13. glory--that is, the trees which adorned Lebanon; emblem of
men eminent in natural gifts, devoting all that is in them to the God of
Israel
(Ho 14:5, 6).
fir . . . pine . . . box--rather, "the cypress . . . ilex . . . cedar."
place of my sanctuary--Jerusalem
(Jer 3:17).
place of my feet--no longer the ark
(Jer 3:16),
"the footstool" of Jehovah
(Ps 99:5; 132:7;
1Ch 28:2);
but "the place of His throne, the place of the soles of His feet, where
He will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever," in the
new temple
(Eze 43:7).
JFB.
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