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This passage is prophetic of Christ, to whom "the path of life" was first opened.
The tabernacle in which our soul dwells is a most frail and complicated machine.
His enemies declared, "There is no help for him in God," when Absalom's rebellion consumed his house—the very judgment God had threatened after David's own transgression.
To pray is to *ask* (*aiteo*) of God; the more childlike the asking, the better.
His gaze pierced beyond mere physical suffering to discern spiritual disease—the scattered, fainting condition of sheep without a shepherd.
First, its nature: deliverance FROM the guilt of sin, the power of sin, and the punishment of sin; deliverance TO acceptance with God, conquest of evil, and Heaven itself.
This covenant embraced three distinct circles of blessing.
The Holy Spirit recorded a mystery of consolation: healing came through the *pistis* (faith) of others.
He invoked the risen Jesus directly: "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." This prayer reveals a cardinal truth that transcends doctrinal assertion—it emerges from the believer's lived experience.
The Ethiopian eunuch reading Isaiah aloud in his chariot (Acts 8:28) exemplifies Oriental custom that differs markedly from Western practice. As Professor I. H. Hall observed, Eastern peoples study sacred books aloud, rehearse lessons aloud, and read with continuous vocalization—a...
Exell observed that sleep's dominion is absolute—even the mightiest minds cannot resist it.
The missionary work comprises two dimensions: first, the proclamation of Messiah as King of kings and Lord of lords throughout the universe; second, the establishment of peace among men through the blood of His Cross.
He does not say merely "with you," as in other epistles, but specifically "with your spirit," thus withdrawing the Galatians from carnal preoccupations and displaying throughout the beneficence of God.
Exell observed in *The Biblical Illustrator* (1887), "All help is dangerous for any of us when there is absence of mutuality." Consider a household where one daughter bears all the work while others remain idle; such arrangement breeds neither health...
This ancient adversary possesses characteristics we must understand clearly.
Our confidence in missionary labor rests entirely upon the prophecies of God's Word declaring it His will.
When worldly distractions fade and darkness surrounds us, the soul engages in its most consequential work—calling upon departed friends, recalling the past, foreboding the future, and wrestling with its deepest longing: communion with God.
These are the stations of grace where His people seek Him, knowing where He is to be found.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord—not because the ritual itself is defective, but because the worshipper lacks consideration.
First, as an intellectual gift, the Scriptures answer mankind's deepest inquiries about the origin and history of the world in ways that satisfy the reasoning mind.
The prophet identifies hands and knees as the body's most visible registers of fear and despair.
Before we can be struck down, Elohim must be wounded and overpowered.
This vision encompasses three profound movements of the soul.
We must never wrench Bible passages from their context and treat them as infallible Scripture when they are merely the words of men.