...of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for (them that honour me I will honour,) and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. FN: The highest honour we can pay to God is to honour Him with our confidence. But that confidence...

...or gaudy titles, requisite to express this honour. Thus God honors holy men: "Them [says the Lord] that honour Me I will honour, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed":1* that is, I will do good to them, I will love, bless, countenance, and prosper them that...

...of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed." What did God say that Eli had done? He had honored his sons above God. Eli would not confront his sons...

...pre-eminence among the nations, they should never forget the Divine declaration, " Them that honour HE I will honour, and they that despise ME shall be lightly esteemed." It only remains for the editor to say that the work has been carefully revised throughout, and a few...

...of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LOED saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed, God will always honor those who obey Him in faith. When a wise person is given promotion it is one...

...about His commandments. One text that has been a source of strength to me in Sabbath-keeping is "them that honour Me I will honour, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed" (1 Samuel 2:30). Being the only Sabbath-keeper in my family was a challenge. I tried to be with my...

...temple was laid" (v. 18), given increase and plenty, even as He had declared long before that "them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed" (1 Sam. 2:30). We may be sure that no one who puts the claims of God first will ever be the loser....

...those who may be disposed outwardly to deride and oppose his religious profession. God declares, " Them that honour me I will honour ; and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed," 1 Sam. ii. 30. Is sin generally profitable to the HEALTH OF THE BODY ? Look at our first father, Adam...

...this and ascribe these attributes to Him, this it is to be true and righteous. Thus He says, "Them that honour Me I will honour, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed " (i Sam. ii. 30). And so Paul says that Abraham's faith was imputed to him for righteousness, because...

...He gave them, and you will find disaster following disaster. For He who cannot lie has said, "Them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed" (1 Sam. 2:30). But let us now turn directly to our chapter for a concrete example of all this. It begins...