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Wesley's Notes on the Bible by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
2. Shall not be opened - Shall not ordinarily stand open. No man - None of the common people. The Lord - That glory which was the visible sign of his presence. 3.
Wesley's Notes on the Bible by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
1. The tenth year - Of Jeconiah's captivity. 3. The great dragon - The crocodile; our prophet, as well as Isaiah, compares the Egyptian king to that devouring serpent, or dragon.
Wesley's Notes on the Bible by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
1. Reigned - In which time the years of his imprisonment are comprehended. 3. He built, &c. - Trampling on the dust and affronting the memory of his worthy father.
Wesley's Notes on the Bible by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
2. Eyes to see - They have capacity, if they would, to understand, but they will not understand, what thou speakest. 3. Stuff - Vessels or instruments, wherein thou mayest put what is portable.
Wesley's Notes on the Bible by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
2. He - That sat on the throne. Scatter - That it may take fire in all parts, and none may escape. 3. The right side - The north-side, the side towards Babylon,…
Wesley's Notes on the Bible by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
2. The end - Of God's patience towards Israel, the end of their ripening, they are now fully ripe, fit to be gathered. Pass by them - God had with admirable patience spared,…
Wesley's Notes on the Bible by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
2. His multitude - His numerous subjects. 3. A cedar - Like the most goodly cedar for strength and beauty. 4. The waters - Cedars grow great by the water-courses.
Wesley's Notes on the Bible by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
3. Sought not, &c. - It is true, he recovered from that fall. "Yet perhaps, says Mr. Henry, he never, while he lived, fully retrieved the spiritual strength he lost by it." 5.
Wesley's Notes on the Bible by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
1. Manasseh - By the special impulse and direction of God's spirit. And he knew Hoshea contented himself with the worship of the calves,…
Wesley's Notes on the Bible by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
2. All nations - Not only upon the Assyrians, but on all enemies of my people. 3. Cast out - Into the fields. 4. Dissolved - The sun, moon, and stars.…