Isaiah 38:17
Isaiah 38:17 in Multiple Translations
Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Behold, it was for my peace that I had great bitterness: But thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
See, in place of peace my soul had bitter sorrow. but you have kept back my soul from the underworld; for you have put all my sins out of your memory.
It was definitely for my own good I went through this bitter experience. You in your love saved me from the pit of destruction and you have forgiven all my sins.
Beholde, for felicitie I had bitter griefe, but it was thy pleasure to deliuer my soule from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sinnes behinde thy backe.
Lo, to peace He changed for me bitterness, And Thou hast delighted in my soul without corruption, For Thou hast cast behind Thy back all my sins.
Behold, for peace I had great anguish, but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for you have cast all my sins behind your back.
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Behold in peace is my bitterness most bitter: but thou best delivered my soul that it should not perish, thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Truly, my suffering was good for me; you loved me, and as a result you have rescued me from dying and have also forgiven all my sins.
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Isaiah 38:17 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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הִנֵּ֥ה
לְ/שָׁל֖וֹם
מַר
לִ֣/י
מָ֑ר
וְ/אַתָּ֞ה
חָשַׁ֤קְתָּ
נַפְשִׁ/י֙
מִ/שַּׁ֣חַת
בְּלִ֔י
כִּ֥י
הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּ
אַחֲרֵ֥י
גֵוְ/ךָ֖
כָּל
חֲטָאָֽ/י
הִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
Part
לְ/שָׁל֖וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
Peace
Prep | N-ms
מַר
mar
H4751
bitter
Adj
לִ֣/י
Prep | Suff
מָ֑ר
mârar
H4843
to provoke
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
וְ/אַתָּ֞ה
ʼattâh
H859
you(m.s.)
Conj | Pron
חָשַׁ֤קְתָּ
châshaq
H2836
to desire
V-Qal-Perf-2ms
נַפְשִׁ/י֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
N-cs | Suff
מִ/שַּׁ֣חַת
shachath
H7845
pit
Prep | N-fs
בְּלִ֔י
bᵉlîy
H1097
without
Part
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
for
Conj
הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּ
shâlak
H7993
to throw
V-Hiphil-Perf-2ms
אַחֲרֵ֥י
ʼachar
H310
after
Prep
גֵוְ/ךָ֖
gêv
H1460
back
N-ms | Suff
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
N-ms
חֲטָאָֽ/י
chêṭᵉʼ
H2399
sin
N-mp | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Isaiah 38:17
הִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
"behold"
Part
This Hebrew word is an expression that means 'behold' or 'look', often used to draw attention to something. It appears in Genesis and Isaiah, and is translated as 'behold' or 'lo' in the KJV.
Definition: behold, lo, see, if
Usage: Occurs in 799 OT verses. KJV: behold, lo, see. See also: Genesis 1:29; Genesis 42:35; Deuteronomy 19:18.
לְ/שָׁל֖וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
"Peace"
Prep | N-ms
This Hebrew word for peace, shalom, means completeness, wellness, and friendship, and is often used to describe God's relationship with humanity, as seen in the covenant with the Israelites. It encompasses physical and spiritual health, prosperity, and harmony.
Definition: This name means completeness, peace Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
Usage: Occurs in 209 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] wholly. See also: Genesis 15:15; Esther 2:11; Psalms 4:9.
מַר
mar
H4751
"bitter"
Adj
Mar means bitter, describing something that tastes bad or is unpleasant. It can also describe emotional pain or discontent, like being angry or chafed.
Definition: adj 1) bitter, bitterness 1a) of water or food 1b) of harlot's end, end of wickedness, cry (fig.) 1c) of pain (subst) adv 2) bitterly
Usage: Occurs in 36 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, [idiom] great, heavy. See also: Genesis 27:34; Psalms 64:4; Proverbs 5:4.
לִ֣/י
""
Prep | Suff
מָ֑ר
mârar
H4843
"to provoke"
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
The word marar means to be or make something bitter. It can also describe a strong or intense emotion, such as anger or grief. In the Bible, it is used to describe a range of feelings and experiences, from physical bitterness to emotional pain.
Definition: 1) to be bitter 1a) (Qal) to be bitter 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to show bitterness 1b2) to make bitter 1c) (Hiphil) to make bitter, embitter 1d) (Hithpalpel) 1d1) to embitter oneself 1d2) to be enraged 2) (TWOT) to be strong, strengthen
Usage: Occurs in 13 OT verses. KJV: (be, be in, deal, have, make) bitter(-ly, -ness), be moved with choler, (be, have sorely, it) grieved(-eth), provoke, vex. See also: Genesis 49:23; Job 27:2; Isaiah 22:4.
וְ/אַתָּ֞ה
ʼattâh
H859
"you(m.s.)"
