Expositions Of Holy Scripture
EXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
CONTENTS
THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL 11
EZEKIEL viii. 12 — CHAMBERS OF IMAGERY 11
EZEKIEL xii. 27 — A COMMON MISTAKE AND LAME EXCUSE 19
EZEKIEL xxxvi. 25-38 — THE HOLY NATION 27
EZEKIEL xxxvii. 1-14 — THE DRY BONES AND THE SPIRIT OF LIFE 33
EZEKIEL xlvii. 1 — THE RIVER OF LIFE 38
THE BOOK OF DANIEL 44
DANIEL i. 8-21 — YOUTHFUL CONFESSORS 44
DANIEL ii. 36-49 — THE IMAGE AND THE STONE 51
DANIEL iii. 13-25 — HARMLESS FIRES 58
DANIEL v. 17-31 — MENE, TEKEL, PERES 65
DANIEL vi. 5 — A TRIBUTE FROM ENEMIES 70
DANIEL vi. 16-28 — FAITH STOPPING THE MOUTHS OF LIONS 76
DANIEL xii. 13 — A NEW YEARS MESSAGE 84
HOSEA 92
HOSEA ii. 15 — THE VALLEY OF ACHOR 92
HOSEA iv. 17 — LET HIM ALONE' 97
HOSEA v. 13 — PHYSICIANS OF NO VALUE' 103
HOSEA x. 1-15 — FRUIT WHICH IS DEATH' 108
HOSEA xiii. 9 — DESTRUCTION AND HELP 115
HOSEA xiv. 1-9 — ISRAEL RETURNING 120
HOSEA xiv. 5-6 — THE DEW AND THE PLANTS 126
AMOS 133
AMOS iii. 8 — A PAIR OF FRIENDS 133
AMOS iv. 4-13 — SMITTEN IN VAIN 139
AMOS v. 4-15 — THE SINS OF SOCIETY 145
AMOS vi. 1-8 — THE CARCASS AND THE EAGLES 150
AMOS viii. 1-14 — RIPE FOR GATHERING 155
JONAH 162
JONAH i. 1-17 — GUILTY SILENCE AND ITS REWARD 162
JONAH ii. 8 — LYING VANITIES' 168
JONAH iii. 1-10 — THREEFOLD REPENTANCE 173
MICAH 179
MICAH ii. 7 — IS THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD STRAITENED? 179
MICAH ii. 13 — CHRIST THE BREAKER 187
MICAH iv. 5 — AS GOD, SO WORSHIPPER 195
MICAH v. 7 — A DEW FROM THE LORD' 199
MICAH vi. 8 — GOD'S REQUIREMENTS AND GOD'S GIFT 207
HABAKKUK 213
HABAKKUK iii. 19 — THE IDEAL DEVOUT LIFE 213
ZEPHANIAH 219
ZEPHANIAH iii. 14— ZEPHANIAH iii. 17 — ZION'S JOY AND GOD'S 219
HAGGAI 222
HAGGAI i. 6 — VAIN TOIL 222
HAGGAI ii. 1-9 — BRAVE ENCOURAGEMENTS 229
ZECHARIAH 235
ZECHARIAH i. 5-6 — DYING MEN AND THE UNDYING WORD 235
ZECHARIAH ii. 4-5 — THE CITY WITHOUT WALLS 243
ZECHARIAH iii. 1-10 — A VISION OF JUDGEMENT AND CLEANSING 248
ZECHARIAH iii. 7 — THE RIGHT OF ENTRY 255
ZECHARIAH iv. 1-10 — THE SOURCE OF POWER 260
ZECHARIAH iv. 9 — THE FOUNDER AND FINISHER OF THE TEMPLE 267
ZECHARIAH vi. 13 — THE PRIEST OF THE WORLD AND KING OF MEN 274
MALACHI 284
MALACHI i. 6-7 — A DIALOGUE WITH GOD 285
MALACHI i. 8 — BLEMISHED OFFERINGS 289
MALACHI ii. 12 — MALACHI ii. 14 — A DIALOGUE WITH GOD 297
MALACHI iii. 1-12 — THE LAST WORD OF PROPHECY 301
MALACHI iii. 6 — THE UNCHANGING LORD 307
MALACHI iii. 7 — A DIALOGUE WITH GOD 311
MALACHI iii. 13-18— MALACHI iv. 1-6 — STOUT WORDS,' AND THEIR CONFUTATION 314
MALACHI iv. 6 — THE LAST WORDS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS 319
