Chapter?41This chapter, as the former, in intended both for the conviction of idolaters and for the consolation of all God?s faithful worshippers; for...
Chapter?13We have not yet met with any things concerning the spreading of the gospel to the Gentiles which bears any proportion to the largeness of th...
CHAPTER IV. THE WORKS OF GOD; OR THE EXECUTION OF THE DECREES. SECTION I.?CREATION. I. Definition Op Creation. By creation we mean that free act ...
Chapter?18This psalm we met with before, in the history of David?s life, 2 Samuel 2 That was the first edition of it; here we have it revived, altered...
Chapter?14We have, in this chapter, a further account of the progress of the gospel, by the ministry of Paul and Barnabas among the Gentiles; it goes ...
TN considering this question three points will be taken in succession. I shall endeavour to show:? I. That the writer was intimately acquainted with...
Chapter?12In this chapter we have the story, I. Of the martyrdom of James the apostle, and the imprisonment of Peter by Herod Agrippa, who now reigned...
Chapter?27In this chapter we return to the typical story of the struggle between Esau and Jacob. Esau had profanely sold the birthright to Jacob; but ...
Chapter?45This psalm is an illustrious prophecy of Messiah the Prince: it is all over gospel, and points at him only, as a bridegroom espousing the ch...
THE PROCESS OF CREATION Sec. HI. If we compare the narrative of the creation of man in Gen. i. with the narrative in Gen. ii. 4 et seq., the latt...
Chapter?16 Verse 1 As we read this, it teaches us a great truth, that we are not sufficient of ourselves to think or speak any thing of ourselves tha...
Chapter?48God, having in the foregoing chapter reckoned with the Babylonians, and shown them their sins and the desolation that was coming upon them f...
Chapter?2We left Job honourably acquitted upon a fair trial between God and Satan concerning him. Satan had leave to touch, to touch and take, all he ...
Chapter?14Here is, I. The general method that was taken in dividing the land (v.?1-5). II. The demand Caleb made of Hebron, as his by promise, and the...
Chapter?7Ezra?s precious name saluted us, at first, in the title of the book, but in the history we have not met with it till this chapter introduces ...
Chapter 10The prophet, in this chapter, is dealing, I. With the proud oppressors of his people at home, that abused their power, to pervert justice, w...
LIFE lif (chayyim, nephesh, ruach, chayah; zoe, psuche, bios, pneuma): I. THE TERMS II. THE OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING 1. Popular Use of the Term 2. C...
PAPYRUS pa-pi'-rus (Cyperus papyrus; bublos, biblos, whence biblion, a roll, ta biblia, the Books = the Bible): 1. Papyrus Paper 2. Egyptian Papyri ...
Chapter?12It was a melancholy account which we had in the close of the foregoing chapter of the dishonour done to our Lord Jesus, when the scribes and...
Chapter?24Christ?s preaching was mostly practical; but, in this chapter, we have a prophetical discourse, a prediction of things to come; such however...