Search for: Dispensation

1981 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 319.18 (Matthew Henry)

… a dispensation to go on in any sin for the future, we mock God, and deceive ourselves. (3.) Those that know not how to quit a place at court when they cannot keep it …

1982 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 327.14 (Matthew Henry)

… thus dispenses honours as he pleases, but, one way or other, the rest of all the saints will be glorious, Isaiah 11:10. It is good being near the saints and having …

1983 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 331.4 (Matthew Henry)

… this dispensation of providence, that the destruction of the kingdom of Israel should come in the reign of one of the best of its kings? Thy judgments, O God …

1984 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 334.15 (Matthew Henry)

… dark dispensations, or have dark prospects, public or personal, we must take notice of what is for us as well as what is against us, that we may by thanksgiving …

1985 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 339.10 (Matthew Henry)

… kind dispensation of Providence, for the encouragement of the Jews in captivity, and the support of their faith and hope concerning their enlargement in …

1986 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 350.11 (Matthew Henry)

… to dispense with that law, and the rather because it was an indication that the Son of David would have worthies among the Gentiles: with him there is neither …

1987 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 352.10 (Matthew Henry)

… the dispensation of liberty and grace, not of bondage and terror. 3. Let the damp this gave to the joy of Israel be a memorandum to us always to rejoice with trembling …

1988 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 354.2 (Matthew Henry)

… that dispensation, as the apostle calls them, Hebrews 9:10. The New Testament keeps up singing of psalms, but has not appointed church-music. Some were appointed …

1989 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 360.10 (Matthew Henry)

… place, dispensing with his own law concerning one altar because of the present distress, and accepting the sacrifices offered on this new altar, which was …

1990 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 361.10 (Matthew Henry)

… a dispensation to sin; no, on the contrary, his doing that would not be accepted, nor accounted of, if he did not take heed to fulfil the statutes which the Lord …

1991 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 364.4 (Matthew Henry)

… that dispensation, a great variety of musical instruments used, harps, psalteries, cymbals ( 1 Chronicles 25:1, 25:6 ), and here was one that lifted up the horn ( 1 Chronicles …

1992 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 367.15 (Matthew Henry)

… that dispensation, should be respectfully laid aside, and something better come in their room. He gave him a table of the courses of the priests, patterns of …

1993 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 371.6 (Matthew Henry)

… that dispensation, and the distance which the worshippers were kept at; but, at the death of Christ, this veil was rent; for through him we are made nigh, and have …

1994 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 373.3 (Matthew Henry)

… gospel dispensation, 2 Corinthians 3:8-3:10. Observe,

1995 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 373.4 (Matthew Henry)

… that dispensation, by reason of which they could not stedfastly look to the end of those things which were now abolished, 2 Corinthians 3:13 .

1996 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 395.1 (Matthew Henry)

… better dispense with the brevity of his story because that which lengthened the history of the last three kings was their degeneracy in their latter end …

1997 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 397.20 (Matthew Henry)

… was dispensed with in cases of necessity, and thus encouragement was given to the faithful zealous Levites and a just disgrace put upon the careless priests …

1998 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 398.15 (Matthew Henry)

… be dispensed with, nor that the want of other things might be pardoned where there was not this. For this is the one thing needful, that we seek God, his favour …

1999 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 402.3 (Matthew Henry)

… God dispenses his gifts variously; here were some that were bearers of burdens, cut out for bodily labour and fit to work. Here were others (made meliori luto …

2000 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 412.13 (Matthew Henry)

… be dispensed with when we want opportunity which when the door is opened again will be expected from us. It is observable, 1. That among their sacrifices they …