![]() They strengthened themselves they would be valiant against the Almighty. They spoke it proudly, and with insolence and disdain, scorning to be under the divine check and government. They spoke it boldly, as those that were resolved to stand to it, and were in no fear of being called to an account. What they said against God they spoke loudly, as if they cared not who heard them they were not themselves ashamed to say it, and they desired to propagate their atheistical notions and to infect the minds of others with them. Their words against God were stout they came from their pride, and haughtiness, and contempt of God. What he said, and what he designed, they opposed, as if they had been retained of counsel against him and his cause. They spoke against God, in reflection upon him, in contradiction to him, as their fathers in the wilderness ( ) yea, they spoke against God. An indictment found against them, for treasonable words spoken against the King of kings: Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Probably there was a club of them that were in league against religion, that set up for wits, and set their wits on work to run it down and ridicule it, and herein strengthened one another's hands. Here is the angry notice God takes of the impudent blasphemous talk of the sinners in Zion and his just resentments of it. There are tares and wheat in the same field, chaff and corn in the same floor and here we have an account of both. Among the people of the Jews at this time, though they all enjoyed the same privileges and advantages, there were men of very different characters (as ever were, and ever will be, in the world and in the church), like Jeremiah's figs, some very good and others very bad, some that plainly appeared to be the children of God and others that as plainly discovered themselves to be the children of the wicked one. 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. 17 And they shall be mine, saith the L ORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 16 Then they that feared the L ORD spake often one to another: and the L ORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the L ORD, and that thought upon his name. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the L ORD of hosts? 15 And now we call the proud happy yea, they that work wickedness are set up yea, they that tempt God are even delivered. 13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the L ORD. ![]() ![]() Mal 3:15 | MHC | STEP | Wicked Conversation Reproved Evil Maxims of Sinners Pious Converse Commended Promises to the Godly. ![]()
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