Song of Solomon 6:4

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 2—Chapter 1 OF THE NATURE OF A GOSPEL CHURCH, THE SEAT OF PUBLIC WORSHIP Having treated of the object of worship, and distinguished worship into internal and external; and having considered internal worship as it lies in the exercise of various graces; I now proceed... Read More

The DOCTRINE OF THE WHEELS, IN THE VISIONS OF EZEKIEL, OPENED AND EXPLAINED. A Sermon, Preached April 25, 1765, to an Assembly of Ministers and Churches, at the Meeting—house of the Rev. Mr. ANDERSON, in Grafton—Street, Westminster. EZEKIEL 10:13 As for the Wheels, it was cried unto them in my heari... Read More

3. Now comes another gate which has to be opened; and this is the gate of hope. Of this we read in the prophecy of Hosea, where the promise runs, "And I will give her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope" Ho 2:15. This door of hope is the same as the apostle calls "a goo... Read More

Good pleasure (2107) (eudokía from eu = well, well off + dokeo = to seem, to think, to have an opinion) means good will or pleasure. Eudokia speak of that which pleases. Eudokia - 10 times in the NT (see below) - Mt. 11:26; Lk 2:14; 10:21; Ro 10:1-note; Eph 1:5-note (purpose = kind intention) Ep 1:9... Read More

A Sermon, Preached April 25, 1765, to an Assembly of Ministers and Churches, at the Meeting--house of the Rev. Mr. ANDERSON, in Grafton--Street, Westminster. EZEKIEL 10:13 As for the Wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O Wheel. SOME time ago, on a public occasion, I delivered a discourse (... Read More

Neighbor (Near) (4139) (plesion from pélas = near, near to or from plesios = close by) literally means near (literal use only in Jn 4:5), quite near, nearby = position quite close to another position. Figuratively, plesion means to be near someone and thus be a neighbor. Generally, plesion refers to... Read More

"So Achish gave David the town of Ziklag," 1 Samuel 27:6 "Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground. They had carried off the women and c... Read More

This morning as we prepare for the Lord's table and as we consider the Word of God, we don't have to go anywhere, we can stay right in Luke chapter 2. So open your Bible there, if you will, as we think about the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, the One who died for us on the cross which, of course, ... Read More

God's Building by William Nicholson, 1862 "You are God's building." 1 Corinthians 3:9 How great is the condescension of God in associating fallen men with himself — admitting them to communion, and investing them with the most exalted privileges! To have proper views of that condescension, man must ... Read More