Conj | Pron
You is the translation of a Hebrew word used to address someone directly, like when God says you to someone in the Bible. It can be singular or plural, and is often translated as thee, thou, or ye.
Definition: you (second pers. sing. masc.)
Usage: Occurs in 997 OT verses. KJV: thee, thou, ye, you. See also: Genesis 3:11; Exodus 23:9; Deuteronomy 14:1.
חָשַׁ֤קְתָּ
châshaq
H2836
"to desire"
V-Qal-Perf-2ms
To connect means to join or love something, as seen in Psalm 91:14 where God delights in those who love Him.
Definition: (Qal) to love, be attached to, long for
Usage: Occurs in 11 OT verses. KJV: have a delight, (have a) desire, fillet, long, set (in) love. See also: Genesis 34:8; Deuteronomy 10:15; Psalms 91:14.
נַפְשִׁ/י֙
nephesh
H5315
"soul"
N-cs | Suff
The Hebrew word for soul or living being, used in the Bible to describe the essence of a person or animal. It encompasses the ideas of life, breath, and vitality, and is translated as 'soul' or 'creature' in the KJV. This word is central to biblical concepts of humanity and existence.
Definition: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain
Usage: Occurs in 683 OT verses. KJV: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it. See also: Genesis 1:20; Leviticus 26:43; Judges 18:25.
מִ/שַּׁ֣חַת
shachath
H7845
"pit"
Prep | N-fs
This noun refers to a pit or grave, and it is often used figuratively to describe destruction or corruption, as seen in Proverbs and other books.
Definition: 1) pit, destruction, grave 1a) pit (for catching lions)
Usage: Occurs in 23 OT verses. KJV: corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit. See also: Job 9:31; Psalms 35:7; Psalms 7:16.
בְּלִ֔י
bᵉlîy
H1097
"without"
Part
This word means without or nothing, often used for negation. It appears in various forms, such as without or not yet, in the Old Testament.
Definition: subst 1) wearing out adv of negation 2) without, no, not
Usage: Occurs in 57 OT verses. KJV: corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without. See also: Genesis 31:20; Job 38:41; Psalms 19:4.
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
"for"
Conj
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Definition: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
Usage: Occurs in 3910 OT verses. KJV: and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet. See also: Genesis 1:4; Genesis 26:16; Genesis 42:15.
הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּ
shâlak
H7993
"to throw"
V-Hiphil-Perf-2ms
To throw or cast away is the meaning of this Hebrew verb. It is used in various contexts, including throwing lots or casting out something unwanted. The word appears in stories like Jonah being thrown into the sea.
Definition: 1) to throw, cast, hurl, fling 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to throw, cast, throw away, cast off, shed, cast down 1a2) to cast (lots) (fig) 1b) (Hophal) 1b1) to be thrown, be cast 1b2) to be cast forth or out 1b3) to be cast down 1b4) to be cast (metaph)
Usage: Occurs in 121 OT verses. KJV: adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw. See also: Genesis 21:15; Nehemiah 9:11; Psalms 2:3.
אַחֲרֵ֥י
ʼachar
H310
"after"
Prep
Achar means backwards or after, used to describe something that happens later or in the rear. It is used in various senses in the Bible, including in 1 Kings 12:18.
Definition: 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after
Usage: Occurs in 664 OT verses. KJV: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with. See also: Genesis 5:4; Exodus 18:2; Joshua 8:14.
גֵוְ/ךָ֖
gêv
H1460
"back"
N-ms | Suff
The Hebrew word for 'midst' or 'middle' is used to describe a central location, similar to the Aramaic word 'gav'.
Definition: the back, back
Usage: Occurs in 7 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] among, back, body. See also: Job 30:5; Proverbs 26:3; Proverbs 10:13.
כָּל
kôl
H3605
"all"
N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
חֲטָאָֽ/י
chêṭᵉʼ
H2399
"sin"
N-mp | Suff
Sin refers to a crime or its punishment, including guilt and offense. It is the result of missing the mark or going wrong, and can have serious consequences.
Definition: 1) sin 1a) sin 1b) guilt for sin 1c) punishment for sin Aramaic equivalent: cha.ti (חֲטָי "sin" H2408)
Usage: Occurs in 34 OT verses. KJV: fault, [idiom] grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin. See also: Genesis 41:9; 2 Kings 10:29; Psalms 51:7.
Study Notes — Isaiah 38:17
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- Context
- Cross References
- Isaiah 38:17 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 38:17
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 38:17
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Isaiah 38:17
- Trapp's Commentary on Isaiah 38:17
- Ellicott's Commentary on Isaiah 38:17
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Isaiah 38:17
- Cambridge Bible on Isaiah 38:17
- Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 38:17
- Whedon's Commentary on Isaiah 38:17
- Sermons on Isaiah 38:17
Context — Hezekiah’s Song of Thanksgiving
15What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done this. I will walk slowly all my years because of the anguish of my soul.
