Questions on the book of Isaiah, designed for Sabbath schools and Bible classes - Softcover

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. 1857 Excerpt: ...the usual weapons of war among the ancients? Is. 13: 18. What is Babylon called? Is. 13: 19. Were similar appellations often given to this city to express its magnificence and splendor 1 Is. 14: 4,1. c.; Jer. 51: 13, 41; Dan. 4: 30. How many years before the destruction of the city was this prophecy delivered 1 Ans.--At least 174 years. What was the condition of the city at the time that Isaiah uttered this prediction 1 Ans.--It was one of the largest, most prosperous, and best fortified cities in the world. Can you give an account of its origin and growth? See Calmet's Diet. What was its size? Ans.--At least twelve miles square. How thick and high were the walls 1 Ans.--According to Herodotus 87 feet thick, and 350 feet high. How many gates were there to the city 1 Ans.--One hundred gates of solid brass; twenty-five on each side. For what was the city otherwise distinguished 1 Ans.--For its great wealth, its superior commercial advantages, the vast and splendid temple of Belus, and its beautiful and rich hanging gardens. To what cities does the prophet compare its ruin? Is. 13: 19, 1. c. Does he mean that it shall be destroyed in the same manner as Sodom was, or that it shall be as completely overthrown? How were Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed? Gen. 19: 24,25. By whom was Babylon first taken? Is. 45: 1, f. c. Give an account of its capture and final overthrow. What was predicted concerning its utter desolation f Is. 13: 20--22. Have these words been literally and completely fulfilled? Seethe accounts given by Keith, Roberts, Burder, Buckingham, Rich, Sir R. K. Porter and others; or the condensed accounts given by Calmet,Bush, and Barnes. Can the Arabian be persuaded to pitch his tent there? 'Is there any pasturage for flocks to be found there 1 What do trave...