...Judah ? The answer is, God's house is neglected, and lying waste. In the context, v. 10, it is said, " Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew,...the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oils, and upon that which the ground bringcth forth, and 'upon...

...the Holy Spirit? " Why ? saith the Lord of Hosts. Because of mine house that is waste ; and ye run every man unto his own house. Therefore the heaven...from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit." Yes; on the afternoon of God's own blessed day, the ministers of his Gospel, are to a great extent,...

...assail the people on all sides. Another Prophet confirms this, although only in a brief allusion : " Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew,...stayed from her fruit ; and I called for a drought," &c. (Hag. i. 10, 11.) Another mode of expression is then used to make the same thing more sure, viz.,...

...Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of my house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his omn house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. Through the tender mercies of the God of Israel, a few of the people had returned from the land of...

...I did blow upon it. Why ? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house. Therefore the heaven...the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men,...

...upon it. Why ? saith the Lord of Hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man to his own house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed...the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men,...

...upon it. Why ? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man to his own house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed...the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men,...

...[With all our profession of zeal and decision — in most cases, we fear the principal thing is, " our own house."] " Therefore, the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit : " c [faithful prediction of what has long been coining upon us !] Lastly — the final conflict and...

...upon it. Why t with the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste; and ye run every man to his own house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth и stayed from her fruit — and I called for i drought upon the land, and upon the corn, and upon...

...dew." " God give thee of the dew of heaven, the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine." " The heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit." " I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass." The metaphor of the last passage is thus...