April 3, 1884

Compassion on the Ignorant   “Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way.” — Hebrews v. 2.   THE ignorant have need of compassion. “That the soul be without knowledge, it is not good.” Every kind of ignorance, like darkness, is evil; and knowledge, which is light, is, according to its …

Hebrews:5:2

March 30, 1884

What is Your Life?   “For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”— James iv. 14.   WHEN a prince dies they toll the great bell of the cathedral that all the city may hear it, and that for miles round the tidings may spread. Swift messengers …

James:4:14

March 30, 1884

Eating the Sacrifice   “And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.” — Exodus xxix. 33.   ON two following Sabbath mornings, I have spoken concerning the sacrifices under the law. Our first subject was, “Putting the hand upon …

Exodus:29:33

March 27, 1884

David’s Five-Stringed Harp   “I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD, O GOD, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. . . . I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the …

Psalms:140:6, 7, 12, 13

March 23, 1884

Slaying the Sacrifice    “And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD.”— Leviticus i. 5.   You remember that last Sabbath day we spoke of two things vitally essential to a true sacrifice, and the first upon which we then enlarged was the laying on of the hands of the offerer upon the victim, by which he accepted …

Leviticus:1:5

March 23, 1884

The Horns of the Alter   “And he said, Nay; but I will die here.”— 1 Kings ii. 30.   WE must tell you the story. Solomon was to be the king after David, but his elder brother, Adonijah, was preferred by Joab, the captain of the host, and by Abiathar, the priest; and, therefore, they got together, and …

1 Kings:2:30

March 20, 1884

“Speak, Lord!”   “Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.” — 1 Samuel iii. 10.   THE child Samuel was favoured above all the family in which he dwelt. The Lord did not speak by night to Eli, or to any of Eli’s sons. In all that house, in all the rows of rooms that were round about …

1 Samuel:3:10

March 16, 1884

Putting the Hand Upon the Head of the Sacrifice    “And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD.”— Leviticus i. 4, 5.   No doubt there are clear distinctions in the teaching of …

Leviticus:1:4-5

February 17, 1884

A Waiting God and a Waiting People   “And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.”— Isaiah xxx. 18.   THE people were in a …

Isaiah:30:18

February 17, 1884

Recruits for King Jesus    “And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye he come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray …

1 Chronicles:12:16-18