And the light of Israel - That is, Yahweh. The word “light” here, אור 'ôr — is also used to denote a “fire,” or that which…

And the light of Israel shall be for a fire. —The Divine glory, which is as a consuming fire (Isaiah 27:4) to…

And the light of Israel shall be for a fire. There is an elegant allusion to that burning by which he threatened that he would consume the…

And the light of Israel shall be for a fire
That is, the Lord, who is the light of his people; who enlightens them b…

See what a change sin made. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. Go…

1. Woe to them that make wicked laws. Here he begins to threaten the foreign enemies who persecute them physically.

He threa…