Chapter?9In this psalm, I. David praises God for pleading his cause, and giving him victory over his enemies and the enemies of his country (v.?1-6), ...
Chapter?9In this and the following chapter we have Job?s answer to Bildad?s discourse, wherein he speaks honourably of God, humbly of himself, and fee...
THE FIFTH BOOK. AUGUSTINE'S TWENTY-NINTH YEAR? FAUSTUS, A SNARE OF SATAN TO MANY, MADE AN INSTRUMENT OF DELIVERANCE TO AUGUSTINE BY SHOWING THE IGNOR...
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...
God, Names of Names are more than labels. In Old Testament times a name expressed identification, but also identity. Significant meaning often attache...
PSALM 99 OVERVIEW. This may be called THE SANCTUS, or, THE HOLY, HOLY, HOLY PSALM, for the word holy is the conclusion and the refrain of its three m...
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?4In this chapter, we have, I. The parable of the seed, and the four sorts of ground (v.?1-9), with the exposition of it (v.?10-20), and the ap...
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...
FOURTH PERIOD. FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE KINGDOM UNTIL ITS DIVISION, THE PERIOD OF DAVID AND SOLOMON, OR THE RISING AND SETTING OF THE ROYAL GLORY....
Chapter?6A great variety of observable passages we have, in this chapter, concerning our Lord Jesus, the substance of all which we had before in Matth...
?EXPOSITION Verse 25-32. Here, it seems to me, we have the Psalmist in trouble bewailing the bondage to earthly things in which he finds his mind to b...
Chapter?11The ceremonial law is described by the apostle (Heb.?9:9, Heb.?9:10 ) to consist, not only in gifts and sacrifices,?? which hitherto have be...
'Being made free from sin, ye became bond-servants of righteousness. Being made free from sin, ye have your fruit unto sanctifieation.'?Kom. vi. 18, 2...
SEVENTH PERIOD. FROM JESUS' ENTOMBMENT UNTIL HIS RESURRECTION. THE CONCLUDING SABBATH OF THE OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY. ? 9 8. The Sabbath of the Cr...
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 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 ...
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...
SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY. PART I. PROLEGOMENA. CHAPTER I. IDEA OF THEOLOGY. I. Definition.?Theology is the science of God and of the relations between...
Footnotes(1 )Eusebius seems to have adopted this name as a token of friendship and respect for Pamphilus, bishop of Caesarea. See McGiffert, Prolegome...