Expositions Of Holy Scripture
EXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
CONTENTS
THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY 12
Deut. 7:9 — GOD'S FAITHFULNESS 12
Deut. 8:2 — THE LESSON OF MEMORY 15
Deut. 12:18 — THE EATING OF THE PEACE-OFFERING 24
Deut. 18:9-22 — PROPHETS AND THE PROPHET 26
Deut. 28:47-48 — A CHOICE OF MASTERS 31
Deut. 30:11-20 — THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW 33
Deut. 32:9 — GOD'S TRUE TREASURE IN MAN 37
Deut. 32:11 — THE EAGLE AND ITS BROOD 46
Deut. 32:31 — THEIR ROCK AND OUR ROCK 53
Deut. 33:3 — GOD AND HIS SAINTS 56
Deut. 33:12 — ISRAEL THE BELOVED 61
Deut. 33:16 — AT THE BUSH' 64
Deut. 33:25 — SHOD FOR THE ROAD 70
Deut. 34:5-6 — A DEATH IN THE DESERT 78
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA 87
Josh 1:1-11 — THE NEW LEADER'S COMMISSION 87
Josh 1:7-8 — THE CHARGE TO THE SOLDIER OF THE LORD 91
Josh 3:4 — THE UNTRODDEN PATH AND THE GUIDING ARK 98
Josh 3:5-17 — THE WATERS SAW THEE; THEY WERE AFRAID' 104
Josh 4:10-24 — STONES CRYING OUT 111
Josh 5:14 — THE CAPTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOST 119
Josh 6:10-11 — THE SIEGE OF JERICHO 126
Josh 6:25 — RAHAB 134
Josh 7:1-12 — ACHAN'S SIN, ISRAEL'S DEFEAT 138
Josh 10:12 — THE SUN STAYED 145
Josh 13:1-8 — UNWON BUT CLAIMED 149
Josh 14:6 — CALEB--A GREEN OLD AGE 152
Josh 20:1-9 — THE CITIES OF REFUGE 159
Josh 21:43-45 — Josh 22:1-9 — THE END OF THE WAR 164
Joshua 24:19-28 — THE NATIONAL OATH AT SHECHEM 172
THE BOOK OF JUDGES 179
Judges 2:1-10 — A SUMMARY OF ISRAEL'S FAITHLESSNESS AND GOD'S PATIENCE 179
Judges 2:11-23 — ISRAEL'S OBSTINACY AND GOD'S PATIENCE 183
Judges 5:16 — RECREANT REUBEN 192
Judges 5:20 — ALL THINGS ARE YOURS' 194
Judges 5:31 — LOVE MAKES SUNS 202
Judges6:24 — GIDEON'S ALTAR 208
Judges 6:37 — GIDEON'S FLEECE 215
Judges 7:1-8 — FIT, THOUGH FEW' 218
Judges 7:13-23 — A BATTLE WITHOUT A SWORD 225
Judges 16:21-31 — STRENGTH PROFANED AND LOST 230
THE BOOK OF RUTH 238
Ruth 1:16-22 — A GENTLE HEROINE, A GENTILE CONVERT 238
THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL 245
1 Samuel 3:1-14 — THE CHILD PROPHET 245
1 Samuel 4:1-18 — FAITHLESSNESS AND DEFEAT 252
1 Samuel 7:1-12 — REPENTANCE AND VICTORY 260
1 Samuel 8:4-20 — MAKE US A KING' 267
1 Samuel 9:15-27 — THE OLD JUDGE AND THE YOUNG KING 274
1 Samuel 10:17-27 — THE KING AFTER MAN'S HEART 281
1 Samuel 12:1-15 — SAMUEL'S CHALLENGE AND CHARGE 285
1 Samuel12:13-25 — OLD TRUTH FOR A NEW EPOCH 293
1 Samuel 15:10-23 — SAUL REJECTED 297
1 Samuel 16:1-13 — THE SHEPHERD-KING 305
1 Samuel 17:32-51 — THE VICTORY OF UNARMED FAITH 311
1 Samuel 18:5-16 — A SOUL'S TRAGEDY 320
1 Samuel 20:1-13 — JONATHAN, THE PATTERN OF FRIENDSHIP 324
1 Samuel 24:4-17 — LOVE FOR HATE, THE TRUE QUID PRO QUO 331
1 Samuel 26:5-12 — 1 Samuel 26:21-25 — LOVE AND REMORSE 337
1 Samuel 28:15 — SAUL 341
1 Samuel 29:3 — WHAT DOEST THOU HERE? 346
1 Samuel 30:6 — THE SECRET OF COURAGE 352
