DISCOURSE: 882 THE CHRISTIAN WARFARE Isaiah 14:2. _They shall take them captives whose captives they were, and they shall rule over their oppressors_. IN the midst of the prophecies relating to the deliverance of the Jews from Babylon, we shall find many expressions which necessitate us to look for... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 883 IMMUTABILITY OF GOD’S COUNSELS Isaiah 14:27. _The Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?_ IT is common with the Lord, when predicting distant events, to confirm men in the expectation of them by the accomplis... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 884 GOD’S CHURCH AND PEOPLE SECURE Isaiah 14:32. _What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it_, GOD is for the most part overlooked in the government of the world: and hence arise an overconfidence... [ Continue Reading ]