2. The enemy cared not to bury the dead, and there was not a sufficient
number of Israel left alive to perform the funeral rites; therefore, the
precious relics of the departed were left to be devoured of vultures and torn
by wolves. Note in the two verses how the plea is made to turn upon God’s
property in the temple and the people: we read “thine inheritance,” “thy temple,” “thy servants,” and “thy saints.” Surely the Lord will
defend his own, and will not suffer rampant adversaries to despoil them.
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