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The Great Fish—Jonah 1 Jonah is the earliest of the prophets whose books compose the volume of prophecy. In 2Ki_14:25-27, there is mention of a prophecy by him, respecting the recovery of a portion of the territory of the kingdom of Israel from the Syrians; and as this was fulfilled in the time of king … Continue reading ““620. THE GREAT FISH—JONAH 1””

Nineveh—Jon_3:3 The command to Jonah to proceed to Nineveh and proclaim its doom, was soon renewed, and he no longer sought to shun the duty thus imposed. He reached Nineveh, which, we are told, was “an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.” This may be reckoned at about sixty miles. And that it must … Continue reading ““621. NINEVEH—JONAH 3:3””

Locusts—Joel 1-2 More than half the short prophecy of Joel contains a wonderfully fine and vigorous description of the flight of locusts, and the devastation they occasion. There is not in all literature a description of any like subject comparable to this; and if, in our happy exemption from such visitations, we have been incapable … Continue reading ““618. LOCUSTS—JOEL 1-2””

The Pleasant Prophet—Amo_1:1; Amo_7:14-15 Amos was the earliest of the prophets, next to Jonah. He lived in the bitter portion of the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel, in the early part of which Jonah seems to have flourished. He was not, however, like Jonah, a subject of that kingdom; for he was a … Continue reading ““619. THE PLEASANT PROPHET—AMOS 1:1; 7:14-15””

Hosea-Jonah: Twenty-Fifth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

The Spiritual Marriage—Hosea 2 The prophet Hosea takes peculiar pleasure in describing the church as espoused to her Lord, and in illustrating her circumstances, by analogies, drawn from that condition. These analogies, as followed out in his second chapter, are very full of matter, from which every one may draw instruction for his own soul. … Continue reading ““616. THE SPIRITUAL MARRIAGE—HOSEA 2””

The Black Obelisk—Hos_7:11 The prophet Hosea lived and prophesied during the period in which the kingdom of the ten tribes was oppressed and menaced by the Assyrians; and it appears to be chiefly to these circumstances, and to the ultimate destiny of the kingdom of these tribes, to be brought into captivity and extinction by … Continue reading ““617. THE BLACK OBELISK—HOSEA 7:11””

The Fall of Pride—Daniel 4 Nebuchadnezzar was beyond doubt one of the greatest and most illustrious princes that the world has ever seen; and the ages as they roll disclose new evidences, long hidden, of that eminence in power and magnificence which the Scripture ascribes to him. His misfortune was, that he was but too … Continue reading ““613. THE FALL OF PRIDE—DANIEL 4””

The Tomb of Daniel—Dan_8:2 It appears probable that Daniel did not retain after the death of Nebuchadnezzar, the high offices to which he had been promoted. This inference is built chiefly on the fact, that when the queen-mother counselled king Belshazzar to call him to interpret the mysterious handwriting on the wall, she obviously speaks … Continue reading ““614. THE TOMB OF DANIEL—DANIEL 8:2””

The Lost Dream—Daniel 2 It is not unusual to have a dream of great significance and interest, but which yet passes from the mind when we awake. We remember how deeply it interested us—how nearly it seemed to concern us; but our utmost efforts are vainly exerted to retain the circumstances, so effectually do they … Continue reading ““611. THE LOST DREAM—DANIEL 2””