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 not stated that they were behind him (or, as is more literal), " after him," when giving in their report; and that there is no necessity to suppose that their captain and leader could not have turned his face toward them while they were speaking. Certainly, if the Angel of Jehovah is not identical with " the man," and there were two prominent commanding figures standing among the myrtles, apart from the cohort of angelic riders, it would have been not " the man " (who in that case would have been an inferior being), but the Angel of Jehovah, who would have attracted the attention of the prophet most, and who would have been mentioned first.

II. It is pretty generally agreed that the myrtles symbolise Israel, and it is not without significance that this particular symbol is chosen. Not the proud cedar, not the lofty, far-spreading oak the symbols of the great worldpowers but the lowly, fragrant myrtle, growing for the most part in the shady valley out of the world's gaze, is chosen to represent the covenant people. Yes, it is with