September 30, 1866

Soul Murder - Who is Guilty?   “Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.” — Psalm 51:14.   DAVID had been grossly guilty towards his faithful and veteran friend Uriah. He had given instructions that he should be led into the hottest part of the fight, …

Psalms:51:14

September 23, 1866

War with Amalek   “Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.”— Exodus xvii. 8.   THERE were two great trials which the children of Israel had to endure in passing onward to the promised rest, — their wants and their enemies; but I. must add a third, which sprang out of these two by reason of the …

Exodus:17:8

September 16, 1866

A Feast for Faith   “This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.”— Isaiah 28:29.   ISAIAH admired the husbandman’s skill in his calling. He mentions with admiration the various methods adopted by the farmer in the rotation of crops, in the choice of different soils for certain seeds, …

Isaiah:28:29

September 9, 1866

Kicking Against the Pricks   “It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”— Acts 9:5.   THIS expression is highly characteristic of the Saviour from its figurative form. While he was on earth, without a parable spake he not unto the people; and speaking out of heaven, in this instance, he still adopts the parabolic style, as …

Acts:9:5

September 2, 1866

The Blood of Abel and the Blood of Jesus   “And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.”— Genesis 4:10. “And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.”— Hebrews 12:24.   THE first shedding …

Genesis:4:10; Hebrews 12:24

August 19, 1866

Heavenly Geometry   “That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and …

Ephesians:3:16-19

August 12, 1866

The Voice of the Cholera   “Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall …

Amos:3:3-6

August 12, 1866

The Great White Throne   “And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.” — Revelation xx. 11.   MANY of the visions which John saw are very obscure, and although a man who is assured of …

Revelation:20:11

August 5, 1866

Hezekiah and the Ambassadors, or Vainglory Rebuked   “At that time Berodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the …

2 Kings:20:12-13

July 29, 1866

Fields White for Harvest   “Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.”— John iv. 35.   MANY unbelieving Christians have a very large stock of reasons for not expecting to see many conversions. …

John:4:35