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3141 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 881.12 (Matthew Henry)
… . The church is called God’s threshing, and the corn of his floor ( Isaiah 21:10 ); but if men make it their threshing, and the chaff of their floor, they shall be sure …
3142 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 886.11 (Matthew Henry)
… visible church-membership, and the privileges of that, their temple, altar, and priesthood, these were, more than any thing, the excellencies of Jacob; but, when …
3143 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 890.22 (Matthew Henry)
… Christian church, the gospel-Israel, in the world, and shall have its accomplishment more and more in the enlargement of it and the additions made to it, till …
3144 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 896.12 (Matthew Henry)
… the church’s King; he is Jehovah; he heads them, passes before them, brings them out of the land of their captivity, brings them into the land of their rest. He is …
3145 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 910.10 (Matthew Henry)
… his church, to bring down and destroy the enemies of it, its spiritual enemies, of which the destruction of Babylon, and other oppressors of God’s people, in …
3146 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 911.10 (Matthew Henry)
… the church, yet did not plead his former merits in answer to this reproof for his present remissness, but submitted to it. Joshua’s business, as high priest …
3147 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 913.16 (Matthew Henry)
… his church; for it is a prevailing intercession, always acceptable, and him the Father heareth always ( Zechariah 1:13 ): The Lord answered the angel, this angel …
3148 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 915.8 (Matthew Henry)
… his church. His eyes run to and fro through the earth. 3. God himself will beautify him, and put honour upon him: I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord …
3149 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 920.18 (Matthew Henry)
… the church by the conversion of many foreigners, Zechariah 8:20-8:23. This was fulfilled but in part when, in the latter times of the Jewish church, there were …
3150 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 922.10 (Matthew Henry)
… gospel-church, and Jews and Gentiles became one fold, John 10:16. In order to this ( Zechariah 10:8 ) I will hiss for them, or, rather, whistle for them, as the shepherd …
3151 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 922.11 (Matthew Henry)
… , The church of Christ is a growing body, as long as it is in the present state of minority, till it comes to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. There …
3152 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 923.6 (Matthew Henry)
… the bodies of men. David speaks of God’s rod and his staff ( Psalms 23:4 ), a correcting rod and a supporting staff. One of these staves was called Beauty, denoting …
3153 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 924.3 (Matthew Henry)
… his church by inspiriting his friends and dispiriting his enemies, and will eternally save all his chosen by forming their spirits anew.
3154 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 924.12 (Matthew Henry)
… mystical body, God gives more abundant honour to that part which lacked, that there may be no schism in the body (see 1 Corinthians 12:22-12:25 ), which is the reason …
3155 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 925.4 (Matthew Henry)
… . The church of the Jews, when they were addicted to idols, did also dote much upon false prophets, who flattered them in their sins with promises of impunity …
3156 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 928.12 (Matthew Henry)
… the church in Christ, its founder and Father, should engage us carefully to preserve the purity of the church and to guard against all corruptions. [3.] They were …
3157 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 932.26 (Matthew Henry)
… the church his body, agree in saying, Many a time have they afflicted me, from my youth up. Pharaoh’s cruelty fastens upon the Hebrews’ children, and a great red …
3158 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.80 (Matthew Henry)
… the churches, and Timothy’s care for the state of souls, 2 Corinthians 11:28, 2:20 .
3159 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.11 (Matthew Henry)
… the church’s crown ( Revelation 12:1 ): the twelve foundations of the new Jerusalem ( Revelation 21:12, 21:14 ), typified by the twelve precious stones in Aaron’s …
3160 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 942.90 (Matthew Henry)
… the body of the Jewish church and nation: So shall it be with this wicked generation, that now resist, and will finally reject, the gospel of Christ. The devil …