Sermons and Biblical Studies

The Sword Sheathed in Flowers Isa_47:4 : ’93The Lord of hosts is his name.’94 Under the God of armies we meet today. He has been on one or the other side of the great fights of the ages. He was present with indignation and pity at the great hemorrhages of the world, Salamis, Marathon, Cann’e6, … Continue reading “279. The Sword Sheathed in Flowers”

A Hard Life Isa_41:7 : ’93So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil.’94 You have seen in factories a piece of mechanism passing from hand to hand, and from room to room, and one mechanic will smite it, and another will flatten it, and another … Continue reading “278. A Hard Life”

The Circle Isa_40:22 : ’93It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.’94 While yet people thought that the world was flat, and thousands of years before they found out that it was round, Isaiah, in my text, intimated the shape of it, God sitting upon the circle of the earth. The most … Continue reading “277. The Circle”

Crooked Things Isa_40:4 : ’93The crooked shall be made straight.’94 Geometry, from the time it was discovered on the banks of the Nile, which, by its overflow annually obliterated the landmarks, and the restoration of these landmarks made such a science necessary’97I say geometry, ever since then has been busy with lines, straight lines, curved … Continue reading “276. Crooked Things”

The Nation’92s Woe Isa_40:1 : ’93Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.’94 This reiterated command to the ministers of religion centuries ago is just as appropriate this terrible morning, while we are awaiting tidings from the suffering couch of our chief magistrate. ’93The President shot!’94 was sounded,, through the rail-train as we halted … Continue reading “275. The Nation’s Woe”

The King’92s Highway Isa_35:8-10 : ’93And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The Way of Holiness; and the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast … Continue reading “274. The King’s Highway”

The Sword: Its Mission and Its Doom Isa_34:5 : ’93My sword shall be bathed in heaven.’94 Three hundred and fifty-one times does the Bible speak of that sharp, keen, curved, inexorable weapon, which flashes upon us from the text’97the sword. Sometimes the mention is laudatory and sometimes damnatory, sometimes as drawn, sometimes as sheathed. In … Continue reading “273. The Sword: Its Mission and Its Doom”

Disabled Hunters Isa_33:23 : ’93The lame take the prey.’94 The utter demolition of the Assyrian host was here predicted. Not only robust men should go forth and gather the spoils of conquest, but even men crippled of arm and crippled of foot should go out and capture much that was valuable. Their physical disadvantage should … Continue reading “272. Disabled Hunters”

Threshed Out Isa_28:27-28 : ’93For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod. Bread corn is bruised, because he will not ever be threshing it.’94 The heat has been … Continue reading “271. Threshed Out”

The East Wind Isa_27:8 : ’93He stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.’94 The north wind is bracing, the south wind is relaxing, but the east wind is irritating and full of threat. Eighteen times does the Bible speak against the east wind. Moses describes the thin ears blasted by the … Continue reading “270. The East Wind”