The book The Spirit of Hebrew Poetry 2 was written by author Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744-1803 Here you can read free online of The Spirit of Hebrew Poetry 2 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Spirit of Hebrew Poetry 2 a good or bad book?
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He, indeed, was now supplied with a land rich in vineyards and pasturage, but ^ large part of his brethren were destitute, and when afterwards it was enquired of the sacred oracle, " who shall conduct the war 1" no other 13 Digitized by Google 146 answer could be expected, (according to this same blessing of Jacol^,) than " Judah shall be the leader." For this was a duty pertaining to his rank, by right of which, also, he had at once appropriated the half of the land of Canaan. — ^After Da- vid... the most renowned of their kings arose out of Judah, the images, which occur in this ancient benediction, could not fail to be applied more especially to hira, and thus the lion of the tribe of Judah reposed himself in a still higher sense. Jem^ salem is denominated, by a Prophet, Ariel, the lion of God, aod now the conqueror dips his mantle in the blood of his enemies, as the Patriarch of old had dipped it in the guiltless, blood of the grape. In process of time these ;figurative expreinom? were transferred even to the lineage of David, and finally, they were all appropriated in one of the latest Prophets, to tbe fii- turie king of peace and blessedness^ including even the ass and the ass's colt.
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