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Strong (loud, mighty, severe, strong man) (ischuros from ischuo = to be able) is an adjective which means strong, powerful, mighty (usually referring to inherent physical strength), able, forcible. Strong, having moral power. Inherently strong. Ischuros can describe (1) People - spoken of the powers... Read More

Solemnly and slowly, with his index finger extended, Napoleon Bonaparte outlined a great stretch of country on a map of the world. "There," he growled, "is a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! If he wakes, he will shake the world." That sleeping giant was China. Today, Bonaparte's prophecy of some one h... Read More

Moses: But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?" - Exodus 3:11. Gideon: So he said to Him, "O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house." - Judge... Read More

We have already mentioned that each preacher must be gifted, called and equipped by the Lord for "the work of the ministry." All Christians are "saints by calling," but not all are "preachers by calling." (I Cor. 1:2). Let us therefore consider some things regarding this Divine "call" to preach the ... Read More

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. It has pleased the Most High to reveal Himself to us (in that which men call the New Testament), under the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (Matt. 28: 19). In this we learn redemption eternal and for Heaven. Of old, in the Creation of the world, He had ... Read More

The ways of grace and of faith, and the warrant on which they each act, get very beautiful illustrations in this little book. Faith has two special characteristics--and so has grace. Faith overcomes the world, and returns fully and intimately to God. Or, in language known in Scripture, it takes a pl... Read More

Seven Divine Looks Arthur Pink, 1950 Much is said in Scripture about the eyes of the LORD and His looking upon one and another: much that is solemn and searching; much that is encouraging and comforting. What a contrast is there between "I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good" (Amos... Read More

The Lord Present to Save James Smith, 1842 "For I am with you, and will save you, says the Lord." Jeremiah 30:11 The presence of a friend in trouble is cheering and consoling. But it is too often the case, that our friends, like the friends of Job, prove miserable comforters . They do not enter into... Read More