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Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 11:22

Mark 11:22Have faith in God.Have faith in GodI. What faith is.1. Taking God at His word, about things unknown (Hebrews 11:7), unlikely (Hebrews 11:17-19), untried (Hebrews 11:28).2. Trusting Jesus at His invitation. Trust your soul to His care; your sins to His cleansing; your life to His keeping.II. Whence faith comes.1. From God’s grace (Ephesians 2:8; Romans 12:3)2. From God’s Word (Romans 10:17; 2 Timothy 3:15).3. From God’s working (1 John 5:1; Colossians 2:12).4. Out of the heart (Romans... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 11:23

Mark 11:23That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed.This mountain“This mountain,” which Christ promised His disciples power to remove, and which in after years they did most effectually remove, was the holy mount on which the Hebrew temple once stood, but which is now crowned with churches and a mosque. He saw that even the Jewish religion was waxing old and ready to vanish away. And yet how impossible it seemed that they, a few simple and unlettered men, with no force but... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 11:24

Mark 11:24What things soever ye desire when ye pray.Combined action of prayer and faithThe apostles, when the Lord was taken away from them, would have to commend His doctrine to the world by miracles. To this end it was needful that their faith in God, as the Bestower of all power to do such things, should be raised. For the real doer of every miracle or sign was God, and God only. When the apostles healed suddenly any sick person, or cast out any evil spirit, it was by the combined exercise... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 11:25-26

Mark 11:25-26But if ye do not forgive.Prayer and forgiveness1. The first lesson here taught is that of a forgiving disposition. God’s full and free forgiveness is to be the rule of ours with men.2. There is a second and more general lesson. Our daily life in the world is made the test of our intercourse with God in prayer. Life does not consist of so many loose pieces, of which now the one, then the other, can be taken up. My drawing nigh to God is of one piece with my intercourse with men.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 11:28-33

Mark 11:28-33By what authority doest Thou these things?Christ’s authority and the way to discern itI. From the side of the questioners and their question. “By what authority doest Thou these things,” etc. Christ’s power was a new power in the world at that time. It was different from the authority of the scribes, priests, elders, and Sanhedrim. They had a right to put this question, but were chargeable with negligence in not having settled it long before. They were Israel’s shepherds, and had a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Mark 11:11

11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve. Ver. 11. See Trapp on " Mat 21:12 " read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Mark 11:12

12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: Ver. 12. He was hungry ] This, and that he knew not but that there were figs on the tree, declare him to be the true man. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Mark 11:13

13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet . Ver. 13, The time of figs was not yet ] viz. Of ripe figs; but if he could have found but green figs only, he would at that time have been glad of them. He looked for somewhat from that great show of leaves. But the old proverb became true, Great bruit, (noise) little fruit. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Mark 11:14

14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it . Ver. 14. See Trapp on " Mat 21:19 " read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Mark 11:15

15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; Ver. 15. Began to cast out ] As he had done before, John 2:15 . See Trapp on " Joh 2:15 " Hath not the Lord done the like also lately among us, casting out many church choppers, that have been money changers rather than ministers in the temple? read more

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