ORACLES AGAINST AMMON (EZEKIEL 25:1), MOAB (EZEKIEL 25:8) EDOM
(EZEKIEL 25:12), PHILISTIA (EZEKIEL 25:17). All of these petty powers
were ancient hereditary enemies of Israel. Their enmity dated back to
the days before the monarchy, and in the recent disasters and sorrows
of Israel had expressed its... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL 27. THE DIRGE OVER TYRE. The interest of the brilliant poem
that follows is greatly enhanced by the description of the commerce of
Tyre in a passage (Ezekiel 27:9_ b_ - Ezekiel 27:25_ a_) remarkable
alike for its textual difficulty and for its importance as a source
for our knowledge of the... [ Continue Reading ]