The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Chronicles 6:34-35
2 Chronicles 6:34-35If Thy people go out to war. The lawfulness of warI shall take these words as a political maxim and moral precept comprehending these two propositions.I. That here is couched a supposition, that upon just grounds and lawful causes any nation may declare and make war upon another, implied in the expression, “If they go out to war against their enemies, by the way that God should send them.” The just grounds of war according to the Laws of Nations and Arms are--1. Those that... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Chronicles 6:26-31
2 Chronicles 6:26-31When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain. Perils to agricultureI. A rebuke to rationalism in natural evils. All meteorological phenomena are under God’s control. In all afflictive events God speaks to cities and nations.II. A moral design in the infliction of natural evils.1. To requite justice.2. To lead to God.III. A place for prayer in the removing natural evils. This denied by many. Prayer may be necessary for man’s highest culture. We do not classify with powers... read more