sold by her paramour, who had tired of her. Hosea 2085 9,1 | hands with the Medes; they parcelled out Assyria’s empire between 2086 3,2 | need to be tied to ink and parchment. Decisive should be our 2087 14,1 | that they might be prepared for Him who was the fulfilment 2088 5,6 | breaks down; ver. 7 is purely parenthetic. Then the story is applied 2089 17,8 | was it Peres (sing), or Parsin (plu. — u equals “and”)? 2090 16,5 | difference between the two parties will be clearly seen. The 2091 18,0 | commandment, during His parting discourse with His disciples: 2092 11,4 | in the temple (19:14f). Pashhur, the priest responsible 2093 17,4 | doubt that this prophecy passes over from Antiochus Epiphanes 2094 13,9 | religious connotation given to “pastor” in the Christian Church. 2095 6,9 | corruption. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in Thy presence 2096 6,3 | name to Satan is due to patristic exegesis: king’s overweening 2097 3,5 | largely conformed to stock patterns, so such echoes are not 2098 11,7 | considered to be in the pay of the Chaldeans (37:13; 2099 13,2 | that it flows out of the peak of a very high mountain ( 2100 13,2 | detail of the ritual was expected of the priest, a long period 2101 18,1 | comes from no mere scholarly pedantry. It comes rather from the 2102 14,3 | some that Haggai is rather pedestrian and that his message appeals 2103 Intro | texts, which were useful as pegs to hang sermons on. To take 2104 6,2 | probably are not, from the pen of Isaiah. There follows 2105 13,2 | The Inevitable Penalty of Idolatry (Chs. 14-16). ~ 2106 1,8 | hardness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness 2107 6,3 | descriptions of God’s power ever penned. The prophet’s vision of 2108 7,7 | the legal portions of the Pentateuch and our failure to get a 2109 2,5 | on the first Whit-Sunday (Pentecost, now the feast of the Holy 2110 17,3 | and a final predestined perdition shall befall the ravager” ( 2111 17,8 | once or twice? (b) was it Peres (sing), or Parsin (plu. — 2112 2,3 | world does not show the perfection of God’s rule, and that 2113 6,8 | particular Sacrifice will perform the redemption of sins! 2114 16,4 | love of God could not be experienced. This wrong attitude of 2115 8,3 | created some measure of prosperity, while his flouting of the 2116 15,4 | the house of the thief and perjurer — typical sinners — it brought 2117 1,3 | Jehovah as the God of history permeates the Latter Prophets. The 2118 17,3 | supports, and the Aramaic permits a date after the conquest 2119 6,7 | Further Isaiah was not permitted to see; and it seems that 2120 11,4 | those where the light of the persecuted prophetic tradition was 2121 6,1 | extending his power over Persia. Alarmed, Astyages king 2122 11,3 | give. He collected leading personalities (19:1) and carrying a jar ( 2123 2,5 | time.~ While the lack of perspective in the prophets’ vision 2124 14,3 | been as great as they had persuaded themselves, for they had 2125 13,4 | swam with the tide. Their pessimism was summed up in the proverb, “ 2126 4,8 | message for posterity. However pessimistic a prophet might be about 2127 12,2 | of the Jews. We know that Petra was in the hands of the 2128 17,2 | tyranny of the Law and the petrified orthodoxies of his time, 2129 13,4 | but cf. 11:15; 37:16). Pfeifier goes so far as to say that 2130 14,1 | bound to lead in due time to Pharisaism and Rabbinic Judaism, was 2131 6,5 | Assyria passed through a phase of weakness and civil war; 2132 2,5 | inseparably connected, two phases of one great divine intervention. 2133 2,6 | fourth century A.D.). Jehoshaphat means “Jehovah judges,” 2134 13,1 | good or bad, was a rare phenomenon in Israel.~ ~ 2135 4,2 | and he probably never prophesied again, i.e. he was never 2136 6,0 | prophetess simply means the prophet’s wife.