God called to contend by fire - that is, He “called” His people to maintain their cause with Him “by fire,” as He says, “I will plead” i…

Fire. —The poetical description of a yet more terrible calamity. God announces His intention of judging, i.e., punishing …

This time, the prophet saw the fire devouring the land—perhaps the fire of war, which casts its blazing firebrand upon peaceful dwellings. This fir…

The Prophet shows that God had not only once spared the people, but that when He was again prepared for vengeance, He still willingly deferred it, …

Thus has the Lord showed unto me Another vision after this manner: and, look, the Lord God called to contend …

God bears long, but he will not always bear with a provoking people. The remembrance of the mercies we formerly received, like the produce of the e…