_The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof._ THE EARTH THE LORD’S So the Psalmist in this place speaks of the Divine sovereignty and of the Divine purpose and programme. The Divine sovereignty--the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof. God stretches out His sceptre over all places, al... [ Continue Reading ]
_Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?_ CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN We may fairly compare the life of a Christian to the ascent of a mountain. Propose the text as a serious question. I. Some who answer “we shall” are young beginners. They have not yet tried the rougher part of the mountain. Be no... [ Continue Reading ]
_And righteousness from the God of his salvation._ GOD’S BLESSING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS The first glance at these words might suggest that they told us one of the rewards which the man who had fulfilled the preceding requirements received from God. But that would he but a poor thing to say; there would... [ Continue Reading ]
_Lift up your heads, O ye gates._ THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST It is generally admitted by expositors that these words have a secondary, if not a primary, reference to the return of the Mediator to heaven, when He had accomplished the work of human redemption. Bishop Horsley affirms that the Jehovah of... [ Continue Reading ]
_Who is this King of glory._ THE KING OF GLORY In the old days, when the king of England wished to enter the city of London through Temple Bar, the gate being closed against him, the herald advanced and demanded entrance. “Open the gate,” shouted the herald. “Who is there?” questioned a voice from... [ Continue Reading ]
_Lift up your heads, O ye gates._ A TRIUMPHAL ENTRANCE I. The great thing to desire is the entrance of the king of glory into our souls. Without it thou wilt be like a house without a tenant--cold, cheerless, dilapidated, desolate. Thy heart will be as a nest without a bird--a poor, sad thing. II... [ Continue Reading ]