_The harden of Moab_ THE MOABITE STONE From the inscription of Mesha (c. 900 B.C.), found at Dibon in 1869, and commonly known as the “Moabite stone,” we learn that the Moabites spoke a language differing only dialectically from Hebrew; and it is probable also that, in matters of material prosperi... [ Continue Reading ]
_He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep_ THE HELPLESSNESS OF HEATHEN GODS We have a picture of men going to old altars, and finding there nothing but silence. Bajith may be regarded as the temple of the Moabite god. 1. So they were reduced to a state of helplessness; the... [ Continue Reading ]
_My heart shall cry out for Moab_ THE BURDEN OF SOULS Too often have God’s servants spoken with dry eyes and hard voices of the doom of the ungodly; and have only made them more obdurate and determined. We never need so much brokenness of spirit as when we utter God’s judgments against sin. In his... [ Continue Reading ]