_Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren._ THE BUILDERS AT WORK Unity in diversity seems to be the principle on which God works both in the natural and spiritual world--a truth which is capable of almost endless illustration. I. We see it, for instance, in an individual church. Wh... [ Continue Reading ]
_And they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall _ THE BROAD WALL I. The separation of the people of God from the world is like that broad wall surrounding Jerusalem. An actual separation is made by grace, is carried on in the work of sanctification, and will be completed in that day when the sai... [ Continue Reading ]
_Even over against his house._ REPAIRING THE HOUSE We are all temples, buildings of the living God, and some of us are sadly out of repair; some among us have fallen into absolute ruin. Our bodies, instead of being the sanctuary of the Holy Spirit, are inhabited by evil lusts, cruel tempers, foul... [ Continue Reading ]
_He and his daughters._ WORTHY WOMEN We know not how these ladles wrought; probably it was not in a way of manual labour, but rather by words of kindness and acts of consideration towards the builders. We need not tarry to show how worthily the women of England fulfil their mission in the sweet of... [ Continue Reading ]
_By the king’s garden._ THE KING’S GARDEN There are six of these “king’s gardens” to which I shall conduct you, but we shall not have time to tarry in more than one of them. I The garden of paradise, which was situate in the midst of Eden. II. The garden of Gethsemane.. III. The garden of the bu... [ Continue Reading ]
_From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house._ HOW TO SWEETEN THE LIFE OF GREAT CITIES I take these words mainly as suggesting some thoughts applicable to the duties of Christian people in view of the spiritual wants of our great cities. Consider-- I. The ruins... [ Continue Reading ]