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3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
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The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. …
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-3)Here are three very precious promises made to the people of God, which, though they are designed to secure the welfare of the church in general, may be applied by particular believers to themselves, as other promises of this nature may. Here is, I. The character of God’s people, to whom these promises belong. Many call themselves God’s people who have no part nor lot in this matter. But those shal…
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