~ ~ 2137 14,1 | considerable additions in other prophets. Even were we to accept 2138 6,9 | Himself shall give you (phi). a sign…” ver. 14). Immanuel 2139 3,2 | our Lord’s self-emptying (Phil. 2:7, R.V. — the “kenosis” 2140 6,5 | involved in the revolt of the Philistines, Judah escaped apparently 2141 6,4 | Philistia (14:28-32). ~ A logical 2142 6,3 | between the Absolute of modern philosophic and liberal thought and 2143 Intro | to too many, and to have picked out some for mention would 2144 1,7 | seems no justification for picking out others and making them 2145 13,7 | 36ff). The making of such pictorial representations is one of 2146 2,6 | understanding of the prophetic picturing of the distant future. First 2147 4,6 | independent of the three pilgrim feasts, it is reasonable 2148 6,9 | could not live in burning pitch and brimstone.~ Ch. 35 is 2149 1,4 | written prophets. Their last pitiful state is described in Zech. 2150 3,3 | And should I not have pity on … persons that cannot 2151 5,3 | Judges 8:33) and a number of place-names compounded with Baal. Equally 2152 2,7 | the material universe, and placing the eternal state in a purely 2153 15,4 | has been made exactly to plan; it has been carved by Jehovah 2154 13,8 | which if our earlier explanation is correct, means that from 2155 17,9 | it were, three historical planes, that of the persecution 2156 6,8 | also all those that You had planned to create and have not created 2157 18,2 | he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, 2158 15,5 | substituting Joshua’s name. The plausibility of this view is increased 2159 11,7 | She went up … and there played the harlot.” Jeremiah is 2160 4,3 | and Gomorrah, in Abraham’s plea, “Shall not the Judge of 2161 6,6 | Hezekiah. Judah is imagined as pleading her regular and large-scale 2162 11,7 | short, passionate, poetic pleadings with Israel, forming a spiritual 2163 6,8 | deceit in His mouth. Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; 2164 6,9 | Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16:8- 2165 11,9 | anointed, and therefore a pledge of His favour. Before the 2166 1,8 | them? Or is it a vision of plenty, riches and abundance in 2167 4,8 | own generation, he was completely optimistic about the future. 2168 13,7 | question is further complicated by many textual and linguistic 2169 4,6 | responsibility. This is implicit in passages like Deut. 7: 2170 8,6 | linked, explicitly or implicitly, with ultimate restoration 2171 4,4 | connexions. That is why the sad plight of the widow, orphan and 2172 11,6 | servant, not the identity of Plis executioners; that was to 2173 11,4 | discovered a more widespread plot to kill him. The motives 2174 17,8 | Peres (sing), or Parsin (plu. — u equals “and”)? In any 2175 6,8 | and My cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not 2176 18,6 | occasionally uses the first person plufal, as a whole it is written 2177 12,1 | impression of little more than a plundering raid. No other Rapture of 2178 Intro | express their thoughts so poetically, that some help is needed 2179 15,7 | must content ourselves with pointing out the main subdivisions.~ 2180 5,3 | more commonly to the sacred pole in the Canaanite sanctuaries 2181 18,3 | a broken heart, but with polished and self-conscious literature. 2182 6,4 | was a Zoroastrian who was polite to the gods of the countries 2183 6,4 | he conquered (For Cyrus’ politic acceptance of the gods of 2184 17,8 | the king was a pagan polytheist.~ The LXX bears witness 2185 18,0 | Church's Heritage (Fr. M. Pomazansky).~“The shadow of the law 2186 6,6 | correct worship without corresponding morality of life only angers 2187 7,7 | system was, especially on the poorer man. In the days of Micah 2188 13,8 | reminded that his increasing popularity was no evidence that the 2189 15,2 | not be anonymous prophetic portions in the Old Testament, 2190 12,3 | 6f the prophet is transported to the future and sees the 2191 3,4 | have got their name as main ports for the ore trade).