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301 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book V, p. 287.1 (Alfred Edersheim)

… , the withdrawal of God, the sense of His God-forsakenness and absolute loneliness. We dare not here speak of punitive suffering, but of forsakenness and loneliness …

302 EGW SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 7, p. 983.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… the Spirit of God is gradually withdrawing from the world. Satan is also mustering his forces of evil, going forth “unto the kings of the earth and of the whole …

314 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 210.5 (Matthew Henry)

… to withdraw it. But Israel was not so prejudiced. They looked upon their brethren's innocence as a token of God's presence. Our brethren's zeal for the power …

315 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 466.2 (Matthew Henry)

… God's withdrawing from him. A gracious soul delights in God's smiles, not in the smiles of this world. Four things were then very pleasant to holy Job. 1. The confidence …

316 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 501.2 (Matthew Henry)

… God's withdrawings. This may be applied to any child of God, pressed down, overwhelmed with grief and terror. Spiritual desertions are the saints' sorest afflictions …

317 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 530.3 (Matthew Henry)

… thy Spirit. Thy Spirit is a free Spirit, a free Agent himself, working freely. And the more cheerful we are in our duty, the more constant we shall be to it. What is …

318 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 677.3 (Matthew Henry)

… to withdraw. We ought to notice our spiritual slumbers and distempers. Christ knocks to awaken us, knocks by his word and Spirit, knocks by afflictions and …

319 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 680.2 (Matthew Henry)

… to withdraw. We should reason with ourselves, when tempted to do what would grieve the Spirit.

320 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 709.3 (Matthew Henry)

… the withdrawing of the heart from God, so severely blamed. And those who make religion no more than a pretence, to serve a turn, deceive themselves. And as those …