Our day in the light of prophecy and providence . herib, of the Bible story, was its says: The great palace which he raised at Nineveh surpassed in size andsplendor all earher edifices.—^*Second Monarchy,^* chap. 9. * In the book of Jonah, says Records of the Past, Nineveh is statedto have been an exceeding great city of three days journey ; and that beingthe case, the explanation that Calah on the south and Khorsabad on thenorth were included seems very probable. The distance between these twoextreme points is about thirty miles, which, at ten miles a day, would takethe t
Our day in the light of prophecy and providence . herib, of the Bible story, was its says: The great palace which he raised at Nineveh surpassed in size andsplendor all earher edifices.—^*Second Monarchy,^* chap. 9. * In the book of Jonah, says Records of the Past, Nineveh is statedto have been an exceeding great city of three days journey ; and that beingthe case, the explanation that Calah on the south and Khorsabad on thenorth were included seems very probable. The distance between these twoextreme points is about thirty miles, which, at ten miles a day, would takethe time required.— Vol. XII, part 1, January and February, 1913. 28 Our Day in the Light of Prophecy A description is preserved on the clay cylinder in thekings own words: For the wonderment of multitudes of menI raised its head— the palace which has no rivalI called its name.— Taylor Cylinder, ^Records of the PasC*Vol XII, part 1. At the preaching of Jonah the city had repented; but inlater years pride of conquest and luxury and wealth were. THE SITE OF NINEVEH How is she become a desolation!Zeph. 2:15. filling it with blood. The prophet Nahum warned it of cer-tain doom, appealing to those who had any fear of God toturn to Him. The message was: The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble;and He knoweth them that trust in Him. Nahum 1:7. Some, no doubt, heeded the warning and turned to Godfor refuge. But the citys hfe of sm ran on. Then the prophetZephaniah spoke the word, just as the stroke was to fall: Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressingcity! She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; The Witness of the Centuries 29 she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her 3:1, 2. Prophecies uttered against the mighty city had declared:He will make an utter end of the place thereof. Thepalace shall be dissolved [molten, margin]. She isempty, and void, and waste. Nahum 1:8; 2:6, 10. Howis she become a desolation, a place for
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