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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, It is God’s kind of fasting to give what you would have eaten yourselves, to let other’s feast. “To deal thy bread to the hungry.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? That is the kind of fasting which God cares for,-when a man leaves off oppressing those who toil for him, when he makes their tasks lighter, when he seeks their comfort, when he no...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? That is the kind of fast that the Lord approves,— to deny yourself that you may give to those who are in need.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him: and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? When you know that there are poor persons, perhaps of your own kith and kin — and, in one respect, we are all of one flesh — when we know that there are such, and yet refuse to help them,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? For they are your own flesh and blood. Though they may he total strangers to you, yet are they men like yourself. This is the fast that God...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward. Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward. Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shalt be thy reward. Do not take those promises out of their connection. Observe that they are made to those that clothe the naked, and feed the hungry, and care for the poor. If you have...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And speaking vanity; And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day: And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: You see, by giving comes getting. According to the philosophy of God, it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If you have cared for the needy, God will care for you when you are needy. Is it not his way to reward the gift of even a cup of cold water to one of his disciples? Has he not promised that he will give back again into our bosoms that which we have given...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day: and the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day Now mind again what I said just; do not go stealing with this promise without noticing the connection in which it is placed: “If thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. God help us to obey his precept that we may...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. What rich promises to the generous and the kind! There are some who scatter and yet increase, and there are others who withhold more than is meet, and it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. God’s people are to seek to turn wildernesses into paradises. There is no part of the world so full of sorrow but the heart of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; There is no doubt that a reverent, happy,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. God help us to be observant of the precepts of this chapter that its promises may be blessedly fulfilled in our experience! Amen.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence. So shall they fear the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. And the redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD. As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; my spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. The Church of God is one,...