Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 15:5
But great vexations - Does not our Lord allude to this and the following verse in Matthew 24:6 , Matthew 24:7 , Matthew 24:9 , Matthew 24:13 ;? read more
2 Chronicles 15:1-7
Adam Clarke
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 15:1
The Spirit of God came. For "came," read the literal Hebrew "was," as also in our 2 Chronicles 20:14 , where instead of "God" ( אְלֶהִים ), we find " the Lord " ( יְהֹוָה ) . In our 2 Chronicles 24:20 , we have again "God," with the verb "clothed" ( לָבְשָׁה ). The grand original of the expression is, of course, found in Genesis 1:2 , where the name is "God." Compare Pharaoh's question in Genesis 41:38 ; Exodus 31:3 ; Exodus 35:31 ; Numbers 24:2 ; 3:1 ; ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 15:1-2
God's presence and departure. It is characteristic of the Hebrew prophet that as the king comes back flushed with victory he meets the conqueror, not with honied words of congratulation, but with faithful words of admonition. What he says to the king may be taken as applicable to the servant of God generally. I. A PROPHETIC CONFIRMATION OF THE GOOD MAN 'S EXPERIENCE . "Jahve was with you (has given you the victory) because ye were with him (held to him)" (Keil). So far... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 15:1-7
A conqueror's welcome. I. A MESSAGE FROM GOD . ( 2 Chronicles 15:1 , 2 Chronicles 15:2 .) 1 . Its banter. Azarlah, "Whom Jehovah aids," the son of Oded; mentioned only here. Jehovah may, and often does, transmit messages of moment through humble and obscure messengers. What fitted Azariah to be the bearer of the Divine announcements was the coming upon him of the Spirit of Eiohim, the Spirit being the Revealer and Interpreter of the Divine will to the soul of man ( Numbers... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 15:1-19
The hour of happiness improved. Perhaps we are not warranted to say that it was immediately after Asa's victory over Zerah, or able to say how soon it was after it, that Azariah the son of Oded came with his message to him and "all Judah and Benjamin," under that direct and ever-typical leading of "the Spirit." Nor does the parallel enlighten us on this point. The history, however, here follows on with the account of Azariah's appearance to Asa, and gives us the impression that it was at... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 15:2
He went out to meet him; literally, into his presence; but the Authorized Version rendering is very correct, as well as happy in expression (see 1 Chronicles 14:8 ; also see the remarkable and interesting verse, 2 Chronicles 28:9 ). The prophet was the leader, the teacher, the suggester of the right and opportune thing to the people, but to the prophet the Lord himself was Leader, Teacher, Prompter, and it was exactly so now. To the very moment, the quickened moment of new thought and... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 15:3
Now for a long season . This translation is wrong; translate rather first, And many the days to Israel to not have true God, and to not have teaching priest, and to not have Law . So far no tense is limited, however naturally through the very drift of the passage it may seem that experience is being challenged, and so necessarily the past tense desiderated, not, however, in aorist shape, but in what some French grammarians call present perfect. For Azariah may well contemplate his... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 15:6
Among other patent instances, not the least remarkable are found in 20:35-45 ; 9:44-47 ; these forecast and heralded that final rupture of Rehoboam and Jeroboam, which showed the "house divided against itself," and the sure consequences thereof. read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 15:3
Now for a long season Israel - "Israel hath followed Jeroboam, and they have not worshipped the true God. They have burnt incense to their golden calves; their priestlings [ כומריא cumeraiya , their black, sooty sacrificers] have burnt perfumes with a strange worship, and have not exercised themselves in the law." - Targum. These priests could not teach, because they had not learnt; and as they had abandoned the law of the Lord, consequently they had no proper matter for... read more