...VER. 1 44. 1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall...the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass : 3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD : ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He is the Rock,...

...burden of the preaching of Moses and the prophets, of Jesus Christ -.¡nd the apostle?. Moses says, "My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall...as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the shower* upon the grass ; because I will publish the name of the Lord." The Lord Jesus said to his Father,...

...purposes of grace, is likened to the same natural agent—My doctrine (says Moses in his last song) shall drop as the rain; my speech shall distil as...as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the slwwers upon the grass. Hence the soul, when refreshed and supplied with the divine Spirit, is compared...

...and at distant intervals mingled with divine and spiritual revivals, which " drop as the rain, and distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass. " You may say, " This is a mournful religion, I want more comfort; but God declares, " This is not...

...Holy Ghost, before our drought can possibly be removed. Again we read thus : " My doctrine (or word) shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain, and as the shadows upon the grass." By the instructions of the written word, then, where we have line...

...from the mouth and word of God. The Spirit of God had evidently begun to come down on this heart " as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass." He spoke of his past life and sinfulness (though I have every reason to believe he had been outwardly...

...CHAP. XXXII. GIVE ear, О ye heavens, and I will speak ; and hear, О earth, the words of my mouth. t 2 er them. < 27 The spirit of man tee small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the £rasa : i 3 Because I will publish...

...that by rain, is signified, the delivering or preaching of doctrine : as we have it, Deut. xxxii. 2, " My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew." Hence, we have that frequent saying of Isaiah, " Drop down, ye heavens, and let the clouds rain down...

...that by ruin, is signified, the delivering or preaching of doctrine : as we have it, Deut. xxxii. 2, " My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew." Hence, we have that frequent saying of Isaiah, " Drop down, ye heavens, and let the clouds rain down...

...experience qualify him to impart. " His doctrine drops as the rain, his speech distils as the dew, as t! e small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass " The maxims of wisdom which he lays down, though expressed with characteristic brevity, — -the instructions...