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The Hebrews had nicknamed Egypt *Rahab*—meaning "Stormy-speech" or "Braggart"—evoking the crocodile's monstrous reputation.
The phrase *paides tou nymphonos* (children of the bridegroom) reveals the spirit reigning in Jesus's circle—not accident or temperament, but the natural radiance of new life imparted to those joined in His society.
"In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord." The righteous person refuses to pay respect where it is undeserved and withholds it nowhere it is merited.
As the sun sometimes shines in full strength and sometimes clouds over—yet remains the same fountain of light—so our Sun of Righteousness *emits* dual natures on the day of resurrection.
Jesus spoke these words as He contemplated His earthly ministry with the urgency of one watching the sun descend toward the horizon.
This belief produces three vital consequences for Christian living.
The apostle Paul supposes the concurrence of two or more events, all verging towards the good of him to whom they have befallen.
(Matthew 12:34) To speak the language of Canaan is to discourse on sacred subjects in the manner peculiar to those who enjoy Divine revelation and are taught of Elohim.
Yet Yahweh has opened a way of reconciliation for sinners who have grossly offended Him.
Consider the excellence of the Holy Scriptures against earthly treasure.
So long as a person depends upon his own wisdom, power, and goodness, disquietude and unhappiness must follow.
The world has perpetually revolted against two great truths of Elohim's government.
Hope itself consists in three elements: belief in good things to come (1 Pet.
Matthew 10:2 presents a roster that, examined officially, reveals Yahweh's sovereign hand in history's transformation.
When men and women engage their ambitions with fierce determination, they unwittingly declare independence from Elohim, attempting to wrest the government of the universe from His hand.
He labours most against our faith, and therefore we should labour most in fortifying it.
The afflictions that crush many in this present state would render death a mercy alone, as Job lamented (Job 3:17), were it not for the hope anchored in Elohim.
The original Hebrew *musar* (discipline, instruction) paired with the rod establishes wisdom in a child; conversely, a child left to himself brings shame upon his mother.
We must never wrench Bible passages from their context and treat them as infallible Scripture when they are merely the words of men.
This refers not to the spiritually humble (*ptochoi* in Greek, the materially destitute), but establishes why Yahweh's kingdom prioritizes those without worldly wealth.
The Hebrew *chazon* (vision) encompasses prophecy itself: the preaching, expounding, and applying of Elohim's Word.
Yet these are not equal cases—they are a contrast wrapped in similarity.
The principles of genuine faith are inherently spiritual, unpopular, and internal—poverty of spirit, docility of mind, intense aspiration after Elohim, and purity of heart.
The desire of the righteous shall be granted (Proverbs 11:23), yet wisdom often demands restraint in speech. A prudent man concealeth knowledge in six distinct circumstances. First, when it is opportune to withhold. Our Lord Jesus said, "I have yet...