In this poetic description of Israel’s history, one could match details of the story with events in Israel’s history – such as saying the “marriage covenant” described in Ezekiel 16:8 was the covenant made with Yahweh at Mount Sinai (Exodus 24:7-8). Still, we don’t have to find...
Now I trust you will understand, even to the end (as also you have understood us in part), that we are your boast as you also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus. a. The testimony of our conscience: In this section, Paul defends himself against the accusation that he is ...
ii. The King James Version translates the end of verse four:hid to them that are lost. Spurgeon well says, “According to the text, he that believes not on Jesus Christ is a lost man. God has lost you; you are not his servant. The church has lost you; you are not working for th...
i. Jesus said,“In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you”(John 14:2). According to the literal wording of the ancient Greek, the word formansionsis better translated “dwelling place” or “a place to ...
ii. “Let those who plead for the system of accommodation on the example of St. Paul, attend to the end he had in view, and the manner in which he pursued that end. It was not to get money, influence, or honour, but to save SOULS! It was not to get ease but to increase his...
The title of this psalm isTo the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.It is probable (though not certain) thatThe Silent Dove in Distant Landswas the tune to which this psalm was sung; some connect ...
i. “It will always be our wisdom, dear friends, to put ourselves as much as we can into the position of those whom we address. It is a pity for anyone ever to seem to preach down to people; it is always better to be as nearly as possible on the same level as they are.” (...
i. In relation to the master of the house, thestewardwas a slave; but in relation to the other slaves thestewardwas a master. ii. “Thesteward… was the master’s deputy in regulating the concerns of the family, providing food for the household, seeing it served out at proper times an...
a. The word of the LORD came to me again: This continues a series of prophecies Ezekiel made against Tyre, the great commercial harbor city of the Phoenicians, north of Israel. b. Say to the prince of Tyre: The prophecies of Ezekiel 26-27 focused on Tyre as a city. Now Ezekiel will...
i.In the last days: “The doom is depicted in highly coloured Jewish phrases, and the same immediate prospect of the End is held out as a threat to the rich and as a consolation to the oppressed poor.” (Moffatt) 2. (4-6) The sins of the rich are condemned. ...