Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible
Uzziah's good reign in Judah. (1–15) Uzziah's attempt to burn incense. (16–23) Verses 1–15 As long as Uzziah sought the Lord, an ...
Chapter 28 The wicked reign of Ahaz in Judah. —Israel gained this victory because God was wroth with Judah, and made them the ro ...
Verses 20–36 As soon as Hezekiah heard that the temple was ready, he lost no time. Atonement must be made for the sins of the la ...
Yet every defect is sin, and needs forgiveness; and should be matter to humble, but not to discourage us, though nothing can mak ...
Verses 1–23 Those who trust God with their safety, must use proper means, else they tempt him. God will provide, but so must we ...
a God of salvation; he learned to fear, trust in, love, and obey him. From this time he bore a new character, and walked in newn ...
Chapter Outline The passover kept by Josiah. (1–19) Josiah slain in battle. (20–27) Verses 1–19 The destruction Josiah made of i ...
Verses 22 , 23 God had promised the restoring of the captives, and the rebuilding of Jerusalem, at the end of seventy years; and ...
Ezra The history of this book is the accomplishment of Jeremiah's prophecy concerning the return of the Jews out of Babylon. Fro ...
Chapter 2 Chapter Outline The numbers that returned. (1–35) The numbers of the priests and Levites. (36–63) The offerings for th ...
temple, but they would not be without an altar. Fear of danger should stir us to our duty. Have we many enemies? Then it is good ...
other men's eyes and ears, and judge things as represented to them, which are often done falsely. But God's judgment is just; he ...
When God's time is come for fulfilling his gracious purposes concerning his church, he will raise up instruments to do it, from ...
Verses 27 , 28 Two things Ezra blessed God for: 1. For his commission. If any good appear in our hearts, or in the hearts of oth ...
Verses 24–30 Do we expect that God should, by his providence, keep that which belongs to us, let us, by his grace, keep that whi ...
their sins reach to the heavens, God's mercy is in the heavens. Ezra, speaking of sin, speaks as one much ashamed. Holy shame is ...
Verses 15–44 The best reformers can but do their endeavour; when the Redeemer himself shall come to Zion, he shall effectually t ...
Nehemiah The Old Testament history closes with the book of Nehemiah, wherein is recorded the workings of his heart, in the manag ...
the language of the heart. Nor should we ever engage in any pursuit in which it would be wrong for us thus to seek and expect th ...
Chapter 4 Chapter Outline Opposition of Sanballat and others. (1–6) The designs of the adversaries. (7–15) Nehemiah's precaution ...
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