The Earth-destroying tempest of the World!
Isaiah seems to have alluded (inferentially at least) to the Western Hemisphere in his Tyrian Prophecy,—he writes:
"Her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn!"—the place or land, therefore, is not named by the Prophet,—or its locality defined by any relative name of any land then known,—yet it was to be "afar off," and to be reached by the means of Navigation, for the remnant were to "cry aloud from the Sea" in thanksgiving for their escape from the National massacre. Throughout the Scripture, names of localities are almost invariably defined; and in this very prophecy by Isaiah,—he says—"The burden of Tyre,"—"Howl, ye ships of Tarshish," "the land of Chittim," "the merchants of Sidon," "the seed of Sihor," "concerning Egypt," "the land of the Chaldeans," "the Assyrian founded it," &c.—but where the "sojourners" were to go is not specified, and for this apparent reason,—viz., that the "afar off" Continent had no "local habitation or a name" among the then existing nations of the Earth, whereby it could be designated; and when to this is joined the fact, that the "remnant" of the Tyrians are only found on that great Continent,—and that wherever they went "afar off" it should be by Nautical means;—these, we submit, form a conclusive proof that what is now termed America, but then nameless, was contemplated by the Prophet in his great prediction;—for we think that we are justified in the propositional belief, that when the pre-ordinance of The Almighty was manifested to the Prophet,—the sacred prescience then obtained, conveyed the intelligence of the equi-hemispherical character of the Earth!
Sceptics may say,—"There is the Prophecy of Noah!—is that sustained by these newly-discovered of Isaiah's, and by this present History?"—we answer distinctly in the affirmative,—and further, that the identity of Tyrians and Hebrews on the Western Continent, together with their Conquerors, completely establish the fulfilment of both the first Prophecy and the Malediction!
After the insult to his person by his youngest Son, the Patriarch uttered the Curse upon his youngest grandson—Canaan, as enlarged upon in the commencement of the Second Book of this Volume. The last recorded words of Noah are as follows: viz.—
"Cursed be Canaan! a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. Blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, [the eldest] and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his [Japheth's] servant."—We offer the following brief analysis: viz.—
1st. Canaan shall be the servant of Shem:—proof of fulfilment as follows,—viz., Canaan's ten younger sons were the founders of the great family of the Canaanites,—these were subdued, slain or made captives by Moses and Joshua, of the House of Israel, descended from Shem.
2d. Canaan shall be a servant to his own Brethren:—proof of fulfilment,—viz., The eldest Brother of Canaan was Cush, the founder of the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Kingdoms,—these conquered and enslaved, or made vassal all the Nations of Phœnicia,—these latter countries were descended from Canaan.
3d. God should enlarge Japheth;—proof of fulfilment,—viz., Japheth is regarded as the founder of Europe,—branches of that family now overspread not only Europe, but Asia, Africa, and the Continent of America,—every part of the Christianized world is occupied by the descendants of Noah's eldest Son!