Genesis 15:12

Verse 12

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

The sun going down denotes the season of sacrifice, Daniel 9:21 .Concerning the sleep, see Genesis 2:21 . Solomon's Song Song of Solomon 5:1 ; Matthew 25:5 . Concerning the horror-(perhaps a cry in the soul, like that at midnight, Matthew 25:6 ) See Psalms 55:5 ; Acts 16:29-30; Acts 16:29-30 . Or may we not in both observe an emblem of the different tendencies in the law and the gospel? 2 Corinthians 3:13 ; Hebrews 12:22; Hebrews 12:22 . As it was said of the Lord Jesus, that Christ ought first to suffer, and then enter into his glory; so his people. Luke 24:26-46 .

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Robert Hawker (1753-1827) was a Devonian vicar of the Anglican Church and the most prominent of the vicars of Charles Church, Plymouth, Devon. His grandson was Cornish poet Robert Stephen Hawker.Hawker, deemed "Star of the West" for his superlative preaching that drew thousands to Charles to hear him speak for over an hour at a time, was known as a bold evangelical, caring father, active in education and compassionate for the poor and needy of the parish, a scholar and author of many books and deeply beloved of his parishioners.He was a man of great frame, burly, strong and with blue eyes that sparkled and a fresh complexion. His humour was deep and razor sharp and his wit popular although he had a solemn exterior and in conversation would resort to silence while contemplating a difficult retort. He played the violin well and was an excellent scholar. Almost as soon as he arrived as curate he started writing and poured out over the year a long list of books, volumes of sermons, a theological treatise, a popular commentary, a guide to communion and also books of lessons in reading and writing for the schools. For a work of his on the divinity of Christ (combating the rise of Unitarianism) the University of Edinburgh conferred upon him a degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1792. He also produced the "Poor Man's Morning and Evening Portions" that were used long after his death.... Show more

The Poor Man's Commentary by Robert Hawker, contains 9,600 comments on the Old and New Testaments. Hawker's writing frequently contains rich, devotional overtones and Hawker often relates passages to Christ.... Show more

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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