All the kingdoms of the world ... - In accordance with the usage of Holy Scripture this universality is limited. It is moral and no…

The kings of the north. — The term is used generally (the Jews knowing comparatively little of the detailed geography of that regi…

The Prophet speaks now of the kings of the north who bordered on the king of Babylon; for as to Judea, Babylon was northward. He calls all those wh…

And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another
That were on the north of Judea, the kings of Syria, …

The evil and good events of life are often represented in Scripture as cups. Under this figure is represented the desolation then coming upon that …

Here, the predicted threat is revealed through a symbolic vision. This revelation is presented in two parts:

1. The vision is given.
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