Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - James 1:10
Likewise the materially wealthy should remember that riches are temporary and that one’s real condition before God is a very humble one."The Cross of Christ lifts up the poor and brings down the high. It is the great leveller [sic] of men." [Note: Robertson, 6:15.] Grass in many places is not very hardy, but in some parts of Palestine it only stays green a few weeks. The term "flowering grass" evidently goes back to Isaiah 40:6-8. It is a combination of two thoughts, namely, that the grass... read more
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - James 1:9-11
4. The larger view of circumstances 1:9-11James had been urging his readers to adopt God’s view of their trials (James 1:2-4). Now he returned to this subject, broadened their perspective, and encouraged them to adopt His viewpoint on all their present circumstances. read more