DISCOURSE: 908 THE USE AND EXCELLENCY OF TRUE WISDOM Isaiah 33:6. _Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure._ THIS is spoken respecting Hezekiah, king of Judah. His country had been invaded by Sennacherib, king of Assy... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 909 PROTECTION PROMISED TO THE GODLY Isaiah 33:16. _He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure._ WE cannot judge of men’s moral state by the dispensations of God’s providence towards them. Among the Je... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 910 THE CHURCH’S SECURITY Isaiah 33:20. _Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. But t... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 911 ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE WEAK Isaiah 33:23. _The lame take the pray._ IT is impossible to read the Scriptures with attention, and not be struck with the amazing condescension of God, towards the poor, the weak, the desponding. I think we may say, that if God had permitted them to dictate... [ Continue Reading ]