1 Samuel 30:24 — AT THE FRONT OR THE BASE 358
1 Samuel 31:1-13 — THE END OF SELF-WILL 365
THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL 370
2 Samuel 2:1-11 — THE BRIGHT DAWN OF A REIGN 370
2 Samuel 5:1-12 — ONE FOLD AND ONE SHEPHERD 377
2 Samuel 6:1-12 — DEATH AND LIFE FROM THE ARK 383
2 Samuel 6:11 — THE ARK OF THE HOUSE OF OBED-EDOM 388
2 Samuel 7:4-16 — THE PROMISED KING AND TEMPLE-BUILDER 396
2 Samuel 7:18-29 — DAVID'S GRATITUDE 402
2 Samuel 9:1-13 — DAVID AND JONATHAN'S SON 408
2 Samuel 10:8-19 — MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM' 414
2 Samuel 12:5-7 — THOU ART THE MAN 420
2 Samuel 12:13 — DAVID AND NATHAN 427
2 Samuel 14:14 — GOD'S BANISHED ONES 436
2 Samuel 15:1-12 — PARDONED SIN PUNISHED 444
2 Samuel 15:15 — A LOYAL VOW 449
2 Samuel 15:21 — ITTAI OF GATH 456
2 Samuel 18:18-33 — THE WAIL OF A BROKEN HEART 463
2 Samuel 19:34-37 — BARZILLAI 470
2 Samuel 22:40-51 — DAVID'S HYMN OF VICTORY 476
2 Samuel 23:1-7 — THE DYING KING'S LAST VISION AND PSALM 481
2 Samuel 23:3-4 — THE ROYAL JUBILEE [1] 486
2 Samuel 23:15-17 — A LIBATION TO JEHOVAH 495
THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 500
1 Kings 1:28-39 — DAVID APPOINTING SOLOMON 501
1 Kings 3:5-15 — A YOUNG MAN'S WISE CHOICE OF WISDOM 506
1 Kings 4:25-34 — THE GREAT GAIN OF GODLINESS 513
1 Kings 5:1-12 — GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR A GREAT WORK 518
1 Kings 6:7 — BUILDING IN SILENCE 523
1 Kings 8:54-63 — THE KING BLESSING' HIS PEOPLE 526
1 Kings 8:59 — THE MATTER OF A DAY IN ITS DAY' 532
1 Kings 9:1-9 — PROMISES AND THREATENINGS 538
1 Kings 10:1-13 — A ROYAL SEEKER AFTER WISDOM 544
1 Kings 11:4-13 — THE FALL OF SOLOMON 550
1 Kings 11:26-43 — THE NEW GARMENT RENT 556
1 Kings 12:1-17 — HOW TO SPLIT A KINGDOM 563
1 Kings 12:25-33 — POLITICAL RELIGION 569
1 Kings 16:23-33 — THE RECORD OF TWO KINGS 575
1 Kings 17:1-16 — A PROPHET'S STRANGE PROVIDERS 578
1 Kings 17:1 — ELIJAH STANDING BEFORE THE LORD 585
1 Kings 18:12 — OBADIAH 593
1 Kings 18:25-39 — THE TRIAL BY FIRE 596
1 Kings 19:1-18 — ELIJAH'S WEAKNESS, AND ITS CUBE 603
1 Kings 20:11 — PUTTING ON THE ARMOUR 610
1 Kings 21:1-16 — ROYAL MURDERERS 619
1 Kings 21:20 — AHAB AND ELIJAH 625
1 Kings 22:3 — UNPOSSESSED POSSESSIONS 635
1 Kings 22:7-8 — AHAB AND MICAIAH 642
THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 650
2 Kings 2:1-11 — THE CHARIOT OF FIRE 650
2 Kings 2:11 — THE TRANSLATION OF ELIJAH AND THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST 656
2 Kings 2:12 — ELIJAH'S TRANSLATION AND ELISHA'S DEATHBED 666
2 Kings 2:13-22 — GENTLENESS SUCCEEDING STRENGTH 672
2 Kings 4:6 — WHEN THE OIL FLOWS 677
2 Kings 4:25-37 — A MIRACLE NEEDING EFFORT 683
2 Kings 5:10-11 — NAAMAN'S WRATH 689
2 Kings 5:15-27 — NAAMAN'S IMPERFECT FAITH 697
2 Kings 6:8-18 — SIGHT AND BLINDNESS 704
2 Kings 7:1-17 — IMPOSSIBLE,--ONLY I SAW IT' 710
2 Kings 7:9 — SILENT CHRISTIANS 717