JEREMIAH 48. MOAB (the territory E. of the Dead Sea, from Wady Kerak
in the S. to the neighbourhood of Heshbon in the N.). Many of the
numerous places named in this prophecy will be found on G. A. Smith's
map, though some of his identifications are disputable; others such as
Misgah (Jeremiah 48:1) a... [ Continue Reading ]
Moab, hitherto undisturbed, is compared with wine left standing on its
sediment (Isaiah 25:6), and retaining its flavour and scent (_i.e._
being self-centred and undisciplined; _cf._ the pride of Jeremiah
48:29). But now she is roughly handled, and the jars (Jeremiah 48:12
_mg._ 2) broken. She shall... [ Continue Reading ]
Enumeration of the cities which are to suffer (Jeremiah 48:20). The
strength of Moab is destroyed, and Moab is become drunken (with the
cup of Yahweh, Jeremiah 25:15), an object of present derision, as
Israel formerly was to Moab, when Israel was treated as a detected
thief (Jeremiah 2:26). Let the... [ Continue Reading ]
Moab's pride is without foundation, doomed to a fall which the prophet
laments; comparing the past glory with the far-reaching tendrils of a
choice vine (Jeremiah 48:32). There is no longer the joy of the
ingathering; the shout of battle replaces that of the vintage
(Jeremiah 48:33). The beginning o... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH 40-47. The foe swoops down vulture-like (Jeremiah 4:13) on
Moab, destroyed because of pride against Yahweh. One disaster succeeds
another in this time of punishment (visitation, Jeremiah 11:23;
Jeremiah 23:12), and there is no asylum to be found in Heshbon, for a
destructive flame proceeds... [ Continue Reading ]