_Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us._ A DISTRESSED KING SEEKS DIVINE COUNSEL Of Galba the emperor, as also of our Richard III, it is recorded that they were bad men but good princes. We cannot say so much of Zedekiah. Two things he is chiefly charged with-- 1. That he brake his oath and fai... [ Continue Reading ]
_They shall die of a great pestilence._ PESTILENCE In a romance, “The End of an Epoch,” by A. Lincoln Green, the hero, Adam Godwin, makes the acquaintance of a German professor, bearing the ominous name of Azrael Falk, who comes to London, bringing with him a large quantity of an active and deadly... [ Continue Reading ]
_He shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy._ NO MERCY IN WAR The exploits of Surrey in Scotland are thus recorded in a letter of Wolsey: “The Earl of Surrey so devastated and destroyed all Tweedale and March, that there is left neither house, fortress, village, tree, cattle, corn,... [ Continue Reading ]
_I set before you the way of life, and the way of death._ GOD’S MESSAGE OF LIFE AND DEATH I. It is God’s prerogative to mark the path in which He would have us go for both worlds. 1. In His written Word. (1) By doctrinal statements. (2) By warnings and invitations. 2. By providence and mercies... [ Continue Reading ]
_Execute Judgment ill the morning._ JUSTICE MUST BE PROMPT “Execute judgment in the morning,” as David your progenitor and pattern did (Psalms 101:8). Be up and be at it bedtime, and make quick despatch of causes, that poor men may go home about their business, who have other things to do besides... [ Continue Reading ]