~ There 2192 15,7 | on the land. There is no possibility of identifying 2193 14,5 | fulfilment of God’s purposes (ver. 9). Here the essential 2194 6,7 | Sea have disproved the composite authorship of Isaiah. The 2195 13,7 | A doctrine needs a more positive basis than a passage like 2196 5,7 | these that remind us that we possess no more than the barest 2197 14,5 | them that they once again possessed the land.~ ~ 2198 12,2 | stress is laid on Israel possessing his possessions (ver. 17). 2199 1,8 | exultation, and joy shall take possession of them; pain and sorrow, 2200 12,2 | on Israel possessing his possessions (ver. 17). A prophet’s vision 2201 4,5 | Israelite who had no other possibility of publicly serving 2202 17,7 | or moved to a subordinate post, the former being the more 2203 1,8 | Counselor, the Mighty One, the Potentate, the Prince of Peace, the 2204 16,4 | the altar, ver. 18 is a powerful metaphorical expression.~ 2205 13,8 | intercession of the prophet is powerless to avert. God makes it clear 2206 17,3 | the end of one of these prayers the Archangel Gabriel suddenly 2207 6,8 | it was the glory of the pre-incarnate Son that he saw (John 12: 2208 11,4 | for order withm the sacred precincts (20:1) arrested him, put 2209 13,3 | Ezekiel is one of the most precious of the books of the Old 2210 17,3 | possibility. 8:26; 12:4, 9 seem to preclude any idea that the book was 2211 17,0 | must immediately follow its predecessor. We need hardly doubt that 2212 17,3 | and desolation and a final predestined perdition shall befall the 2213 17,2 | the first place it refers predominantly to the persecution of the 2214 15,5 | for this reason that he prefers to use the title Shoot, 2215 15,7 | figure of the past used to Prefigure one yet future~ i) 12:1- 2216 13,8 | certainly real, not symbolic) prefigures the fate of all (11:1-13). 2217 18,0 | Theotokion of the 2nd Tone). The prefiguring paled before the Truth; 2218 1,5 | to be packed into short pregnant form, generally in poetry, 2219 15,3 | Angel of Jehovah as the preincarnate Son is, we believe, correct, 2220 6,2 | for convenience, not to prejudge the question of authorship — 2221 11,2 | is peculiar, and demands preliminary study than is normally the 2222 5,5 | taxation; 12:2f, suggest premeditated rebellion. Hosea looks forward 2223 12,4 | Though Obadiah may seem preoccupied with the restoration of 2224 3,7 | The miracle of Jonah’s preservation has more relevance than 2225 7,6 | the general tendency is to preserve the present English chapter 2226 6,7 | for God is the creator and preserver of Satan, even as He is 2227 17,5 | Book of Daniel (Tyndale Press).~ ~ ~ 2228 5,4 | more dearly and tenderly expressed than in Hosea, and that 2229 13,5 | yet at the same time he is pressing the siege of Jerusalem with 2230 6,9 | For an eternal Kingdom presumes an eternal King!~ In this 2231 2,2 | considerations. This creates a presumption in favour of an early date 2232 13,4 | claimed that certain passages presuppose Ezekiel’s presence in Jerusalem ( 2233 11,6 | enticed him under false pretences into becoming a prophet, 2234 4,4 | and Nazirite (2:11f), a pretentious, hollow worship (4:4f; 5: 2235 11,6 | but for a long time the prevalent view has been that we have 2236 15,4 | task is finished, it will prevent any linking of this vision 2237 13,6 | written earlier, would have prevented that. Perhaps the forty 2238 17,0 | to give Nebuchadnezzar a preview of human history — why should 2239 6,8 | a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: 2240 5,4 | of barley…”), i.e. half price as damaged goods (cf. Exod. 2241 4,4 | punctiliousness was the matter