Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
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Interpretation
Numbers witness the fatal effects of other men's sins, yet heedlessly step into their places, and follow the same destructive course. When in distress, we ought to desire the prayers of ministers and Christian friends.
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This thought runs through Jeremiah 37:1-5.
Glossary
- Chaldea Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell el Muqayyar.
- Egypt Place
- The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.