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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater; So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but is shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth,.... My good word, as the Targum; this may either be understood of Christ, the eternal Word, who is called the Word of God, and may be said to go forth out of his mouth, being spoken of by all his holy prophets, since the world began, whose coming was like the rain or snow, Hosea 6:3, he came...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace,.... Though these words may literally respect the Jews' return from captivity to their own land, attended with joy and peace; as the preceding verse may respect the word of promise concerning it; as it is interpreted by the Targum, "for with joy shall ye go out from among the people, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For ye shall go out with joy, You poor people who are invited to come to the waters, you who have nothing of your own, “Ye shall go out with joy.” Isa_55:12. And be led forth with peace: To some places you can “go” by yourselves; to others you must be “led”; but in either case you shall have “joy” and “peace.” Isa_55:12. The mountains and the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: That shall be your happy condition when you have once fed upon Christ. When you have entered into covenant with God, you “shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace.” Isa_55:12. The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. There shall seem to be joy everywhere when there is joy in your heart. When you receive Christ you have put everything round about you into its true position. The...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For ye shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. There shall seem to be joy everywhere when there is joy in your heart. When you receive Christ, you have put everything round about you into its true position. The...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. “For,” if ye do this — if ye forsake your sins — if ye turn unto God — God can make such joy in the heart that all the world shall be full of joy. When a man feels...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. There shall be demonstrative delight. All nature is in sympathy with the man who is in harmony with God; the world itself echoes to the joy of the little world...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree,.... The meaning of which either is, that instead of wicked men, comparable to briers and thorns for their being fruitless and useless, harmful and pernicious, under a curse, and their end to be burned, there good men, comparable to fruitful and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, Yes, it shall make God’s name great when you are converted; for you will talk about what the Lord has done for your soul, and that will bring God fame: “It shall be to the LORD for a name.” Isa_55:13. For...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. Wherever God’s grace begins to work, it cuts up thorns and thistles, and plants in place of them fir trees and myrtle trees. Oh, that his grace might...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. Wherever God’s Word is, there are transformations. Miracles though we see them not in the natural world, are abundant in the spiritual realm. Conversion...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Instead of the thorn — Which is everywhere today, pricking our feet and maiming our hands: “Instead of the thorn,”- Isa_55:13. Shall come up the fir tree, Where is the thorn then? I see it upon the bleeding brows of Christ; he has taken it away, and worn it as a crown. Isa_55:13. And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, The thorn is everywhere today, pricking our feet and maiming our hands: but “instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree.” Where is the thorn then ? I see it upon the bleeding brows of Christ; he has taken it away, and worn it as a crown. Isa_55:13. And instead of the brier shall come up the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for the name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. This exposition consisted of readings from Isaiah 55.; Jer_30:1-11.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. We read, in the third verse, about “the sure mercies of David.” To explain that phrase, let us read a few verses from the second Book of Samuel, and the...