of prime importance to Him. Amos 2242 12,1 | explain its apparently primitive picture of the Day of the 2243 17,9 | For a survey of all the principal lines of exposition we lack 2244 1,8 | of the fact that it was principally people from the pagan nations 2245 11,1 | English versions 26:20-23 is printed as though it were part of 2246 1,5 | that before the days of printing, the only possibility of 2247 13,2 | chapters Ezekiel’s blue prints for the restored community 2248 6,8 | mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment, And who 2249 18,2 | use in public worship and private devotion. The Metrical Version 2250 4,6 | given, much is expected. Privilege implies responsibility. 2251 1,2 | therefore, normally approach the prophets from this standpoint.~ ~ 2252 13,2 | heathen Sodom, symbolizing probably the small heathen nations 2253 13,5 | feel the prophetic voice probing deeper. In ch. 22 the sins 2254 13,8 | was able at all times to proclaim and explain the will of 2255 13,3 | 14:Iff; etc). through the proclamation of the eternal principles 2256 1,8 | the two subjects of their proclamations and of their prophetic books, 2257 Intro | American work not easily procurable in Britain.~ Kenyon — F. 2258 17,6 | 150 B.C. — A.D. 100 did produce a large crop of pseudepigraphic 2259 13,2 | which has value only as it produces grapes. From the time of 2260 6,5 | satisfies is Messianic.~ Professor North in his standard book 2261 13,3 | the study is felt to be profitable. As regards the latter, 2262 1,8 | whereby ye shall not be profited; and ye murder, and commit 2263 1,8 | covenant with Him and for their profound moral corruption. A night 2264 11,2 | passing references, mainly the prohibition of certain Canaanite practices.~ 2265 17,2 | hardly seems to justify the prolonging of the primary interpretation 2266 8,6 | number of the prophets their promises of restoration (cf. 2267 11,9 | correct, Jeremiah did not come prominently into the public eye so long 2268 1,8 | more (Jer. 31: 33‑34).Thus prophesies Jeremiah.~The same 2269 11,1 | after. As with the similar prophesies in Isaiah and Ezekiel their 2270 13,1 | Finally, he condemns the prophetesses (13:17-23). It is impossible 2271 6,8 | prototype of the Messiah, prophetically attributed to himself that, 2272 7,7 | then ask how God is to be propitiated, suggesting an intensification 2273 14,1 | contained an altogether disproportionate number of priests, Levites 2274 8,3 | created some measure of prosperity, while his flouting 2275 6,6 | have the evidence for the prosecution; as the unchangeable character 2276 15,4 | ready to accuse him as the prosecutor — there is no indication 2277 5,3 | the worship will have been prostitution (!) at the shrines, designed 2278 17,1 | 1-6.~1 — Gh. 1. God the Protector of the captives.~2 — Gh. 2279 6,2 | in these spheres between “Proto-” and “Deutero-Isaiah” are 2280 6,8 | sufferings. Here he, as the prototype of the Messiah, prophetically 2281 17,3 | the walls and Temple was protracted for a about 40 or 50 years ( 2282 17,1 | God the Humbler of the proud.~5 — Gh. 5. God the Avenger 2283 6,2 | with probabilities, not provable certainties (For the unity 2284 13,5 | controversy with the Synagogue, to prove that the sacrificial system 2285 18,2 | particularly common in Proverbs:~For the LORD knoweth the 2286 5,3 | Canaanized Jehovah must have been provided with a wife (!) and part 2287 15,4 | golden tubes. This means that providing the bowl was kept filled 2288 17,8 | place at the same time. Provincial rule and international relationships 2289 15,4 | roll contained the main provisions of the Law. Whenever in 2290 1,8 | First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them 2291 17,4 | Epiphanes (175-164 B.C.) as the proximate cause of its being recognized 2292 11,5 | 23:2). Perhaps the