In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
Israel had prophets among them, yet they could not shake idolatry; but when prophecy ceased and Scripture filled the synagogues, they were clean from it. God's ministers must quicken duty even in princes, not flatter them with their victories. The Spirit came upon the prophet to instruct and embolden him to speak it plain.
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Commenting on 2 Chronicles 15:1-7
The highways were infested with thieves and robbers, so no man could travel safely from one place to another for trade or business. The country villages emptied out entirely because of constant plundering and ruin.
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But great vexations - Does not our Lord allude to this and the following verse in Mat 24:6, Mat 24:7, Mat 24:9, Mat 24:13?