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31761 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 5.1 (Matthew Henry)
… the character and state of both in after-ages, nay, in all ages, to the end of time. As all mankind were represented in Adam, so that great distinction of mankind …
31762 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 5.7 (Matthew Henry)
… the characters of the persons offering. Cain was a wicked man, led a bad life, under the reigning power of the world and the flesh; and therefore his sacrifice …
31763 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 5.37 (Matthew Henry)
… same character, with that holy man that walked with God, Genesis 5:22. Good men and bad may bear the same names: but God can distinguish between Judas Iscariot …
31764 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 5.39 (Matthew Henry)
… church and ordinances lay themselves open to all manner of temptation. 2. When a bad custom is begun by bad men sometimes men of better characters are, through …
31765 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 7.1 (Matthew Henry)
… of God to his servant Noah. 1. In the character given of him, Genesis 6:8-6:10. 2. In the communication of God’s purpose to him, Genesis 6:13, 6:17. 3. In the directions he …
31766 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 7.13 (Matthew Henry)
… . This character of Noah comes in here either, (1.) As the reason of God’s favour to him; his singular piety qualified him for singular tokens of God’s loving-kindness …
31767 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 8.4 (Matthew Henry)
… to God, who searches the heart, and cannot be deceived in men’s characters. (2.) God takes notice of and is pleased with those that are righteous before him: Thee …
31768 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 10.9 (Matthew Henry)
… this character are no less kind and gracious, and instances of God’s good-will to man. The Jewish doctors speak so often of the seven precepts of Noah, or of the …
31769 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 12.4 (Matthew Henry)
… best character and reputation: tents served God’s subjects to dwell in; cities were first built by those that were rebels against him and revolters from …
31770 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 12.19 (Matthew Henry)
… universal character, in order to a universal language, how desirable soever it may seem, is yet, I think, but a vain thing to attempt; for it is to strive against …
31771 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 17.20 (Matthew Henry)
… a character of the child she should bear, which, however it may seem to us, perhaps was not very disagreeable to her ( Genesis 16:12 ): He will be a wild man; a wild ass …
31772 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 19.16 (Matthew Henry)
… Abraham’s character and example. He not only prayed with his family, but he taught them as a man of knowledge, nay, he commanded them as a man in authority, and …
31773 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 19.29 (Matthew Henry)
… Sodom’s character: as bad as it was, he thought there were several good people in it. It becomes us to hope the best of the worst places. Of the two it is better to …
31774 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 20.1 (Matthew Henry)
… same character. II. It was found that the Sodomites were very wicked and vile, Genesis 19:4-19:11. III. Special care was therefore taken for the securing of Lot …
31775 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 20.7 (Matthew Henry)
… Sodom’s character was and what course must be taken with it, and therefore the angels immediately give a specimen of what they further intended. 1. They rescue …
31776 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 21.1 (Matthew Henry)
… celebrated characters. We have here, I. Abraham’s sin in denying his wife, and Abimelech’s sin thereupon in taking her, Genesis 20:1, 20:2. II. God’s discourse with …
31777 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 22.31 (Matthew Henry)
… , for God would have him, while he lived, to be a stranger and a pilgrim, yet he sojourned many days, as many as would consist with his character, as Abraham the Hebrew …
31778 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 25.10 (Matthew Henry)
… the characters he wished for in the woman that was to be his master’s wife, handsome and healthful, humble and industrious, very courteous and obliging to …
31779 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 25.13 (Matthew Henry)
… Laban’s character, by the following story, as to think that he would not have been so free of his entertainment if he had not hoped to be well paid for it, as he …
31780 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 26.1 (Matthew Henry)
… of God concerning them, Genesis 25:19-25:26. 3. Their different characters, Genesis 25:27, 25:28. 4. Esau’s selling his birthright to Jacob, Genesis 25:29-25:34 .