Isaiah 66:13 As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. God is Creator, Preserver, Father, but something more. I. A good mother has a wonderful fund of SYMPATHY; so has God. II. Motherhood is wonderful in its CONSTANCY; so is God. III. Motherhood is GRIEVED OVER SIN; So is God. IV. A mother's love is often REDEMPTIVE; God's love is redemptive ten thousand times more. (D. J. Rounsefell.) Parallel Verses KJV: As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.WEB: As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted in Jerusalem." |
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