CHAPTER XX
AMMON
Jeremiah 49:1
"Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth Moloch possess
Gad, and his people dwell in the cities thereof?"- Jeremiah 49:1
THE relations of Israel with Ammon were similar but less intimate than
they were with his twin brother Moab. Hence this prophecy is,... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XXII
DAMASCUS
Jeremiah 49:23
"I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the
palaces of Benhadad."- Jeremiah 49:27
WE are a little surprised to meet with a prophecy of Jeremiah
concerning Damascus and the palaces of Benhadad. The names carry our
minds back for more... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XXIII
KEDAR AND HAZOR
Jeremiah 49:28
"Concerning Kedar, and the kingdoms of Hazor which Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon smote."- Jeremiah 49:28
FROM an immemorial seat of human culture, an "eternal city" which
antedates Rome by centuries, if not millenniums, we turn to those Arab
tribes wh... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XXIV
ELAM
Jeremiah 49:34
"I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might."- Jeremiah
49:35
WE do not know what principle or absence of principle determined the
arrangement of these prophecies; but, in any case, these studies in
ancient geography and politics present a series of dr... [ Continue Reading ]