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Isa 1:18: Reasoning with God Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.'97Isa_1:18. Isaiah was one of a group or succession of men who might fairly be described as … Continue reading “162. ISA 1:18: REASONING WITH GOD”

Autor: JAMES HASTINGS

Isa 1:3: The Unnatural Children The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.'97Isa_1:3. The first chapter of Isaiah has been called by Ewald the great arraignment. It contains four leading ideas. They are the ideas, says Skinner, which run through the whole … Continue reading “160. ISA 1:3: THE UNNATURAL CHILDREN”

Son 2:11-13: Spring-Time For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree ripeneth her green figs, And the vines are in blossom, They … Continue reading “157. SON 2:11-13: SPRING-TIME”

Son 8:6-7: In Praise of Love Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as the grave: The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of the Lord. Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can the floods drown … Continue reading “158. SON 8:6-7: IN PRAISE OF LOVE”

Autor: JAMES HASTINGS

Son 1:7: Separated Lovers Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, where thou makest it to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?'97Son_1:7 1. The popular poetry of Israel would be a blank had there not been … Continue reading “156. SON 1:7: SEPARATED LOVERS”

Ecc 12:1: Timely Remembrance: Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, or ever the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.'97Ecc_12:1. All the books, both of the New Testament and of the Old, may be said to have been written in … Continue reading “153. ECC 12:1: TIMELY REMEMBRANCE:”

Ecc 12:13: The Whole Duty of Man This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.'97Ecc_12:13 1. Of what '93matter'94 is this the conclusion? Ecclesiastes, in the writing of this little book, had a practical object in view. He … Continue reading “154. ECC 12:13: THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN”

Ecc 11:1: Giving and Receiving Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.'97Ecc_11:1 1. There is considerable difference of opinion as to the sense of this verse of Ecclesiastes. The old interpretation which found in it a reference to the practice in Egypt of sowing seed during the inundation … Continue reading “151. ECC 11:1: GIVING AND RECEIVING”