Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Luke. Alexander Maclaren

THE STRAIT GATE

       CHRIST'S MESSAGE TO HEROD

       THE LESSONS OF A FEAST

       EXCUSES NOT REASONS

       THE RASH BUILDER

       'THAT WHICH WAS LOST'

       THE PRODIGAL AND HIS FATHER

       GIFTS TO THE PRODIGAL

       THE FOLLIES OF THE WISE

       TWO KINDS OF RICHES

       THE GAINS OF THE FAITHFUL STEWARD

       DIVES AND LAZARUS

       MEMORY IN ANOTHER WORLD

       GOD'S SLAVES

       WHERE ARE THE NINE?

       THREE KINDS OP PRAYING

       ENTERING THE KINGDOM

       THE MAN THAT STOPPED JESUS

       MELTED BY KINDNESS

       THE TRADING SERVANTS

       THE REWARDS OF THE TRADING SERVANTS

       A NEW KIND OF KING

       TENANTS WHO WANTED TO BE OWNERS

       WHOSE IMAGE AND SUPERSCRIPTION?

       WHEN SHALL THESE THINGS BE?

       THE LORD'S SUPPER

       PARTING PROMISES AND WARNINGS

       THE LONELY CHRIST

       A GREAT FALL AND A GREAT RECOVERY

       GETHSEMANE

       THE CROSS THE VICTORY AND DEFEAT OF DARKNESS

       IN THE HIGH PRIEST'S PALACE

       CHRIST'S LOOK

       'THE RULERS TAKE COUNSEL TOGETHER'

       A SOUL'S TRAGEDY

       JESUS AND PILATE

       WORDS FROM THE CROSS

       THE DYING THIEF

       THE FIRST EASTER SUNRISE

       THE LIVING DEAD

       THE RISEN LORD'S SELF-REVELATION TO WAVERING DISCIPLES

       DETAINING CHRIST

       THE MEAL AT EMMAUS

       PETER ALONE WITH JESUS

       THE TRIUMPHANT END

       CHRIST'S WITNESSES

       THE ASCENSION

VOLUME I: ST. LUKE Chaps. I to XII

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ELIJAH COME AGAIN

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      'There was, in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7. And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren; and they both were now well stricken in years. 8. And it came to pass, that, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, 9. According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. 11. And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 13. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 14. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 15. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. 16. And many of the