mhcc - forgive

mhcc@Genesis:45:16-24 @ Verse 16-24 -...should be ready to forgive one...

mhcc@Exodus:34:5-9 @ Verse 5-9 -...is merciful; ready to forgive the...-...with Him for the forgiveness of...

mhcc@Leviticus:16:15-34 @ Verse 15-34 - Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with which atonement is made; for he is all in all in our reconciliation to God. Thus he was figured by the two goats. The slain goat was a type of Christ dying for our sins; the scape-goat a type of Christ rising again for our justification. The atonement is said to be completed by putting the sins of Israel upon the head of the goat, which was sent away into a wilderness, a land not inhabited; and the sending away of the goat represented the free and full remission of their sins. He shall bear upon him all their iniquities. Thus Christ, the Lamb of God, takes away the sin of the world, by taking it upon himself, John strkjv@1:29. The entrance into heaven, which Christ made for us, was typified by the high priest's entrance into the most holy place. See Hebrews strkjv@9:7. The high priest was to come out again; but our Lord Jesus ever lives, making intercession, and always appears in the presence of God for us. Here are typified the two great gospel duties of faith and repentance. By faith we put our hands upon the head of the offering; relying on Christ as the Lord our Righteousness, pleading his satisfaction, as that which alone is able to atone for our sins, and procure us a pardon. By repentance we afflict our souls; not only fasting for a time from the delights of the body, but inwardly sorrowing for sin, and living a life of self-...faithful and just to forgive us...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Leviticus:19 @ ****** Leviticus 19 ****** *** Outline of Leviticus 19 *** laws. - There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God of Israel is a holy God, ver.2. To teach real separation from the world and the flesh, and entire devotedness to God. This is now the law of Christ; may the Lord bring every thought within us into obedience to it! Children are to be obedient to their parents, ver.3. The fear here required includes inward reverence and esteem, outward respect and obedience, care to please them and to make them easy. God only is to be worshipped, ver.4. Turn not from the true God to false ones, from the God who will make you holy and happy, to those that will deceive you, and make you for ever miserable. Turn not your eyes to them, much less your heart. They should leave the gleanings of their harvest and vintage for the poor, ver.9. Works of piety must be always attended with works of charity, according to our ability. We must not be covetous, griping, and greedy of every thing we can lay claim to, nor insist upon our right in all things. We are to be honest and true in all our dealings, ver.11. Whatever we have in the world, we must see that we get it honestly, for we cannot be truly rich, or long rich, with that which is not so. Reverence to the sacred name of God must be shown, ver.12. We must not detain what belongs to another, particularly the wages of the hireling, ver.13. We must be tender of the credit and safety of those that cannot help themselves, ver.14. Do no hurt to any, because they are unwilling or unable to avenge themselves. We ought to take heed of doing any thing which may occasion our weak brother to fall. The fear of God should keep us from doing wrong things, though they will not expose us to men's anger. Judges, and all in authority, are commanded to give judgment without partiality, ver.15. To be a tale-...ourselves, but we soon forgive ourselves...31: For Christians to have their fortunes told, to use spells and charms, or the like, is a sad affront to God. They must be grossly ignorant who ask, "What harm is there in these things?" Here is a charge to young people to show respect to the aged, ver.32. Religion teaches good manners, and obliges us to honour those to whom honour is due. A charge was given to the Israelites to be very tender of strangers, ver.33. Strangers, and the widows and fatherless, are God's particular care. It is at our peril, if we do them any wrong. Strangers shall be welcome to God's grace; we should do what we can to recommend religion to them. Justice in weights and measures is commanded, ver.35. We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall we adorn the gospel. __Outline Henry'__20 **** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Numbers:12:10-16 @ Verse 10-16 -...Saviour, who said, "Father, forgive them,"...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Numbers:14:11-19 @ Verse 11-19 -...abundant mercies, he could forgive them....

mhcc@Numbers:15:22-29 @ Verse 22-29 -...in that prayer, Father, forgive them,...

mhcc@Deuteronomy:2:1-7 @ Verse 1-7 -...he taught them to forgive their...-sufficient God to depend upon. Use what thou hast, use it cheerfully. Thou hast experienced the care of the Divine providence, never use any crooked methods for thy supply. All this is equally to be applied to the experience of the believer.

