_Flee, save your lives._ THE CHRISTIAN’S FLIGHT Such was the warning addressed to Moab by the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel. The Chaldeans were about to lay waste the land of the Moabites--a punishment which they justly deserved for their iniquities and for their long-continued opposition to th... [ Continue Reading ]
_Cursed be he, that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully._ THE SIN OF LUKEWARMNESS IN ACQUIRING, AND ADVANCING, A KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST I. As it concerns our religious belief and resolution. Some, professedly earnest in their search of truth, make no other use of the light that is given them than t... [ Continue Reading ]
_Moab hath been at ease from him youth, and he hath settled on his lees._ THE SHRILL TRUMPET OF ADMONITION For a considerable season the country of Moab had been free from the inroads of war and the terrors of pestilence. The nation had, therefore, become so conceitedly secure, that the lord said,... [ Continue Reading ]
_How is the strong staff broken._ THE STRONG STAFF AND THE BEAUTIFUL ROD I. The purposes of our Heavenly Father in great bereavements. 1. To teach us that we should not misplace our trust. 2. To convince us of our sins and to sever us from them. 3. To teach us His own independence of the instru... [ Continue Reading ]
_The horn of Moab is cut off._ THE HISTORY OF MOAB The first charge brought against Moab is self-confidence, self-trust, self-sufficiency (Jeremiah 48:7). This makes us contemporaries of the Moabites. We thought they were an ancient people, but behold how human they are, how English, how like ourse... [ Continue Reading ]
_Dwell in the rock, and be like the dove._ DOVE AND ROCK I. God shows much compassion not only to friends but to foes. 1. It is for Moab--guilty, apostate, persecuting Moab--that God expresses all this compassionate concern. 2. The New Testament is filled with warnings, invitations, and promises... [ Continue Reading ]
_Because the riches that he hath gotten are perished._ RICHES ARE EVER LIABLE TO PERISH Prosperity is not to be deemed the greatest security. The lofty unbending cedar is more exposed to the injurious blast than the lowly shrub. The little pinnace rides safely along the shore, while the gallant sh... [ Continue Reading ]