But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
Ver. 4. But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael] Sin doth as naturally draw judgments to it as the lodestone doth iron or turpentine fire; and heinous sins, heaviest judgments, devouring plagues. Such as are the fire of war, Psalms 78:62; pestilence, Leviticus 26:25; foreign enemies, Num 21:28 Jeremiah 48:45; homebred conspiracies, Judges 9:15; Judges 9:20; besides the fire of hell, whereof all miseries here are but typical. Let men kiss the Son therefore, lest God's anger be kindled; and get the spirit of judgment, and of burning, that they may dwell with everlasting burnings. For even "our God is a consuming fire," Hebrews 12:29 .