The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Kings 13:2-13
2 Kings 13:2-13He did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.DefectionJust as two roads that diverge from each other at a very sharp angle, get the wider apart the further they go, till at last half a continent may be held betwixt them--the little deflection from the narrow line of Christian duty and simple faithfulness, it is only God’s mercy that will prevent it from leading thee away out, out, out into the waste plains and doleful wildernesses, where all sinful, and dark, and foul... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 13:1-25
2 Kings 13:4 . Jehoahaz besought the Lord, as oppressed Israel had done in the time of the Judges. 2 Kings 13:5 . The Lord gave Israel a Saviour. Not Joash, as some say, but Messiah, the Angel of his presence saved them, as the rabbins state. Why have they not told us more? The Messiah probably appeared as to Joshua, Gideon, and Manoah. 2 Kings 13:6 . There remained the grove in Samaria, where Astarte, one of the four names of Venus, had been worshipped, and probably was so... read more