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31641 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 265.2 (Matthew Henry)
… the character of an Israelite indeed. Troubles are terrors to the children of disobedience. In his distress, Saul inquired of the Lord. He did not seek in faith …
31642 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 275.4 (Matthew Henry)
… the character and condition of man is, we may be amazed that God should deal with him as he does. The promise of Christ includes all; if the Lord God be ours, what …
31643 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 295.2 (Matthew Henry)
… character of all the saints, even the poorest, "He loved the Lord." Where God sows plentifully, he expects to reap accordingly; and those that truly love God and …
31644 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 314.6 (Matthew Henry)
… sinners God makes quick work with. A very bad character is given of him; he listened not to instruction, took no warning, but followed the example of his wicked …
31645 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 316.5 (Matthew Henry)
… of God. Here is a curse on the youths of Bethel, enough to destroy them; it was not a curse causeless, for it was Elisha's character, as God's prophet, that they abused …
31646 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 326.3 (Matthew Henry)
… the character of Jehoash, and consider what we may learn from it. When we see what a sad conclusion there was to so promising a beginning, it ought to make us seek …
31647 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 336.2 (Matthew Henry)
… of God; yet probably the persons that trained him up were instruments in producing this difference. His character was most excellent. Had the people joined …
31648 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 367.2 (Matthew Henry)
… mind. God is made known by his works and word. Revelation alone shows the whole character of God, in his providence, his holy law, his condemnation of sinners …
31649 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 368.5 (Matthew Henry)
… and character of the man after God's own heart, living and dying, and those of worthless professors, who resemble him in nothing but their sins, and who wickedly …
31650 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 381.2 (Matthew Henry)
… the character of Abijah, 1 Kings 15:3, that he was not himself truly religious, yet he encouraged himself from the religion of his people. It is common for those …
31651 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 401.2 (Matthew Henry)
… was God, able to deliver. He knew him as a God of salvation; he learned to fear, trust in, love, and obey him. From this time he bore a new character, and walked in newness …
31652 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 401.3 (Matthew Henry)
… . May God help us to be honest to ourselves, and to think aright respecting our own character, before death fixes us in an unchangeable state.
31653 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 404.3 (Matthew Henry)
… of God. Let us tremble at what is here recorded, while in the character of some few gracious souls, we discover that the Lord left not himself without witness …
31654 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 419.4 (Matthew Henry)
… reconciled God will look upon persons of this character for good, according to all they have done for his people.
31655 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 427.3 (Matthew Henry)
… sacred character will not keep men from setting an evil example, it must not shelter any one from deserved blame and punishment. The Levites had been wronged …
31656 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 443.4 (Matthew Henry)
… our characters to Him who keeps our souls; in the great day every upright believer shall have praise of God.
31657 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 445.2 (Matthew Henry)
… Job's character. Job owned that God did not pervert judgment; yet it did not therefore follow that his children were cast-aways, or that they did for some great …
31658 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 453.2 (Matthew Henry)
… same character. Those who pass censures, must expect to have them retorted; it is easy, it is endless, but what good does it do? Angry answers stir up men's passions …
31659 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 468.6 (Matthew Henry)
… religious character as the cause for his sufferings, he could appeal to God. But, however confident Job was, we shall see he was mistaken, Job 40:4,5; 1 John 1:8. Let …
31660 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 469.2 (Matthew Henry)
… own character than the justice and goodness of God. Elihu was displeased with Job's friends because they had not been candid to Job. Seldom is a quarrel begun …