Could anyone have predicted the future of America 200 years ago? Alexis de Tocqueville foresaw a society fraught with materialism and “soft despotism” in his classic study of self-governance, freedom, and equality, Democracy in America. Pete Peterson, Dean of the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, and Michael Knowles discuss what we can learn from de Tocqueville’s … More Democracy in America
See Friday’s devotional for chapter context. Friday’s devotional was in a way the end thought to today’s verse. Read together we get a better sense of the psalmist’s intent: Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/13/2022
PSALM 33 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: This is a psalm of praise; it is probable that David was the penman of it, but we are not told so, because God would have us look above the penmen of sacred writ, to that blessed Spirit that moved and guided them. The psalmist, in this psalm, I. … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/11/2022
ISAIAH 1 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: The first verse of this chapter is intended for a title to the whole book, and it is probable that this was the first sermon that this prophet was appointed to publish and to affix in writing (as Calvin thinks the custom of the prophets was) to the door … More Devotional thought for Today – 11/09/2022
NUMBERS 6 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: In this chapter we have, I. The law concerning Nazarites, 1. What it was to which the vow of a Nazarite obliged him (v. 1-8). 2. A remedial law in case a Nazarite happened to be polluted by the touch of a dead body (v. 9-12). 3. The solemnity … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/08/2022
JOB 28 Chapter CONTEXT From MHHC: The strain of this chapter is very unlike the rest of this book. Job forgets his sores, and all his sorrows, and talks like a philosopher or a virtuoso. Here is a great deal both of natural and moral philosophy in this discourse; but the question is, How does … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/07/2022
EPHESIANS 1 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: In this chapter we have, I. The introduction to the whole epistle, which is much the same as in others (v. 1, 2). II. The apostle’s thanksgivings and praises to God for his inestimable blessings bestowed on the believing Ephesians (v. 3-14). III. His earnest prayers to God in … More Sunday Sermon Series – 11/06/2022
DANIEL 9 Chapter Context from MHCC: In this chapter we have, I. Daniel’s prayer for the restoration of the Jews who were in captivity, in which he confesses sin, and acknowledges the justice of God in their calamities, but pleads God’s promises of mercy which he had yet in store for them (v. 1-19). II. … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/05/2022
1 Peter 3 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: Wherein the apostle describes the duties of husbands and wives one to another, beginning with the duty of the wife (v. 1-7). He exhorts Christians to unity, love, compassion, peace, and patience under sufferings; to oppose the slanders of their enemies, not by returning evil for evil, or … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/02/2022
By Patrick Slyman Today, I’m writing to my fellow expositors out there—men who have dedicated their lives to mining the riches of God’s Word, who have committed themselves to drawing their people to the text of Scripture, and who rest on the Spirit to take their lisping words and change their people’s hearts. READ … More Preaching and Criticism: How Does the Expositor Remain Faithful to His Calling
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