Zeal
2 Kings 10:16
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.


John Foster says that this element will combine with any active principle in man, inspire any pursuit, "profane itself to the lowest, be the glory of the highest, like fire that will smoulder in garbage and will lighten in the heavens." There is a zeal not according to knowledge, usually made up, says Colton, "more of pride and love of victory than of truth." Cecil says, on the other hand, "a warm, blundering man does more for the world than a frigid wise man. One who gets into the habit of inquiring about proprieties, expediencies, and occasions, often spends his whole life without doing anything to purpose.



Parallel Verses
KJV: And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.

WEB: He said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for Yahweh." So they made him ride in his chariot.




The Nature of Christian Zeal
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