_I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their
fathers._
LARGER PROVIDENCES
Thus epochs are made; thus new dates are introduced into human
history; thus the less is merged in the greater; the little judgment
is lost in the great judgment, and the mercy that once appeared to be
so g... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will send for many fishers;.. .I will send for many hunters._
FISHERS AND HUNTERS
These refer to the successive invaders of Judea. As to “hunters,”
see Genesis 10:9. Nimrod, “ the mighty hunter,” the first founder
of an empire on conquest. The Chaldees were famous in hunting, as the
Egyptians,... [ Continue Reading ]
_O Lord, my strength, and my fortress._
WHAT GOD IS TO HIS PEOPLE
One of the Puritans was accustomed to describe prayer as the flight of
the lonely man to the only God. There is such prayer here. This man is
very lonely. He is like a speckled bird, set on by all the birds of
the flock. He looks ri... [ Continue Reading ]