Nineteen studies of figures from the Bible - some well-known and some obscure. The discourses were originally written as sermons and then re-written in book form. - Summary by InTheDesert
Chapters (25)
1The universal characteristic - "and he died"
1896
2Eli - his heart trembled for the ark of God - Part I
3194
3Eli - a godly man trembling for the ark of God - Part II
1985
4Eli - a godly man trembling for the ark of God - Part III
757
5Eli - a godly man trembling for the ark of God - Part IV
430
6The long-suffering of God - example in the case of an impenitent sinner - character of Ahab - Part I
1130
7The long-suffering of God - example in the case of an impenitent sinner - character of Ahab - Part II
1523
8The forbearance of God in the case of the righteous - character of Jehoshaphat - Part I
1495
9The forbearance of God in the case of the righteous - character of Jehoshaphat - Part II
1184
10Herod - Weakness growing into wickedness - on the character of Herod, tetrarch of Galilee - Part I
1872
11Herod - Weakness growing into wickedness - on the character of Herod, tetrarch of Galilee - Part II
1084
12Herod an example of "worldly sorrow working death"
2390
13Herod an example of an alleged necessity of sinning
2178
14Peter - his general character - its strength and weakness
1609
15Peter - the trial, infirmity, and triumph of his faith
1815
16Martha and Mary - part I, their common grief
1542
17Martha and Mary - part II, their different kinds of grief, and the Lord's different ways of dealing with them
1428
18The friendship of Peter and John - Part I
1870
19The friendship of Peter and John - Part II
934
20The friendship of Peter and John - Part III
1102
21Mary Magdalene - with Peter and John at the sepulchre - Part I
1334
22Mary Magdalene - with Peter and John at the sepulchre - Part II
958
23The Spirit of God striving with man - Pontius Pilate judging the Lord Christ
2573
24The wicked taken in their own net - Pontius Pilate dealing with the Jews
1791
25The case of Pilate - a warning against resisting the Spirit
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