April 3, 1890

Our Compassionate High Priest   “Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.” — Hebrews v. 2.   THE high priest looked Godward, and therefore he had need to be holy; for he had to deal with things pertaining to God. But …

Hebrews:5:2

March 30, 1890

Christ Precious to Believers   “Unto you therefore which believe he is precious.”— 1 Peter ii. 7.   HERE we have no far-fetched statement: it belongs to every-day life. Those now present who believe can verify it on the spot: as believers, they can tell us whether the Lord Jesus is precious to them or not. We are not …

1 Peter:2:7

March 30, 1890

Zedekiah; or, the Man who cannot say ‘No’   “Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.”— Jeremiah xxxviii. 5.   “PUT not your trust in princes.” Zedekiah professed to be a friend to Jeremiah; but when the princes sought permission to put …

Jeremiah:38:5

March 27, 1890

Fickle Followers   “And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him. Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And …

Luke:9:57-62

March 23, 1890

Possessing Possessions   “But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.”— Obadiah 17.   THIS is a remarkable passage. Its wording is singular. It begins with a “but,” because the previous verses have been denouncing judgments upon Edom. When God comes forth to punish his enemies, …

Obadiah:17

March 23, 1890

 The Shank-bone Sermon; or, True Believers and their Helpers   “Who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace.” — Acts xviii. 27.   APOLLOS is not Paul, and Paul is not Apollos. To blend the two in one would be to spoil each one of the two, without producing a good third. It is …

Acts:18:27

March 20, 1890

Carte-Blanche   “Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt.” — Matthew xv. 28.   I MEAN to dwell specially upon those words at the end of the verse, “Be it unto thee even as thou wilt;” but before we consider them, I should like again …

Matthew:15:28

March 16, 1890

The Warnings and Rewards of the Word of God   “Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.”— Psalm xix. 11.   THIS is the declaration of one of God’s servants: “by them is thy servant warned.” Only for men made obedient by divine grace is this passage written. My hearer, …

Psalms:19:11

March 13, 1890

Life from the Dead   “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.”— Ephesians ii. 1.   OUR translators, as you observe, have put in the words “hath he quickened”, because Paul had thrown the sense a little farther on, and it was possible for the reader not to catch it. They have but anticipated …

Ephesians:2:1

March 9, 1890

The Rough Hewer   “O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth L and thy …

Hosea:6:4,5