INSIGHTS & NOTES FROM
CHAPTER 41
"It is good to remember the battle before we engage in a war" "As God does not inflict upon us the evils we have deserved, so he does bestow upon us the favours we have not deserved." "It is the picture of a hard-hearted sinner, that despises the terrors of the Almighty & laughs at all the threatenings of his word." "The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, & the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, & thus the Lord alone shall be exalted." CHAPTER 42 "Corrupt passions & practices arise either from some corrupt principles or from the neglect & disbelief of the principles of truth; & therefore true repentance begins in the acknowledgement of the the truth. II Timothy 2:25." "If God's thoughts concerning us be thoughts of good, to give us an unexpected end, he cannot be withheld from accomplishing his gracious purposes, whatever difficulties may seem to be in the way." "In true repentance there must be not only conviction of sin, but contrition & godly sorrow for it, sorrow according to God. II Corinthians 7:9. Such was Job's sorrow for his sins." "It is a great mercy to have a good education, & to know the things of God by the instructions of his word & ministers." "By the teachings of men God reveals his Son to us; but by the teachings of his Spirit he reveals his Son in us (Gal. 1:16); & so changes us into the same image. II Corinthians 3:18." "Self-loathing is evermore the companion of true repentance." "Let us leave it to God to govern the world, & make it our care, in the strength of his grace, to govern ourselves & our own hearts well." "True penitents shall find favour with God, & what they have said & done amiss shall no more be mentioned against them." "If God says, Well done, good & faithful servant, it is of little consequence who says otherwise." "God is often angry at that in us which we are ourselves proud of & sees much amiss in that which we think was done well." "Satisfaction must first be made for wrong done, according as the nature of the thing requires, before we can hope to obtain from God the forgiveness of sin." "Our quarrels with God always begin on our part, but the reconciliation begins on his." "Peace with God is to be had only in his own way & upon his own terms, & they will never seem hard to those who know how to value the privilege, but they will be glad of it upon any terms, though ever so humbling." "He that rightly endures temptation, when he is tried, shall receive a crown of life (Jam. 1:12), as Job, when he was tried, received all the wealth, & honour, & comfort, which here we have an account of." "His troubles began in Satan's malice, which God restrained; his restoration began in God's mercy, which Satan could not oppose." "God will take care that none shall lose by him." "We know not what good times we may yet be reserved for in our latter end." "God has ways to repair the losses & balance the griefs of those who are written childless, as Job was when he had buried all his children." Matthew Henry's Commentary: Job To Song Of Solomon, Mac Donald, pgs. 225 - 236.
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