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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand! The prophet concludes that madness must have laid hold upon the minds of men, or they never could have fallen into the debasing superstitions which degrade them all over the world. Yet, even in this present...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
A deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: You who fear God, remember these things, and keep clear of idolatry, —the setting up of crucifixes, the hanging up of crosses or any kind of symbol whatever. Even though...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
A deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? If thou shalt worship the crucifix, or anything else that is visible, thou art dishonouring thyself, and thou art breaking the law of God. Remember that, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sin: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. These wooden gods have done nothing of the sort. Come back to the true God, and worship him, and be happy in his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee, thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. Out of all the world, God had a chosen people, his own Israel, to whom he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; “Thou hast not formed me, as these idolaters make their gods; but I have formed thee.” Isa_44:21. Thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. God does not forget his people. If you are trusting in him, you may forget him through your infirmity,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud; thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. First he pardoned their sins, and then he bade them return unto him. What a wonder of mercy this is-free grace removing sin, and then the sweet constraints of gratitude drawing the forgiven sinner near his God!
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree the therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel. This exposition consisted of readings from Isa_43:21-28; and Isa_44:1-23.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Sing, O ye heavens, for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel. Pardoned sin is enough to make even the rocks sing; mountains, trees, forests, and even the lower parts of the earth, are...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; God does everything by his own unaided strength. With whom took he counsel when he formed the universe? Who instructed the Ever blessed when he made the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad: that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; This is what he does to those who boast and think that they know better than he does. But simple hearts, that will believe his Word, shall know his will, and shall grow wise unto salvation.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; It was thought impossible for any foreign troops to enter Babylon; yet the gates were found open, and the army of Cyrus marched...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in piece the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. Whenever God calls a man to do any...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. And all the powers and princes, that arise in this world, God can use for the good of his Church. All the nations, and kingdoms, and powers the be, are only like so much scaffolding for the building of God’s...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: It is a wonderful subject — the providential government of God over princes and potentates that know him not — how he raised up Cyrus on the behalf of his people, that they might be delivered; and though Cyrus did not know it, yet was...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there it none else. This was intended to correct the mistake of Cyrus, who probably was a fire-worshipper, — a believer in...