Sihor - The Nile. To lean upon Egypt was a violation of the principles of theocracy.

The two rivers are the two empires, and to drink …

In the way of Egypt ...? —The rebuke becomes more and more specific. Great rivers were, in the poetry of the prophets, the natural…

And now what have you to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor?

"The waters of the Nile;" or, as it may be read, "the…

As I have just stated, the Prophet confirms what I said—that the people could not attribute the cause of their evils to others, for they should hav…

And now what have you to do in the way of Egypt
By worshipping of idols, in imitation of them; or by sending ambassa…

Is Israel a servant? No, they are the seed of Abraham.

We may apply this spiritually: Is the soul of man a slave? No, it is not; but it has …

1. Here, the prophet magnifies their guilt by noting the stubbornness of their minds.

He does this for two reasons: first, because the…