"He left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out." — Gen 39:12 In contending with certain sins there remains no mode of...

"His camp is very great." — Joe 2:11 Consider, my soul, the mightiness of the Lord who is thy glory and defence. He is a man of war,...

"Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord." — Exo 14:13 These words contain God's command to the believer when he is reduced to...

"The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." — 1Jn 1:7 "Cleanseth," says the text-not "shall cleanse." There are...

"Even thou wast as one of them." — Oba 1:11 Brotherly kindness was due from Edom to Israel in the time of need, but instead thereof, the...

"Behold the man!" — Joh 19:5 If there be one place where our Lord Jesus most fully becomes the joy and comfort of his people, it is where...

"I am married unto you." — Jer 3:14 Christ Jesus is joined unto his people in marriage-union. In love he espoused his Church as a chaste...

"Why go I mourning?" — Psa 42:9 Canst thou answer this, believer? Canst thou find any reason why thou art so often mourning instead of...

"The daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee." — Isa 37:22 Reassured by the Word of the Lord, the poor trembling citizens of...

"And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor?" — Jer 2:18 By sundry miracles, by divers mercies, by...

"The earnest of our inheritance." — Eph 1:14 Oh! what enlightenment, what joys, what consolation, what delight of heart is experienced by...

"A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench." — Mat 12:20 What is weaker than the bruised reed or the...

"The Lord our God hath shewed us his glory." — Deu 5:24 God's great design in all his works is the manifestation of his own glory. Any...

"Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path." — Joe 2:8 Locusts always keep their rank, and although their...

"They shall go hindmost with their standards." — Num 2:31 The camp of Dan brought up the rear when the armies of Israel were on the...

"Let not one of them escape." — 1Ki 18:40 When the prophet Elijah had received the answer to his prayer, and the fire from heaven had...

"Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God." — 1Th 1:4 Many persons want to know their election before they look to Christ, but...

"Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time is come. For thy servants rake pleasure in her...

"They gathered manna every morning." — Exo 16:21 Labour to maintain a sense of thine entire dependence upon the Lord's good will and...

"He appeared first to Mary Magdalene." — Mar 16:9 Jesus "appeared first to Mary Magdalene," probably not only on account of her great...