mhcc@Judges:15:1-8 @ Verse 1-8 -...are most forward to forgive or...

mhcc@1Samuel:7:5,6 @ Verse 5,6 -...faithful and just to forgive us...

mhcc@2Samuel:19:16-23 @ Verse 16-23 -...David could more easily forgive it....

mhcc@2Samuel:24:10-15 @ Verse 10-15 -...faith that God would forgive them,...

mhcc@Ezra:10:15-44 @ Verse 15-44 -...and forsaken, God will forgive it;...-offering, is the only atonement which takes away our guilt. No seeming repentance or amendment will benefit those who reject Him, for self-dependence proves them still unhumbled. All the names written in the book of life, are those of penitent sinners, not of self-righteous persons, who think they have no need of repentance. **** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Psalms:133 @ ****** Psalms 133 ****** *** Outline of Psalms 133 *** The excellency of brotherly love. -...for Christ's sake, hath forgiven them....__Outline Henry'__134 **** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Proverbs:4:14-27 @ Verse 14-27 -...Lord and Master. Lord, forgive the...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Jeremiah:3:12-20 @ Verse 12-20 -...faithful and just to forgive them....-ages. God will graciously receive those that return to him; and by his grace, he takes them out from among the rest. The ark of the covenant was not found after the captivity. The whole of that dispensation was to be done away, which took place after the multitude of believers had been greatly increased by the conversion of the Gentiles, and of the Israelites scattered among them. A happy state of the church is foretold. He can teach all to call him Father; but without thorough change of heart and life, no man can be a child of God, and we have no security for not departing from Him.

mhcc@Jeremiah:36:1-8 @ Verse 1-8 -...the Lord ready to forgive his...

mhcc@Hosea:11:8-12 @ Verse 8-12 -...faithful and just to forgive us...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Joel:2:1-14 @ Verse 1-14 - The priests were to alarm the people with the near approach of the Divine judgments. It is the work of ministers to warn of the fatal consequences of sin, and to reveal the wrath from heaven against the ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. The striking description which follows, shows what would attend the devastations of locusts, but may also describe the effects from the ravaging of the land by the Chaldeans. If the alarm of temporal judgments is given to offending nations, how much more should sinners be warned to seek deliverance from the wrath to come! Our business therefore on earth must especially be, to secure an interest in our Lord Jesus Christ; and we should seek to be weaned from objects which will soon be torn from all who now make idols of them. There must be outward expressions of sorrow and shame, fasting, weeping, and mourning; tears for trouble must be turned into tears for the sin that caused it. But rending the garments would be vain, except their hearts were rent by abasement and self-...our sins, God will forgive them;...

mhcc@Matthew:12:31,32 @ Verse 31,32 -...to be ready to forgive words...

mhcc@Matthew:16:13-20 @ Verse 13-20 -...and absurd. None can forgive sins...

mhcc@Matthew:18:21-35 @ Verse 21-35 -...we are backward to forgive the...1. The master's wonderful clemency. The debt of sin is so great, that we are not able to pay it. See here what every sin deserves; this is the wages of sin, to be sold as a slave. It is the folly of many who are under strong convictions of their sins, to fancy they can make God satisfaction for the wrong they have done him. 2. The servant's unreasonable severity toward his fellow-...suppose that God actually forgives men,...-...as we hope for forgiveness from...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Mark:2:1-12 @ Verse 1-12 - It was this man's misery that he needed to be so carried, and shows the suffering state of human life; it was kind of those who so carried him, and teaches the compassion that should be in men, toward their fellow-...proved his power to forgive sin,...

mhcc@Luke:5:17-26 @ Verse 17-26 -...believe thy power to forgive sins;...

mhcc@Romans:12:17-21 @ Verse 17-21 -...conquered, and those that forgive are...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Ephesians:4:1-6 @ Verse 1-6 -...think it hard to forgive. There...

mhcc@Colossians:3:12-17 @ Verse 12-17 -...one another, imitating the forgiveness through...

mhcc@2Timothy:4:14-18 @ Verse 14-18 -...he prays God to forgive them....

mhcc@1Peter:4:7-11 @ Verse 7-11 -...to induce God to forgive them....

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