A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 5—Chapter 5 OF THE BURIAL OF CHRIST The last degree of Christ’s humiliation, and which it ended in, is his burial, or his being laid in the grave; where he continued under the dominion of death for a time. This is one of the articles of the Christian faith, "that he... Read More
Reading: 2 Kings 13:14-25. In these verses we read of the closing scenes in the life of Elisha. There are three things which stand out. 1. The arrow of the Lord's deliverance. 2. The smiting of the ground with the arrows. 3. The body of the dead soldier reviving by contact with Elisha's body. These ... Read More
An arrow has often been the symbol or instrument of a crisis in Bible times. In Elisha's time it symbolized deliverance from Syria (2 Kings 13). It symbolized God's judgment of Ahab in the days of Jehu (2 Kings 9). These were turning-points in history. So it was in the case of Jonathan's arrow. The ... Read More
"Tell me, I pray thee, All the great things that Elisha hath done." 2 Kings 8: 4. Introduction. The ministries of Elijah and Elisha occupied the days of the family of Ahab, of the house of Omri; the time of the deepest corruption in the kingdom of the Ten Tribes. The testimony of the Lord about thos... Read More
Did you hear the news? A cosmetic company has collected the sweat of various movie stars, analyzed it, and reproduced the contents so it can be marketed throughout the country as ‘Scent From The Stars’. Personally, I think the idea ‘stinks’ — yet in our text, we see the people of Ephesus seemingly l... Read More
There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More
To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. This psalm relates to the distressed condition of the Hebrew church and nation, perhaps during the Syrian, Assyrian, or Chaldean invasions, 2 Kings 12-13, 15, 17-19, 24-25. Here are, (1.) Earnest supplications for God's special presence... Read More
The attitude of faith is simple trust. It is Elijah saying to Ahab, There is a sound of abundance of rain (1 Kings 18:41). But then there comes usually a deeper experience in which the prayer is inwrought. It is Elijah on the mount, with his face between his knees, travailing, as it were, in birth f... Read More
2 Kings 13: 14-25 BLESSINGS FROM BONES Back in the eighteenth century the Methodist leader John Wesley said that one of the great testimonials to the truth of his message and the calibre of his work was the fact, as he put it "our people die well". Elisha lay dying from an unnamed terminal illness. ... Read More
Of the Burial of Christ.
The Power of His Resurrection - Closing Scenes
Jonathan's Arrow
Short Meditations on Elisha
The Sweetness of Sweat - Acts 19:10-12
76 - Chronological Bible Reading of Scriptures
Psalm 80
Hold fast the confidence
Blessings from bones