And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.
Ver. 23. And I will put a division.] Heb., A redemption; so Luke 1:68. Aristotle reporteth that, when from the hill Etna there ran down a torrent of fire that consumed all the houses thereabouts, in the midst of those fearful flames the river of fire parted itself, and made a kind of lane for those who ventured to rescue their aged parents. This extorted from him an acknowledgment of God's good providence for the godly here on earth. a
a Eνθα το των ευσεβων μενος εξοχως ετιμησε το δαιμονιον. Arist., De Mundo., cap. 6.