Category Archives: Old Testament

Encouragement for the Depressed, Zechariah 4:10

“For who hath despised the day of small things?”—Zechariah 4:10. Zechariah was engaged in the building of the temple. When its foundations were laid, it struck everybody as being a very small edifice compared with the former glorious structure of … Continue reading

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Glorious Grace, Zechariah 4:7

“And he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shouting, crying, grace, grace!”—Zachariah 4:7 The mercy of God is that attribute which we, the fallen, sinful race of Adam, stand in greatest need of, and God has been pleased, according … Continue reading

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Independence of Christianity, Zechariah 4:6

God’s first and greatest object is his own glory. There was a time, before all time, when there was no day but the Ancient of days, when God dwelt alone in the magnificence of his sublime solitude. Whether he should … Continue reading

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The Desire of All Nations, Haggai 2:7

“And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts.”—Haggai 2:7. The second temple was never intended to be as magnificent as the … Continue reading

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The Abiding of the Spirit the Glory of the Church, Haggai 2:4-5

“Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith … Continue reading

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A Sermon for the Time Present, Zephaniah 3:16-18

“In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee … Continue reading

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Spiritual Revival, the Need of the Church, Habakkuk 3:2

“O Lord, revive your work.” [Habakkuk 3:2] All true religion is preeminently the work of God. If he should select out of his works that which he esteems most of all, he would select true religion. He regards the works … Continue reading

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Revival Work, Habakkuk 3:2

“O Lord, revive Your work” (KJV) Our hearts have, during the last few weeks, been full of joy and gratitude at the good news which has come across the sea from the land of the West. We hear that one … Continue reading

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The Strangeness of God’s Ways, Habakkuk 1:1-11

Tonight we’re going to begin our study of the book of Habakkuk. As I said this morning, happiness is sitting next to somebody who knows where Habakkuk is. So I hope you’ll find somebody around you who knows where Habakkuk … Continue reading

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Mercy, Omnipotence, and Justice, Nahum 1:3

“The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked.” – Nahum 1:3. Works of art require some education in the beholder, before they can be thoroughly appreciated. We do not expect … Continue reading

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What Are the Clouds?, Nahum 1:3

It is possible for a man to read too many books. We will not despise learning, we will book undervalue education, such achievements are very desirable; and, when his talents are sanctified to God, the man of learning frequently becomes, … Continue reading

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Micah’s Message for Today, Micah 6:8

“Walk humbly with thy God.”—Micah 6:8. This is the essence of the law, the spiritual side of it; its ten commandments are an enlargement of this verse. The law is spiritual, and touches the thoughts, the intents, the emotions, the … Continue reading

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Christ is Glorious—Let Us Make Him Known, Micah 5:4

“And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.”—Micah 5:4. … Continue reading

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The Incarnation and Birth of Christ, Micah 5:2

“But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”–Micah … Continue reading

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Is the Spirit of the Lord Straitened?, Micah 2:7

“O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the Spirit of the Lord straitened?”—Micah 2:7. There may be some who think they can convert the world by philosophy; that they can renew the heart by eloquence; or that, … Continue reading

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Jonah’s Object-Lessons, Jonah 4:6-8

“And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd. But God … Continue reading

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Who Can Tell?, Jonah 3:9

“Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?”—Jonah 3:9. This was the forlorn hope of the Ninevites: “Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn … Continue reading

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Salvation of the Lord, Jonah 2:9

“Salvation is of the Lord.”—Jonah 2:9. Jonah learned this sentence of good theology in a strange college. He learned it in the whale’s belly, at the bottom of the mountains, with the weeds wrapped about his head, when he supposed … Continue reading

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The Fainting Soul Revived, Jonah 2:7

“When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord.”-Jonah 2:7. When man was first made, there was no fear of his forgetting God for it was his highest privilege and delight to have communion with his Maker. “The Lord … Continue reading

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The Tragedy of an Unwilling Missionary, Jonah 1-4

Introduction In great contrast to Jesus, the seeking Savior, Jonah illustrates what a missionary should not be. He was prejudiced, selfish, and disobedient. Yet the book named after him is instructive: it contrasts what Jonah was with what a missionary … Continue reading

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