Though Jerusalem had been several times captured (1 Kings 14:26; 2 Kings 14:13; 2 Kings 23:33–35), yet it had b…

Would not have believed. —In looking to the fact that Jerusalem had been taken by Shishak (1 Kings 14:26) and…

He confirms the same point; for when something unbelievable happens, either we are extremely stupid, or we must be moved and affected. The Prophet,…

The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, &c.] Not only the neighbouring nations, and the kings of th…

What a change is here! Sin tarnishes the beauty of the most exalted powers and the most excellent gifts; but that gold, tried in the fire, which Ch…

Here he shows that the event was astonishing because it would have previously been unbelievable. Kings and inhabitants would not have believ…