Ishmael also slew all the Jews... —We wonder at first that ten men were able to effect so much. It does not follow, howev…

It was a detestable cruelty and barbarity for Ishmael to kill Gedaliah, who entertained him and whom he found to have a fatherly regard for him. Pa…

Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, [even] with Gedaliah, at Mizpah Not only tho…

Those who hate the worshipers of God often put on the appearance of piety so that they may more easily hurt them. As death often meets people where…

1. Here, the disturbance of the a embled people by the wickedne of Ishmael is described. This section has three parts:

   • First, t…