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Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
Judgments Predicted and Typified. (b. c. 510.)
JUDGMENTS PREDICTED AND TYPIFIED. (B. C. 510.) God, having shown the misery of this people in their being justly abandoned by the good Shepherd, here shows their further misery in being shamefully abused by a foolish sh…
The Security of the Church; Punishment of the Church's Enemies; Promises to Judah. (b. c. 500.)
THE SECURITY OF THE CHURCH; PUNISHMENT OF THE CHURCH'S ENEMIES; PROMISES TO JUDAH. (B. C. 500.) Here is, I. The title of this charter of promises made to God's Israel; it is the burden of the word of the Lord, a divine…
Promises to Judah; Evangelical Predictions. (b. c. 500.)
PROMISES TO JUDAH; EVANGELICAL PREDICTIONS. (B. C. 500.) The day here spoken of is the day of Jerusalem's defence and deliverance, that glorious day when God will appear for the salvation of his people, which, if it do…
Evangelical Predictions; The Destruction of False Prophets. (b. c. 500.)
EVANGELICAL PREDICTIONS; THE DESTRUCTION OF FALSE PROPHETS. (B. C. 500.) Behold the Lamb of God taking away the sin of the world, the sin of the church; for therefore was the Son of God manifested, to take away our sin,…
Sufferings of Christ Predicted. (b. c. 500.)
SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST PREDICTED. (B. C. 500.) Here is a prophecy, I. Of the sufferings of Christ, of him who was to be pierced, and was to be the fountain opened. Awake, O sword! against my Shepherd, Zechariah 13:7. Thes…
Persecution of the Church; Judgments and Mercies; Encouraging Prospects. (b. c. 500.)
PERSECUTION OF THE CHURCH; JUDGMENTS AND MERCIES; ENCOURAGING PROSPECTS. (B. C. 500.) God's providences concerning his church are here represented as strangely changing and strangely mixed. I. As strangely changing. Som…
Blessings Promised to the Church; Judgments Threatened. (b. c. 500.)
BLESSINGS PROMISED TO THE CHURCH; JUDGMENTS THREATENED. (B. C. 500.) Here are, I. Blessings promised to Jerusalem, the gospel-Jerusalem, in the day of the Messiah, and to all the earth, by virtue of the blessings poured…
Evangelical Predictions; Threatenings and Promises; Encouraging Prospects. (b. c. 500.)
EVANGELICAL PREDICTIONS; THREATENINGS AND PROMISES; ENCOURAGING PROSPECTS. (B. C. 500.) Three things are here foretold:— I. That a gospel-way of worship being set up in the church there shall be a great resort to it and…
Ingratitude of Israel; Judgments and Mercies. (b. c. 400.)
INGRATITUDE OF ISRAEL; JUDGMENTS AND MERCIES. (B. C. 400.) The prophecy of this book is entitled, The burden of the word of the Lord (Malachi 1:1), which intimates, 1. That it was of great weight and importance; what th…
God's Remonstrance with the Priests; Judgment of Wicked Priests. (b. c. 400.)
GOD'S REMONSTRANCE WITH THE PRIESTS; JUDGMENT OF WICKED PRIESTS. (B. C. 400.) The prophet is here, by a special commission, calling the priests to account, though they were themselves appointed judges, to call the peopl…
The Office of the Priesthood; Charge against the Priests; The Priests Censured and Threatened. (b. c. 400.)
THE OFFICE OF THE PRIESTHOOD; CHARGE AGAINST THE PRIESTS; THE PRIESTS CENSURED AND THREATENED. (B. C. 400.) What was said in the foregoing chapter was directed to the priests (Malachi 1:6): Thus saith the Lord of hosts…
Unlawful Marriages; Breach of the Marriage-covenant; Charge of Corrupt Principles. (b. c. 400.)
UNLAWFUL MARRIAGES; BREACH OF THE MARRIAGE-COVENANT; CHARGE OF CORRUPT PRINCIPLES. (B. C. 400.) Corrupt practices are the genuine fruit and product of corrupt principles; and the badness of men's hearts and lives is owi…
Evangelical Predictions; The Advent of Christ Predicted. (b. c. 400.)
EVANGELICAL PREDICTIONS; THE ADVENT OF CHRIST PREDICTED. (B. C. 400.) The first words of this chapter seem a direct answer to the profane atheistical demand of the scoffers of those days which closed the foregoing chapt…
The Sins of the People; Encouragements to Repentance. (b. c. 400.)
THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE; ENCOURAGEMENTS TO REPENTANCE. (B. C. 400.) We have here God's controversy with the men of that generation, for deserting his service and robbing him—wicked servants indeed, that not only run away…
Wicked Conversation Reproved; Evil Maxims of Sinners; Pious Converse Commended; Promises to the Godly. (b. c. 400.)
WICKED CONVERSATION REPROVED; EVIL MAXIMS OF SINNERS; PIOUS CONVERSE COMMENDED; PROMISES TO THE GODLY. (B. C. 400.) Among the people of the Jews at this time, though they all enjoyed the same privileges and advantages,…
Evangelical Predictions. (b. c. 400.)
EVANGELICAL PREDICTIONS. (B. C. 400.) The great and terrible day of the Lord is here prophesied of. This, like the pillar of cloud and fire, shall have a dark side turned towards the Egyptians that fight against God, an…
Evangelical Predictions. (b. c. 400.)
EVANGELICAL PREDICTIONS. (B. C. 400.) This is doubtless intended for a solemn conclusion, not only of this prophecy, but of the canon of the Old Testament, and is a plain information that they were not to expect any mor…
The Genealogy of Christ
THE GENEALOGY OF CHRIST. Concerning this genealogy of our Saviour, observe, I. The title of it. It is the book (or the account, as the Hebrew word sepher, a book, sometimes signifies) of the generation of Jesus Christ,…
The Birth of Christ
THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. The mystery of Christ's incarnation is to be adored, not pried into. If we know not the way of the Spirit in the formation of common persons, nor how the bones are formed in the womb of any one that…
The Wise Men Come to Jerusalem
THE WISE MEN COME TO JERUSALEM. It was a mark of humiliation put upon the Lord Jesus that, though he was the Desire of all nations, yet his coming into the world was little observed and taken notice of, his birth was ob…
The Wise Men Worship Christ
THE WISE MEN WORSHIP CHRIST. We have here the wise men's humble attendance upon this new-born King of the Jews, and the honours they paid him. From Jerusalem they went to Bethlehem, resolving to seek till they should fi…
The Flight into Egypt
THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT. We have here Christ's flight into Egypt to avoid the cruelty of Herod, and this was the effect of the wise men's enquiry after him; for, before that, the obscurity he lay in was his protection. It…
The Slaughter of the Children
THE SLAUGHTER OF THE CHILDREN. Here is, I. Herod's resentment of the departure of the wise men. He waited long for their return; he hopes, though they be slow, they will be sure, and he shall crush this rival at his fir…
Christ's Return from Egypt
CHRIST'S RETURN FROM EGYPT. We have here Christ's return out of Egypt into the land of Israel again. Egypt may serve to sojourn in, or take shelter in, for a while, but not to abide in. Christ was sent to the lost sheep…