I. How DESPICABLE SUCH ATTEMPTS MAKE A MAN IN HIS OWN EYES. "To thine own self be true, II. HOW OTHER MEN DESPISE THEM. III. HOW GOD CONDEMNS THEM. How do the instances of Balaam, Pilate, Judas, and others shine out as warning beacons! IV. HOW USELESS, AFTER ALL, SUCH ATTEMPTS ARE. No more miserable fate could have befallen a man than that which came upon King Zedekiah. And in the highest matter of all, what are they who say, "Lord, Lord," but do not the things the Lord commands - what are they but would be servers of two masters? And to them the Lord will say, "I never knew you; depart," etc. V. HOW MUCH FULL DECISION FOR GOD IS NEEDED. This alone will keep us from such sad endeavour; but this will. Therefore seek grace from God to make and abide by this choice; and bring yourselves under the blessed attraction of Christ; so shall you be drawn to him more and more, and made to abide in him. - C. (T. Spurgeon.) Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord I remember, years ago, entering the bed-chamber of an eminent saint, one autumn morning, whose diminishing candles told how long he had been feeding on the Word of God. I asked him what had been the subject of his study. He said he had been engaged since four o'clock in discovering all the Lord's positive commandments, that he might be sure that he was not wittingly neglecting any one of them. It is very sad to find how many in the present day are neglecting to observe to do the Lord's precepts — concerning His ordinances, concerning the laying-up of money, the evangelisation of the world, and the manifestation of perfect love. They know the Lord's will, and do it not. They appear to think that they are absolved from that "observing to do," which was so characteristic of Deuteronomy. As though love were not more inexorable than law!(F. B. Meyer, B. A.). People Babylonians, Benjamin, Ebedmelech, Gedaliah, Hammelech, Jehucal, Jeremiah, Jonathan, Jucal, Malchiah, Malchijah, Mattan, Pashur, Shelemiah, Shephatiah, ZedekiahPlaces Babylon, Benjamin Gate, JerusalemTopics Cause, Causing, Death, Die, Fall, Hast, Humble, Jonathan, Jonathan's, Petition, Plea, Presented, Presenting, Request, Return, SupplicationOutline 1. Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into the dungeon of Malchiah.7. Ebed-Melech, by suit, gets him some enlargement. 14. Upon secret conference, he counsels the king by yielding to save his life. 24. By the king's instructions he conceals the conference from the princes. Dictionary of Bible Themes Jeremiah 38:26Library The Life of Mr. James Mitchel. Mr. James Mitchel[152] was educated at the university of Edinburgh, and was, with some other of his fellow-students, made master of arts anno 1656. Mr. Robert Leighton (afterwards bishop Leighton), being then principal of that college, before the degree was conferred upon them, tendered to them the national and solemn league and covenant; which covenants, upon mature deliberation, he took, finding nothing in them but a short compend of the moral law, binding to our duty towards God and towards … John Howie—Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) Jeremiah Links Jeremiah 38:26 NIVJeremiah 38:26 NLT Jeremiah 38:26 ESV Jeremiah 38:26 NASB Jeremiah 38:26 KJV Jeremiah 38:26 Bible Apps Jeremiah 38:26 Parallel Jeremiah 38:26 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 38:26 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 38:26 French Bible Jeremiah 38:26 German Bible Jeremiah 38:26 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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