_SURETY FOR A BROTHER_
‘I will be surety for him.’
Genesis 43:9
I. I WILL BE SURETY FOR HIM,’ SAID JUDAH; and so he became, in a
faint and far-off way, the forerunner of Jesus.
II. ‘I AM SURETY FOR THEE,’ MY LORD WHISPERS TO MY HEART; and
then He asks me to remember the flawless perfection of... [ Continue Reading ]
_TENDERNESS AND SELF-CONTROL_
‘He entered into his chamber, and wept there. And he washed his
face, and went out, and refrained himself.’
Genesis 43:30
The text exhibits the contrast between the secret life and the outward
life of each one of us; between the chamber and the banqueting-room;
betwe... [ Continue Reading ]