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A Snowy Day 1Ch_11:22 : ’93He went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.’94 Have you ever heard of him? His name was Benaiah. He was a man of stout muscle and of great avoirdupois. His father was a hero, and he inherited prowess. He was athletic and there was … Continue reading “140. A Snowy Day”

The Nation Kneeling 2Ki_20:7 : ’93And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.’94 Good Hezekiah had been given up to die by the surgeons and by the clergy. Recovery was pronounced an impossibility. Then God came to the rescue and prescribed for the … Continue reading “137. The Nation Kneeling”

The Sundial of Ahaz 2Ki_20:11 : ’93Isaiah, the prophet, cried unto the Lord; and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.’94 Here is the first clock or watch or chronometer or timepiece of which the world has any knowledge. But it was a watch … Continue reading “138. The Sundial of Ahaz”

The Cry of Armenia 2Ki_19:37 : ’93They escaped into the land of Armenia.’94 In Bible geography this is the first time that Armenia appears, called then by the same name as now. Armenia is chiefly a table-land, seven thousand feet above the level of the sea, and on one of its peaks Noah’92s ark landed, … Continue reading “135. The Cry of Armenia”

The Dying Century 2Ki_20:1 : ’93Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.’94 No alarm bell do I ring in the utterance of this text, for in the healthy glow of your countenances I find cause only for cheerful prophecy; but I shall apply the text’97as spoken … Continue reading “136. The Dying Century”

Rescue of a King 2Ki_11:2-3 : ’93Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’92s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. And he was … Continue reading “133. Rescue of a King”

A Cavalry Charge 2Ki_18:23 : ’93I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able to set riders upon them.’94 Up by the water-works, the upper reservoir of Jerusalem, the general of the besieging army and the generals of besieged Jerusalem are in consultation. Though General Rabshakeh had been liberally paid to stop the … Continue reading “134. A Cavalry Charge”

The Heart 2Ki_10:15 : ’93Is thine heart right?’94 With mettled horses at full speed, for he was celebrated for fast driving, Jehu, the warrior and king, returns from battle. But seeing Jehonadab, an acquaintance, by the wayside, he shouts ’93Whoa! whoa!’94 to the lathered span. Then leaning over to Jehonadab, Jehu salutes him in the … Continue reading “132. The Heart”

Jehu, the Swift Driver 2Ki_9:20 : ’93The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.’94 Joram, wounded in battle, lies in a hospital at Jezreel. The watchman, standing in the tower, looks off and sees against the sky horsemen and chariots. A messenger is sent out to find … Continue reading “130. Jehu, the Swift Driver”

The Drunkard’92s Woe 2Ki_10:9 : ’93Who slew all these?’94 I see a long row of baskets coming up toward the palace of King Jehu. I am somewhat inquisitive to find out what is in the baskets. I look in, and I find the gory heads of seventy slain princes. As the baskets arrive at the … Continue reading “131. The Drunkard’s Woe”