The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Timothy 2:1-2
1 Timothy 2:1-2I exhort, therefore, that, first of all, supplications.Prayer for othersThe true Christian, however, recognizes in human history the moral government of God, He believes, because God has declared it, that a mysterious but all-wise Providence governs the nations upon the earth; and that Jehovah continually regards the moral qualities of human agencies. He believes that the decay and calamities of successive empires have ever had a close and direct connection with their contempt of... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Timothy 2:1-15
1 Timothy 2:1-3 . I exhort therefore, that supplications and prayers be made for all men for kings, and all that are in authority. Civil government is in its own nature paternal: it is designed to protect our persons, to secure our earnings, and give us the power to lock our doors at night: it also provides for the orphans, the aged, and the blind. In a word, its object is to secure peace at home, wealth and commerce abroad, and to give confidence and hope to posterity. Justly then, next to... read more