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Gracious Words
The former part of the verse speaks of the Shepherd, which is Christ, the Good Shepherd (John 10:14), and of the sword awaking against Him at the command of Jehovah the Father. Here is shown the rights of Justice: He will by no means clear the guilty. Jesus took on Himself the sins of His elect; He became as a sinner in the view of Justice: He was considered as the law-breaker, and must bear the punishment due to transgressors, as Isaiah 53:5, "He was bruised for our iniquities," &c., &c., to the end of the chapter. Sins, in Scripture, are called debts. God the Father is represented as our Creditor; and we are debtors, and are by Adam's debts (which are transferred to us),…
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The Days Of Noah
I suppose that most of us are deeply concerned about the very evil, wicked days in which we live. Perilous times have come. Evil men have begun to wax worse and worse. We see the immorality on every hand. We see wickedness, deceit in high places; with our rulers God is not in all their thoughts – the dreadful legislation there has been in Parliament and our Prime Minister [David Cameron, Prime Minister 2010-2016] glorying in it, seeking to impress other countries with it, even the Archbishop of Canterbury leaning towards it, and sport idolised and all the abominations connected with it, that we wonder whatever will be next. People say, Was there ever such a day as this? Well, we think of the days…
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I Am Holier Than You
Once again we are in the happy position of not having to wonder who the speaker is in these opening verses. The Apostle tells us in Romans 10 that these verses speak of Christ gathering His elect people from the nations of the world. It is Christ, not Isaiah, who was found by poor Gentiles. The gospel was sent into all the world to be preached among the nations when the rebellious people, that is, the Jews, rejected Christ. God is not mocked This chapter prophesies judgment of the Jewish nation which long had despised the Lord’s overtures of divine goodness. If the Jews of Isaiah’s day should wonder why their nation is to be overthrown and carried into exile the prophet provides the answer;…
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For I Am Gracious
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Samuel Judges Israel
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We Shall Be Saved
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