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3041 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 451.3 (Matthew Henry)
… planted tree. But when man is cut off by death, he is for ever removed from his place in this world. The life of man may fitly be compared to the waters of a land flood …
3042 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 456.4 (Matthew Henry)
… resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come; he comforted himself with the expectation of these. Job was assured, that this Redeemer of sinners …
3043 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 501.3 (Matthew Henry)
… power of it? The life of the sinner was forfeited, and the life of the Sacrifice must be the ransom for it. Our Lord Jesus was stripped, when he was crucified, that …
3044 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 531.3 (Matthew Henry)
… house of God, shall be like green olive-trees there. And that we may be as green olive-trees, we must live a life of faith and holy confidence in God and his grace …
3045 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 640.28 (Matthew Henry)
Proverbs 11:30 The righteous are as trees of life; and their influence upon earth, like the fruits of that tree, support and nourish the spiritual life in many.
3046 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 803.2 (Matthew Henry)
… sins of a man's whole life will be punished with vengeance at last, unless he obtains an interest in Him who bare our sins in his own body on the tree.
3047 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 837.4 (Matthew Henry)
… out of a dry ground. Being the Tree of life, bearing all the fruits of salvation, he yields spiritual food to the souls of his people. Our constant desire and prayer …
3048 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 851.1 (Matthew Henry)
… kingdom of heaven for all believers. Whoever will, may come, and take of the water of life, of the tree of life, freely. The Lord is there, in his church, to be nigh unto …
3049 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 877.3 (Matthew Henry)
… flower of the lily shall be the strong root of the cedar of Lebanon. Spiritual growth consists most in the growth of the root, which is out of sight. They shall …
3050 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 933.3 (Matthew Henry)
… souls of the hearers, is the life of preaching; so it was of John's preaching. The Pharisees laid their chief stress on outward observances, neglecting the …
3051 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 997.5 (Matthew Henry)
… sufferings of our Lord Jesus should make us stand in awe of the justice of God. The best saints, compared with Christ, are dry trees; if he suffer, why may not they …
3052 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1013.2 (Matthew Henry)
… branches of this Vine. The root is unseen, and our life is hid with Christ; the root bears the tree, diffuses sap to it, and in Christ are all supports and supplies …
3053 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1058.3 (Matthew Henry)
… resurrection of the dead in sin to a life of righteousness. Abraham was as the root of the church. The Jews continued branches of this tree till, as a nation, they …
3054 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1150.2 (Matthew Henry)
… one of the greatest evils. The affairs of mankind are thrown into confusion by the tongues of men. Every age of the world, and every condition of life, private …
3055 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1168.4 (Matthew Henry)
… blackness of darkness for ever. We have no mention of the prophecy of Enoch in any other part or place of Scripture; yet one plain text of Scripture, proves any …
3056 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1170.2 (Matthew Henry)
… consolations of the Holy Spirit. Believers, take your wrestling life here, and expect and look for a quiet life hereafter; but not till then: the word of God never …
3057 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1190.1 (Matthew Henry)
… of the heavenly state, under the figures of the water and the tree of life, and of the throne of God and the Lamb. (1-5) The truth and certain fulfilling of all the …
3058 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1190.2 (Matthew Henry)
… . The trees of life are fed by the pure waters of the river that comes from the throne of God. The presence of God in heaven, is the health and happiness of the saints …
3059 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 3.14 (Matthew Henry)
… . Of this he might eat and live. Christ is now to us the tree of life ( Revelation 2:7, 22:2 ), and the bread of life, John 6:48, 6:53. [2.] There was the tree of the knowledge of good …
3060 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 3.15 (Matthew Henry)
… of the water of life, not coming out of Eden, as this, but proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb ( Revelation 22:1 ), a river that makes glad the city of our …