CRITICAL NOTES. DASHETH] Lit. disperser. KEEP] in Judah peace, in Nineveh tumult. WATCH] for the enemy. LOINS] Prepare for conflict (Job 40:7). Every means of defence will be necessary. _HOMILETICS_ THE CAUSE AND PREPARATIONS OF WAR.—_Nahum 2:1_ Whether these words be applied to the Jews defendin... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES. NAHUM 2:2.] The Lord hath chastised Judah and Israel, and permitted the enemy to triumph; now the _excellency_ of Israel, the former independence, shall be restored. EMPTIED] Devastations, taken from vine-pruning and cutting young twigs (Psalms 80:9). NAHUM 2:3. RED] with blood or p... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES. NAHUM 2:8. OLD] From antiquity hath been like a pool of water; the confluence of people from all parts, like countless drops; an unbroken empire for 600 years. STAND] Stand is the cry, but all flee away. NAHUM 2:9. TAKE] God bids the conquerors to plunder. “This does not happen by... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES. NAHUM 2:11. WHERE] is the site on which the mighty city once stood? Its warriors crushed the nations like _lions_ in their lust and power. “To fill up the picture, the epithets applied to the lions are grouped together according to the difference of sex and age” [_Keil_]. NAHUM 2:1... [ Continue Reading ]