God's Provision

Jehovah-Jireh

October 12, 1884

Jehovah-Jireh   “And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.”— Genesis xxii. 14.   “ABRAHAM called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh,” or “Jehovah will see it,” or “Jehovah will provide,” or “Jehovah will be seen.” We are offered a variety …

Genesis:22:14

Number One Thousand; Or, “Bread Enough and To Spare”

July 16, 1871

Number One Thousand; Or, "Bread Enough and To Spare"   "And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!"—Luke 15:17        “He came to himself." The word may be applied to one waking out of a deep swoon. He had …

Luke:15:17

The Former and the Latter Rain

July 11, 1869

The Former and the Latter Rain   “Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”— Jeremiah 5:24.   SUCH are the climate and soil of Palestine, that all agricultural operations are most manifestly dependent upon the periodical …

Jeremiah:5:24

A Song at the Well-Head

October 10, 1867

A Song at the Well-Head   “And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water. Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it: the princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged …

Numbers:21:16-18

A Sermon for Gleaners

August 10, 1862

A SERMON FOR GLEANERS   “ Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not: and let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.” — Ruth 2:15-16        ALL the world dependeth upon the labour of …

Ruth:2:15-16

The Two Draughts of Fishes

April 6, 1862

The Two Draughts of Fishes   “ Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.”— Luke 5:4. “ And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not …

Luke:5:4; John 21:6