Balaam What a mix of zeal and error at this church! Antipas had stood firm in faith to the point of death, yet others within the same fellowship were...
FAMINE fam'-in (ra`abh; limos): 1. Natural Causes 2. Famines Mentioned 3. Divine Relations 4. Figurative Uses The common Old Testament word for f...
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches See commentary on Revelation 2:7. overcomes See Who is the Overcomer? hidden manna The manna is set...
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last God is said to be ?everlasting? (Gen. Gen. 21:33). He ?inhabits eternity? (Isa. Isa. 57:15) and i...
Praise [N] [B] God is worthy of 2?Samuel 22:4 Christ is worthy of Revelation 5:12 God is glorified by Psalms 22:23 ; 50:23 Offered to Chr...
Footnotes(1 )Christus Comprobator, p. 99, sq.(1 )O twn Paterwn Pathr; o twn Nussaewn fwsthr, Council. Nic. II. Act. VI. Edition of Labbe, p. 477.-Nice...
Chapter?2In this chapter we have, I. Hannah?s song of thanksgiving to God for his favour to her in giving her Samuel (v.?1-10). II. Their return to th...
PSALM 58 OVERVIEW To the Chief Musician. Although David had his own case in his mind's eye, yet he wrote not as a private person, but as an inspired ...
\\INTRODUCTION TO OBADIAH\\ The title of this Book, in the Hebrew copies, is usually Sepher Obadiah, the Book of Obadiah: the Vulgate Latin version c...
Chapter?92It is a groundless opinion of some of the Jewish writers (who are usually free of their conjectures) that this psalm was penned and sung by ...
Chapter?12The salvation promised in the foregoing chapter was compared to that of Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt;?? so tha...
Footnotes(1 )He came in with a slow and stately step; he spoke with a broken utterance, sometimes with a kind of disjointed sobs rather than words. He...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 57. But turned back. Turned over the old leaf, repeated the same offences, started aside like an ill made bow, were false and faithle...
Music [T] [E] [S]Teachers of 1?Chronicles 15:22 ; 1 Chronicles 25:7 1 Chronicles 25:8 ; 2?Chronicles 23:13 Physical effect of, on man 1 Samuel ...
in the midst The Levites, who performed the priestly duty of the OT, camped around the glory of the Lord which resided in the Tabernacle (Num. Num. 1:...
Chapter?26We have here an account of the business of the Levites. That tribe had made but a very small figure all the time of the judges, till Eli and...
Chapter?47In this chapter we have, I. The vision of the holy waters, their rise, extent, depth, and healing virtue, the plenty of fish in them, and an...
Chapter?7In this chapter we have God?s answer to Solomon?s prayer. I. His public answer by fire from heaven, which consumed the sacrifices (v.?1), wit...
Footnotes(1 )Luke xi. 10.(2 )Prov. xvii. 28, lxx.(3 )Is. ii. 3, lxx.(4 )Phil. iii. 14.(5 )i.e., confessed or denied himself a Christian. The Benedicti...
Chapter?36Elihu, having largely reproved Job for some of his unadvised speeches, which Job had nothing to say in the vindication of, here comes more g...