The Prophet now gives us a narrative of what he had briefly touched upon. He then says that John and the rest of the leaders took the remnant of th…

[Even] men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, &c.] This, according to the supplement of our version, exp…

Only by pride does contention come, both with God and humankind. They preferred their own wisdom to the revealed will of God. People deny that the …