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Costume and Morals Isa_3:16; Isa_3:18-23 : ’93Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: in that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, … Continue reading “260. Costume and Morals”

Beauty and Strength Son_6:10 : ’93Fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners.’94 The fragrance of spikenard, the flash of jewels, the fruitfulness of orchards, the luxuriance of gardens, the beauty of Heshbon fish-pools, the dew of the night, and the splendor of the morning’97all contribute to the … Continue reading “257. Beauty and Strength”

Isaiah Autor: T. De Witt Talmage

The Floral Gospel Son_5:10; Son_5:13 : ’93My beloved is [unto me]… as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers.’94 Solomon’92s Song is considered by many as fit only for moonstruck sentimentalists. Written by a voluptuary, a man crazed with a fair maiden; a book unfit for family prayers and for churches. We must admit that … Continue reading “255. The Floral Gospel”

The Queens of Home Sol. Son_6:8 : ’93There are three-score queens.’94 So Solomon, by one stroke, set forth the imperial character of a true Christian woman. She is not a slave, not a hireling, not a subordinate, but a queen. In a former sermon I showed you that crown and courtly attendants and imperial wardrobe … Continue reading “256. The Queens of Home”

A Supernal Garden Son_5:1 : ’93I am come into my garden.’94 The Bible is a great poem. We have in it faultless rhythm and bold imagery and startling antithesis and rapturous lyric and sweet pastoral and instructive narrative and devotional psalm; thoughts expressed in style more solemn than that of Montgomery, more bold than that … Continue reading “254. A Supernal Garden”

Pillars of Smoke Solomon’92s Son_3:6 : ’93Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke?’94 The architecture of the smoke is wondrous, whether God with His finger curves it into a cloud or rounds it into a dome, or points it into a spire, or spreads it in a wing, or, … Continue reading “252. Pillars of Smoke”

The Decoration of Graves (Preached on the Sunday before Decoration Day.) Solomon’92s Son_4:4 : ’93The tower of David builded for an armory, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.’94 The Church is here compared to an armory, the walls hung with trophies of dead heroes. Walk all about this tower of … Continue reading “253. The Decoration of Graves”

Noontide of Life Son_1:7 : ’93Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon?’94 Reference is here made to the habit of shepherds in taking their flocks about twelve o’92clock of the day, under the shadow of trees or rocks, and by cool streams, for repose. It … Continue reading “250. Noontide of Life”

The Bird Anthem Son_2:12 : ’93The time of the singing of birds is come.’94 As the artist draws a curtain over the studio that he may better present his picture, so the dark clouds of this stormy morning will help us better to bring out the vernal scene of the text. This morning, coming by … Continue reading “251. The Bird Anthem”