(Pp. 75-91.)

Lion of God-it being both the place where the fire of His holiness burned, and the place where His strength was revealed.

Sodom and Gomorrha, signal instances of the divine wrath against sin, referred to here by way of warning. Two cities of the Plain.

Tyre, on a narrow coast land, and adjoining isle. Centre of great maritime enterprise. Besieged by Shalmaneser in 724. Captured by Nebuchadnezzar in 572. Finally overthrown by Alexander the Great,

332.

Tarshish=Tartessus, on south coast of Spain: an important trading

town.

Kittim, the isle of Cyprus in the Levant.

The Desert of the Sea, or district of rivers, as Mesopotamia, which means between the seas, is really the country between the great rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Babylon is thus described. Its revolt against Assyria quelled 710, but it fell in 539, and by 60 was indeed a desert. Media and Elam are here enemies of Babylon, and allies of Assyria. The Medes became an independent power about 710. When Isaiah was prophesying they established themselves in Ecbatana, and this must have been known in Jerusalem. That there was a future before the Medes the prophet saw. The Median Empire lasted from 710 to 559, when Cyrus founded the Persian Power: but his first generals were Medes. In the text we have Sargon's address to Media and

Elam.

Merodach-Baladan, a powerful king of Babylon, who rebelled against Assyria, and stood a siege for ten years, thus forecasting Babylon's independence. He was dethroned by Sargon, but again established himself on that king's death in 705. Nineveh fell before Babylon in 609 to 607, and Nebuchadnezzar had a brilliant reign.

Merodach is a title of one of the gods of Babylon. The Medes were being stirred up about this time against Babylon.

The Mount of Congregation, a mythical dwelling-place of the gods, the Olympus of Assyria, on the hills of Aralu, at the supposed entrance to the lower world, Sheol or Hades.

Bozrah, the capital of Edom, and the scene of Jehovah's vengeance upon his enemies.

Isles of the Sea, or coastlands of the countries washed by the sea. Carmel, a well-known mountain, etymologically a fruitful place, on the coast of Palestine, north of Cæsarea.

Sharon, a beautiful and fertile plain, extending from Joppa to Cæsarea.

The River-i.e., the Euphrates.

The Stock of Jesse David's house and family, out of which a true king would yet arise.

(P. 93.)

Egypt or Matzor. There are two Egypts, hence the dual form
Mitzraim. Pathros or Thebaid, with Thebes for its capital, is Upper
Egypt while the northern part, including the Delta, with Memphis for
its capital, is Lower Egypt (see p. 51.) Cush or Ethiopia = Nubia, was
at one time united with Egypt.

Shinar, a province of Babylon or South Babylonia.

The Tongue of Egypt. As the Red Sea was smitten in the day of
Exodus so again any sea or stream of Egypt that stands in the way of
the people of God shall be smitten.

No. II-INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

Remnant, Doctrine of, 16, 91, 120, Tyre, 77, 153.