Horatius Bonar: 29 books

The Epistle to the Hebrews was written by the eternal Spirit for the whole Church of God in all ages. It shows us on what footing we are to stand before God as sinners; and in what way we are to draw near as worshippers. It assumes throughout, that the present condition of the Church on earth...

Paul writes with authority, as the bearer of a divine commission and the speaker of divine words; there is no hesitation, yet there is no boasting. In no sense is his apostleship a human one; it is neither of nor by man, neither its source nor its channel human. It is heavenly, and therefore authoritative....

It is not a eulogy that I wish to write, but a record. I should like to show the man, not to execute a piece of sculpture. In doing this, it will be needful to introduce ‘companions in labour,’—from him who died first, Robert M‘Cheyne, to him who went last, William Burns; with others still...

These Sermons are short; and will, on that account, be found the more suitable for family reading. They are fifty-two in number, in order to furnish one for every Sabbath in the year. They are not upon family duties; but are rather meant as statements of the glorious gospel in some of its manifold aspects, as “the gospel of the grace of God.”   Kelso, Dec. 19. 1862.

I HAVE been asked, once and again, to follow up “The Night of Weeping” with “The Morning of Joy,” the words of David, in the 30th Psalm, having suggested the addition. After much thought and some hesitation I have done so. The former work was meant to be complete in itself, presenting not...

WITHIN the last twenty years the book of Genesis has come very prominently into view, as the starting-point of numerous discussions. Science and history have combined to lead us back to it. The former has taken up its story of creation; the latter its nationalities, as contained in its genealogies...

“All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full,” said the wisest of the wise. We might add to this, and say, “All the rivers come out of the sea, yet the sea is not empty.” All the books in the world have, more or less directly, come out of the Bible, yet the Bible is not empty....

Our Bible is of God; yet it is also of man. It is both divine and human. It comes to us from God’s Spirit; it comes also from man’s spirit. It is written in the language of earth, yet its words are the words of Him “who speaketh from heaven.” Natural, yet supernatural; simple, yet profound;...

This first verse of Matthew’s Gospel contrasts strikingly with the first verse of John’s; this human pedigree of the Son of God reads strangely when placed side by side with, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Yet it all the more exhibits the...

Men, when travelling homeward, turn their eye in the direction in which home lies, scanning the way as it winds before them, counting the coming miles, and trying to catch a glimpse of the family mansion itself, as it stands on some sunny slope, far in the distance. When they do reach it, they delight...

The title of this last and most wondrous of inspired books is ‘the revelation (uncovering, unveiling) of Jesus Christ.’ It is He who ‘unveils,’ and it is He who is here UNVEILED to us, and who shines out with transfiguration-brightness before the Church’s eye. The spirit and sum of this...

“All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full,” said the wisest of the wise. We might add to this, and say, “All the rivers come out of the sea, yet the sea is not empty.” All the books in the world have, more or less directly, come out of the Bible, yet the Bible is not empty....

The Night of Weeping expounds compassionately and beautifully a biblical view of suffering, showing how it is an integral part of belonging to God’s family, how to cope with it, and how it benefits the believer. The chapters on the purifying and solemnizing fruits of suffering are themselves worth...

IT is no easy matter to write a book for the family of God. Yet it is for them that these thoughts on chastisement are written. They may be found not unsuitable for the younger brethren of the man of sorrows. For the way is rough, and the desert-blast is keen. Who of them can say aught regarding their...