The History of Israel Volume N . 4 (Paperback)

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. 1878 Excerpt: ... he attracted to himself so much of men's higher confidence, that younger prophets like Micah (and others) rose up quite in his spirit to take part in his work; and even the son and heir of Ahaz, the flower of the young men of the rising generation, learned to share his purpose and his faith. 2. This son and successor of Ahaz was Hezekiah,3 one of the most glorious princes who ever adorned the throne of David, and whose reign of nine-and-twenty years exhibits an almost unclouded picture of persistent struggles against the most embarrassed and difficult circumstances crowned with elevating victories. He was thoroughly noble, wanting neither in the military spirit nor in personal valour,4 yet devoted by preference to the arts of peace. Careful economy in the kingdom and the promotion of the cultivation of the land were objects which he, like his great grandfather Uzziah, had very much at heart; and even in unfavourable times his treasury was not empty.5 The tenderness of his disposition and the genuine thankfulness of his spirit are proved most clearly by a hymn of his own composition, which has been preserved.6 1 2Kingsxvi. 17 sq.; cf.iii.pp.251.244. 'In Is. i. 1, Hos. i. 1, Mic. i. 1, and in "D'D is a covered seat or stand; and 3Qfl the Chronicles, the longerand more original is to change, i.e. here to disfigure, strip of form of th, e name is found Jehezekiah; in its ornament; and it is easy to see that tne 'Efeit/as. the last words, 'from fear of (or shorter 2 Kings si. 20. because of) the Assyrian king, ' are only a 2 Chron. xxxii. 27-29, comp. with 2 brief expression to indicate what is obvious Kings xx. 13, and that again withxviii. 15. to everyone.. 6 Is. xxxviii. 9-20; cf. the Dichter des 2 Cf. the beautiful allusions Is. viii.-A-B. i. p. 161 sqq....