Saturday, 22 March 2014

The Lord most high is terrible.




The Lord most high is terrible.
Jos_10:1-6; Jos_10:8-14
Jos_10:1
                                                          {check out my other blog here!} The name Adoni-zedec signifies Lord of righteousness, and is very similar to that of Melchisedec, who ages before was the king of Salem or Jerusalem. Adoni-zedec was therefore the successor if not the descendant of Melchizedec, and bore his name; but how frequently those who succeed to the name and position of the best of men, are themselves among the worst of characters. Grace is not inheritable. A man may entail his estate but not his piety.
Jos_10:6
Those who join the Lord’s side are sure to have enemies, but they may rest assured that the Lord will come to the rescue.
Jos_10:9
Joshua made a hasty forced march by night, thus showing his resolve to defend all who were connected with Israel.
Jos_10:11
Though the Lord fought for his people, he would only give them success when they put forth all their energies. When however they came up to their work zealously, he put forth his power in such a manner, that all the glory of the victory was manifestly seen to belong to him only. Where we do most, God does more; yea, he does all.
Jos_10:13
The book of Jasher is lost, but the book of God is not, nor a single line of it. See how inspiration embalms all things which are recorded in it. We should never have heard the name of this book if it had not been preserved like a fly in the amber of Scripture.
Jos_10:14
To please sceptical minds, scores of explanations of this wonderful occurrence have been laboriously elaborated, but there is no need for them and no use in them. The Almighty God can as easily stop the sun and moon as a watchmaker can alter a watch; he did do so, and how he did it is no question for us: we may rest assured he prolonged the daylight by the very wisest means. It is not ours to try and soften down miracles, but to glorify God in them. At the appearing of our greater Joshua, the sun and moon shall be confounded while he shall be revealed in flaming fire, taking vengeance on his enemies.

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