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13001 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 124.11 (Matthew Henry)

… great comfort and satisfaction to the people, who looked upon the priest as God’s mouth to them. Though the priests of himself could do no more than beg a blessing …

13002 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 124.12 (Matthew Henry)

… and comfort it, and to renew the face of it. “The Lord love thee and cause thee to know that he loves thee.” We cannot but be happy if we have God’s love; and we cannot …

13003 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 124.13 (Matthew Henry)

… , their comfort, their safety, their plea. We are called by thy name, leave us not. It is added, and I will bless them. Note, A divine blessing goes along with divine …

13004 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 126.6 (Matthew Henry)

… any comfortable communion settled between God and our souls. 2. That it is by sacrifice, by Christ the great sacrifice, that we are reconciled to God, and made …

13005 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 126.9 (Matthew Henry)

… , more comfortably ours, than when we have offered them up to God. 2. They must act for the people. They were taken to do the service of the children of Israel, that …

13006 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 127.4 (Matthew Henry)

… true comfort, of the gospel passover, till they are cleansed by true repentance and faith: and a sad dilemma they are in; if they come not to holy ordinances, they …

13007 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 127.8 (Matthew Henry)

… may comfortably expect the favours of God’s grace under their affliction, so those who of choice absent themselves may justly expect the tokens of God’s …

13008 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 127.11 (Matthew Henry)

… and comfortable discoveries God has made of his glory in the face of Jesus Christ.

13009 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 127.12 (Matthew Henry)

… , how comfortably soever they were encamped, Numbers 9:17. Whether it moved by day or night, they delayed not to attend its motions ( Numbers 9:21 ), and probably there …

13010 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 128.5 (Matthew Henry)

… their comforts and honours. Those that are willing to take their lot with them in the wilderness shall have their lot with them in Canaan; if we suffer with …

13011 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 130.13 (Matthew Henry)

… and comforted, 2 Corinthians 2:7. Sinners must be cast out with grief, and penitents taken in with joy. When Miriam was absolved and re-admitted, the people went …

13012 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 131.6 (Matthew Henry)

… present comforts which we have in communion with God, foretastes of the fulness of joy we expect in the heavenly Canaan. We may see by them what heaven is.

13013 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 132.13 (Matthew Henry)

… and comforts should endeavour at least to edify themselves. Caleb and Joshua knew they appeared for God and his glory, and therefore doubted not but God would …

13014 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 133.5 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfortable supposition of their having come into the promised land, Numbers 15:18. Now that they lived upon manna they needed not such an express acknowledgment …

13015 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 136.3 (Matthew Henry)

… their comfortable communion with God should be kept up by the interposition of the priests.

13016 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 136.7 (Matthew Henry)

… live comfortably, 1 Corinthians 9:13, 9:14. Scandalous maintenance makes scandalous ministers. Now observe, 1. That much of the provision that was made for them …

13017 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 136.9 (Matthew Henry)

… them comfortably provided for, but would not have their families over-rich, lest they should think themselves above that work which their wages supposed …

13018 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 136.10 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfortable enjoyment of the other nine parts ( Numbers 18:30 ): “When you have thus heaved the best from it (for still God’s part must be the best) then you shall …

13019 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 137.12 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfort of the living, and yet uncleanness was contracted by it, which intimates that the pollutions of sin mix with and cleave to our best services. There …

13020 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 137.14 (Matthew Henry)

… with comfort apply Christ’s merit to our souls, when we have forsaken sin, and cease all fellowship with the unfruitful works of death and darkness. The repetition …