Verse 17
17. Open the window eastward Israel’s relation to Syria was now a subject of the greatest concern to both king and prophet, and therefore uppermost in their minds.
The arrow of the Lord’s deliverance That is, this arrow, shot towards the enemy’s country, signifies the deliverance which the Lord will soon grant Israel from the Syrian yoke. The casting of a spear or shooting of an arrow into an enemy’s country was a common signal for the beginning of hostilities. Thus Alexander the Great is said to have hurled a dart into his enemy’s land when he came to the borders of the Persian territory.
Thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek To the symbol he adds a verbal prophecy. At Aphek the Syrians had previously suffered defeat. 1 Kings 20:26-30.
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