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14401 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 706.9 (Matthew Henry)
… our comfort, to wait for God, and to keep up holy desires towards him in the darkest and most discouraging times, Isaiah 26:8, 26:9. This has always been the practice …
14402 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 706.16 (Matthew Henry)
… our comfort, is made by him to be so; and sometimes he makes that to work for us which seemed to make against us. (2.) In particular ( Isaiah 26:15 ): “ Thou hast increased …
14403 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 706.21 (Matthew Henry)
… , have comforted ourselves with this, that the joyful birth would make us forget our misery, John 16:21. But, alas! we have as it were brought forth wind; it has proved …
14404 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 706.22 (Matthew Henry)
… here comforts the church with the prospect of:—1. The amazing ruin of her enemies ( Isaiah 26:14 ): They are dead, those other lords that have had dominion over us …
14405 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 707.4 (Matthew Henry)
… her comfort, sing her asleep with these assurances; let it be sung in her assemblies,
14406 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 708.12 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfortable voice of God’s word shall be made to hear the dreadful voice of his rod. Or these words may be taken as denoting God’s gracious condescension …
14407 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 708.14 (Matthew Henry)
… expect comfort in them. Honesty is the best policy. But such refuges as these are those driven to that depart from God, and throw themselves out of his protection …
14408 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 708.16 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of those that dare not make lies their refuge, Behold, and look upon me as one that has undertaken to lay in Zion a Stone ,” Jesus Christ is a foundation …
14409 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 708.20 (Matthew Henry)
… the comforts and confidences of scorners fail them, Isaiah 28:20. (1.) That in which they thought to repose themselves reaches not to the length of their expectations …
14410 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 709.4 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of all that were her friends and well-wishers in this distress ( Isaiah 29:5, 29:7 ): “ Thou shalt be brought down ( Isaiah 29:4 ), to speak out of the dust; so low …
14411 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 709.19 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforts indeed to each other when they join in sanctifying the name of God. When parents give up their children, and children give up themselves, to God …
14412 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 710.17 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of it. It is matter of comfort to the people of God, when the times are very bad, that all will be well yet, well with those that fear God, when we say to …
14413 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 710.18 (Matthew Henry)
I. God will be gracious to them and will have mercy on them. This is the foundation of all good. If we find favour with God, and he have mercy upon us, we shall have comfort according to the time that we have been afflicted.
14414 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 710.21 (Matthew Henry)
… has comfort enough in it to sweeten even the bread of adversity and the water of affliction. But this is not all: 3. It is promised that they shall have the benefit …
14415 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 710.24 (Matthew Henry)
… extraordinary comfort and joy to the people of God, Isaiah 30:26. Light shall increase; that is, knowledge shall increase (when the prophecies are accomplished …
14416 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 710.27 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforts, so here, in the threatening of the ruin of Sennacherib’s army, he points at the final and everlasting destruction of all impenitent sinners …
14417 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 712.2 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of the church,
14418 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 712.3 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforted with many blessings. This good magistrate gives such countenance to those that are poor and in distress, and such encouragement to every thing …
14419 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 712.10 (Matthew Henry)
… our comfort, that they can do no more mischief than God permits them.
14420 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 712.11 (Matthew Henry)
… , the comfort he takes, and the advantage he has, in doing good: By liberal things he shall stand, or be established. The providence of God will reward him for his …