“And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.”
He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed — the third and subsequent servants are killed. He sent many others — the prophetic series is comprehensive: the many others summarizes the entire history of prophetic rejection. Some were beaten; others were killed. The historical catalog is accurate: Zechariah son of Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:21), Urijah (Jeremiah 26:23), and the tradition of prophetic martyrdom that runs through Israel's history.
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