Sermons and Biblical Studies

Pro 8:36: Wronging the Soul He that sinneth against me [misseth me'97R.V. marg.] wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.'97Pro_8:36 This is represented as the language of Wisdom. The attribute of wisdom is personified throughout the chapter, which closes its instructions with the declaration of the text: '93He that sinneth against … Continue reading “141. PRO 8:36: WRONGING THE SOUL”

Pro 4:23: The Heart Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.'97Pro_4:23 1. In the Bible, and more especially in the Book of Proverbs, the word '93heart'94 is among the most pregnant in all language. As the heart physically is the central organ of the body, it is … Continue reading “140. PRO 4:23: THE HEART”

Pro 4:18-19: The Two Paths But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.'97Pro_4:18-19 The '93path'94 which a man pursues signifies, according to the most usual meaning of the … Continue reading “139. PRO 4:18-19: THE TWO PATHS”

Pro 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.'97Pro_3:5-6 There are two ways in which people pass through life. They pass through it remembering God, or they pass through it forgetting … Continue reading “138. PRO 3:5-6: TRUST IN THE LORD”

Pro 1:7: The Beginning of Wisdom The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.'97Pro_1:7 This proposition is by some commentators regarded as the motto, symbol, or device of the Book of Proverbs. Others regard it as forming part of the superscription. As a general proposition expressing the essence of the philosophy of the … Continue reading “137. PRO 1:7: THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM”

Autor: JAMES HASTINGS

Psa 147:3-4: Tenderness and Power He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.'97Psa_147:3-4 The old Hebrew Psalmist, by placing in striking contrast the infinitely great and the infinitely little, brings out, in the most effective way possible, the providence … Continue reading “135. PSA 147:3-4: TENDERNESS AND POWER”

Psa 145:16: The Good Providence of God Thou openest thine hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.'97Psa_145:16 Surely a delightful psalm'97a psalm of great rejoicing for God's goodness to man's weakness; of the Lord's being '93nigh,'94 very near to us; of His abundant kindness, of His power and glory, of His open hand, … Continue reading “134. PSA 145:16: THE GOOD PROVIDENCE OF GOD”

Psa 139:23-24: The Searcher of Hearts Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any way of wickedness in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.'97Psa_139:23-24 1. No intellectual man has ever dared to despise this poem, which has been called '93the crown … Continue reading “133. PSA 139:23-24: THE SEARCHER OF HEARTS”

Psa 139:5: The Encompassing God Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thine hand upon me.'97Psa_139:5 1. That God besets us behind and before and has laid His hand on us is the crowning glory, as it is also the perpetual mystery, of human life. In the light of this truth nothing seems … Continue reading “132. PSA 139:5: THE ENCOMPASSING GOD”