DISCOURSE: 868 GOD THE ONLY PROPER OBJECT OF FEAR Isaiah 8:12. _Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread: and he shall be fo... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 869 BELIEVERS ARE FOR SIGNS AND WONDERS Isaiah 8:18. _Behold, I, and the children whom the Lord hath given me, are for signs and for wonders in Israel, from the Lord of hosts which dwelleth in Mount Zion_. FROM the time of Cain and Abel to the present moment, there have existed upon eart... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 870 SEEKING AFTER GOD Isaiah 8:19. _Should not a people seek unto their God?_ [Note: The extreme simplicity of this subject renders any further elucidation of it superfluous.] THE appeals which God makes to men in the inspired volume are exceeding forcible: they make men judges in their... [ Continue Reading ]