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Not yet are all things in subjection to humanity, yet this sovereignty shall come.
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This summons extends to bodily powers first: the tongue, "glory of our frame," must be tuned like David's harp of old.
To those imprisoned both in darkness and in chains, the Lord Jesus speaks: "Show yourselves; rise, and come out of the darkness; hide away no longer, come forth into the light, and enjoy it." Consider the characters mentioned in this...
First, it suggests the true measure of workers in the Church's progress.
The Holy Spirit Himself is the source of all spiritual fruit, and this fruit does not admit of exhaustive classification, though three groups emerge: Christian states of mind in their general aspect; qualities affecting intercourse with neighbours; and principles guiding...
Since He is full of mercy Himself, He delights when we exercise the same toward our fellow creatures.
Her posture reveals the soul's constraint in desolation—constrained to cling to One who sticks closer than a brother.
First, constancy: they required no sound of his voice or echo of his steps to remember their duties toward him.
The Hebrew word for "cords" refers to the thick, twisted harness by which oxen are bound to the plough—yoked and controlled by their master's hand.
Nearly eighteen centuries have passed since Demetrius laid down his pastoral labours and died, yet Christ has not yet returned to judgment.
First, the natural seed of Israel—*sperma* (offspring)—recalls the nation called out of Egypt under Moses.
The investiture of Christ operates on two levels: the clothing of a garment and the clothing of a person.
First, observe the model of prayer: "I cried with my whole heart." The psalmist does not offer God a fractured devotion or divided attention.
The impulse to adorn ourselves belongs distinctly to human nature, yet moral qualities constitute the truest adornments of any person.
Temporal possessions obtained in harmony with God's will and employed in benevolence produce genuine happiness.
First, God's judgment is *correct*—according to the facts of the case, not assumption or hearsay.
Ecclesiastes 1:26 declares that God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who find favour in His sight. But what constitutes genuine goodness before Elohim? A man may esteem himself righteous, yet remain spiritually hollow. Society may celebrate him as...
the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day." The Lord abases human pride whenever He makes His presence felt by the power of His Spirit upon the heart.
Matthew Pool's insight reveals why: Israel was not merely a collection of disconnected individuals, but one unified body bound together in corporate worship of the Almighty God.
The Lord God sends forth His Spirit not as a subordinate, but as His own extension of power—note how Professors Davidson and Driver observed in Isaiah 40-46 that the Divine Spirit appears as a separate personality, yet remains inseparable from...
Where the Old Testament says *pistis* (trust), the New Testament says *faith*—yet they describe the same essential act.
Exell's Victorian commentary unpacks reproof as an obligation rooted in love for our neighbours.
Jerusalem's rocky peninsula becomes the symbol, but the true city of God transcends geography.
Cyrus the Great, born a prince of a small principality at the head of the Gulf of Oman, rose to conquer the Medes, Persians, Asia Minor including Lydia, and finally Babylon itself.