The following is the order in which the parts of the Book may be read most advantageously No. 1. Ch. i. 1. The title, probably written by an early editor of the Book.-Page 1. A. PROPHETIC WRITINGS BY ISAIAH OR DURING HIS LIFETIME. 2. Ch. vi. Isaiah's call to the prophetic office in the beginning of Jotham's reign, B.C. 749, but written later.-Page 1. 3. Ch. i. 2-end, and ii. 5-iii. A reproach to the people of Jerusalem for their luxury and injustice to the poor; in the reigns of Jotham and Ahaz.-Page 4. 4. Ch. vii. 1-16 and viii.-ix. 12. On the invasion of Judea by Israel and Syria in the reign of Ahaz.—Page 12. 5. Ch. xiv. 28-xvii. 3. Against the Philistines, Moab, and Damascus, in the reign of Hezekiah.-Page 21. 6. Ch. xxiii. 1-14. Against Tyre when besieged by Shalmanezer.Page 25. 7. Ch. v. 1-12, and 18-end, and ix. 12-x. 4. Against luxury and injustice, in the beginning of Hezekiah's reign.-Page 28. The Assyrian invasion is foretold.-Page 32. The Assyrian line of march past Jerusalem. 8. Ch. vii. 17-20. 9. Ch. x. 28-end. Page 33. 10. Ch. xxii. The second invasion by Sennacherib. - Page 35. 11. Ch. xxviii.-xxxi. A third invasion by Sennacherib. Against Ephraim (xxviii.). Against Jerusalem (xxix.). Against looking to Egypt for help, or fleeing there (xxx.). The Assyrians will be overthrown. (xxxi.)—Page 39. 12. Ch. xvii. 12-end. Against the invaders.—Page 51. 13. Ch. x. 5-27. Against the Assyrians, they will be overthrown.Page 52. 14. Ch. xiv. 24-27. The Assyrian yoke will be broken.-Page 55. 15. Ch. xvii. 4-11. On the ruined state of Judea.-Page 56. 16. Ch. iv. 1. The male population had been destroyed.-Page 57. B. HISTORICAL, NEARLY THE SAME AS 2 KINGS XVIII. 13– 17. Ch. xxxvi.-xxxviii. The history of part of Hezekiah's reign, beginning at the 14th year.-Page 57. C. WRITINGS DURING THE CAPTIVITY, B.C. 600-537. 18. Ch. xxxix. Merodach-Baladan's embassy; the captivity in Babylon foretold to Hezekiah.-Page 67. 19. Ch. v. 13-17. Those left behind at the time of the captivity are in comfort.-Page 68. 20. Ch. vii. 21-end. Three opinions about the condition of those left behind.-Page 69. D. NEAR THE CLOSE OF THE CAPTIVITY. 21. Ch. xiii.-xiv. 23. Babylon is to be conquered by the Medes. — Page 70. 22. Ch. xxxii.-xxxv. for.-Page 74. A restoration of the Jewish monarchy is hoped 23. Ch. xxi. The fall of Babylon is reported to the king at the Persian Sea; the Jews in Arabia are hopeful.-Page 81. 24. Ch. xxiv.-xxvii. Babylon is destroyed; Israel and Judah will be restored.-Page 83. E. UNDER CYRUS; ON THE RETURN OF THE CAPTIVES. 25. Ch. iv. 2-end. Jerusalem will be prosperous under Zerubbabel.– Page 90. 26. Ch. xi. xii. 27. Ch. ii. 1-4. 28. Ch. xl.-lv. The same.-Page 91. Words borrowed from Micah.-Page 94. The return home under Zerubbabel and Jeshua; the restoration of religion is hoped for.-Page 95. 29. Ch. xxiii. 15-end. Tyre shall again be prosperous.-Page 129. 30. Ch. xviii. On the Jews in Abyssinia. -Page 130. F. UNDER XERXES I.; AFTER ZERUBBABEL'S DEATH. 31. Ch. Ivi. 9-lix. Disappointment; the acceptable year [B. c. 488 ?] the expected invasion of Greece.-Page 132. G. UNDER ARTAXERXES LONGIMANUS; IN THE TIME OF NEHEMIAH. 32. Ch. lx.-lxii. The walls are to be rebuilt [B. c. 444]; the accept438?]-Page 140. able year [B.C. 33. Ch. lvi. 1-8. Foreigners are called to Jehovah.-Page 145. H. UNDER ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES, AMD THE MACCABEES. 34. Ch. xx. Egypt oppressed for three years [B.o. 170-168].-Page 35. Ch. lxiii. 1-6.—On the slaughter of the Edomites.-Page 148. 37. Ch. xix. On Egypt, when conquered by Antiochus Epiphanes ; WORKS BY THE AUTHOR. The HEBREW SCRIPTURES TRANSLATED. 3 Vols. Third Edition. The HISTORY of the HEBREW NATION and its LITERATURE. Third Edition. SHORT NOTES to accompany a Revised Translation of the Hebrew Scriptures. The NEW TESTAMENT TRANSLATED from Griesbach's Text. Thirteenth Thousand. The CHRONOLOGY of the BIBLE. 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Uzziah's son Jotham then came to the throne; and in his reign Judea was at the height of its prosperity, from which in the very next generation it was to fall sadly. During his latter years Jotham made his son his partner on the throne, as we learn by comparing 2 Kings xv. 30 and 2 Kings xvii. 1, from which it appears that the twentieth year of Jotham was the twelfth of Ahaz. Jotham's prosperity was threatened by an alliance formed against him by Israel and Syria, whose two kings proposed to invade Judea. In order to stop this invasion, Jotham or Ahaz sent a sum of money to buy the help of the B |