The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 2:19
Isaiah 2:19And they shall go into the holes of the rocksNo escape from the judgments of GodThey shall vainly seek to escape, as unarmed peasants or women fly into the nearest cave or hole when they hear the hoofs of some plundering tribe of Edom or Ishmael from the desert; but the judgment of Jehovah shall reach them, as the earthquake (then, as now, not uncommon in Judaea) would bring down the reck on him who sought refuge in it.(Sir E. Strachey, Bart.)For fear of the LordThe fear of the... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 2:18
Isaiah 2:18And the idols He shall utterly abolishThe cessation of idolatryIn heathen systems of religion, God and nature are not kept distinct.His personality, also, is confounded. The fears and hopes of idolaters are projected into deities. Two things are necessary to destroy idolatry in this its grossest form. I. THE PREVALENCE OF THE WORD OF GOD. 1. Within its pages God and nature are carefully distinguished and separated. 2. Here His personality is clearly presented. 3. Here commands... read more