high prst knew them too well. Probably 2293 1,8 | Thus saith the Lord, Be ye prudent and call ye the mourning 2294 4,4 | our familiarity with the Psalter (and even here the community 2295 17,6 | produce a large crop of pseudepigraphic works (These were mostly 2296 8,6 | Biblical support for the modern psychologists’ objections to punitive 2297 11,5 | use the language of modern psychology. Equally the fact that the 2298 1,6 | prophet looked forward to publication from the first, and that 2299 13,2 | may originally have been published by themselves. Certainly 2300 11,2 | it still persists in the pulpit and Bible class. For this 2301 4,4 | extreme elaboration and punctiliousness was the matter of prime 2302 10,3 | Isa. 10:5f) who should be punished himself, when his work was 2303 10,3 | the instrument of God’s punishing (Isa. 10:5f) who should 2304 7,3 | that Micah was addicted to puns.~ ~ 2305 6,7 | the kingdom of God. The purification and final glory, 2306 6,6 | present judgment leading to purification and the restoration of a 2307 8,6 | There follows the picture of purified Israel (ver. 11ff). In ver. 2308 10,2 | 17), asking how He in His purity can use impure instruments, 2309 1,8 | and though your sins be as purple, I will make them white 2310 17,2 | readily accepted. Charles puts it thus:~ ~“How then from 2311 6,3 | Deutero-Isaiah’’ that has puzzled those scholars who accept 2312 15,3 | used of a man (Mal. 2:7, q.v.); for Hag. 1:13 see p. 2313 6,8 | recognized that God was holy (qadosh), i.e. separate (See Snaith: 2314 4,7 | in a play on words: end = qets, autumn fruit = qiats (cf. 2315 4,7 | end = qets, autumn fruit = qiats (cf. Jer. 1:llf, and p. 2316 6,4 | to be noted that no moral qualities are attributed to him; the 2317 13,0 | carefully weighing the quantities and in great fear, is little 2318 1,8 | smoking flax shall he not quench; but he shall bring forth 2319 15,6 | the keeping of them was questionable sense — ritual often paralyses 2320 1,5 | Jonah expanded it, whenever questioned about it, but basically 2321 13,2 | are serious grounds for questioning it. No one who takes them 2322 14,4 | Zerubbabel seems to have been quick. The interpretation of 1: 2323 6,1 | suspect Isaiah of being a Quisling (ver. 12, R. V.).~ The result 2324 6,5 | scabbard, the arrow in the quiver. Here we have a picture 2325 3,5 | psalm, there are no direct quotations of other psalms, but rather 2326 6,9 | 2-7, 11:1-10). ~ Few who quote 7:14 as evidence for the 2327 1,8 | the boast that from their race came the Most‑holy Virgin 2328 12,1 | little more than a plundering raid. No other Rapture of Jerusalem, 2329 6,8 | about the cleansing of the raiments in the juice of the grapes 2330 14,6 | speaking in December, when rain was absolutely necessary, 2331 14,6 | probably the beginning of the rains.~ ~ 2332 11,0 | were, when he went up to Ramoth Gilead and perished (IKings 2333 15,4 | Palestine is the Mediterranean!) and now give their report. 2334 15,5 | indicates that Zerubbabel ranks higher for he is the ancestor 2335 12,1 | plundering raid. No other Rapture of Jerusalem, except that 2336 Intro | use the R.V. I have only rarely pointed out the differences 2337 1,7 | is so, he would be a very rash man who would maintain 2338 1,3 | prophets themselves. At any rate they were given to see that 2339 14,4 | contradict 2:18. The Hebrew separates it from the preceding, linking 2340 11,8 | when the new covenant was ratified at Golgotha by the blood 2341 3,2 | lies outside the scope of rational argument, and indeed our 2342 1,5 | his goods (12:1-16), the rationing of his food (12:17-20), 2343 17,3 | perdition shall befall the ravager” (Dan. 9:24-27).~ ~In this 2344 4,2 | 7:1), plague (4:10) — it ravished the Near East in 765 B.C). 