The usual purifications for marriage.

These verses describe the purifications and preparations for marriage to one of high rank (Esther 2:12). The reality corresponding to t…

Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedn…

Here God more clearly explains what had been previously touched upon: He then married the people, as a young man marries his bride. But He here sta…

Then washed I thee with water: Brought the Israelites out of the mean, abject, servile, and sordid state in which they we…

In this chapter, God's dealings with the Jewish nation and their conduct toward Him are described, along with their punishment through the surround…