_One man among them was clothed with linen._ CHRIST THE COMMANDER OF THE ANGELS 1. Elect Jews under the law were saved by the mediatorial work of Christ incarnate, as we are under the Gospel. Christ frequently appeared as man, intimating thereby His future incarnation, and that that nature must co... [ Continue Reading ]
_Set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh._ THE PROTECTED PEOPLE I. God has a people of His own in a world of sinners, who feel for His honour, and desire to sustain His authority. These are the salt of the earth; the preservation of men. Set apart by the Lord, for Himself; made by the Ho... [ Continue Reading ]
_I was left._ SPARED I. A pathetic reflection, which seems to invite us to take a solemn retrospect - “I was left.” You remember, many of you, times of sickness. You walked among the graves, but you did not stumble into them. Fierce and fatal maladies lurked in your path, but they were not allowed... [ Continue Reading ]
_The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great._ THE EVIL AND ITS REMEDY (with 1 John 1:7):--We can learn nothing of the Gospel except by feeling its truths,--no one truth of the Gospel is ever truly known and really learned until we have tested and tried and proved it, and its... [ Continue Reading ]
_Reported the matter, saying, I have done as Thou hast commanded me._ THE COMPLETION OF THE WORK OF MERCY We do not find that those who were commissioned to destroy reported what destruction they had made, but he who was appointed to protect reported his matter, for it would be more pleasing both... [ Continue Reading ]