2345 1,7 | stead (29:17-20). This is re-affirmed in the next chapter (30: 2346 13,4 | that a certain amount of re-arrangement of the text seems to be 2347 13,4 | because there was a virtual re-commissioning (33:1-20) before Ezekiel 2348 11,2 | clear to Jeremiah that the re-introduction of idolatry was 2349 5,5 | Hosea looks forward to re-union under a Davidic king (1: 2350 13,3 | that this form of prophecy reaches its Old Testament climax. 2351 14,2 | the central government reaffirmed and strengthened the original 2352 15,6 | strongly of Isa. 58:1-12; it reaffirms the old prophetic stress 2353 6,5 | visions of Isaiah and the grim realities of the return, have made 2354 17,9 | get a thrill of awe as he realizes how completely the past 2355 7,7 | time that hinders us from realizing what a burden the system 2356 13,4 | in a time when men were reaping the whirlwind of the storm 2357 15,2 | difficult to understand the reasoning that would attribute a really 2358 6,6 | with the carcases of the rebels. Isaiah is not only the 2359 1,8 | unprecedented spiritual rebirth, times of justice and truth, 2360 3,3 | for himself the stinging rebuke of the sailors (1:9f). Just 2361 16,2 | Nehemiah, for the sins that he rebukes are just those that Nehemiah 2362 11,2 | there was little point in rebuking it. This thought that the 2363 6,6 | her defence, but this is rebutted in vers. 10-17. As there 2364 15,3 | reinforces his appeal by recalling the past.~ ~ 2365 10,3 | It is to be noted that he receives no answer to his question. 2366 6,5 | defeated, and Hezekiah yielded, receiving very onerous terms (IIKings 2367 6,8 | purpose for Jerusalem and the reception of the message by a hardened 2368 1,5 | 32:7-15), his use of the Rechabites (ch. 35), his hiding of 2369 1,3 | Judges, Samuel, Kings, are reckoned as prophetic books. The 2370 Intro | abbreviations and generally recognized ones for the books 2371 11,4 | little later (3:6-13) he recognizes that the reformation is 2372 4,4 | that often prevents our recognizing this fact. It is perhaps 2373 14,6 | been held equally at the recommencement of the work. Ezra 5:16 is 2374 13,8 | of doom on Jerusalem, God recommissioned him as watchman over the 2375 13,8 | The Prophet’s Recommissioning (Ch. 33). ~ As Ezekiel waited 2376 6,0 | introduce us.~ It is not easy to reconcile the general picture of Hezekiah 2377 6,8 | anguish and gasping. Are You reconciled to that? If You accept to 2378 13,2 | sisters (16:53-59) and final reconciliations (16:60-63).~ ~ 2379 13,3 | diminished. He becomes the recorder of what he sees and of the 2380 18,4 | self speaks to Jehovah and recounts the measure of her misery. 2381 13,3 | symbolism. For the former, recourse should be had to a commentary, 2382 10,2 | after 626 B.C., when Babylon recovered its independence under Nabopolassar 2383 1,8 | deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to 2384 12,1 | the use is probably correctly explained by G. A. Smith, “ 2385 10,5 | coming as He once did at the Red Sea, Sinai, Jordan and in 2386 2,3 | Testament does not look for a redress of this world’s wrongs and 2387 17,3 | in interpretation, but it reduces an apparently precise prediction 2388 1,8 | heard without. A bruised reed shall he not break, and 2389 7,3 | verbal fireworks probably reflect the prophet’s unpopularity, 2390 18,0 | number of foreshadowings and reflections of the coming New Testament. 2391 18,2 | English either an inadequate reflexion of the original or unsuited 2392 4,3 | Micah — nor does he suggest reformations in religious and civil life 2393 11,0 | obey Him; he constantly reformed, yet ever hankered after 2394 1,8 | and ye have said, We have refrained from doing all these abominations. 2395 1,5 | his food (12:17-20), his refraining from mourning (24:15-27). 