DIMINUTIONS AND CHANGES OF LIFE Isaiah 17:5. _And it shall be as when the harvestman, &c._ God’s visitations of judgment are the subject of the prophet’s burdens (Isaiah 17:1). So the text. Adversities and sorrows set in. Blessings gone, except a few. “Two or three berries,” &c. I. THE VARIOUS IL... [ Continue Reading ]
SANCTIFIED AFFLICTION Isaiah 17:7. _At that day shall a man look, &c._ In the prophecies of terror to guilty nations there is always some provision of comfort for God’s faithful and penitent people. His prophets were commissioned to minister hope to His friends, while they foretold misery to His e... [ Continue Reading ]
FORGETFULNESS OF GOD Isaiah 17:10. _Because thou hast forgotten, &c._ I. IT IS POSSIBLE TO FORGET THE GOD OF OUR SALVATION. 1. The majority of men habitually forget Him. He very seldom holds a real and commanding place in the hearts of any of us. We are all prone to have our hearts wholly filled w... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PUNISHMENT OF THE WICKED Isaiah 17:12. _Woe to the multitude, &c._ These verses appear to have no connection with the prophecies that precede or follow them, but they seem to indicate the character and result of the great invasion of Sennacherib. As a description of that event, they are most be... [ Continue Reading ]