Thousands of people had come together and heard Christ’s sermon against sinful fear and earthly anxiety—so many in fact that many feet were trampled. One of those present listened with growing impatience, because whatever the Preacher said did not allay his anxieties in the least. He was preoccupied with the thought how to talk his […]

“O God of Jacob” (Psalm 84:8b) These few words which constitute our text are part of a verse which reads as follows: “O Jehovah God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob.” There are several reasons why we should give attention to this statement. Why does not the poet say in […]

Exodus 4:24–26, “And it came to pass on the way at the lodging place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kin him. Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely, a bridegroom of blood art thou to me. So he let […]