My soul is among lions; and I lie even among them that are set on fire. Psalm 57:4. Oh, how precious is the sweet influence of the Spirit of God as it comes to depressed or despairing souls, encouraging the
No One Sorry
All of you have conspired against me … and there is none of you that is sorry for me. 1 Samuel 22:8. The spirit of evil was upon Saul. He felt that his doom had been sealed by the solemn
Five Smooth Stones
David said …, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go,
It Works Two Ways
With what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Matthew 7:2. Saul could not but feel that his son was preferred before him, both by the people
Betrayed Into Error
And Gideon made an ephod … which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. Judges 8:27. The people of Israel, in their gratitude at deliverance from the Midianites, proposed to Gideon that he should become their king,
No Excuse for Sinning
They angered him at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account; for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke words that were rash. Psalm 106:32, 33, R.S.V. Had Moses and Aaron been cherishing
Rebellion in the Camp
These men are arrogant and presumptuous—they think nothing of scoffing at the glories of the unseen world. 2 Peter 2:10, Phillips. It is hardly possible for men to offer greater insult to God than to despise and reject the instrumentalities