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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will open rivers in high places,- That is an unusual place to find rivers; but God does strange things when he shows mercy to the poor and needy: “I will open rivers in high places,” — Isa_41:18. And fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. There shall be enough and to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: Making a paradise of streams of water and lovely trees, evergreen trees of the most comely aspect, and of great variety. See what God can do. Where there is a wilderness,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. May these gracious...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. God wants you to know that he is at work on your behalf. he wants you so to trust him as to see how his promises can be applied to your case, and what his right hand can accomplish even for you....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Verily this prophecy is concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. Observe the title which he takes. He is called the servant of God. The Father calls him his servant. Above all others is Christ the servant...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Of whom speaketh the prophet this, but of the Messiah — Jesus of Nazareth? He was upheld by the mighty power of God. He was the Lord’s chosen. The Spirit of God rested upon him, and this day is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. Jesus was gentle, retiring, meek, quiet. His testimony was a very powerful one, but not a noisy one. He sought no honour among men. He frequently...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. He shall be no clamorous seeker after applause. He shall not shout as those that seek for the mastery. Now the Saviour was quiet, gentle, meek. humble. When he lifted up his voice, it was for God and for the sons of men — not for himself. He was meek and lowly of heart.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. How exactly these words describe the Lord Jesus! He was so gentle that he did not break or break off the bruised reeds. We read that he did not answer the Scribes and Pharisees. They were so powerless — such bruised reeds in his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He shall not fail He shall not faint. So it may be. Isa_42:4. Nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. This quiet, gentle Christ goes on pushing on his empire and extending his dominion till these far-off islands of the sea already know his power and the day comes when the whole round earth...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law. Oh! what a blessed thing it is that we have a Saviour to trust, who will not fail, and he is one who will never be discouraged. He will carry out the salvation of his people, and never give it up as a hopeless case. Poor sinner, if...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. Hear this, you melancholy ones, you that are desponding, you that cannot get out of the prison of bad habits, or shake off the chains of sin. Behold a liberator has come — one whose very business it is to open the fast closed...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before their spring forth I tell you of them. One great proof of the truth of the deity of Jehovah is that he can foresee and foretell, so that long ere events happen...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands. Now for his enemies. While God is thus graciously dealing with men, he determines to make an end of the powers of evil.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. Do not imagine that the gods of the heathen will always sit on their thrones that the powers of and-Christ will always darken the earth. Ah! no. God will bestir himself ere long.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I have a long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. Oh! what a time will that be when God comes forth in the splendor of his power to put down all the hosts of evil.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. What a terrible God he is! When he once puts forth his hand for deeds of justice and of vengeance, who can stand before him, but yet how his mercy walks arm-in-arm with his justice?