2396 18,7 | which left no hope of a refuge once the storm broke (vers. 2397 7,6 | is probably correct in regarding this verse as a separate 2398 17,3 | heathen nations, living in the regions neighboring Jerusalem, hindered 2399 16,4 | seeking to set aside the regulations of Deut. 24:1-4 about divorce 2400 13,6 | disruption of the kingdom under Rehoboam to the time of Ezekiel. 2401 17,3 | Archangel to the prophet Daniel, reigned “abomination of desolation.”~ 2402 6,5 | Proto-Isaiah.” ~ During the reigns of Jeroboam II and Uzziah, 2403 15,3 | that do His will. Zechariah reinforces his appeal by recalling 2404 13,2 | ever been given ‘for the reintroduction of sacrifices, and the difficulty 2405 11,5 | well. Probably it was their reiterated phecies of prosperity that 2406 17,2 | details, virtually all who reject the traditional authorship 2407 6,9 | heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest 2408 13,1 | or writings. The problems relate rather to the prophet’s 2409 6,8 | many interesting details relating to the sacrament of redemption, 2410 17,8 | Provincial rule and international relationships had to be continued. The 2411 3,7 | s preservation has more relevance than we might think. To 2412 18,4 | 19) are the nations she relied on as allies against Babylon.~ ~ 2413 11,0 | greater must have been the relief and the wonder when a few 2414 1,5 | result, they could seldom rely on a large audience for 2415 6,6 | Israel and the choice of a remnant; looking out over the 2416 15,4 | is too weak. God has His remedy for every oppressor. But 2417 15,7 | becomes easier when one remembers that the prophet is acting 2418 18,1 | when a fast is held in remembrance of the destruction of both 2419 10,2 | punishment.~ The prophet then remonstrates with God (1:12-17), asking 2420 14,2 | rebellions that threatened to rend the Persian empire asunder 2421 18,3 | considerable freedom in his renderings.~ In addition, the first 2422 11,8 | not scrap this earth but renews it.~ ~ 2423 17,7 | see why his work in the reorganization of the kingdom (ch. 6) probably 2424 4,6 | Later prophetic passages repeat it, e.g. Isa. 40:2b.~ The 2425 11,1 | Jeremiah, who had been repelled by the outwardness of Josiah’ 2426 15,4 | reminded that where men do not repent, the removal of sin implies 2427 3,6 | Nineveh Repents (Ch. 3). ~ In the description 2428 11,5 | knowledge can so easily replace inspiration, the distinguishing 2429 6,8 | asked in the Talmud, and the reply is: “The compassionate one, 2430 13,7 | making of such pictorial representations is one of the things that 2431 6,4 | their becoming His worthy representatives (41:8ff; 43:4-7, 10, 12; 2432 13,3 | 19, probably for ease in reproduction, the cherubim have only 2433 1,8 | them in their sufferings. Reproof and consolation; these are 2434 4,2 | to approach him with the request that it should be written 2435 7,7 | 7:31). Micah sums up the requirements of true religion in a famous 2436 1,8 | prophets speak much about the requital of the other nations, the 2437 13,2 | the services, and bears no resemblance to the Messianic king of 2438 11,4 | his aristocratic family resented sharing in his notoriety.~ 2439 13,3 | North, though Jehovah’s residence in Zion is to the West ( 2440 10,3 | man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath shalt thou gird 2441 13,3 | to the Law — a difficulty resolved by Chananiah ben Hezekiah 2442 17,2 | his time, compelled him to resort to pseudonymity. And if 2443 14,4 | wealthy king with all the resources of his kingdom at his disposal 2444 11,4 | wishing to embarrass a king he respected so highly (IIChron. 35:25; 2445 14,3 | perfectly. When God did not respond to the sanguine hopes with 2446 4,6 | expected. Privilege implies responsibility. This is implicit in passages 2447 12,4 | seem preoccupied with the restoration of Israel, the closing 2448 5,7 | of knowledge.” Instead of restraining the iniquity of the people, 2449 7,2 | part of those who do not restrict (as some do quite unnecessarily) 2450 13,3 | mysteries of creation, and restricted its study to those over 2451 6,7 | language, partly perhaps to its restriction to his own inner circle.