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6281 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 392.13 (Matthew Henry)
… , an evil spirit from God troubling him. While he was plagued with the Syrians he thought that, if he could but get clear of them, he should do well enough. But, before …
6282 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 409.8 (Matthew Henry)
… the Spirit of God stir up the friends of the temple to appear for it than the evil spirit stirred up its enemies to appear against it. While the people built …
6283 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 423.8 (Matthew Henry)
… thy Spirit in thy prophets. The testimony of the prophets was the testimony of the Spirit in the prophets, and it was the Spirit of Christ in them, 1 Peter 1:10 …
6284 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 427.29 (Matthew Henry)
… same Spirit.
6285 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 434.11 (Matthew Henry)
… poor-spirited when the wheel turns upon them. Cowards, they say, are most cruel, and then consciousness of their cruelty makes them the more cowardly. 2. How great …
6286 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 435.4 (Matthew Henry)
… the evil that shall come upon my people ? Little comfort can I have of my own life if I cannot prevail for theirs: as good share in the evil myself as see it come …
6287 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 439.20 (Matthew Henry)
… of spirit. If we receive our share of the common good in the seven years of plenty, shall we not receive our share of the common evil in the years of famine? Qui …
6288 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 440.3 (Matthew Henry)
… his spirits may excuse it in part, but he can by no means be justified in it. Now he has forgotten the good he was born to, the lean kine have eaten up the fat ones …
6289 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 441.15 (Matthew Henry)
… the evil spirit often steals good words out of the heart ( Matthew 13:19 ), so the good Spirit sometimes steals good words into the heart, or ever we are aware. 2. He …
6290 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 445.10 (Matthew Henry)
… a Spirit and has his eye on our spirits; and hypocrites would have no hope if they did not forget that God is righteous, and will not be mocked with the torn and …
6291 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 447.6 (Matthew Henry)
… a Spirit. Eyes of flesh cannot see in the dark, but darkness hides not from God. Eyes of flesh are but in one place at a time, and can see but a little way; but the eyes …
6292 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 449.3 (Matthew Henry)
… the Spirit, and can raise up others, more fit than we are, to do his work. When wise men and good men die it is a comfort to think that wisdom and goodness shall not …
6293 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 458.2 (Matthew Henry)
… , my spirit would be troubled, for they would not regard me, nor rightly understand me; but my complaint is to God, who will suffer me to speak, though you will not …
6294 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 460.17 (Matthew Henry)
… troubled spirits who are troubled at the presence of God, as the psalmist, who remembered God and was troubled, Psalms 77:3. See what confusion poor Job was now …
6295 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 461.11 (Matthew Henry)
… their evil works is not executed speedily they think that there is no great evil in them, and that God is not displeased with them, nor will ever call them to …
6296 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 464.6 (Matthew Henry)
… the evil spirit (who tempts good Christians to question their adoption, If thou be the Son of God ) and to concur with the operations of the good Spirit, who witnesses …
6297 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 467.13 (Matthew Henry)
… his spirits without any intermission. He went mourning from day to day, always sighing, always weeping; and such cloud was constantly upon his mind that he …
6298 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 468.24 (Matthew Henry)
… that spirit. Though Job was a very good man, yet, it seems, there were those that hated him; but evil found them. He saw their destruction, and was far from rejoicing …
6299 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 470.17 (Matthew Henry)
… the spirit, and a contradiction to the eternal rules and reasons of good and evil. It is perverting the right ways of the Lord ( Acts 13:10 ), and therefore the ways …
6300 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 471.23 (Matthew Henry)
… proud spirit brought down, till he be made to see his error and to retract what he has so presumptuously said against God and his providence. Let the trial be …