2Ch 28:22-23, Jer 2:25, 44:17-18, Rom 7:9 | TSK | STEP

2 Chronicles 28:22-23

in the.

33:12; Ps 50:15; Isa 1:5; Eze 21:13; Ho 5:15; Re 16:9-11

this is.

For he sacrificed.This passage, says Mr. Hallet, greatly surprised me; for the sacred historian is here represented as saying, "The gods of Damascus had smitten Ahaz." But it is impossible to suppose that an inspired author should say this; for the Scripture every where represents the heathen idols as nothing and vanity, and as incapable of doing either good or hurt. All difficulty is avoided if we follow the old Hebrew copies, from which the Greek translation was made: "And king Ahaz said, I will seek to the gods of Damascus which have smitten me."

25:14; 2Ki 16:12,13

Damascus. Heb. Darmesek. Because the gods.

Hab 1:11

sacrifice to them.

Jer 10:5; 44:15-18

But they were.

Isa 1:28; Jer 44:20-28; Ho 13:9

Jeremiah 2:25

Withhold.

13:22; De 28:48; Isa 20:2-4; La 4:4; Ho 2:3; Lu 15:22; 16:24

There is no hope. or, Is the case desperate?

18:12; Isa 57:10

for I have.

3:13; Isa 2:6

after.

44:17; De 29:19,20; 32:16; 2Ch 28:22; Ro 2:4,5; 8:24

Jeremiah 44:17-18

whatsoever.

25; Nu 30:2,12; De 23:23; Jud 11:36; Ps 12:4; Mr 6:26

queen of heaven. or, frame of heaven.As the Sun was worshipped, not only under the name of {baal shamayim,} "Lord of heaven," but also by that of {Molech,} or King; it is likely also that the Moon was adored as {melecheth hashshamayim,} "the Queen of heaven." So the Orphic hymn addressed to the Moon begins [Klythi thea BASILEIA,] Hear, goddess Queen. And Homer, in his Hymn to the Moon, addresses her, [Chaire, anassa, thea] All hail, Queen, goddess. In Epiphanius, we find some women of Arabia, towards the end of the fourth century, had set up another queen of heaven, the Virgin Mary, too well known since under that name and character, whom they likewise worshipped as a goddess, by holding stated assemblies every year to her honour, and by offering a cake of bread in her name; whence these heretics were called Collyridians, from the Greek [kollyris,] a cake.

7:18; 2Ki 17:16

as we.

19:13; 32:29-32; 2Ki 22:17; Ne 9:34; Da 9:6-8

our fathers.

Ne 9:34; Ps 106:6; Eze 20:8; Da 9:5,6,8; 1Pe 1:18

in the cities.

9,21

then.

Ex 16:3; Isa 48:5; Ho 2:5-9; Php 3:19

victuals. Heb. bread.

we have.

40:12; Nu 11:5,6; Job 21:14,15; Ps 73:9-15; Mal 3:13-15