Their defense - literally, “their shadow,” that is, their shelter as from the scorching sun: an Oriental figure. Compare the marginal refere…

Their defence is departed from them. —Literally, their shadow. This is a natural and frequently recurring figure of speech in the…

Only rebel not you against the Lord
Nothing, it is suggested, could hinder them from the possession of it but their …

Moses and Aaron were astonished to see a people throw away their own mercies. Caleb and Joshua assured the people of the goodness of the land. They…