Gen 11:4, 28:12, 2Ch 28:9, Psa 36:5, 108:4, Jer 27:6-8, Dan 5:18-23 | TSK | STEP

Genesis 11:4

whose.

De 1:28; 9:1; Da 4:11,22

and let.

2Sa 8:13; Ps 49:11-13; Pr 10:7; Da 4:30; Joh 5:44

lest.

8,9; Ps 92:9; Lu 1:51

Genesis 28:12

he dreamed.

15:1,12; 20:3,6,7; 37:5-11; 40:1-41:57; Nu 12:6; Job 4:12-21

Job 33:15,16; Da 2:1-49; 4:1-37; 7:1; Mt 1:20; 2:12,13,19; Heb 1:1

ladder.

32:1,2; 2Ch 16:9; Isa 41:10; Joh 1:51; 2Ti 4:16,17; Heb 1:14

2 Chronicles 28:9

he went out.

19:1,2; 25:15,16; 1Ki 20:13,22,42; 2Ki 20:14,15

Behold.To this beautiful speech nothing can be added by the best comment: it is simple, humane, pious, and overwhelmingly convincing; and it is no wonder that it produced the effect here described. That there was much humanity, as well as firmness, in the heads of the children of Ephraim, who joined with the prophet of Jehovah on this occasion, their subsequent conduct, as detailed in the fifteenth verse, sufficiently proves. They did not barely dismiss these most unfortunate captives, but they took that very spoil which their victorious army had taken, and with clothed, shod, fed, and anointed these distressed people, set the feeblest of them upon asses, and escorted them safely to Jericho! We can scarcely find a parallel to this in the universal history of the wars which savage man has carried on against his fellows from the foundation of the world. The compliance also of the whole army, in leaving both the captives and spoil to the disposal of the princes, was really wonderful, and perhaps unparalleled in history. Both the princes and army are worthy to be held up to the admiration and imitation of mankind.

because the Lord God.

5; Jud 3:8; Ps 69:26; Isa 10:5-7; 47:6; Jer 15:17,18; Eze 25:12-17

Eze 26:2,3; Ob 1:10-16; Zec 1:15

reacheth.

Ge 4:10; 11:4; Ezr 9:6; Re 18:5

Psalms 36:5

mercy.

52:1; 57:10; 103:11; 108:4; Isa 55:7-9

faithfulness.

89:2; 92:2; 100:5; Mt 24:35; Heb 6:18-20

Psalms 108:4

thy mercy.

36:5; 85:10; 89:2,5; 103:11; Isa 55:9; Mic 7:18-20; Eph 2:4-7

clouds. or, skies.

Jeremiah 27:6-8

I given all.

28:14; Da 2:37,38; 5:18,19

my.

24:1; 25:9; 43:10; 51:20-23; Isa 44:28; Eze 29:18-20

and.

28:14; Ps 50:10-12; Da 2:38

all.

25:11-14; 50:9,10; 52:31; 2Ch 36:20,21

until.

25:12; 50:27; Ps 37:13; 137:8,9; Isa 13:1,8-22; 14:22,23; 21:9

Isa 47:1-5

Da 5:25-31; Hab 2:7; Zec 2:8,9; Re 13:5-10; 14:8,15-20; 16:19

Re 17:16,17; 18:2-8

many.

25:14; 50:1-51:64; Isa 14:4-6

And it.There is a peculiar grandeur, as well as propriety, in this method of predicting Nebuchadnezzar's rapid successes. The God of Israel, declaring himself to be the Lord of armies, and the Creator and Owner of the whole earth, with all its inhabitants and productions, and claiming full sovereignty over his creatures, avows his determination, for reasons he does not deign to assign, to give all the countries of the world to the king of Babylon, whom he calls his servant, because he would accomplish an important part of his most righteous designs. They, therefore, who would escape the most dreadful judgments, must submit to the God of Israel, by submitting to Nebuchadnezzar; they must hearken to the prophets of Israel, and not to their own diviners; and they must observe, that Nebuchadnezzar, his son, and his grandson, would whatever opposition should be made, possess the full dominion of all these countries, till the appointed time was expired; and then, these haughty conquerors would in their turn become the prey of other powerful conquerors; all of which was most exactly fulfilled.

that nation.

25:28,29; 38:17-19; 40:9; 42:10-18; 52:3-6; Eze 17:19-21

with the sword.

24:10; Eze 14:21