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6241 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 266.3 (Matthew Henry)
… the spirit of a Hebrew, is out of his element, when he is in the camp of the Philistines, and deserves to be made uneasy there. David used to hate the congregation …
6242 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 267.3 (Matthew Henry)
… bravest spirits to lament the calamities of relations and friends. Observe, 1. This trouble came upon them when they were absent. It was the ancient policy …
6243 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 267.5 (Matthew Henry)
… his spirit calm and sedate. Or, 2. There may be a reference to the threatening words his men gave out against him. They spoke of stoning him; but he, not offering …
6244 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 278.3 (Matthew Henry)
… no evil. 2. Entertaining this vile suggestion, he basely abused David’s ambassadors, like a man of a sordid villainous spirit, that was fitter to rake a kennel …
6245 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 284.5 (Matthew Henry)
… of evil men. If once it be said, God hath forsaken him, presently it follows, Persecute and take him, Psalms 71:11. But it is the character of a base spirit thus to …
6246 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 284.7 (Matthew Henry)
… tender spirit will turn reproaches into reproofs, and so get good by them, instead of being provoked by them. 2. He observes the hand of God in it: The Lord hath …
6247 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 293.2 (Matthew Henry)
… , no spirits, but, (1.) They covered him with clothes, which, where there is any inward heat, will keep it in, and so increase it; but, where it is not, they have none to communicate …
6248 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 305.6 (Matthew Henry)
… proud spirit. He looks for help now, 1. Not from his calves, but from God only, from his power and his favour. He wounded, and no hand but his can make whole. 2. Not by his …
6249 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 306.24 (Matthew Henry)
… the Spirit from on high will keep God’s Israel in their allegiance to him. The account here given of the wickedness of the Jews agrees with that which the apostle …
6250 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 311.10 (Matthew Henry)
… the Spirit, shall terrify and wound the consciences of those who escape Hazael’s sword of war and Jehu’s sword of justice. With the breath of his lips shall …
6251 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 313.2 (Matthew Henry)
… proud spirit aggravated the indignity Naboth did him in denying him, as a thing not to be suffered. He cursed the squeamishness of Naboth’s conscience, which …
6252 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 314.8 (Matthew Henry)
… : the spirit of prophecy continued with him there. He was bound, but the word of the Lord was not. Nor did it in the lease abate his courage, nor make him less confident …
6253 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 314.14 (Matthew Henry)
… the spirits; the lying spirit never deceives so fatally as in the mouth of prophets .
6254 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 315.9 (Matthew Henry)
… the Spirit despised all rich and gay clothing. 2. His message was such as he used to deliver to his father, to whom he never prophesied good, but evil. Elijah is …
6255 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 319.20 (Matthew Henry)
… Elisha’s spirit of discerning, as Ananias and Sapphira upon the apostles. (2.) He denied it: He went in, and stood before his master, ready to receive his orders …
6256 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 319.22 (Matthew Henry)
… the Spirit of prophecy could not be deceived, and that it was in vain to lie to the Holy Ghost. Elisha could tell him, (1.) What he had done, though he had denied it. “Thou …
6257 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 320.23 (Matthew Henry)
… same spirit of prophecy that enabled Elisha to tell him what was done at a distance authorized him to call the king the son of a murderer, which, unless we could …
6258 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 329.4 (Matthew Henry)
… an evil spirit sent among them, hastened that captivity, for a kingdom thus divided against itself will soon come to desolation.
6259 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 374.6 (Matthew Henry)
… own Spirit? But these words were of use, in a special manner, to direct Solomon, because they had reference to this very work that he was now doing. We have them …
6260 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 392.9 (Matthew Henry)
… the spirit of prophecy, and known (it is likely) to be a prophet, stood up in some of the desks that were in the court of the priests, and very plainly, but without …