Job 22:21: Acquaintance with God Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee. Job_22:21. In the sense in which the speaker meant them, these words are not true. They mean little more than '93It pays to be religious.'94 What kind of notion of acquaintance with God Eliphaz may … Continue reading “072. JOB 22:21: ACQUAINTANCE WITH GOD”
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069. JOB 13:15: TRUST INEXTINGUISHABLE
Job 13:15: Trust Inextinguishable Though he slay me, yet will I wait for him.'97Job_13:15. 1. These words, in their strange mixture of faith and unfaith, of trust and mistrust may be taken as summing up the argument of Job in the book called by his name. That book is one of the most remarkable in … Continue reading “069. JOB 13:15: TRUST INEXTINGUISHABLE”
070. JOB 14:14: LIFE BEYOND DEATH
Job 14:14: Life beyond Death If a man die, shall he live?'97Job_14:14. Job has just given utterance to an intense longing for a life beyond the grave. His abode in Sheol is thought of as in some sense a breach in the continuity of his consciousness, but even that would be tolerable, if only he … Continue reading “070. JOB 14:14: LIFE BEYOND DEATH”
067. JOB 1:9: THE UNSELFISHNESS OF TRUE RELIGION
Job 1:9: The Unselfishness of True Religion Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?'97Job_1:9. Before the throne of Jehovah are gathered '93the Sons of God.'94 We meet the phrase elsewhere in the Old Testament, and we find it again in this Book, as used to designate beings of other … Continue reading “067. JOB 1:9: THE UNSELFISHNESS OF TRUE RELIGION”
068. JOB 11:7: THE DEEPS OF GOD
Job 11:7: The Deeps of God Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?'97Job_11:7. 1. These words occur in the first speech of Zophar the Naamathite. What is Zophar's creed? It is that wherever there is suffering, there is sin, real and tangible sin, proportional to that suffering. … Continue reading “068. JOB 11:7: THE DEEPS OF GOD”
065. ESTH 4:14: OPPORTUNITY
Esth 4:14: Opportunity If thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father's house shall perish: and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?'97Est_4:14. 1. The story is too familiar … Continue reading “065. ESTH 4:14: OPPORTUNITY”
066. JOB
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063. NEH 8:10: THE STRENGTH OF JOY
Neh 8:10: The Strength of Joy The joy of the Lord is your strength.'97Neh_8:10. In reading the Holy Scriptures, or hearing them read in the services of the Church, we fail to notice one outstanding feature common both to the Old Testament and to the New, and that is the extraordinary frequency with which we … Continue reading “063. NEH 8:10: THE STRENGTH OF JOY”
064. ESTHER
Autor: JAMES HASTINGS
061. 1CH 28:9: KNOWLEDGE AND SERVICE
1Ch 28:9: Knowledge and Service And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind.'971Ch_28:9. 1. It was at the very end of his life that David uttered these words. Dark clouds had gathered round him from the time of his … Continue reading “061. 1CH 28:9: KNOWLEDGE AND SERVICE”