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Exell observed that sleep's dominion is absolute—even the mightiest minds cannot resist it.
Joseph Exell observed in 1887 that Moses' law was geographically confined to Judea, while other systems adapted to local customs and remained regional.
Trusting in riches is spiritually unsatisfactory and necessarily evanescent.
Surrounded by giant empires wielding brute force—Pharaoh and his kind—David had learned through both experience and divine inspiration that true monarchy operates on different principles entirely.
Critics who say 'Give me his ethics, keep his dogmas' commit a fatal severance that destroys both.
This is no mere coincidence of timing, but the visible sign of a profound spiritual principle: unbelief seals the mouth; faith unlocks it.
He bore the penalty of his transgression against the Lord at Kadesh, excluded from Canaan's rest.
The prophet employs visceral imagery: nations flung into the press like ripe grapes, their life-blood spattering upon His garments as He stands knee-deep in the vat, fiercely trampling them to ruin.
The tabernacle in which our soul dwells is a most frail and complicated machine.
He that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done (Philippians 4:25). I. Punishment Threatened. To Masters: Imperious masters wrong their servants by defrauding them of clothing, food, or wages; by imposing labours beyond their strength; by...
This supernatural eclipse during the crucifixion carries five profound theological meanings, as exposited by Dean Stanley and W.
Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?' The unworthy members of Zion—the *sinners in Zion*—cry out in terror, supposing the prophet speaks of annihilation.
Nothing gives the believer such joy as fellowship with Christ.
The commission 'Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature' was not spoken to the eleven apostles alone, but to all generations of Christ's Church.
The historical fulfillment is breathtaking: for three days the Cross was the occasion of their panic and despair, the apparent ruin of all their hopes.
First, the brotherhood of souls demands mutual burden-bearing.
The universality of Christianity proves its Divine origin, for it alone adapts itself to the condition and wants of all humanity, coming from Him who sustains, preserves, feeds, and blesses all.
On the night of Matthew 14:24, wind descended with such fury that experienced fishermen-apostles, after nine hours of *ponos* (toiling), had advanced merely three miles against it.
The Greeks and Romans witnessed friendships that shaped both statecraft and individual virtue—Scipio and Laelius, Cicero and Atticus, Achilles and Patroclus.
This vivid image captures the predicament of our Saviour as He faced His persecutors.
Yet the most penetrating insight concerns what seems like deprivation—that He shall depart.
Temptation brings suffering to the regenerate soul in distinct ways.
Yet Christ's response cuts through all such speculation with sovereign authority: 'If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
In Gravity, Dr. Ryan Stone tumbles through space after debris destroys her shuttle. She's alone, oxygen running out, spinning toward certain death. In her lowest moment, she hallucinates her dead colleague who reminds her: You have to let go of the fear.