Judges 5:23 Curse you Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse you bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD… I. FROM THE EARLIEST PERIODS OF TIME GOD HAS BEEN GRACIOUSLY PLEASED TO PROVIDE FOR THE DELIVERANCE OF HIS PEOPLE FROM THE THRALDOM AND BONDAGE INTO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BY SIN. II. IN THE PROSECUTION OF THIS WORK JEHOVAH MEETS WITH MUCH AND MIGHTY OPPOSITION. III. THE PEOPLE OF GOD ARE REQUIRED TO CO-OPERATE WITH JEHOVAH IN REFERENCE TO HIS DESIGNS AS TO THE CHILDREN OF MEN. IV. AMONG THOSE WHO ARE THUS SUMMONED TO THE HELP OF THE LORD, THERE ARE SOME WHO DISREGARD THE CALL. V. TO WITHHOLD OUR CO-OPERATIVE AID IN REFERENCE TO THE DESIGNS OF GOD TO BRING THE WORLD FROM THE BONDAGE OF SIN TO HIS OWN BLESSED SERVICE IS MOST CRIMINAL AND DESTRUCTIVE. (W. Roby.) Parallel Verses KJV: Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty. |
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