Sermons and Biblical Studies

Isaiah 41-46 : Seventeenth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Providence in the Early Life of Cyrus—Isa_41:25 Having yesterday considered the circumstances attending the birth and preservation of Cyrus, in the face of the interests engaged in his destruction, we may proceed to notice the incidents of his early life down to the commencement of his public career. In this portion of his history the … Continue reading ““550. PROVIDENCE IN THE EARLY LIFE OF CYRUS—ISAIAH 41:25””

Providence in the Birth of Cyrus—Isa_41:25 The Divine appointment, leading, protection, and guidance were never more strongly manifested than in the case of Cyrus, whose career, to fulfill which he was raised up, was marked out for him before he was born. The intention of making him thus the object; of a most special providence … Continue reading ““549. PROVIDENCE IN THE BIRTH OF CYRUS—ISAIAH 41:25””

The Persians—Isaiah 41 In this chapter begins a series of most interesting and remarkable prophecies respecting the Persians, and Cyrus, their great king. To these, we mean to give special attention, not only on account of their intrinsic importance, and their special adaptation to our mode of illustration, but because their prominent reference to an … Continue reading ““548. THE PERSIANS—ISAIAH 41””

Nisroch—Isa_37:38 At the close of the narrative of the Assyrian invasion, we are told that, when the king, Sennacherib, had returned to Nineveh after the destruction of his noble army by the blast of God, he was slain by two of his sons while worshipping “in the temple of his god Nisroch.” The parricides fled … Continue reading ““547. NISROCH—ISAIAH 37:38””

Assyrian Religious Notions—Isa_36:7; Isa_36:10; Isa_36:18-20 Some curious matters in regard to the religious notions of the Assyrians transpire in the transaction before us. Aware that the Hebrews avowedly trusted to deliverance from Jehovah their God, which to him must have appeared a reasonable trust, supposing that this God had the will and the power to … Continue reading ““546. ASSYRIAN RELIGIOUS NOTIONS—ISAIAH 36:7, 10, 18-20””

Assyrian Sieges—Isa_37:33 Sennacherib had in his message defied the Lord to deliver Jerusalem out of his hands. The Lord’s answer is: “Thus saith the Lord, he shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.” This, of course, describes the proceedings … Continue reading ““545. ASSYRIAN SIEGES—ISAIAH 37:33””

Visiting the Lord in Trouble—Isa_26:16 There is a sort of people of whom we hear little when they can do without us—when the sun of their prosperity shines out, when their days are happy and their nights joyous—when their purses and barns are full—and when they can, as they suppose, afford to shun and look … Continue reading ““544. VISITING THE LORD IN TROUBLE—ISAIAH 26:16””

Isaiah 26-41 : Sixteenth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Turned Waters—Isa_37:25-29 The Lord’s answer through the prophet Isaiah to the prayer of king Hezekiah, is a striking denunciation of the pride and arrogance of the Assyrian king, and comprises some particulars to which the attention of the reader may well be called. He is represented as boasting: “I have digged, and drunk water; and … Continue reading ““542. TURNED WATERS—ISAIAH 37:25-29””