The Lord sent—Not Yahweh here, but “Adonai.” It is apparent that this verse is the beginning of a new prophecy, not connected with what prec…

(8). The Lord sent a word into Jacob ... —For “has lighted” read it lights. A new section, though still closely connected…

The Lord has sent a word. Here he relates a new prediction, for I think that this discourse is separated from the former, because the Prop…

The Lord sent a word unto Jacob
The prophet, having comforted Judah with the promise of the Me iah, returns to denou…

Those are ripening quickly for ruin whose hearts remain unhumbled under humbling providences. For what God intends when He afflicts us is to turn u…

1. The Lord sent a word into Jacob. Here, he describes the sequence of punishment according to its various types.

Firs…