Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah 1–48
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Alexander MacLaren (1826–1910) is ranked among the expert expositors of the nineteenth century. His life was passionately devoted to the study of Scripture and to the pulpit ministry. His career was marked by a faithful commitment to both his church community and to the integrity of the Baptist tradition. His writings and reputation were world renown, and his skill with the English language and ability to handle the biblical languages has inspired students of Holy Scripture for decades. Even to this day, MacLaren is considered to be a prime exemplar of expository preaching. The sermons included in the thirty-two volumes of Expositions of Holy Scripture cover sixty-four of the sixty-six books included in the Protestant canon of Scripture. The 1,500+ sermons are arranged in canonical order making this collection an expository commentary on most of the Bible. MacLaren’s unique ability to handle the original languages of Scripture and his skilled writing style draw the reader deep into the life of Holy Scripture. Logos is pleased to introduce this classic collection of sermons in a searchable electronic format. With the Logos edition of Expositions of Holy Scripture you can easily search over thirty volumes containing more than 1,500 expositional treatises. Scripture passages are easily accessible simply by scrolling your mouse pointer over the reference in the text. This Logos edition will also allows you to easily research MacLaren’s sermons alongside all of your favorite Logos resources.
Top Highlights
“God never empties places in our homes and hearts, or in the nation or the Church, without being ready to fill them” (Page 18)
“The earthly king was laid in the grave; but the prophet saw that the true King of Israel was neither the dead Uzziah nor the young Jotham, but the Lord of hosts.” (Page 24)
“The guarantee for its accomplishment is the person of the conquering Messiah. The hopes of Israel did not, and those of the world do not, rest on tendencies, principles, laws of progress, advance of civilisation, or the like abstractions or impersonalities, but on a living Person, in whom all principles which make for righteousness and blessedness for individuals and communities are incarnated, and whose vital action works perpetually in mankind.” (Page 51)
“First we have the picture of the nation groping in a darkness that might be felt, the emblem of ignorance, sin, and sorrow, and inhabiting a land over which, like a pall, death cast its shadow.” (Page 49)
“wholesome direction to His people, but, still more, the mystery of the wisdom which guides His plans.” (Page 52)