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2261 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 376.7 (Matthew Henry)
… , according to the law of David, who is here called the man of God, as Moses was, because he was both instructed and authorised of God to make these establishments …
2262 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 382.5 (Matthew Henry)
… bows, to reach the enemy at a distance. Both did good service, and neither could say to the other, I have no need of thee. Different gifts and employments are for …
2263 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 385.10 (Matthew Henry)
… so call them) are here named, with the numbers of those under their command (the serviceable men, that were fit for war in their respective districts), three in …
2264 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 392.4 (Matthew Henry)
… is called Israel, because, the other tribes having revolted from God, they only were Israelites indeed. Note, It is the greatest honour to do good in our generations …
2265 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 393.6 (Matthew Henry)
… which God sent him by a prophet to dismiss out of his service the forces of Israel, 2 Chronicles 25:7, 25:8. He would not have him call in any assistance at all: it …
2266 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 397.9 (Matthew Henry)
… . He called them Levites to remind them of their obligation to God, called them his sons to remind them of the relation to himself, that he expected that, as a son …
2267 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 397.17 (Matthew Henry)
… temple service was to be set up again, that it might be continually kept up; and this Hezekiah calls them to, 2 Chronicles 29:31. “Now that you have consecrated …
2268 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 398.6 (Matthew Henry)
… to his service, to work for him. Yield to him ,” that is, “Come up to his terms, come under his government, stand it not out any longer against him.” “ Yield to him, to be absolutely …
2269 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 399.7 (Matthew Henry)
… of God’s ordinance, in the late comfortable passover, they were thus free in maintaining the temple service. Those that experience the benefit of a settled …
2270 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 402.3 (Matthew Henry)
… as to be transformed into the image of God. Josiah, in this order, calls God the Lord his God. Those that truly love God will love the habitation of his house. 2. Care …
2271 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 402.5 (Matthew Henry)
… all to serve, even to serve the Lord their God ( 2 Chronicles 34:33 ), to do it and to make a business of it. He did all he could to bring them to it— to serve, even to serve …
2272 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 403.4 (Matthew Henry)
… services about it. 3. He charged them to serve God and his people Israel, 2 Chronicles 35:3. Ministers must look upon themselves as servants both to Christ …
2273 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 404.2 (Matthew Henry)
… away to the service of the gods of the nations. If men will profane God’s institutions by their sins, it is just with God to suffer them to be profaned by their …
2274 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 405.8 (Matthew Henry)
… the God, God alone, God above all. Though he had not known God by education, God made him so far to know him now as that he did this service with an eye to him. He professes …
2275 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 405.13 (Matthew Henry)
… the service of idols, yet they were given back, to be used for God. God will recover his own; and the spoil of the strong man armed shall be converted to the use of …
2276 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 406.2 (Matthew Henry)
… in God and their affection to their own land, and to stir up others to follow their good example. Those that honour God he will thus honour. The names of all those …
2277 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 406.6 (Matthew Henry)
… up to Jerusalem, having an affection to the house and people of God. These shamed those who were true-born Israelites, and yet were not called Israelites indeed …
2278 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 408.6 (Matthew Henry)
… their service to build with the Israelites only that thereby they might get an opportunity to retard the work, while they pretended to further it. Now, (1.) Their …
2279 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 410.6 (Matthew Henry)
… God, whom he calls once and again the God of heaven. Secondly, To his ministers, in ordering his commissioners to give out supplies for the temple service at …
2280 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 411.2 (Matthew Henry)
… Ezra called out in the prime of his time to public service, do therefore think that Seraiah was not his immediate parent, but his grandfather or great-grandfather …