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2101 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 131.3 (Matthew Henry)
… , to put an honour upon him, and to encourage him in this and all his future services with the assurances of God’s presence. Yet after this he is called Hoshea …
2102 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 134.3 (Matthew Henry)
… had to themselves, whereas it was evident, beyond contradiction, that they were called of God to it, Hebrews 5:4. So that they would either have no priests at all …
2103 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 134.17 (Matthew Henry)
… ready to enter into bonds to stand God’s award, not doubting but that God would appear, to decide the controversy. This reference he had agreed to before ( Numbers …
2104 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 136.7 (Matthew Henry)
… . Note, God’s work is its own wages, and his service carries its recompence along with it. Even in keeping God’s commandments there is great reward. The present …
2105 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 137.14 (Matthew Henry)
… . Thus God would show them the imperfection of those services, and their insufficiency to purify the conscience, that they might look for the Messiah, who in …
2106 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 139.13 (Matthew Henry)
… therefore God, in compassion to them, brought them to a well of water, to encourage them to wait on him in humble silence and expectation and to believe that …
2107 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 143.2 (Matthew Henry)
… to be false to their God, whom they had found so faithful to them, and to eat of idol-sacrifices when they were ready to be feasted so richly on God’s favours.
2108 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 143.6 (Matthew Henry)
… God delight in showing mercy that he is well pleased with those that are instrumental in turning away his wrath. This is the best service we can do to our …
2109 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 144.6 (Matthew Henry)
… , eminently serviceable to the church, being employed by David as singers in the house of the Lord; hence many psalms are said to be for the sons of Korah : and perhaps …
2110 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 146.3 (Matthew Henry)
… ready to think the worst would serve to be so thrown away), yet God requires the strongest, to teach us to serve God with the best we have. The wine must be strong …
2111 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 146.5 (Matthew Henry)
… up to God in the flames of holy love; and sin-offerings were typical of Christ’s sacrifice of himself, by which we and our services are perfected and sanctified …
2112 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 149.15 (Matthew Henry)
… of God’s goodness to them, that they might be encouraged to trust in him in their further wars, and a monument of their gratitude to God (sacrifices are said …
2113 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 153.9 (Matthew Henry)
… confinement to the city of refuge, where he was in a manner a prisoner, God would teach us to conceive a dread and horror of the guilt of blood, and to be very careful …
2114 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 158.10 (Matthew Henry)
… serviceable to the world. And the plausibleness of it made it the more dangerous. It is intimated here, First, How strong the temptation is to sense; for …
2115 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 159.3 (Matthew Henry)
… thy God should be honoured by the sabbath-work, and the religious services of the day, in consideration of the great things he has done for thee.” In the resurrection …
2116 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 161.6 (Matthew Henry)
… be serviceable to them in the improvement of it: but religion, and the fear of God, must overrule all these considerations. To intermarry with them was therefore …
2117 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 164.9 (Matthew Henry)
… false god, whenever an oath for confirmation is called for. (7.) To him we must cleave, Deuteronomy 10:20. Having chosen him for our God, we must faithfully and constantly …
2118 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 164.13 (Matthew Henry)
… God is, and greatly to be feared. (1.) He has great honour, a name above every name. He is God of gods, and Lord of lords, Deuteronomy 10:17. Angels are called gods, so …
2119 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 165.6 (Matthew Henry)
… his service: the less we have to do for our bodies the more we should do for God and our souls. 2. So he directed them to look upwards to God, who giveth us rain form …
2120 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 165.7 (Matthew Henry)
… the service of man, corn and wine, and oil, Psalms 104:13-104:15. 2. Grass for the cattle, that they also might be serviceable to man, that he might eat of them and be …