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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.
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.
As we gather in this sacred moment, let us reflect deeply on the gift of salvation and the transformative power of prayer. The Apostle Paul reminds us in 2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us a spirit of...
Exell, in his 1887 *Biblical Illustrator*, offers a vivid comparison: as the thirsty man needs only be directed to water—"There's the water, drink"—so the anxious soul requires but one directive: "Faith cometh by hearing." Elaborate explanations about reservoirs and river...
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.
Bishop Ryle offers a piercing parallel: the bankrupt cannot finance another's recovery; the imprisoned cannot liberate a fellow prisoner; the shipwrecked sailor cannot rescue his drowning comrade.
Not yet are all things in subjection to humanity, yet this sovereignty shall come.
According to Josephus, nine temple gates were overlaid with silver and gold, but one gate of Corinthian brass "far excelled those of gold or silver." This magnificent entrance, also known as Nicanor's Gate or the Shushan Gate, featured bas-relief lily...
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, the natural seed of Israel—*sperma* (offspring)—recalls the nation called out of Egypt under Moses.
First, God secures it for the accomplishment of His elect—those predestined to receive His truth.
Nor does the Holy Spirit's operation supersede human effort; rather, it excites it.
Jerusalem's rocky peninsula becomes the symbol, but the true city of God transcends geography.
The Son of God, represented throughout Proverbs as *Wisdom* (Chokmah), extends this invitation universally: Elohim shows no partiality of persons.
Their prejudice—the conviction that miracles *must* conform to established precedent—nearly blinded them to Elohim's work.
He possessed dominion over all terrestrial creatures and stood in a state of perfect communion with his Maker.
The prophet addresses Judah's futile reliance upon Egypt for military aid—a covenant forbidden by Adonai and spiritually ruinous.
Exell observed that all genuine religion involves mystery in relation to the infinite and Divine; false mystery belongs only to superstition.
The legalists nullify grace by rejecting Christ as the sole means of salvation, seeking righteousness through works of the law—which can only intensify consciousness of sin rather than remove it.
Justification means being brought into right relation with Elohim and all law-keeping beings.
His spirit had ascended—climbing Jacob's ladder toward glory and immortality—only to descend again into the melancholy fact of his countrymen's spiritual expatriation.
The apostle unfolds the principal phases of Christ's being and work.
First, they are grounded in a faithful covenant *diatheke*—a binding agreement sealed by Yahweh Himself, not dependent upon the wavering heart of man.