_Come near, ye nations, to hear._ --The subject is, as in chap. 13., the Lord’s judgment upon all the nations; and as chap 13. singled out Babylon for special doom, so chap. 34, singles out Edom. (_Prof. G. A. Smith, D,D._) EDOM Edom represents here all the powers hostile to the Church of God a... [ Continue Reading ]
_My sword shall be bathed in heaven_ THE SWORD BATHED IN HEAVEN The text draws back the curtain which separates the visible world from the invisible. It reveals celestial regions, in which there are also great struggles going on. It lifts up our eyes to the grander movements of the world of spiri... [ Continue Reading ]
_Seek ye out of the Book of the Lord_ THE SCRIPTURES THE BOOK OF THE LORD, TO BE DILIGENTLY STUDIED I. THE HOLY SCRIPTURE IS THE BOOK OF THE LORD. II. THE SCRIPTURE IS A BOOK TO BE READ; carefully and diligently searched, consulted and sought unto. (_T. Watson, D. D._) THE HOLY SCRIPTURE IS THE... [ Continue Reading ]