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HANNAH; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF A SORROWFUL SPIRIT. 1 Samuel 1. "Why comes temptation, but for man to meet And master, and make crouch beneath his feet, And so be pedestall’d in triumph." -Browning. It is refreshing to find such a gracious spirit as Hannah in the midst of the moral ruin that followed the … Continue reading “0026. 1 SAMUEL”

DAVID CROWNED KING OVER ALL. 2Sa_5:1-5. "In full and glad surrender we give ourselves to Thee, Thine utterly, and only, and evermore to be! O Son of God, who lovest us, we will be Thine alone, And all we are, and all we have, shall henceforth be Thine own." -Havergal. It was a great day … Continue reading “0027. 2 SAMUEL”

"WHY HAVE YE DONE THIS?" Jdg_2:1-5. "If Thou hadst not Been stern to me, But left me free, I had forgot Myself and Thee."-Ben Jonson. The "angel of the Lord" may mean "the angel of His Presence," that angelic form which makes the presence of the Lord, a powerful reality. This the Holy Spirit now … Continue reading “0024. JUDGES”

THE STORY OF RUTH RUTH, THE DECIDED PILGRIM. Chapter 1.-"Choose ye this day." THE BOOK OF RUTH, like the Song of Solomon, is full of grace and truth. It evidently belongs to the times of the Judges, perhaps to the early days of Gideon, when the Midianites prevailed and "destroyed the increase of the earth," … Continue reading “0025. RUTH”

CONDITIONS OF SUCCESS. Jos_1:1-9. "Workman after workman dies, And unfinished their work lies; But their work is Thine, O Christ, Thou wilt keep Thy pledged tryst. Still Thy promise words observe, To send workers Thee to serve; Our God will fresh ardour give, Workmen die, but Thou dost live. " "After the death of Moses … Continue reading “0023. JOSHUA”

THE LEVITES AS A PECULIAR PEOPLE. Num_1:47-54. The Levites were a peculiar people among the thousands of Israel. Their peculiarities, like the Christians, lay in their relationship to God Himself. To be closely associated with Him will always make us peculiar in the eyes of others. Think of their- 1. Separation. They were- 1. Not … Continue reading “0021. NUMBERS”

FORWARD. "Ye have compassed this mountain long enough" (Deu_2:1-7). "I will trust, and not be afraid, Be it in light, or be it in shade; The enemy visible and strong, Or creeping stealthily along; O! by Thy grace I shall be bold, If that Thy grace doth me enfold." As pilgrims and strangers on the … Continue reading “0022. DEUTERONOMY”

THE FIVE OFFERINGS 1. THE BURNT-OFFERING THE DEVOTEDNESS OF CHRIST Lev_1:1-9. A study of these offerings cannot but deepen our reverence for the Word of God, and magnify our Lord and Saviour whom they represent. We should never overlook the fact that all the particulars given concerning these five offerings, which reveal so many different … Continue reading “0020. LEVITICUS”

CREATION. Genesis 1. "In the beginning God." Regeneration, like the work of creation, has its beginning in God (Joh_3:5). The new creation, like the old, begins with the "Word of God" and the moving of the Spirit. Compare the order here with the experience of a soul passing from death into life. Observe- I. The … Continue reading “0018. GENESIS”

LIFE IN EGYPT. Exodus 1 and 2. Egypt, after the death of Joseph, is the type of a world lying in wickedness. Pharaoh, who knew not Joseph, represents the god of this world. The experiences of the children of Israel in Egypt give us a plain, though painful, picture of the experiences of backsliding Christians … Continue reading “0019. EXODUS”