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14341 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 687.1 (Matthew Henry)

… our comfort and for our admonition.

14342 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 687.6 (Matthew Henry)

… speaks comfort to many who not only are not worthy of it, but do not so much as enquire after it.

14343 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 687.8 (Matthew Henry)

… sends comforts to his people very seasonably, and, what time they are most afraid, encourages them to trust in him.

14344 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 687.10 (Matthew Henry)

… to comfort there is need of caution; that we may be quiet, it is necessary that we take heed and watch against those things that threaten to disquiet us. “Fear …

14345 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 687.19 (Matthew Henry)

… word comfort you ( Isaiah 8:10 ), that God is with us, and ( Isaiah 7:8 ) that your land is Immanuel’s land. Let not the heart of the house of David be moved thus ( Isaiah 7 …

14346 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 687.21 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfortable promises made to Ahaz as a branch of the house of David, here follow terrible threatenings against him, as a degenerate branch of that house …

14347 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 688.1 (Matthew Henry)

… these comforts will still be of use to us in time of trouble.

14348 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 688.8 (Matthew Henry)

… another comfortable intimation that though the stretching out of the wings of the Assyrian, that bird of prey, though the right and left wing of his army, should …

14349 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 688.11 (Matthew Henry)

… . He comforts and encourages the people of God with the same comforts and encouragements which he himself had received. The attempt made upon them was very …

14350 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 688.17 (Matthew Henry)

… foregoing comforts; that God who will be a sanctuary to those who trust in him will be a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, to those who leave these waters …

14351 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 688.19 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfort of God’s people in the approaching times of trouble and distress, but the whole word of God is so; God has attested it, and he has enjoined it. As a testimony …

14352 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 688.21 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfort of them, in the midst of the many discouragements he met with. Note, Those ministers can best recommend the word of God to others that have themselves …

14353 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 688.23 (Matthew Henry)

… sensible comforts we must still keep up our observance of God and obedience to him, and then wait awhile; at evening time it shall be light .

14354 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 688.26 (Matthew Henry)

… living comforts, or to expect that our friends that are dead should do that for us, when we deify them and pray to them, which our living friends cannot do? The …

14355 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 688.27 (Matthew Henry)

… , no comfort or relief; but they shall be driven to darkness and despair;” as it follows here, Isaiah 8:21, 8:22. What light had Saul when he consulted the witch? 1 Samuel …

14356 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 688.28 (Matthew Henry)

… , no comfort or prosperity, but they may expect all horror and misery, Isaiah 8:21, 8:22. [1.] The trouble they feared shall come upon them: They shall pass through the …

14357 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 689.2 (Matthew Henry)

… to comfort themselves with, something to allay and balance their troubles; they are persecuted, but not forsaken ( 2 Corinthians 4:9 ), sorrowful yet always rejoicing …

14358 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 689.3 (Matthew Henry)

… to comfort themselves with the hopes of in every cloudy and dark day, as we now are to comfort ourselves in time of trouble with the hopes of Christ’s second …

14359 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 689.4 (Matthew Henry)

… and comfort to the people of God, who adhered to the law and the testimony. Besides the written word, they had prophecy; there were those that had shown them how …

14360 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 689.11 (Matthew Henry)

… very comfortable to all those that wish well to it; the zeal of the Lord of hosts will overcome all opposition.