PART IV. THE NATURE, DECREES, AND WORKS OF GOD. CHAPTER I. THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. In contemplating the words and acts of God, as in contemplating ...
Chapter?11The apostle, having reconciled that great truth of the rejection of the Jews with the promise made unto the fathers, is, in this chapter, fu...
Chapter?23In this chapter the prophet, in God?s name, is dealing his reproofs and threatenings, I. Among the careless princes, or pastors of the peopl...
Chapter?1In this chapter we have, I. An introduction, or preface, making way for, and leading to, what is principally designed by the apostle (v.?1-4)...
PRIESTS AND LEVITES (kohen, priest; nothing is definitely known as to the origin of the word; Lewi, Levite, on which see LEVI): I. DIFFERENT VIEWS OF...
Chapter?1The narrative which this evangelist gives us (or rather God by him) of the life of Christ begins earlier than either Matthew or Mark. We have...
Chapter?27This whole chapter is taken up with an account of Paul?s voyage towards Rome, when he was sent thither a prisoner by Festus the governor, up...
Chapter?35David, in this psalm, appeals to the righteous Judge of heaven and earth against his enemies that hated and persecuted him. It is supposed t...
Chapter?2It was said (ch.?1:17 ) that Daniel had understanding in dreams; and here we have an early and eminent instance of it, which soon made him fa...
HOLY SPIRIT, 1 ho'-li spir'-it: I. OLD TESTAMENT TEACHINGS AS TO THE SPIRIT 1. Meaning of the Word 2. The Spirit in Relation to the Godhead 3. The...
Chapter?19We left Elijah at the entrance of Jezreel, still appearing publicly, and all the people?s eyes upon him. In this chapter we have him again a...
Chapter?119This is a psalm by itself, like none of the rest; it excels them all, and shines brightest in this constellation. It is much longer than an...
Chapter?3The story of this chapter is perhaps as sad a story (all things considered) as any we have in all the Bible. In the foregoing chapters we hav...
Chapter?3I. The apostle exhorts us to set our hearts upon heaven and take them off from this world (v.?1-4). II. He exhorts to the mortification of si...
Chapter?5In this chapter the apostle denounces the judgments of God upon those rich men who oppress the poor, showing them how great their sin and fol...
Chapter?1In this chapter we may observe, I. The preface and introduction to the whole epistle, to v.?16. II. A description of the deplorable condition...
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 ...
PSALM 32 OVERVIEW Title. A Psalm of David, Maschil. That David wrote this gloriously evangelic Psalm is proved not only by this heading, but by the wo...
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 II. DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY. In the nature of the one God there are three eternal distinctions which are represented to us under the figure ...