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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. We have had abundant proof of the darkness, and of the grossness of that darkness, for these many centuries;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. The Church is like the moon, which shines with borrowed light. When God shines upon the Church, then the Church herself shines by reflecting his light. The glory of Jehovah is her glory, if that be withdrawn, she is dark indeed; but when that shines into her, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. There is nothing that breaks the darkness except the light from God’s face; and when that falls upon the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. Or, rather, “shall be carried as by a nurse upon her side.” The strong ones-the sons-shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughter shall be nursed at thy side. Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. There is no sign here of the Church of God being deserted, on the contrary, she shall become, through the grace of God, the center of attraction. Men shall come from distant...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; First, the blessing shall seem too great to be real, and the Church shall tremble with fear; but, afterwards, she shall believe in it, and rejoice in it, and so her heart shall be enlarged. Isa_60:5. Because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee,-...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then thou shalt see, and, flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. O, that we might live to see this happy day, when we shall feel a holy awe because of God’s glory as revealed in his Church! This fear is not a servile...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: — The Easterns shall bow before the King; they that of old had some light shall come to the yet greater light. In those holy lands, which afterwards became so unholy, there shall yet be a return to the truth, and all the false prophets...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. Wandering tribes of wild Arabs shall come and bow before...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; Wealthy nations, of the Oriental type, who ride upon camels and dromedaries, and who have long been under the sway of the false prophet, Mahomet, shall yield allegiance to the Son of God.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
All they from Sheba shall come they shall bring gold and incense, and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. Pastoral people-travelers from...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah, all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who are these that fly a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? The growing Church sees a greater multitude coming to her than even the populous East could muster; whence come they? Listen, brethren, and look around, and see for yourselves.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? Or, “to their cotes.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? The Church is astonished; she asks, “Who can they be?”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. In ships from these remote islands, and from countries that were dimly spoken of, in the East, as “lands of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first,- Tarshish was some country far away from Palestine; it is difficult to say exactly where it was, but the Phoenicians made their most distant voyages thither. It may have been this very island in which we live; and we know that they came hither for tin. It is a very remarkable...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls,- And it is so today. Some, who were total strangers to God, and to his grace, have now become the most earnest ministers of Christ:...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I...