...upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground"? Hast Thou not promised " Ch. xliv. 3. that when the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against HimT? 'Ch.lix.19. O Lord, our eyes are fixed upon Thee, our Hope, and our Deliverer ! we waitw* for...

...day of light and salvation to the church: Those who are left, shall repent and humble themselves, and "fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and to them that turn from transgression in Jacob." It will be...

...unhappy woman — and it came from heaven to her heart — it was this, " when the enemy cometh in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him." This seemed to her so like a continua» linn of the kind and gracious interposition of the preceding...

...Jesus. " Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy ?" " When the enemy cometh in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him." Why does any soul go halting or bowed down, when a word from Je. ; — the simplest exercise of His...

...ing down of the same, my name shall be 41 great among the Gentiles." So Isaiah lix. 19. " They shall fear the name of the " Lord from the west, and his glory from " the ruing of the sun.'' (c) v. 6. Like the passage in Hannah's song of praise for the birth of Samuel (1...

...fee from you ; draw nigh unto God, and he will draw nigh unto you." " When the enemy cometh in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him." These are precious texts to think of, and pray over, when Satan tempts us ; and if we use this weapon,...

...repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies ; to the islands he will repay recompence. 19 2 20 And the Redeemer shall cometo Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saiththe...

...the tempter, had it not been for the fulfilment of that promise, that " when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him." Whatever the temptation was, passages of Scripture, long for-; gotten, came fresh into my mind, and...

...and from the west, they shall know that there is no God beside me ;" or, as in another passage — " So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west ;" or, as in the prompt as possible. The Committee in ¡ prophecies of Hosea — "They shall walk and...

...of hosts; and let every eye he directed to Him who hath promised, that when iniquity cometh in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard. In urging the importance of special effort and prayer for the renovation of cities, we do not overlook...