The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary on the Old Testament: RuthFunk & Wagnalls, 1892 - Bible |
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Achish affliction Ahimelech Ammonites Bernard Bethlehem blessing Boaz book of Judges book of Ruth Braden called chap character Christ Christian Church David death Divine duty Elimelech enemies Erdmann evil faith father favour fear feeling friends Gibeah give glean glory God's godly grace hand hath heart heaven Hebrew holy honour Hophni and Phinehas human husband Ishbosheth Israel Israelites Jamieson Jehovah Joab Josephus Judah Judges Keil Keilah king kingdom land Lange Lange's Commentary living look Lord Luke Macgowan MAIN HOMILETICS Matt means Moab moral Nabal Naomi nation nature never Note Orpah OUTLINES AND SUGGESTIVE PARAGRAPH.-Verses person Philistines prayer priest promise prophet regard religion rest Ruth Ruth's Samuel Saul Saul's servants sins sons sorrow soul spirit SUGGESTIVE COMMENTS thee things thou thought true unto verse words Wordsworth
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Page 217 - What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good ? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good, seek peace, and pursue it.
Page 126 - But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in his presence.
Page 47 - You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
Page 53 - He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity : he that killeth with the sword, must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Page 304 - THE earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.
Page 247 - I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Page 406 - Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needle-works and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground.
Page 304 - Jacob selah lift up your heads O ye gates and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come in...
Page 118 - For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
Page 228 - For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.