_In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod_ THE PURPOSE OF THE CHAPTER Judah, alarmed by the capture of Samaria, and the rapid extension of the Assyrian invasion, looked for assistance from Egypt. And the aim of this brief chapter is to recall king and people from any such reliance, by the announc... [ Continue Reading ]
_Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins_ ISAIAH STRIPPED AND BAREFOOTED Owing to the great importance which is attributed to clothing from the standpoint of Oriental culture and manners, anyone who appears without the upper garment is already regarded as naked and bare. Isaiah has to lay o... [ Continue Reading ]
_They shall be. .. ashamed of. .. their expectation_ UNREASONABLE EXPECTATIONS A great deal of the discomfort, a large proportion of the disappointments of the world, may be traced to unreasonable expectations--to the fact that men will persist in expecting what they have no right to expect at all... [ Continue Reading ]