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Exell's exposition from *The Biblical Illustrator* (1887) distinguishes two interpretations: first, discharge all existing debts faithfully; second, avoid contracting debt altogether.
Sin is a tyrant usurping dominion where it was never meant to rule.
The wicked person is utterly corrupted: speech corrupt, habits corrupt, heart corrupt, influence corrupt.
First, the *object* of true worship: "Men shall worship Him"—that is, Jehovah.
The oozing stream from a bursting reservoir becomes a torrent; the torrent becomes a deluge.
In the summer of 1665, twenty-two-year-old Isaac Newton retreated to his family's farm at Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, fleeing the Great Plague that had closed...
When a ruler is surrounded by wise counsellors, both he and his people are safe.
The way of genuine beneficence unfolds in three movements: first, we give bountifully, not grudgingly.
Memory transfigured that simple draught into something radiant—cool, sweet, crystalline with the nostalgia *pothos* of his former innocence.
The Wise Teacher presents three critical warnings about approaching places of moral danger.
The ablest theologians have settled that good intention cannot sanctify an immoral act; yet an evil intention will certainly corrupt even the best performances.
In June of 1752, Benjamin Franklin walked into a gathering thunderstorm outside Philadelphia with a silk kite, a hemp string, an iron key, and a...
Isaiah condemns the absurdity of idolatry through the image of a *pesel* (graven image) crafted to not topple over. A wooden idol, planed smooth beneath and weighted above to prevent tipping at the slightest push, was deemed worthy of worship—yet...
Paul's in Rome stands Monte Testaccio, an artificial mound nearly one-third of a mile in circumference and one hundred fifty feet high.
In January 1843, Dorothea Dix stood before the Massachusetts state legislature and read aloud words that made grown men flinch. For eighteen months, this retired...
Exell observed that no priesthood merits acceptance if entered without notice, preparation, or deliberate thought.
These were new settlers, their survival dependent upon immediately cultivating their property and erecting shelter.
The annihilation of Assyrian power unfolds as a great funeral obsequy, well known among Eastern nations.
Just as plants have evolved defenses against harmful insects, the soul requires vigilance against those who deceive through honeyed words.
In 1811, twelve-year-old Mary Anning knelt along the Blue Lias cliffs of Lyme Regis, Dorset, carefully chiseling limestone away from an enormous skeleton. Her brother...
Shepherds move constantly in pursuit of fresh pasture for their flocks, making the shepherd's tent the perfect emblem of life's transience and uncertainty.
The Greek word here *kleio* means not merely to close, but to lock—to shut in a way that cannot be reopened.
Luke's nautical precision—unlike the landlubber's account in Jonah—captures a Mediterranean reality: the gentle southerly breeze that promised safe passage became a death trap. The ship lay in an inadequate harbor. A mild wind rose. The captain and centurion, with Paul's...
The Hebrew word for "upright" means a person *good throughout, though not thoroughly*—one who genuinely pursues holiness, not one who merely personates religion.