ST. MATTHEW 325
MATT. i. 1-16 — MATTHEW'S GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST 325
MATT. i. 18-25 — THE NATIVITY 330
MATT. ii. 1-12 — THE NAME ABOVE EVERY NAME 335
MATT. ii. 1-12 — THE FIRST-FRUITS OF THE GENTILES 341
MATT. ii. 13-23 — THE KING IN EXILE 350
MATT. iii. 1-12 — THE HERALD OF THE KING 357
MATT. iii. 11 — THE BAPTISM IN FIRE 367
MATT. iii. 13-17 — THE BAPTISM OF JESUS 380
MATT. iii. 16 — THE DOVE OF GOD 381
MATT. iv. 1-11 — THE VICTORY OF THE KING 390
MATT. iv. 12-16 — THE SPRINGING OF THE GREAT LIGHT 398
MATT. iv. 17-25 — THE EARLY WELCOME AND THE FIRST MINISTERS OF THE KING 401
MATT. v. 1-16 — THE NEW SINAI 408
MATT. v. 2 — THE FIRST BEATITUDE 417
MATT. v. 4 — THE SECOND BEATITUDE 425
MATT. v. 5 — THE THIRD BEATITUDE 432
MATT. v. 6 — THE FOURTH BEATITUDE 439
MATT. v. 7 — THE FIFTH BEATITUDE 446
MATT. v. 8 — THE SIXTH BEATITUDE 454
MATT. v. 9 — THE SEVENTH BEATITUDE 461
MATT. v. 10 — THE EIGHTH BEATITUDE 469
MATT. v. 13 — SALT WITHOUT SAVOUR 476
MATT. v. 14-16 — THE LAMP AND THE BUSHEL 484
MATT. v. 17-26 — THE NEW FORM OF THE OLD LAW 494
MATT. v. 33-37 — SWEAR NOT AT ALL' 501
MATT. v. 38-42 — NON-RESISTANCE 503
MATT. v. 43-48 — THE LAW OF LOVE 507
MATT. vi. 1-5 — TRUMPETS AND STREET CORNERS 511
MATT. vi. 6 — SOLITARY PRAYER 516
MATT. vi. 9 — THE STRUCTURE OF THE LORD'S PRAYER 518
MATT. vi. 9 — OUR FATHER' 523
MATT. vi. 9 — HALLOWED BE THY NAME' 530
MATT. vi. 10 — THY KINGDOM COME' 532
MATT. vi. 10 — THY WILL BE DONE' 541
MATT. vi. 11 — THE CRY FOR BREAD 546
MATT. vi. 12 — FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS' 557
MATT. vi. 13 — LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION' 561
MATT. vi. 13 — DELIVER US FROM EVIL' 566
MATT. vi. 13 — THINE IS THE KINGDOM' 572
MATT. vi. 16-18 — FASTING 579
MATT. vi. 19-20 — TWO KINDS OF TREASURE 580
MATT. vi. 21 — HEARTS AND TREASURES 584
MATT. vi. 24-25 — ANXIOUS CARE 590
MATT. vii. 1-12 — JUDGING, ASKING, AND GIVING 601
MATT. vii. 7 — OUR KNOCKING 608
MATT. vii. 13-14 — THE TWO PATHS 617
MATT. vii. 24-25 — THE TWO HOUSES 626
MATT. vii. 28-29 — THE CHRIST OF THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT 635
MATT. viii. 14 — THE TOUCH THAT CLEANSES 642
MATT. viii. 8-9 — THE FAITH WHICH CHRIST PRAISES 646
MATT. viii. 14-15 — SWIFT HEALING AND IMMEDIATE SERVICE 654
MATT. viii. 17 — THE HEALING CHRIST 656
MATT. viii. 19-20 — CHRIST REPRESSING RASH DISCIPLESHIP 663
MATT. viii. 21-22 — CHRIST STIMULATING SLUGGISH DISCIPLESHIP 670
MATT. viii. 23-27 — THE PEACE-BRINGER IN THE NATURAL WORLD 676
MATT. viii. 28-34 — THE PEACE-BRINGER IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD 679