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1 Samuel 16:18 “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.” SUCH is the account given to Saul of David, in many respects the … Continue reading “EARLY YEARS OF DAVID”

“Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.” SUCH is the account given to Saul of David, in many respects the most favoured of … Continue reading “1 SAMUEL 16:18”

Gen. 13:10, 11 “Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan.” THE … Continue reading “ABRAHAM AND LOT”

Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” IT was a lesson continually set before the Israelites, that they were never to presume to act of themselves, but to wait till God wrought for them, to look on reverently, … Continue reading “WILFULNESS OF ISRAEL IN REJECTING SAMUEL”

IT was a lesson continually set before the Israelites, that they were never to presume to act of themselves, but to wait till God wrought for them, to look on reverently, and then follow His guidance. God was their All-wise King: it was their duty to have no will of their own, distinct from His … Continue reading “BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD: I WILL BE EXALTED AMONG THE HEATHEN, I WILL BE EXALTED IN THE EARTH”

USE OF SAINTS’ DAYS Acts 1:8 “Ye shall be Witnesses unto Me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” SO many were the wonderful works which our Saviour did on earth, that not even the world itself could have contained the books recording them. … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS”

Acts 1:8 “Ye shall be Witnesses unto Me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” SO many were the wonderful works which our Saviour did on earth, that not even the world itself could have contained the books recording them. Nor have His marvels … Continue reading “USE OF SAINTS’ DAYS”

CHRISTIAN ZEAL John 2:17 “The zeal of Thine house hath caten Me up.” THE Apostles commemorated on this Festival direct our attention to the subject of Zeal, which I propose to consider, under the guidance of our Saviour’s example, as suggested by the text. St. Simon is called Zelotes, which means the Zealous; a title … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF ST. SIMON AND ST. JUDE THE
APOSTLES”

John 2:17 “The zeal of Thine house hath caten Me up.” THE Apostles commemorated on this Festival direct our attention to the subject of Zeal, which I propose to consider, under the guidance of our Saviour’s example, as suggested by the text. St. Simon is called Zelotes, which means the Zealous; a title given him … Continue reading “CHRISTIAN ZEAL”

THE Apostles commemorated on this Festival direct our attention to the subject of Zeal, which I propose to consider, under the guidance of our Saviour’s example, as suggested by the text. St. Simon is called Zelotes, which means the Zealous; a title given him (as is supposed) from his belonging before his conversion to the … Continue reading “THE ZEAL OF THINE HOUSE HATH CATEN ME UP”