The truth of revelation : demonstrated by an appeal to existing monuments, sculptures, gems, coins, and medals . ed, from Belzonis Plate, the figure inquestion. See Plate 11. fig. 6. In further elucidation of the important evidencewhich has been derived from hieroglyphic literature,we may now advert to the siege of Jerusalem, duringthe reign of Rehoboam, the son and successor of Solo-man, by Shishak, the king of Egypt. So Shishak,king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem, and tookaway the treasures of the house of the Lord, and thetreasures of the kings house; he took all.^ , whose
The truth of revelation : demonstrated by an appeal to existing monuments, sculptures, gems, coins, and medals . ed, from Belzonis Plate, the figure inquestion. See Plate 11. fig. 6. In further elucidation of the important evidencewhich has been derived from hieroglyphic literature,we may now advert to the siege of Jerusalem, duringthe reign of Rehoboam, the son and successor of Solo-man, by Shishak, the king of Egypt. So Shishak,king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem, and tookaway the treasures of the house of the Lord, and thetreasures of the kings house; he took all.^ , whose interesting researches in Egyptianliterature cannot be too highly estimated, has, in hisrecent visit to Upper Egypt, discovered a sculpture atKarnac, of considerable importance in Biblical , or Shishak, is discovered dragging thechiefs of thirty nations before his deities. His nameis inscribed, over the figure, in hieroglyphics. Amongthe captives is ReJiohoam, with the Jewish expressionof countenance and form; and the inscription isJouDAHA Melek—King of the Jews. * 2 Cliron. xii. 9. 302. With regard to the figure of Rehoboam, it does notappear to me that the locality where it was foundwould by any means invalidate the mass of other evi-dence that seems so confirmatory of the fact. Thename on the cartouche is legible; and the Lionthereon pourtrayed, seems very remarkable. Thelion of the tribe of Judah/ the ensign and symbol ofthe tribe; and I am not aware that I have ever seen asimilar symbol on any other cartouche. It is quitetrue sacred history is silent on the question, as towhether Rehoboam was carried captive into Egypt;and it is probable he was not. Among the spoilswere the treasures of the temple, and of the kingshouse, including the shields of gold, which Solomonhad made. The countenance and the garb are thoseof the Jew, and the inscription on the cartouche isJeoud Hamelek ; Jeoiid, the Hebrew word forJuDAH, and HameleJc, the King. It is quite pro- 3
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