Ezekiel 17:15

Verse 15

15. He rebelled against him See the account in 2 Kings 24:0. The Egyptian king was Pharaoh Hophra (Jeremiah 44:30; Jeremiah 37:5.)

Egypt (Hebrews, Mitzraim). The Tel-el-Amarna tablets show that 1400 B.C. Egypt was called Misri (Assyr., Musri). It is now known that the Babylonians in later times changed the form and why they did so ( Zeilschrift fur Assyria, 4:268). The Bible word is derived from the most ancient form. The chief military strength of Egypt lay in its cavalry and chariot force (Exodus 14:7; 1 Kings 10:28; Isaiah 31:1). The monuments and papyri abundantly sustain this proposition.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verse 15

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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