ZEDEKIAH, THE LAST KING OF JUDAH
B.C. 597-586
2 Kings 24:18; 2 Kings 25:1
" _ Quand ce grand Dieu a choisi quelqu'un pour etre l'instrument de
ses desseins rien n'arrete le cours, en enchaine, ou il aveugle, ou il
dompte tout ce qui est capable de resistance._ "
- BOSSUET, " _ Oraison funebre d... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FALL OF JERUSALEM
B.C. 586
2 Kings 25:1
"In that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all
nations."
- Zechariah 12:3
"An end is come, the end is come; it awaketh against thee: behold the
end is come."
- Ezekiel 7:6
"Behold yon sterile spot Where now the wandering Arab's tent F... [ Continue Reading ]
GEDALIAH
B.C. 586
2 Kings 25:22
" _ Vedi che son un che piango._ "
- DANTE, "Inferno."
"No rather steel thy melting heart To act the martyr s sternest part,
To watch with firm, unshrinking eye Thy darling visions as they die,
Till all bright hopes and hues of day Have faded into twilight grey.... [ Continue Reading ]