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I raised up; gave prophetic endowments, stirred up their minds, commissioned them to prophesy, and carried them through by an undaunted courage given to them, that they, should not fear to set upon, or faint in attending to, their office.
Of your sons for prophets; did not employ strangers, whose affections you might with some colour of reason suspect, but your own sons, whose affections to you and to their own country are unquestionable, were sent prophets to tell you of your sins, to foretell your dangers, and to importune you to repent of your sins, and to prevent your dangers.
Your young men; though that age be generally inclined to please their own fancies, to walk after the sight of their eyes, Ecc_11:9, yet did God change the mind of some of them in their youth, and inclined them to eminency in religion, to be examples to others.
Nazarites; which were religious persons under vow bound to a very sober, abstemious, and holy life; either for some certain limited time, or for their whole life: see Num_6:1,2, &c. These were not to drink any strong or intoxicating liquors.
Is it not even thus? God appeals to them in this matter whether he had not done this for them, given prophets to teach them, and Nazarites to be examples to them, in both which God showed his love and care of them.
Ye children of Israel; apostatized Israel, you of the ten tribes.
Saith the Lord: this is added to excite them to serious pondering what is said to them.