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10,045 illustrations — Lessons from history, biography, and world events
Zeal itself is morally neutral—the heat or fervour of the mind prompting vehemence against evil and desire toward good.
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When we trace all things to their origin, we discover that mere critical terms prove unsatisfying; we yearn for something deeper.
He prays because his brothers dwell in Jerusalem—their physical presence matters to him.
Our Lord entrusted His gospel to merely twelve apostles—destitute of human learning, worldly influence, and secular power.
This truth dissolves anxiety through seven pillars of reasoning.
This joy flows from four foundations He revealed to His disciples in the Upper Room discourse.
Christ Himself proclaimed freedom from sin (John 8:33–36), while Paul proclaimed freedom from the law—both ceremonial and moral.
The people of Israel, mowed down and removed from their native soil, lay upon the threshing floor of captivity under tyrannical rule.
Exell identifies five particulars demanding our song: First, redemption's Author: "The Lord hath done it." Yahweh alone conceived and executed this work without counsel or co-laborer.
First, he is blessed domestically—in wife and children—a sight so rare and beautiful that the Psalmist calls all to witness it.
The prophet teaches that an evangelical law—the law of Christ, the law of faith (Isaiah 42:3)—proceeds from God Himself, bringing both righteousness and salvation to the children of men.
First, the accomplishment itself: "salvation." Not partial deliverance, not merely an escape from consequences, but complete salvation—a word *yeshuah* meaning wholeness, safety, and triumph.
The real hindrance lies not in legality but in morality—in the human will itself.
Yet these three apostles themselves stood in closest friendship, united as servants of one Master.
This proverb exposes the merchant who deprecates goods to negotiate a lower price, then brags of his shrewd bargain once the transaction concludes.
The inner life must be sustained by God alone.
The apostle unfolds the principal phases of Christ's being and work.
The seer beholds earth spread open to heaven like a vast cornfield beneath hovering clouds—clouds heavy with *tsedaqah* (righteousness), Jehovah's faithfulness throughout this prophetic book.
Each was made according to His sovereign purpose, functioning as links between His eternal decrees and His redemptive acts—the voice of the decree becoming the herald of the act.
Many drift through evil without defining it plainly; if compelled to articulate their actions honestly, they would recoil in horror.
The Spirit speaking to the Church reveals three foundational truths: First, certain great moral elements alone determine the character of individuals or communities.
The crowds, seeing their bellies filled, wanted to make Him king—a prophet useful for material provision.
First, it is Divine in its nature—originating from Elohim Himself, not from human effort or merit.
An ambassador of peace bears a threefold character: he is a minister sent of Elohim, instructed in the terms of peace, and commissioned to negotiate with sinners at war with the Almighty.