_And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart._ HALF-HEARTED, AND THEREFORE A FAILURE It was not because Amaziah was not sinless that his life proved such a failure, but because he was not thorough going in his principle and piety. English life at present s... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Amarish said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?_ SELF-MADE DIFFICULTIES I. The path of duty was clearly before Amaziah. “Send the army of Israel away.” II. He hesitated to tread it because there was a self-made difficulty... [ Continue Reading ]
_Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir._ AMAZIAH’S APOSTACY To act like Amaziah--to go out to battle in the name of Jehovah, directed and encouraged by His prophet, to conquer by the grace of the God of... [ Continue Reading ]
_The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon._ TRUE AND FALSE UNION Our parable thus distinguishes between true and false union. The true is inward and real; the false is outward and superficial. The true rests on the fitness of things and on eternal laws; the false relie... [ Continue Reading ]