PSALM 68 Psalms 68:1-35 . suggested by David's victories, which secured his throne and gave rest to the nation. In general terms, the judgmen...
Worship [N] [E]If Christianity is the transformation of rebels into worshipers of God, then it is imperative for the Christian to know and understand ...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 2. In the second verse we have the reason why the world belongs to God, namely, because he has created it, which is a title beyond al...
?EXPOSITION Verse 9. He hath dispersed, he hath given, to the poor. What he received, he distributed; and distributed to those who most needed it. He ...
PSALM 22 Psalms 22:1-31 . The obscure words Aijeleth Shahar in this title have various explanations. Most interpreters agree in translating t...
The Book of PsalmsChapter 89Chapter Overview: This psalm manifestly treats of the declining state of the house and kingdom of David, in or about the...
Life [N] [E]God (Yahweh) as the Source and Sustainer of Life. According to Genesis 2:7, the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and br...
Hospitality [N] [T] [S]Hospitality plays no small role in the realm of biblical ethics. Biblical admonitions exhorted the Israelites and the early Chr...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 10. Ignorance is worst when it amounts to ignorance of God, and knowledge is best when it exercises itself upon the name of God. Thi...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 10. They shall fall by the sword. So David's enemies did. They that take the sword shall perish with the sword; bloody men shall feel...
Blessing [N]God's intention and desire to bless humanity is a central focus of his covenant relationships. For this reason, the concept of blessing pe...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 9. King's daughters were among thy honourable women. Our Lord's courts lack not for courtiers, and those the fairest and noblest. Vir...
Harvest [N] [E] [S]The gathering of things planted, a natural time of reaping in joy what has been produced during the year in an agricultral communit...
Wealth [N]The most basic English definitions of wealth are the condition of being happy and prosperous and spiritual well-being (OED). But the most co...
Habakkuk, Theology of The prophet Habakkuk faced the violence and injustice of King Jehoiakim (609-597 see Jer 22:13-18 ) as well as the cruel onslau...
Priest, Christ as The Old Testament. The priestly activity of drawing near to God in sacrifice and prayer is introduced in the Old Testament through A...
Resurrection [N] The Old Testament. In the Old Testament, the idea of bodily resurrection evolves from a vague concept into a developed expectation. B...
?EXPOSITION From this point David and our Lord for awhile part company, if we accept the rendering of our version. The severe spirit of the law breath...
World [N]The biblical concept of world falls into five categories: the physical world, the human world, the moral world, the temporal world, and the c...
Psalm lxxv. 8. T will help greatly to the right apprehension of this solemn subject to notice that Christ is the speaker of these awful truths. They ...