_And the Lord smote the King._
FAMILIARITY WITH RELIGIOUS THINGS
1. The character and conduct of King Uzziah are very full of
instruction. His life was marked by one fault, and by one signal act
of punishment from God. His fault was the offering sacrifice, that
which only the priest might do; and h... [ Continue Reading ]
_And carried them captive to Assyria._
CAPTIVITY
A very humbling expression! But this is an aspect of providence we
cannot afford, if we be wise men, to ignore. Tiglath-pileser, King of
Assyria, came and carried away all these people captive to
Assyria--simply “carried” them. When men have lost the... [ Continue Reading ]