A conspiracy - The defection from the covenant was as general as if it had been the result of preconcerted arrangement. The decided course t…

A conspiracy. —The words explain the rapid apostasy that followed on the death of Josiah. There had been all along, even while he …

Here the Prophet confronts more directly the men of his time, and says that they were worse than their fathers; for this is the meaning of the word…

And the Lord said to me
After he had given him the order to publish and proclaim the words of the covenant, and exho…

God never promised to bestow blessings on his rational creatures while they persist in willful disobedience. Pardon and acceptance are promised fre…

Here, the prophet shows how they have transgressed the covenant:

1. By sinning against God.

   Concerning this first point, there…