Sketches of Four Hundred Sermons 1 Samuel 2:9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. I. THE LORD WILL KEEP THE FEET OF HIS SAINTS. 1. The word saint signifies a holy one. 2. Saints are on a journey through this world of sin and sorrow to a better country. (Hebrews 11:14-16.) 3. The Lord Himself keeps their feet. He guides and directs them by His counsel. (Psalm 73:24.) II. THE WICKED SHALL BE SILENT IN DARKNESS. 1. The wicked are without God in the world. (Ephesians 2:12.) 2. These are noisy and clamorous, boasting of themselves, and prone to speak evil of God and religion; but the time is at hand when they shall be put to silence. (Psalm 31:17.) 3. Darkness shall encompass them about on every side. They are sometimes brought into darkness in the present world, by the judgments of God. (Isaiah 8:22.) III. FOR BY STRENGTH NO MAN SHALL PREVAIL. Wicked men fight against God, and truth, but they cannot prevail. (Sketches of Four Hundred Sermons.) Parallel Verses KJV: He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. |
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