Morning Prayer (1662 Book of Common Prayer)

For Psalm 18, Prof. Calvin notes that God in defends David for grander purposes of preserving the redemptive promises, the Kingdom of God and His own Word. David’s important, but it ain’t all about David either.

ISBE on Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison brilliantly surveys priests as secretarial assistants as literate officials to help Moses in recording events, affording materials in the priestly and tabernacle sections, recording judicial decisions when rendered and using leather as the material most available in the wilderness.

For Genesis 2.4ff.: Prof. Keil notes the establishment of the Garden of Paradise.

For Joshua 24, Joshua reviews redemptive history in his farewell address at the covenant renewal ceremony at Shechem.

For Isaiah 6.9-13, Prof. Henry notes, salubriously, that Isaiah’s preaching will harden hearts as a mediate means. The immediate means is God’s decision not to soften their hearts and illumine their brains. The reprobate will do what the reprobate do—scoff and ridicule the message.

ISBE on Mark: Dr. R. P. Martin comments on Eusebius note (HE, 3.13) that Mark took assiduous notes as a listener of Peter. Some moderns have dismissed this patristic citation from the distance and comforts of their arm chairs, adding zero to the discussion.

For Mathew 5.10, Prof. Jamiesson notes that Christians with beatific virtues will be persecuted by the worldlings.

For Romans 3, Prof. Hodge notes the objections by Jews who are condemned alongside Gentiles, so what advantage does the Jew have? Paul answers that there were significant advantages, but not based in merit but in divine grace.