Psalms, Theology of The Book of Psalms is a sizable collection of musical poems and prayers of diverse authorship and form. Psalms are independent lit...
Chapter?89Many psalms that begin with complaint and prayer end with joy and praise, but this begins with joy and praise and ends with sad complaints a...
CHAPTER 20. OF PRAYER--A PERPETUAL EXERCISE OF FAITH. THE DAILY BENEFITS DERIVED FROM IT. The principal divisions of this chapter are,--I. Connection...
Chapter?12We left the general assembly of the states together, in the close of the foregoing chapter; in this chapter we have Samuel?s speech to them,...
Chapter?48The time drawing nigh that Israel must die, having, in the former chapter, given order about his burial, in this he takes leave of his grand...
Chapter?9In this chapter we have, I. Daniel?s prayer for the restoration of the Jews who were in captivity, in which he confesses sin, and acknowledge...
Chapter 3The prophet, in this chapter, goes on to foretel the desolations that were coming upon Judah and Jerusalem for their sins, both that by the B...
Chapter?13In this chapter, we have, I. The favour which Christ did to his countrymen in preaching the kingdom of heaven to them (v.?1-2). He preached ...
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...
Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of In our culture names serve primarily to distinguish one person from another. In Bibletimes names had other significan...
THE NINTH BOOK. AUGUSTINE DETERMINES TO DEVOTE HIS LIFE TO GOD, AND TO ABANDON HIS PROFESSION OF RHETORIC, quietly HOWEVER ? RETIRES TO THE COUNTRY T...
Chapter 18We left the prophet Elijah wrapt up in obscurity. It does not appear that either the increase of the provision or the raising of the child h...
Chapter?12The wise and penitent preacher is here closing his sermon; and he closes it, not only like a good orator, but like a good preacher, with tha...
Chapter?6In this chapter we have, I. A sinful people studying to put a slight upon God?s threatenings and to make them appear trivial, confiding in th...
Chapter?15It is generally agreed that Christ?s discourse in this and the next chapter was at the close of the last supper, the night in which he was b...
Chapter?3In this chapter, I. A general account of Israel?s enemies is premised, and of the mischief they did them (v.?1-7). II. A particular account o...
God, Names of Names are more than labels. In Old Testament times a name expressed identification, but also identity. Significant meaning often attache...
CHAPTER II. THE ORIGINAL STATE OF MAN. In determining man's original state, we are wholly dependent npon Scripture. This represents human nature as ...
CHAPTER 2. OF FAITH. THE DEFINITION OF IT. ITS PECULIAR PROPERTIES. This chapter consists of three principal parts.--I. A brief explanation of certai...
Footnotes(1 )Eusebius seems to have adopted this name as a token of friendship and respect for Pamphilus, bishop of Caesarea. See McGiffert, Prolegome...