Marriage

The Throne of God and of the Lamb

Revelation 22:3

… The marriage supper of the Lamb draws near. His Church shall be prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. We that are with Him, following in His …

The Sin of Unbelief

2 Kings 7:19

… And, husband, there is thy wife in heaven, and thou art amongst the damned. And seest thou, father! thy child is before the throne; and thou! accursed of …

The Two Yokes

Jeremiah 28:13

… it is you can shut up as you do.' The wife did not like it, nor the husband either: it was, however, done by slow degrees, and now …

Gracious Renewal

Psalm 51:10

… The Covenant we have with Christ is a marriage Covenant. I believe in Sweden it is common when a happy pair have been wedded for five-and-twenty …

The Royal Pair in Their Glorious Chariot

Song 3:6-11

… When great personages traveled in their palanquins, and more especially on marriage processions, they were attended by a number of persons who, at night, carried high up in …

A Suitable Watchword

Psalm 12:1

… is your Husband." Let any husband here imagine his wife to be in distress and she looks him in the face, and says, "My Husband, it is a …

The Barley Field on Fire

2 Samuel 14:29-31

… of her infant,—many a husband has been led to give his heart more to Christ by the death of his wife. Do not departed spirits, like angels …

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

Matthew 22:2

… The marriage is with whom? With angels? He took not up angels. It is a marriage with our own nature, “he took up the seed of Abraham.” Shall …

A Merry Christmas

Job 1:4

… wedding the type of His own marriage—His own Divine espousal with the Church—which is "the bride, the Lamb's wife." And let me add once more …

The Death of the Christian

Job 5:26

… George Herbert, after some severe struggles, and having requested his wife and nieces, who were weeping in extreme anguish, to leave the room, he committed his will to …

Love's Great Reason

1 John 4:19

… They have said, "I cannot say that I love Jesus Christ better than father, or mother, or husband, or wife, or child." No, you cannot say it, and …

The Dream of Pilate's Wife

Matthew 27:19

… Remember Pilate's wife and think of her as affectionately giving the warning to her husband and go and do likewise. Never keep back from an ungodly husband …

What Is the Wedding Garment?

Matthew 22:11-13

… It is called a "wedding garment"—a garment suitable for a marriage feast. Let us translate the figure rather than attempt to rivet a doctrine to it. What …

Partnership With Christ

1 Corinthians 1:9

… His poor wife was bruised and battered by his cruelty. His children were starved and shoeless. He is now with us in this House of Prayer and he …

A Mournful Defection

John 6:67

… Above all, let me admonish you young people not to be "unequally yoked together." Marriage without the fear of God is a fearful mistake. Those ill-assorted unions …

Evening, March 20

Eph 5:25

… A husband should love his wife with a constant love, for thus Jesus loves his church. He does not vary in his affection. He may change in his …

A New School of the Prophets

… Spurgeon, in 1893, his personal recollections of her dear husband, in which there was the following reference to this meeting : — " The grandfather of Mr. Archibald G. Brown was …

Alto and Bass

Luke 1:53

… I think that the Doctrines of Grace were never intended to be made into a dirge, but they make a most heavenly marriage song. The great Truths of …

A Wonder Explained By Greater Wonders

Lamentations 3:57

… But most of all it would be cheering to perceive that a dear friend, a brother, a husband was to the front on our behalf. Such a near …

'Ready, Yes, Ready!'

Isaiah 27:13

… And when his wife and children came round about him, he could only tell them that the city in which they lived was to be destroyed—and though …

"You Are Now the Blessed of the Lord"

Genesis 26:29

… a poor man and his wife were walking down the hill. I had never seen them before, but the woman pulled the husband by his coat. They both …

'His Great Love'

Ephesians 2:4

… Think what it means—He loves you! Sweet above all other things is love—a mother's love, a father's love, a husband's love, a wife …

Guests for the Royal Feast

Matthew 22:8-10

… Had it been a marriage it would have been far worse. Now it was not possible in this parable to teach the Doctrines of Foreknowledge and Omniscience, or …

The Unchangeable Christ

Hebrews 13:8

… I like to think that, as Jesus was the Husband of His Church ages ago, He is still her Husband, for He hates divorce. As He was the …

Needless Fears

Isaiah 51:12

… The wife has been afraid to mention to her husband that she desires to unite with the Church, but when he hears of it, he thinks that he …

First Printed Works.–Author, Publishers, and Readers

… Passmore, " Your noble husband is sitting before the fire on one chair, with his legs up on another, and as it seemed to be a pity to disturb …

Strong Consolation

Hebrews 6:17

… I know, dear Wife, you would count it a great dishonor if anyone assumed that you doubted your husband's word. I know, dear Sister, that you would …

Praises and Vows Accepted in Zion

Psalm 65:1-2

… Many a wife has said, “Oh! it is hard. My husband never seems pleased. I have done all I can, but he takes no notice of little deeds …

"Christ First, Me Last—Nothing Between But Love"

Galatians 2:20

… I answer that it is nonsense to talk so! A wife is not thought to be selfish because she rejoices in her husband's love. A child is …

Good Cheer for the New Year

Deuteronomy 11:12

… Ah, Beloved, to be without our God then, why it would be like the marriage feast without the bridegroom! It would be the day of delight and no …

The Wedding Garment

Matthew 22:11-14

… APPARENTLY the parable of the marriage feast would have been complete without this addition, but there was infinite wisdom in appending this sequel. This is seen practically in …

A Word for the Persecuted

1 Samuel 20:10

… I think I have before told you the story of the husband who was a very loose, gay, depraved, man of the world, but he had a wife …

A Bundle of Myrrh

Solomon 1:13

… His children fill his home with glee, his wife is his solace and delight, his friends are his comfort and refreshment. He accepts the comforts which soul and …

July 22 — AN ETERNAL PLEDGE

Hosea 2:19

… He will never break His engagement, much less sue out a divorce against a soul joined to Himself in marriage bonds. Three times the Lord says, "I will …

The First Fruit of the Spirit

Galatians 5:22

… Now, the works which counterfeit love are these—"adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness." To talk of "love" when a man covets his neighbor's wife, or when a woman …

The Wall Daubed with Untempered Mortar

Ezekiel 13:10-12

… Perhaps the husband shall hear the voice of the wife who shall say, "Ah, where is the daubing with which you have daubed it? You would not let …

Achsah's Asking—a Pattern of Prayer

Judges 1:12-15

… Wife, especially ask your husband. Husband, especially ask your wife. I think there is no sweeter praying on earth than the praying of a husband and a wife …

A Straight Talk

Luke 14:20

… Good Man, do not allow your wife to draw you aside! Good Woman, do not let your husband hinder you! Do not say, "I cannot attend the house …

In Christ No Condemnation

Romans 8:1

… Our union is inseparable and, therefore, our condemnation is impossible! In the seventh chapter the Apostle mentions our mystical union with Christ under the figure of a marriage …

The House of Mourning and The House of Feasting

Ecclesiastes 7:2

… One of the first houses that we know that Jesus entered was "the house of feasting." He was at "a marriage in Cana of Galilee," and there He …