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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. You see that, in the latter days, there is to be a great spirit of prayer...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. It is a fine thing when we invite other people and can always say, “I will...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the inhabitants of one [city] shall go to another,.... Which shows their concern for the spiritual welfare of each other, their zeal for the honour and glory of God, and their readiness to attend divine worship: saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord; for pardoning, justifying, and sanctifying grace which shows their sense of need...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Yea, many people, and strong nations,.... Or, "mighty kingdoms", as the Targum renders it; even such have embraced the Gospel, and professed the Christian religion; of which there has been abundant proof since the downfall of Paganism under Constantine: shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem; that is, shall attend the public worship of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. And it is so, even now. We have received our religion from a Jew. We believe in One who was of the seed of Abraham. We rejoice in him as also the Son of God, and many nations come crowding about the Christ of God. This exposition...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Thus saith the Lord of hosts,.... For the further confirmation and illustration of this prophecy: in those days [it shall come to pass]; this shall be done in the times of the preaching of the Gospel by Christ and his apostles: that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take bold of the skirt of him that is a Jew:...