Sermons and Biblical Studies

Titles of the Psalms There are only thirty-four of the Psalms that want a title, and these thirty-four are called, by the Jews, Orphan Psalms. These titles either indicate their authors, or the superintendents of their music, or their historical occasions, or their class of poetry, or their class of music. From the important and … Continue reading ““491. TITLES OF THE PSALMS””

Introverted Parallelism There is another kind of thought-rhythm in Hebrew poetry, the first discrimination of which is clue to Bishop Jebb, who calls it introverted parallelism. In this the stanzas are so constructed, that whatever be the number of lines, the first line will be parallel to the last, the second with the penultimate, or … Continue reading ““490. INTROVERTED PARALLELISM””

Varieties of Parallelism Another form of parallelism in Hebrew sacred poetry is that in which the parallel members of the sentence are not synonymous, nor even cognate, but antithetic. They frequently correspond to each other in a direct opposition both of expression and sense, but sometimes of sense only. This is not confined to any … Continue reading ““489. VARIETIES OF PARALLELISM””

Parallelism Two days ago our attention was called to the general character of Hebrew poetry, and we may now proceed to explore its forms. Some of the older writers persuaded themselves that they could find, in the Hebrew poetry, hexameter, pentameter, alcaic and other meters; and some of later date have entertained us with their … Continue reading ““488. PARALLELISM””

Spiritually of the Psalms We now reach what must without hesitation be pronounced the most spiritual portion of the Old Testament—that which more entirely than any other single portion is occupied in the hopes, fears, and conflicts of man’s spirit, in its intercourse with God. The Book of God is like the perfectly organized human … Continue reading ““487. SPIRITUALLY OF THE PSALMS””

Psalms: Ninth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Hebrew Poetry We now come to a Book of Hebrew poetry of an entirely different character from that of the book we have quitted. But that which constitutes the charm of the Psalms—their deeply spiritual character—supplies fewer materials than the Book of Job for that species of illustration, to which our work is mainly appropriated. … Continue reading ““485. HEBREW POETRY””

Job’s Daughters—Job_42:14-15 We are informed in the close that Job had not only eventually his substance doubled to him, but he had seven sons and three daughters, the same number that he had lost—no more. That loss was the least remediable of any. He could be bettered as to his worldly substance, but all that … Continue reading ““484. JOB’S DAUGHTERS—JOB 42:14-15””

The Kesitah—Job_42:11 Job’s trials are at length over. He has been convinced, pardoned, vindicated, and accepted. Nor was this all: he was healed of his sore disease, and restored to a prosperous estate. And, yet more—for the Lord is very bountiful to his servants, he was not merely restored to all he had before possessed, … Continue reading ““483. THE KESITAH—JOB 42:11””

The Decision—Job_42:1-9 The Lord’s further address materially strengthened the convictions which Job had already expressed, and which he now repeats somewhat more largely and with still stronger emphasis—“I know Thou canst do everything, and that no purpose of thine can be hindered.” The Lord had asked (Job_38:2), “Who is he that darkeneth counsel by words … Continue reading ““482. THE DECISION—JOB 42:1-9””