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31861 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 284.6 (Matthew Henry)
… their character by what they are to us, and to conclude that those are certainly evil men that have ever so justly been, or that we ever so unjustly think have …
31862 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 290.17 (Matthew Henry)
… God had kept him from presumptuous sins. Though he had sometimes weakly departed from his God. By this it appeared that he was upright before God, or to God (in …
31863 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 293.9 (Matthew Henry)
… his character would support him, and the present languor of the king’s spirits made it necessary that they should be roused. 1. He makes the same representation …
31864 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 295.3 (Matthew Henry)
… the character of all the saints, even the poorest, He loved the Lord, so the Chaldee; all that love God love his worship, love to hear from him and speak to him, and …
31865 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 296.5 (Matthew Henry)
… the character of the virtuous woman that she bringeth her food from afar ( Proverbs 31:14 ), not far-fetched and dear-bought, but the contrary, every thing bought …
31866 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 297.2 (Matthew Henry)
… true God, and had himself renounced, though he could not reform, the idolatry of his city. David’s character will win the affections even of those that are without …
31867 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 303.11 (Matthew Henry)
… personal character, yet did not so far break in upon the character of his reign but that it was afterwards made the pattern of a good reign, 2 Chronicles 11:17 …
31868 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 303.20 (Matthew Henry)
… the God of Israel says (by whom kings reign), I will give ten tribes unto thee. (2.) He tells him the reason; not for his good character or deserts, but for the chastising …
31869 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 305.9 (Matthew Henry)
… bad character should be extorted a confirmation of what the man of God said (as we find, 1 Kings 13:32 ) than that a true prophet, and a good man, should tell such a …
31870 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 306.13 (Matthew Henry)
… other gods, or strange gods, because in them he worshipped God as the heathen worshipped their strange gods, because by them he changed the truth of God into …
31871 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 306.16 (Matthew Henry)
… the character given of him: In him was found some good thing towards the Lord God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. He had an affection for the true worship …
31872 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 307.4 (Matthew Henry)
… . The character here given of David is very great— that he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord; but the exception is very remarkable— save only in the …
31873 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 307.7 (Matthew Henry)
… good character of it ( 1 Kings 15:11 ): Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and that is right indeed which is so in God’s eyes; those are approved whom …
31874 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 307.12 (Matthew Henry)
… fairest characters are not without some but or other in them. 1. Did he take away the idols? That was well; but the high places were not removed ( 1 Kings 15:14 ); therein …
31875 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 309.1 (Matthew Henry)
… the character both of the princes and people of Israel, as described in the foregoing chapter, that one might have expected God would cast off a people that …
31876 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 309.10 (Matthew Henry)
… and character; and it appears, (1.) That she was very poor and necessitous. She had nothing to live upon but a handful of meal and a little oil, needy at the best, and …
31877 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 310.5 (Matthew Henry)
… feared God and was faithful to him, and yet was steward of the household to Ahab. Observe his character: He feared the Lord greatly ( 1 Kings 18:3 ), was not only a good …
31878 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 310.17 (Matthew Henry)
… feared God greatly; Ahab had sold himself to work wickedness; and both discovered their character by the manner of their address to the prophet. One may guess …
31879 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 313.12 (Matthew Henry)
… bad character that is given of Ahab ( 1 Kings 21:25, 21:26 ), which comes in here to justify God in the heavy sentence passed upon him, and to show that though it was …
31880 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 314.24 (Matthew Henry)
… his God, and trod in the steps of his good father; and he persevered therein: He turned not aside from it. Yet every man’s character has some but or other, so had …