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Mingled Wine—Pro_9:2-3 As it does not consist with the object of this work to proceed regularly through a book, made up for the most part of detached aphorisms on an endless variety of subjects, we shall bring together in a few of the Daily Illustrations such of them as bear on particular classes of subjects, … Continue reading ““500. MINGLED WINE—PROVERBS 9:2-3””

Carousals—Pro_19:24; Pro_23:30 Still seeking indications of usages and ideas connected with meals, we pause at Pro_19:24, where we read, “A slothful man hideth his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.’’ In the authorized version it is “bosom” instead of “dish;” but this is an error, … Continue reading ““501. CAROUSALS—PROVERBS 19:24; 23:30””

The Imprecatory Psalms—Justification It is now necessary to produce the considerations which justify the strong language, occasionally used by the sacred writers, which yesterday engaged our attention, and which go in a great measure, if not wholly, to explain and account for it. The principle upon which this must be done, may be best stated … Continue reading ““497. THE IMPRECATORY PSALMS—JUSTIFICATION””

The Book of Proverbs Of King Solomon—his glory and his shame, his greatness and his littleness, his wisdom and his foolishness, we have already had full occasion to speak. That which we read in the sacred book of his marvellous sagacity, and his high and varied attainments, creates a strong desire to possess some specimens … Continue reading ““498. THE BOOK OF PROVERBS””

Eastern Proverbs We now present the reader with a collection of Eastern Proverbs, which we apprehend may be useful for comparison or illustration with those of Solomon. They are selected from a large number, not as the best or most striking, but as such that require no explanation. Except a few from Burckhardt’s Arabic Proverbs, … Continue reading ““499. EASTERN PROVERBS””

The Longest Psalm—Psalms 119 We desire this day to select one Psalm for particular notice; and that there may be no reason to complain of its being but one, we take the longest of all—one that is as long as a dozen others of average length. This is the hundred and nineteenth. We have already … Continue reading ““495. THE LONGEST PSALM—PSALMS 119””

The Imprecatory Psalms—Statement There are many awful things in the Psalms. Among these, are the very strong expressions of wrath and imprecation against the enemies of God and his people which some of them contain. The most remarkable instances are Psalms 59; Psalms 69; Psalms 79. The objection taken, on this ground, to the inspiration … Continue reading ““496. THE IMPRECATORY PSALMS—STATEMENT””

Authors of the Psalms If you stop the first ten persons you see coming out of church, and ask them, “Who wrote the Psalms?” it is likely that nine, and it is possible that all the ten, would answer, “David.” The “wise” may smile at this as “a vulgar error.” An “error” it doubtless is, … Continue reading ““493. AUTHORS OF THE PSALMS””

Psalms-Proverbs: Tenth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Introverted Parallelism There is another kind of thought-rhythm in Hebrew poetry, the first discrimination of which is clue to Bishop Jebb, who calls it introverted parallelism. In this the stanzas are so constructed, that whatever be the number of lines, the first line will be parallel to the last, the second with the penultimate, or … Continue reading ““490. INTROVERTED PARALLELISM””