This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...days at the beginning of Solomon's reign--the best days of David's House. It is interesting to note here that many belonging to the Ten Tribes joined in these Passover celebrations--an approach being thereby made to those days foretold by the prophet Amos (ix. n) when God would raise "up the tabernacle of David that is ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...days at the beginning of Solomon's reign--the best days of David's House. It is interesting to note here that many belonging to the Ten Tribes joined in these Passover celebrations--an approach being thereby made to those days foretold by the prophet Amos (ix. n) when God would raise "up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof, and raise up his ruins, and build it as in the days of old, that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by His Name." The separation of the tribes had been occasioned by idolatrous conduct on Solomon's part during his last years; their reunion, a result greatly to be desired in the interests of pure religion, could only be brought about by a strenuous endeavour to obey the law of Jehovah. To this work Hezekiah devotes his best energy, and with singular success. The reform of Josiah has been spoken of as more radical than that of Hezekiah, and for this reason. In Hezekiah's reign the altars in the high places were removed, but in the latter reign these high places themselves were completely desecrated. "The high places that were before Jerusalem did king Josiah defile" (2 Kings xxiii. 13). The chronology of this period is difficult to determine. It is manifest that the captivity of the Ten Tribes took place after the accession of Hezekiah, and the date of this important event is fixed beyond question as 722 B.C. Probably, therefore, Hezekiah saw this event accomplished in the very beginning of his reign: and was thereby all the more stimulated in his endeavours to put his house in order. If this is so, the dates given in the historical passages are perplexing: and if fuller authorities were forthcoming, might be emended. These facts are clear...
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