Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Samuel 12:22
For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.His name's sake — That is, for his own honour, which would suffer much among men, if he should not preserve and deliver his people in eminent dangers. And this reason God alledgeth to take them off from all conceit of their own merit; and to assure them, that if they did truly repent of all their sins, and serve God with all their heart; yet even in that case their... read more
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Samuel 12:22
the Lord: Deuteronomy 31:17, 1 Kings 6:13, 2 Kings 21:14, 1 Chronicles 28:9, 2 Chronicles 15:2, Psalms 94:14, Isaiah 41:17, Isaiah 42:16, Jeremiah 33:24-Ezekiel :, Lamentations 3:31, Lamentations 3:32, Lamentations 5:20, Hebrews 13:5 for his great: Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:13-Psalms :, Deuteronomy 32:26, Deuteronomy 32:27, Joshua 7:9, Psalms 106:8, Isaiah 37:35, Isaiah 43:25, Isaiah 48:11, Jeremiah 14:7, Jeremiah 14:21, Ezekiel 20:9, Ezekiel 20:14, Ephesians 1:6, Ephesians 1:12 it hath:... read more