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4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
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And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)When we are addressing ourselves to any religious service we must stir up ourselves to take hold on God in it (Isa. 64:7); so David does here. “Come, my soul, where art thou? What art thou thinking of? Here is work to be done, good work, angels’ work; set about it in good earnest; let all the powers and faculties be engaged and employed in it: Bless the Lord, O my soul !” In these verses, I. The p…
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