WHOLE FAMILY The language here, and the expression "house of Jacob," (Amos 3:13) evidently gives the prophecy a wider application than to "Israel," the ten-tribe northern kingdom, though the judgment was, in the event, executed first upon the northern kingdom. (2 Kings 17:18).... [ Continue Reading ]
THEREFORE It is noteworthy that Jehovah's controversy with the Gentile cities which hated Israel is brief: "I will send a fire." But Israel had been brought into the place of privilege and so of responsibility, and the Lord's indictment is detailed and unsparing. Compare (Matthew 11:23); (Luke 12:... [ Continue Reading ]