The Biblical Illustrator - Deuteronomy 10:19
Deuteronomy 10:19Ye were strangers.The stranger’s claimIn both Jewish and Christian economy special kindness was to be shown to the stranger.I. The stranger’s claim does not rest upon any doctrine of abstract right, but upon the disadvantage of his position. He can hardly be said to have any right at all. He is a foreigner. He comes uninvited. He seeks only his own advantage. Why should I befriend him? He is seeking only to make his own way, and to secure a footing, probably at my cost, or that... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Deuteronomy 10:18
Deuteronomy 10:12; Deuteronomy 10:18What doth the Lord thy God require of thee.The true life of manThe true life of man is the life of practical conformity to Divine claims. All is summed up and expressed here.I. Loving reverence.1. Fear of not acting worthily of the object of love.2. Fear of offending the object of love.II. Practical obedience.1. God has “ways,” that is methods of action--(1) In material nature. Acquaintance with these is what is called “science.”(2) In moral mind.... read more