~ ~ 2452 6,8 | section is that Isaiah did not resume his regular prophetic activity 2453 6,8 | condition, that Thou shall resurrect from the dead during My 2454 13,0 | gradual reconstruction and resuscitation of the dead bodies. The 2455 17,7 | 48f), which he probably retained until the death of the king ( 2456 17,7 | that he then was either retired — he will have been nearly 2457 17,3 | the siege of the city and retreated. For this reason Christians 2458 13,2 | would mean a spiritually retrograde step. This applies, too, 2459 17,1 | captives.~2 — Gh. 2. God the Revealer of the future.~3 — Gh. 3. 2460 1,2 | message is not merely a revelation of God’s will, but 2461 6,3 | despondency with two tremendous revelations of God, 40:1-11 and 40:12- 2462 18,8 | As long as this is done reverently and knowingly, few would 2463 18,7 | looks forward to a similar reversal of fate that will come to 2464 6,8 | while they walk right. 32:3 reverses 6:9f.~ The last woe is addressed 2465 6,9 | After two days will He revive us: in the third day He 2466 9,1 | unlamented, never to be revived.~ The very vividness of 2467 18,5 | future, the questions are rhetorical and refer to what had already 2468 18,2 | is parallelism or thought rhythm, which echoes the thought 2469 15,4 | Jews. The angel riders had ridden out in three directions ( 2470 13,3 | tells a parable that is a riddle in its obscurity (vers. 2471 13,4 | picture seems to us mildly ridiculous. But we do not believe that 2472 13,1 | with certainty what the rigmaroles of these women meant. This 2473 5,5 | 18; 7:3) were among the ringleaders.~ 2. The corruption of true 2474 4,5 | all Israel’s neighbours as ripe for judgment will have made 2475 18,0 | Church of Christ stands and rises up to the heavens. The cornerstones 2476 5,3 | and the crops with mainly ritualistic demands on their worshippers. 2477 8,6 | with Ewald: ~ Beyond the rivers of Ethiopia they shall offer 2478 4,2 | near enough to the high road up the backbone of the country 2479 4,2 | message — “The lion hath roared, who will not fear? The 2480 5,7 | their leadership in highway robbery (6:9).~ A very old Jewish 2481 9,3 | generation (See especially B. J. Roberts: The Old Testament Text 2482 6,8 | sitting on an ass’s colt, rode into Jerusalem. The prophet 2483 13,0 | meant. The uniting of the rods means that there will be 2484 7,3 | sees the Assyrian armies rolling south over Judah and especially 2485 18,1 | of the five Megillot, or Rolls (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, 2486 6,5 | Servant of Jehovah … is rooted in Israel. It is, to put 2487 6,9 | the branch is out of his roots.~ While almah could mean 2488 8,6 | Isa. 41:21; Ezek. 34:11). ror the general picture cf. 2489 3,6 | three days’ journey” is a rough approximation, we find it 2490 13,7 | assume a much longer and more rounded form than did those of his 2491 6,0 | 37 are placed first as rounding off the prophecies about 2492 6,8 | as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall 2493 6,1 | The Babylonian army was routed in the field, and Babylon 2494 10,2 | here (See Young, p. 263; Rowley: The Growth of the Old Testament, 2495 11,7 | was left for him was to rub in the grim moral as needed.~ 2496 10,5 | psalm, which, if the musical rubrics are any guide, was probably 2497 13,2 | whole course of life was rudely interrupted when, at the 2498 14,2 | commentary on Ezr.-Neh. by Rudolph (in German) seems completely 2499 4,1 | Ch. 5:1-17. Inevitable Ruin.~5 — Ch. 5:IS-26. The Day 2500 17,3 | city and temple shall be ruined by the people of the commander