MATTHEW. CHAPTER XVII. The Transfiguration. SUMMARY.--The Transfigured Lord. Moses and Elias. The Voice from the Cloud. The Lunatic Healed. The...
Chapter?117This psalm is short and sweet; I doubt the reason why we sing it so often as we do is for the shortness of it; but, if we rightly understoo...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER XIV. The Miracles Beyond and Upon the Sea of Galilee. SUMMARY.--Herod's Opinion of Christ. The Death of John the Baptist. Jesus C...
Chapter?96This psalm is part of that which was delivered into the hand of Asaph and his brethren (1 Chr.?16:7 ), by which it appears both that David w...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER XXVI. The Preparation for the Lord's Death. SUMMARY.--The Declaration to the Disciples That the Time Was at Hand. The Wicked Co...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER X. The Call and Charge to the Apostles. SUMMARY.--The Twelve Apostles. The Charge. To Whom Sent. How to Go. What to Preach. What...
ABIATHAR a-bi'-a-thar, ab-i-a'-thar ('ebhyathar, father of super-excellence, or, the super-excellent one is father. With changed phraseology these are...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER XVIII. The Greatest in the Kingdom. SUMMARY.--Who Shall Be Greatest? Becoming As Little Children. Causing the Little Ones to Stum...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER XXIV. The Judgments on the Jewish Nation. SUMMARY.--The Temple to Be Utterly Destroyed. The Questions Asked on the Mount of Oliv...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER XXVIII. Paul at Rome. SUMMARY.--Thrown on the Island of Malta. The Kindness of the People. A Viper Fastens on Paul's...
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 1 || I. OUR SECOND GOSPEL II. CONTENTS AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 1. Scope 2. Material Peculiar to Mark 3. Quotat...
JOHN. CHAPTER I. The Beginning of Christ's Ministry. SUMMARY.--The Word Made Flesh. The Witness of John. John's Disciples Pointed to Christ. The...
Chapter?114The deliverance of Israel out of Egypt gave birth to their church and nation, which were then founded, then formed; that work of wonder oug...
ALEXANDER al-eg-zan'-der Alexandros, literal meaning defender of men. This word occurs five times in the New Testament, (Mark 15:21; Acts 4:6; 19:33; ...
JESUS CHRIST, 4D D. LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM--JESUS IN PERAEA Departure from Galilee: An interval of two months elapses between John 10:21 and 22--...
SACRIFICE, IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, 2 VI. Rationale of the Efficacy of Christ's Sacrifice. 1. Jesus' Teaching: Jesus emphasizes His voluntary spirit in...
ABSTINENCE abs'-ti-nens: Abstinence as a form of asceticism reaches back into remote antiquity, and is found among most ancient peoples. It may be d...
Chapter?6Moses, in this chapter, goes on with his charge to Israel, to be sure to keep up their religion in Canaan. It is much the same with ch. 4. I....
Chapter?5The last news we had of Haman left him in his cups, 3:15. Our last news of queen Esther left her in tears, fasting and praying. Now this chap...
Chapter?2The apostle proceeds to further exhortations to several duties, to be like-minded, and lowly-minded, which he presses from the example of Chr...