?EXPOSITION Verse 10. I believed, therefore have I spoken. I could not have spoken thus if it had not been for my faith: I should never have spoken un...
Chapter?62This psalm has nothing in it directly either of prayer or praise, nor does it appear upon what occasion it was penned, nor whether upon any ...
Homily XIV.Homily XIV. 1 Timothy v. 8.-But if any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is...
Chapter?3The apostle, in this chapter, carries on his discourse concerning justification. He had already proved the guilt both of Gentiles and Jews. N...
Chapter?149The foregoing psalm was a hymn of praise to the Creator; this is a hymn of praise to the Redeemer. It is a psalm of triumph in the God of I...
Chapter?62The business of prophets was both to preach and pray. In this chapter, I. The prophet determines to apply closely and constantly to this bus...
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...
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...
Chapter?49This psalm is a sermon, and so is the next. In most of the psalms we have the penman praying or praising; in these we have him preaching; an...
THE FOURTH BOOK. AUGUSTINE'S LIFE FROM NINETEEN TO EIGHT-AND-TWENTY ? HIMSELF A HANICH.SAN, AND SEDUCING OTHERS TO THE SAME heresy ? partial OBEDIENC...
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:...
We now reach a most important change in the theocratic constitution. The advanced years of Samuel, and the bad character of his sons, added to the vi...
Chapter?26Holy David is in this psalm putting himself upon a solemn trial, not by God and his country, but by God and his own conscience, to both whic...
Salvation [N] [T] [E]Of the many Hebrew words used to signify salvation, yasa [[;vy] (to save, help in distress, rescue, deliver, set free) appears mo...
Chapter 6Hitherto, it should seem, Isaiah had prophesied as a candidate, having only a virtual and tacit commission; but here we have him (if I may so...
Chapter?2The second alphabetical elegy is set to the same mournful tune with the former, and the substance of it is much the same; it begins with Ecah...
MAKE, MAKER mak, mak'-er (`asah, nathan, sum; poieo, tithemi, kathistemi): 1. As Used in the Old Testament: Make is a frequently used word, meaning ...
leave out the court which is outside the temple ??? ????? ??? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ?????? [T?n aul?n t?n ez?then tou naou ekbale ez?then] , a play o...
LI. Christ is our Shield. By this name or in this relation He has always been known to the saints. God said to Abraham, I am thy Shield?Gen. 15: 1. P...
Chapter 11It is a very good transition in prophecy (whether it be so in rhetoric or no), and a very common one, to pass from the prediction of the tem...