_The burden of Egypt_
THE PROPHECIES CONCERNING EGYPT
The kingdom to which all the three prophecies (chaps.
18, 19, 20) refer is the same, namely, the Egypto-Ethiopian kingdom;
but it is so dealt with that chap. 18 refers to the ruling people,
chap. 19 to the ruled people, and chap. 20 embraces t... [ Continue Reading ]
_And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians_
DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN CIVIL STRIFE
This method of administration, we say, obtains and prevails in all
ages.
This is the meaning of many a controversy, of many a quarrel, of many
a dissension, in cabinets, in families, in nations. Men are surprise... [ Continue Reading ]
_How say ye. .. I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?_
ON THE PRIDE OF BIRTH
The charge which the prophet makes upon the Egyptian nobles may, with
some justice, be extended to those in modern times who are perpetually
reminding the world, directly or indirectly, of the dignity of the... [ Continue Reading ]
_The language of Canaan_
CONVERTING GRACE
Converting grace by changing the heart, changeth the language; for out
of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
(_M. Henry._)
THE LANGUAGE OF CANAAN
1. To speak the language of Canaan is to discourse on sacred subjects
in a manner peculiar to tho... [ Continue Reading ]
_He shall send them a Saviour and a great one_
A SAVIOUR AND A GREAT ONE
The literal coincidences between the promise of a “saviour” and a
“great one,” and the titles of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy the
Saviour are noticeable and interesting.
(_Sir E. Strachey, Bart._)
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Ale... [ Continue Reading ]
_In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria_
ISRAEL, EGYPT, AND ASSYRIA
Israel is no longer alone God’s people, God’s creation, God’s
inheritance, but Egypt and Assyria are each a third sharer with
Israel.
In order to express this, Israel’s three names of honour are mixed
t... [ Continue Reading ]