Moab rebelled. Moab had been subdued by David (2 Samuel 8:2; 2 Samuel 23:20); and when the kingdom was divided it passed to Israel. It was greatly oppressed by Omri and Ahab, and, on the death of the latter (Compare 2 Kings 3:5), Mesha, king of Moab, rebelled. See the record of the event on "the Moa... [ Continue Reading ]
LATTICE. network or balustrade, which protected the open window of the upper chamber. Compare Judges 3:20. Jdg 5:28. 1 Kings 17:19; 1 Kings 4:10. BAAL-ZEBUB. Lord of flies. Later Jews polluted it by changing it to Beelzebul (Lord of dung or dunghills), In Matthew 12:24 it is in Greek Baal-zebul. lo... [ Continue Reading ]
ANGEL OF THE LORD. See note on Exodus 3:2. He who directed Moses directs Elijah. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. ELIJAH. my GOD is JAH. See App-4. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALT SURELY DIE. Same as Genesis 2:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN. Hebrew. _'ish_. App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAIRY. clad in. garment consisting of. skin. Prophets wore coarse clothing (Zechariah 13:4.Matthew 3:4; Matthew 3:4). GIRDLE OF LEATHER. Worn by Palestine peasants to-day.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos_. App-6. MAN OF GOD. The people's name for. prophet. See App-49.... [ Continue Reading ]
LET FIRE COME DOWN. Quoted in Luke 9:54.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTO THEM. Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "unto him". FIRE OF GOD. Occurs only here and Job 1:16. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, and Vulgate, omit "of God", as in 2 Kings 1:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
LIFE. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh_. App-13.... [ Continue Reading ]
BURNT UP. consumed, as in verses: 2Ki 1:10, 2 Kings 1:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
IS IT NOT... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis_ (App-6), or "was it because", &c.... [ Continue Reading ]