ANGUISH an'-gwish: Extreme distress of body, mind or spirit; excruciating pain or suffering of soul, e.g. excessive grief, remorse, despair. Chiefly ...
Overview - Genesis 24 1?Abraham swears his servant. 10?The servant's journey. 12?His prayer. 14?His sign. 15?Rebekah meets him; 18?fulfils his sign; 2...
Letter XXIV. To Theodosius Augustus II.Letter XXIV. To Theodosius Augustus II.Leo the bishop, to Theodosius Augustus. I. He Praises the Emperor's Piet...
Acts 5:24 Now when the high priest Or the priests, as it is read in most copies; the Complutensian edition reads, the high priest; and he is certainly...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 7. Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice. The pendulum of spirituality swings from prayer to praise. The voice which in the last ver...
Ezekiel 32:9 I will also vex the hearts of many people With anger and grief, with fear and dread, with consternation and amazement: when I shall bring...
Exodus 23:9 Also thou shall not oppress a stranger As these were not to be vexed and oppressed in a private manner and by private men, see ( Exodus 22...
CAST In general to throw, with various degrees of violence; usually, with force, but not so necessarily, as e.g. in cast a net, cast lots. When applie...
Letter LXII(1) Letter LXII(1) To the Church of Parnassus.(2) Following an ancient custom, which has obtained for many years, and at the same time she...
Hymn IX.Hymn IX.Come rest, and be still in the bosom of Thy Mother, Son of the Glorious. Forwardness fits not the sons of kings. O Son of David, Thou ...
Psalms 4:8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep Signifying, that he had such a calmness and serenity of mind, amidst all his troubles, that he ...
Luke 2:48 And when they saw him they were amazed That is, when Joseph and Mary saw him amidst the doctors, they were astonished that he was admitted a...
Genesis 50:17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin Their very great sin, and therefore m...
Lest we cause them to stumble (ina mh skandaliswmen autou). He does not wish to create the impression that he and the disciples despise the temple an...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 15. David committed himself to him that judgeth righteously, and so in patience was able to possess his soul. Hope in God's intervent...
How greatly I strive (hlikon agwna ecw). Literally, how great a contest I am having. The old adjectival relative hliko (like Latin quantus) is used f...
Book Introduction - Philippians Read first chapter of Philippians WRITER: The Apostle Paul ( Philippians 1:1 ) DATE: The date of Philippians cannot be...
1 Samuel 13:6 When the men of Israel saw they were in a strait, for the people were distressed By reason of the vast army that the Philistines brought...
Joshua 22:24 And if we have not [rather] done it for fear of [this] thing, &c.] So far they suggest were they from doing this, in order to turn from t...
\\INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 4\\ This chapter begins with several exhortations to repentance; first to Israel, or the ten tribes, to return to the Lord...