_Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land_ A MESSAGE TO MOAB The fugitives are supposed to have found a temporary home in Edom. The verse may be spoken by the prophet, or (as Prof. Cheyne suggests) it may proceed from the Moabite chiefs themselves, exhorting one another to take this step. (_Prof... [ Continue Reading ]
_As a wandering bird, cast out of the nest_ THE UNREST OF THE SINNER The picture represents the distress and bewilderment of the wrong-doer. He does not know whether to go back to the old door and knock at it in the hope that it may be opened to him again by some kindly hand, or to flee away into... [ Continue Reading ]
_Let Mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab_ GOD’S OUTCASTS IN MOAB An injunction is given to Moab to shelter the Jewish fugitives. I. GOD OWNS HIS PEOPLE WHEN ALL THE WORLD FORSAKES OR OPPOSES THEM. No doubt Sennacherib thought the “outcasts” to be his victims, his prey; but God claims a personal i... [ Continue Reading ]
_In mercy shall the throne be established_ THE MORAL PURPOSE OF JUDGMENT The moral purpose of judgment is never concealed in the Divine writings. God is always seeking to bring about the time when in mercy His throne shall be established, and when there shall sit upon it in truth one who will repr... [ Continue Reading ]
_He shall come to his sanctuary to pray_ FRUITLESS SUPPLICATIONS This line in this dark picture reminds us of two fasts in the life of the men of our own time, who see clearly the folly of idolatry. I. IN TIMES OF SORROW THEY ARE OFTEN SEEN IN THE SANCTUARY. II. MANY OF THE SUPPLICATIONS THAT AR... [ Continue Reading ]