The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:5-6
Isaiah 1:5-6Why should ye be stricken any more?--The power of evil habitsThere are no passages in Holy Writ more affecting than those in which God seems to represent Himself as actually at a loss, not knowing what further steps to take in order to bring men to repentance and faith (Isaiah 5:4; Hosea 6:4). Of course, the chastisements may be continued, but the experience of the past attests but a strong likelihood that further afflictions would effect no reform. God, therefore, can only ask, and... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:2-31
Isaiah 1:2-31Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spokenGod finds vindication in natureI well remember two funerals going out of my house within a few brief months during my residence in London.There were cards sent by post and left at the door, in all kindliness; but one dark night when my grief overwhelmed me I looked at some of the cards and could find no vibration of sympathy there. I had not felt the touch of the hand that sent them. I went out into the storm that... read more