16O Lord, by such things men live, and in all of them my spirit finds life. You have restored me to health and have let me live.
17Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
18For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. 19The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah 43:25 | I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more. |
| 2 | Micah 7:18–19 | Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. |
| 3 | Jonah 2:6 | To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God! |
| 4 | Psalms 30:3 | O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit. |
| 5 | Jeremiah 31:34 | No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” |
| 6 | Psalms 86:13 | For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol. |
| 7 | Psalms 40:2 | He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. |
| 8 | Job 3:25–26 | For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me. I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.” |
| 9 | Psalms 88:4–6 | I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength. I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care. You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. |
| 10 | Psalms 85:2 | You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah |
Isaiah 38:17 Summary
Isaiah 38:17 tells us that even when we go through very hard times, God's love can bring us through and save us from being completely separated from Him. This is like what Psalm 23:4 says, that even in the darkest valley, God is with us and His rod and staff comfort us. The speaker in this verse is saying that their suffering was actually for their own good, because it helped them understand God's love in a deeper way, similar to what Romans 8:28 says, that all things work together for good to those who love God. This means we can trust God, even when things seem really tough, because His love is always working to bring us closer to Him.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean to be delivered from the pit of oblivion?
This phrase is a metaphor for being saved from spiritual death and separation from God, as seen in Psalm 30:3 where it says God has lifted the psalmist up from the depths of the grave, and in Isaiah 38:17, God's love delivers the speaker from the pit of oblivion, symbolizing redemption and salvation.
How does God cast our sins behind His back?
This phrase is an expression of God's forgiveness, as also seen in Micah 7:19 where God casts all our sins into the depths of the sea, indicating that once sins are forgiven, God no longer holds them against us, as supported by Hebrews 8:12 which says God will remember our sins no more.
What is the significance of the speaker's anguish being for their own welfare?
The speaker's anguish is a result of their confrontation with their own mortality and sinfulness, leading to a deeper understanding of God's love and redemption, similar to what David experienced in Psalm 51:8 when he said God had broken his bones, but then restored him to health, showing that sometimes hardship can lead to spiritual growth and renewal.
How does this verse relate to the idea of God's love and faithfulness?
This verse highlights God's love as the reason for the speaker's deliverance from the pit of oblivion, demonstrating God's faithfulness in keeping His promises, as seen in Deuteronomy 7:9 where it says God is faithful to those who love Him, and in Isaiah 38:17, the speaker's experience of being delivered is a testament to God's enduring love and faithfulness.
Reflection Questions
- What are some times in my life when I have experienced great anguish, and how did I see God's love and deliverance in those moments?
- How does the idea of God casting my sins behind His back impact my understanding of His forgiveness and love for me?
- In what ways can I, like the speaker, walk in the knowledge of God's love and faithfulness even in the midst of hardship and suffering?
- What does it mean for me to trust in God's love and faithfulness, especially when I am facing challenges and uncertainties in life?
Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 38:17
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness,.... Meaning not that instead of peace and prosperity, which he expected would ensue upon the destruction of Sennacherib's army, came a bitter affliction upon
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 38:17
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: -The prayer and thanksgiving song of Hezekiah is only given here, not in the parallel passages of 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles. Verse 9.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Isaiah 38:17
For peace I had great bitterness; my health and prosperity was quickly changed into bitter sickness and affliction. Or, as others render it, my great bitterness was unto peace; was turned into prosperity, or became the occasion of my safety and further advantages; for that drove me to my prayers, and prayers prevailed with God for a gracious answer, and the prolonging of my life. In love to my soul; in kindness to me, the soul being oft put for the man. This is an emphatical circumstance; for sometimes God prolongs men’ s days in anger, and in Order to their greater misery. Thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back; thou hast forgiven those sins which brought this evil upon me, and upon that account hast removed the punishment of them; which showeth that thou didst this in love to me. The phrase is borrowed from the custom of men, who when they would accurately see and observe any thing, set it before their faces; and when they desire and resolve not to look upon any thing, turn their backs upon it, or cast it behind them.
Trapp's Commentary on Isaiah 38:17
Isaiah 38:17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul [delivered it] from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.Ver. 17. Behold, for peace I had great bitterness.] Mar Mar; the approach of death was to this good man bitter bitterness, and yet Christ had taken away from him the sting or gall of death, so that he might better say than Agag did, "Surely the bitterness of death is past," or than Lucan doth of the Gauls and Britons. - “ Animmque capaces Mortis. ” “ Life and spaceous corpse.” But thou hast in love to my soul.] Or, Thou hast embraced my soul out of the corrupting pit. Complectendi verbum, affectum plane paternum, et stadium iuvandi singulare exprimit. For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.] As an old overworn evidence, that is out of date, and of no use. Here it is well noted that we must set our sins before our face, if we would have God to cast them behind his back.
