After a period of nearly 4000 years, "the testimony of Jesus, which is the spirit of prophecy," in the divine oracles of the Old Testament, ceased in the predictions of Malachi. He terminated the illustrious succession of those "holy men of God, who spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." He sealed up the roll of Old Testament prophecy, by proclaiming the sudden appearance of the Lord, whom the pious sought in his temple, preceded by his herald messenger, who should prepare His way before Him. The fulfilment of these predictions, by the preaching of John the Baptist, the ministry and miracles of Jesus, during the existence of the temple, as recorded in the New Testament, proving Him to be the true Messiah, cannot be read by the pious without gratitude and joy. May every reader attend to these truths with faith and prayer, lest, like the unbelieving Jews, he perish neglecting so great salvation!

K

CHAPTER XV.

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.

Hosea,

and 725.

Ahaz, Hezekiah.

Between 810 Uzziah, Jotham, Jeroboam II. ch. i. 1.

CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE PSALMS.-The following Table has been compiled chiefly from
the valuable work of the Rev. G. Townsend, compared with the arrangement of Calmet and others, and contains
all that is known respecting the authors, occasions, and dates of the several Psalms.

A. M.

2473

2514

2941

2942

2943

2946

2956

2962

2964

2968

2970

2983