DISCOURSE: 1234 CHRIST THE DESIRE OF ALL NATIONS Haggai 2:7. _The Desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts_. MANKIND are apt to imagine that God is pleased with what is grand and magnificent in their eyes; hence the many splendid edifices that... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1235 INTEGRITY OF THE SOUL ENJOINED Haggai 2:11. _Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying, If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the pries... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1236 GOD RECOMPENSES OUR WORKS Haggai 2:19. _From this day will I bless you_. MEN, when they see so great a disparity in the states of their fellow-men, are apt to imagine that there is an inequality in the ways of God. But “God’s ways are equal,” both in the dealings of his providence,... [ Continue Reading ]