Isaiah 33:6 I. It is a pity, and a thing greatly to be regretted, that the tree of which Adam and Eve were ordered not to eat, and did eat, is so often called "the tree of knowledge." It is not its scriptural name. It was not knowledge at all, as we generally use the word "knowledge." It was moral... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 33:14 _(with 1 John 4:16)_ I. The world's question. I need only remind you how frequently in the Old Testament the emblem of fire is employed to express the Divine nature. (1) In many places the prominent idea in the emblem is that of the purity of the Divine nature, which flashes and flames... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 33:17 These words plainly promise to every follower of Christ, if he shall persevere unto the end, that in the resurrection he shall see the Lord Jesus Christ in His beauty, and in the glory of His kingdom. What then is this beauty which shall be revealed to all who attain that world and the... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 33:20 To our Zion, to the Church of Christ, are promised explicitly such gifts as those of the text unity, truth, success. Of which of them, it may be asked, can we make our boast? I. The unity of the Church was to be one chief note of its Divine origin. What is our state? Visible unity seem... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 64:8 ; ISAIAH 33:22 God is related to each of us both as a Father and a King. The idea of a Father contains more prominently the sentiment of bountiful and tender cherishing, while that of a King contains more prominently that of regulation and control; and it is not till we have combined th... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 33:24 I. First, let us speak of "those ills that flesh is heir to." Wherever man exists in this world, the cry is heard, "I am sick." It is so because, wherever man exists, there is sin. Disease has been sent to reprove the sins of men, and to correct them with salutary pain. We are not compe... [ Continue Reading ]