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1961 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 298.2 (Matthew Henry)
… is called the house of the Lord, because it was directed and modelled by him, and was to be employed in his service. This gave it the beauty of holiness, that it …
1962 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 300.4 (Matthew Henry)
… to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's promises call for larger praises. He sues for grace and favour from God. The experiences we have of God's performing …
1963 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 307.3 (Matthew Henry)
… all to God's honour and glory. Asa was cordially devoted to the service of God, his sins not arising from presumption. But his league with Benhadad arose from …
1964 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 310.4 (Matthew Henry)
… , supreme God, the Creator, Governor, and Judge of the world, and to follow him alone. It is dangerous to halt between the service of God and the service of sin, the …
1965 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 310.5 (Matthew Henry)
… him. God will strengthen his people for every service to which his commandments and providence call them. The awful displays of Divine justice and holiness …
1966 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 362.3 (Matthew Henry)
… a service. He will not regard whether he is called to take the lead, or to keep the charge of others who are placed over him. May we seek and serve the Lord uprightly …
1967 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 393.2 (Matthew Henry)
… of God was to his honour. A firm belief of God's all-sufficiency to bear us out in our duty, and to make up all the loss and damage was sustain in his service, will …
1968 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 472.2 (Matthew Henry)
… his attention to the heavens. They are far above us, and God is far above them; how much then is he out of the reach, either of our sins or of our services! We have …
1969 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 529.2 (Matthew Henry)
… which God will call men to account; and the Holy Ghost is the Spirit of judgement. All the children of men are concerned to know the right way of worshipping …
1970 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 606.2 (Matthew Henry)
… defence to a family. Children who are young, may be directed aright to the mark, God's glory, and the service of their generation; but when they are gone into the …
1971 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 623.3 (Matthew Henry)
… be to attack others or to defend ourselves. And in proportion as we do not adhere to the worship and service of God, we cease to be a happy people. The subjects …
1972 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 693.2 (Matthew Henry)
… together to lay Babylon waste, are called God's sanctified or appointed ones; designed for this service, and made able to do it. They are called God's mighty …
1973 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 703.3 (Matthew Henry)
… wealth, to use it in the service of God. When we abide with God in our worldly callings, when we do all in our power to further the gospel, then our merchandise and …
1974 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 708.3 (Matthew Henry)
… them. God, by his word, calls us to what is really for our advantage; the service of God is the only true rest for those weary of the service of sin, and there is no …
1975 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 721.2 (Matthew Henry)
… living God stir up one another in his service? God's people are the seed of Abraham his friend. This is certainly the highest title ever given to a mortal. It …
1976 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 724.2 (Matthew Henry)
… serve God he will own. He will help them over difficulties, and in their services. Water is the emblem of the Holy Spirit; as water refreshes, cleanses, and makes …
1977 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 725.2 (Matthew Henry)
… is called God's anointed; he was designed and qualified for his great service by the counsel of God. The gates of Babylon which led to the river, were left open …
1978 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 725.4 (Matthew Henry)
… , is God alone. All that God has said is plain, satisfactory, and just. As God in his word calls us to seek him, so he never denied believing prayers, nor disappointed …
1979 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 726.3 (Matthew Henry)
… who call themselves God's servants, but are for a religion which costs them nothing! The service of sin always costs a great deal. God puts it to them what senseless …
1980 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 734.4 (Matthew Henry)
… of God, and the effect of his special love. Let us beseech him to sanctify our souls, and to employ us in his service.