Expositions of Holy Scripture: Deuteronomy to Second Kings

About this book

One volume of Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, gathering his expository sermons on Deuteronomy through Second Kings. MacLaren, the Manchester preacher famed for the clarity and freshness of his pulpit work, takes passage after passage and opens its meaning with careful structure and vivid application. These sermons reward slow reading, whether for study, preaching preparation, or private devotion.

Contents

1. God’s Faithfulness
2. The Lesson of Memory
3. The Eating of the Peace-offering
4. Prophets and the Prophet
5. A Choice of Masters
6. The Spirit of the Law
7. God’s True Treasure in Man
8. The Eagle and its Brood
9. Their Rock and Our Rock
10. God and His Saints
11. Israel the Beloved
12. ‘At the Bush’
13. Shod for the Road
14. A Death in the Desert
15. The New Leader’s Commission 🔒
16. The Charge to the Soldier of the Lord 🔒
17. The Untrodden Path and the Guiding Ark 🔒
18. ‘The Waters Saw Thee; They Were Afraid’ 🔒
19. Stones Crying Out 🔒
20. The Captain of the Lord’s Host 🔒
21. The Siege of Jericho 🔒
22. Rahab 🔒
23. Achan’s Sin, Israel’s Defeat 🔒
24. The Sun Stayed 🔒
25. Unwon but Claimed 🔒
26. Caleb—A Green Old Age 🔒
27. The Cities of Refuge 🔒
28. The End of the War 🔒
29. The National Oath at Shechem 🔒
30. A Summary of Israel’s Faithlessness and God’s Patience 🔒
31. Israel’s Obstinacy and God’s Patience 🔒
32. Recreant Reuben 🔒
33. ‘All Things are Yours’ 🔒
34. Love Makes Suns 🔒
35. Gideon’s Altar 🔒
36. Gideon’s Fleece 🔒
37. ‘Fit, though Few’ 🔒
38. A Battle without a Sword 🔒
39. Strength Profaned and Lost 🔒
40. A Gentle Heroine, A Gentile Convert 🔒
41. The Child Prophet 🔒
42. Faithlessness and Defeat 🔒
43. Repentance and Victory 🔒
44. ‘Make Us a King’ 🔒
45. The Old Judge and the Young King 🔒
46. The King after Man’s Heart 🔒
47. Samuel’s Challenge and Charge 🔒
48. Old Truth for a New Epoch 🔒
49. Saul Rejected 🔒
50. The Sherpherd-king 🔒
51. The Victory of Unarmed Faith 🔒
52. A Soul’s Tragedy 🔒
53. Jonathan, the Pattern of Friendship 🔒
54. Love for Hate, the True Quid pro Quo 🔒
55. Love and Remorse 🔒
56. SAUL 🔒
57. What Doest Thou Here? 🔒
58. The Secret of Courage 🔒
59. At the Front or the Base 🔒
60. The End of Self-Will 🔒
61. The Bright Dawn of a Reign 🔒
62. One Fold and One Shepherd 🔒
63. Death and Life from the Ark 🔒
64. The Ark of the House of Obed-edom 🔒
65. The Promised King and Temple-Builder 🔒
66. David’s Gratitude 🔒
67. David and Jonathan’ Son 🔒
68. ‘More than Conquerors through Him’ 🔒
69. Thou Art the Man 🔒
70. David and Nathan 🔒
71. God’ Banished Ones 🔒
72. Pardoned Sin Punished 🔒
73. A Loyal Vow 🔒
74. Ittai of Gath 🔒
75. The Wail of a Broken Heart 🔒
76. Barzillai 🔒
77. David’s Hymn of Victory 🔒
78. The Dying King’s Last Vision and Psalm 🔒
79. The Royal Jubilee 🔒
80. A Libation to Jehovah 🔒
81. David Appointing Solomon 🔒
82. A Young Man’s Wise Choice of Wisdom 🔒
83. The Great Gain of Godliness 🔒
84. Great Preparation for a Great Work 🔒
85. Building in Silence 🔒
86. The King ‘Blessing’ His People 🔒
87. ‘The Matter of a Day in Its Day’ 🔒
88. Promises and Threatenings 🔒
89. A Royal Seeker After Wisdom 🔒
90. The Fall of Solomon 🔒
91. The New Garment 🔒
92. How to Split a Kingdom 🔒
93. Political Religion 🔒
94. The Record of Two Kings 🔒
95. A Prophet’s Strange Providers 🔒
96. Elijah Standing before the Lord 🔒
97. Obadiah 🔒
98. The Trial by Fire 🔒
99. Elijah’s Weakness, and Its Cure 🔒
100. Putting on the Armour 🔒
101. Royal Murderers 🔒
102. Ahab and Elija 🔒
103. Unpossessed Possessions 🔒
104. Ahab and Micaiah 🔒
105. The Chariot of Fire 🔒
106. The Translation of Elijah and the Ascension of Christ 🔒
107. Elijah’s Translation and Elisha’s Deathbed 🔒
108. Gentleness Succeeding Strength 🔒
109. When the Oil Flows 🔒
110. A Miracle Needing Effort 🔒
111. Naaman’s Wrath 🔒
112. Naaman’s Imperfect Faith 🔒
113. Sight and Blindness 🔒
114. ‘Impossible,—Only I Saw It’ 🔒
115. Silent Christians 🔒