Beards Bringing Clothes Cut Eighty Grain Incense Meal Offerings Samaria Shaved Shechem Shiloh Themselves Torn
41:5 That there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, [even] eighty men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with {d} offerings and incense in their hand, to bring [them] to the house of the LORD.
(d) For they thought that the temple had not been destroyed and therefore came up to the feast of tabernacles but hearing of the burning of it in the way, they showed these signs of sorrow.
41:5 There came men - Who possibly had not heard of the temple being burnt. Cut themselves - With all indications of mourning used in those countries.
41:1-10 Those who hate the worshippers of God, often put on the appearance of piety, that they may the easier hurt them. As death often meets men where they least expect it, we should continually search whether we are in such a state and frame of mind, as we would wish to be found in when called to appear before our Judge. Sometimes the ransom of a man's life is his riches. But those who think to bribe death, saying, Slay us not, for we have treasures in the field, will find themselves wretchedly deceived. This melancholy history warns us, never to be secure in this world. We never can be sure of peace on this side heaven.
Beards Clothes Cut Eighty Fourscore Frankincense Hand House Incense Meal Meal-Offerings Offerings Rent Samaria Shaved Shaven Shechem Shiloh Themselves Torn
Beards Clothes Cut Eighty Fourscore Frankincense Hand House Incense Meal Meal-Offerings Offerings Rent Samaria Shaved Shaven Shechem Shiloh Themselves Torn
