CCLIV. The Faith of Abraham.
HEB xi. 17, 18. "By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it…
CCLIII. Desire of the Better Country.
HEB. x. 16. "They desire a better country, that is an heavenly." I. LOOK at the state of the soul here specified. "They desire." This desire is positive. It is…
CCLII. A Notable Warning.
HEB. xi. 7. "By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house, by the…
CCLI. The House of God.
HEB. x. 25. "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is." THE passage speaks to us concerning the house of God; it points out also…
CCL. Falling into the Hands of the Living God.
HEB. x. 31. "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." THE text is a sudden exclamation of fear and almost of pain forced…
CCXLIX. The Expectation of Christ.
HEB. x. 13. "From henceforth expecting." THESE words proclaimed the attitude and occupation of our risen Lord. The world is full of thoughts about the Christ of the past and…
CCXLVIII. The one Sacrifice.
HEB. x. 12. "One sacrifice for sins for ever." THE efficacy of Christ's sacrifice can never cease, it can never be repeated, it can never wear out, it is for…
CCXLVII. Death and Judgment.
HEB. ix. 27. "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." I. THIS passage, beyond all its solemnity, does honour to man. It declares that…
CCXLVI. The Son of Man.
HEB. vii. 26. "For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens." THE necessity of our condition is…
CCXLV. The Old Old Story.
HEB. vii. 25. "Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them." I.…