Ellicott's Commentary on Isaiah 38:17
(17) For peace I had great bitterness . . .—The words in the Authorised Version read like a retrospect of the change from health to suffering. Really, they express the very opposite. It was for my peace (i.e., for my salvation, in the fullest sense of the word) that it was bitter, was bitter unto me (emphasis of iteration). All things were now seen as “working together for good.” Thou hast in love to my soul . . .—The italics show that the verbs “delivered it “are not in the present Hebrew text. A slight change, such as might be made to correct an error of transcription, would give that meaning, but as it stands, we have the singularly suggestive phrase, Thou hast loved me out of the pit of corruption. The very love of Jehovah is thought of as ipso facto a deliverance. Thou hast cast all my sins . . .—As in our Lord’s miracles, the bodily healing was the pledge and earnest of the spiritual. “Arise and walk” guaranteed, “Thy sins be forgiven thee” (Matthew 9:2-5). (For the symbols of that forgiveness, comp. Micah 7:19.)
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Isaiah 38:17
Verse 17. For peace I had great bitterness - "My anguish is changed into ease"] מר לי מר mar li mar, "mutata mthi est amaritudo." Paronomasia; a figure which the prophet frequently admits. I do not always note it, because it cannot ever be preserved in the translation, and the sense seldom depends upon it. But here it perfectly clears up the great obscurity of the passage. See Lowth on the place. Thou hast rescued] חשכת chashachta, with כ caph, instead of ק koph; so the Septuagint and Vulgate; Houbigant. See Chappelow on Job 33:18. From perdition] משחת בלי mishshachath beli, ιναμηαποληται, Sept. ut non periret, "that it may not perish." Vulg. Perhaps inverting the order of the words. See Houbigant.
Thou hast in love to my soul] חשקת chashakta, "thou hast lovingly embraced" or kissed "my soul out of the pit of corruption."
Cambridge Bible on Isaiah 38:17
17. Behold, for peace … bitterness) (lit. “it was bitter to me, bitter”), i.e. the bitterness of affliction was mercifully overruled so as to yield “peaceable fruit” through his recovery (cf. Hebrews 12:11). but thou hast in love … pit] Lit. (according to the Hebrew text) “and thou hast loved my soul out of the pit …”—a pregnant construction of perhaps unexampled boldness. The true reading probably is “thou hast kept back my soul, &c.” (ḥ ?âsaktâ for ḥ ?âshaqtâ). For pit of corruption render pit of annihilation. cast … behind thy back] An image for utter forgetfulness: 1 Kings 14:9; Nehemiah 9:26; Psalms 50:17. The Psalmist recognises in his deliverance the pledge that his sins are forgiven and forgotten.
Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 38:17
Behold, for peace - That is, instead of the health, happiness, and prosperity which I had enjoyed, and which I hope still to enjoy.
Whedon's Commentary on Isaiah 38:17
17. Behold — Hezekiah here challenges attention to an important fact, namely, In place of my former healthful, peaceful life, I came to have extreme anguish.
Sermons on Isaiah 38:17
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Cleansed by the Blood by Robert B. Thompson | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of Christians giving themselves fully to God's plan. He urges believers to forget about themselves and love not their own liv |
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Can I Be Coverted Today by Ian Paisley | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the unchangeable declaration that God can save sinners and bless those who minister the word for their salvation. The preacher refers to Jam |
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Letters: Rev. William Armstrong, Rutherglen (2) by Andrew Bonar | Andrew Bonar writes to Rev. William Armstrong, expressing his gratitude for updates on Armstrong's progress and encouraging him during a time of reflection and prayer. Bonar shares |
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Wicked Men of the Past Are Still in Hell by Jonathan Edwards | Jonathan Edwards preaches about the eternal damnation of wicked men who lived before the flood and are still in Hell, emphasizing their unchanging state and the reasons why they re |
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The Cross and the World by L.E. Maxwell | Greek Word Studies delves into the concept of reconciliation, emphasizing the exchange of hostility for a friendly relationship through Christ. The focus is on God's initiative in |
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Help for Doubters by Allan Halton | Allan Halton preaches about the mercy and forgiveness of God in the New Covenant, emphasizing how God chooses not to remember our sins once we believe in Jesus. He highlights how t |
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(Belarus) God Has Risen to Defend His Name by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes God's promises of provision and protection for his people. He highlights that God has promised that his people will never have to beg for br |