James 5:8

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - James 5:7-8

THE LESSON OF PATIENCE‘Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and the latter rain. Be ye also patient.’ James 5:7-Ruth : The patience of the Christian is inspired by hope. Like his Master, he endures ‘for the joy that is set before him.’ Like the husbandman, he waits, knowing that the harvest will ripen in its own appointed time. And beyond all... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - James 5:1-12

He Now Reminds Them That They Need To See Life In Terms Of The Last Day (James 4:11 to James 5:12 ). From this point on until James 5:12 there will be an emphasis on judgment, and on seeing life in the light of it. The passage parallels James 1:9-12, with its references to judgment, to the rich and poor and to the frailty of the rich. It proceeds in four stages: o First he gives a warning against judging others in view of the fact that it is God and not them Who is Lawgiver and Judge. They... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - James 5:7-11

A Call To Patient Endurance In The Light Of The Lord’s Coming (James 5:7-11 ). James now turns back to those who are true ‘brothers’ and exhorts them to patient endurance, and to watch their tongues, in the light of the Lord’s imminent coming. This is parallel to James 1:2-3; James 1:12 where he speaks of patient endurance and of the Crown of Life promised to all who love Him. ‘The Lord’ here clearly means ‘the Lord, Jesus Christ’ (James 1:1; James 2:1). They are to wait patiently like a... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - James 5:8

‘You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.’ So they are to await the Lord’s coming with patient endurance, and establish their hearts through prayer (James 1:5-6; James 5:13), through the reading and hearing of the word (James 1:21; Colossians 3:16; 2 Timothy 1:13; 1 Peter 2:2), through doing good (James 1:22 and often; Hebrews 10:22-25) and through looking constantly to Him (Hebrews 12:1-2), so that they would be spiritually strong and enduring. There... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - James 5:7-11

James 5:7-1 Kings : . “ Patience” in James 5:7-Ruth :; James 5:10 is different from “ endurance” in n, Hebrews 12:1 f.; it is the opposite of “ short-temperedness” or “ impatience.” The farmer does his work and then can only wait for a harvest which he can do nothing to hurry. The “ Coming of the Lord” is a phrase appropriating to Yahweh— and in Christian language to Christ— a term almost technical for royal visits. (With our new knowledge of the “ profane” use of the word, mg. becomes... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - James 5:8

Be ye also patient; viz. in expectation of your harvest, and the fruit of your labours, as the husbandman is in looking for his. Stablish your hearts; let your hearts be stedfast in faith and constant in holiness, encouraging yourselves to both by the coming of the Lord. For the coming of the Lord draweth nigh; as before, his coming to the general judgment, which is said to be nigh, because of the certainty of its coming, and the uncertainty of the time when it will come, and because it is... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - James 5:7-11

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESJames 5:7. Margin, “suffer with long patience.” St. James inculcates a systematic course of action. Early and latter rain.—Early rain fell from October to February, latter from March to end of April.James 5:9. Grudge not.—A caution against an impatient, querulous temper. “Complain not.” “Groan not.”James 5:11. Endure.—Some prefer “endured.” Pitful.—Large-hearted; tender-hearted. The word used, πολύσπλαγχνος, is peculiar, and it is thought may have been coined by St.... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - James 5:7-8

James 5:7-8 The lesson of Advent is a twofold one. It is a lesson of watchfulness; it is also a lesson of patience. They are the two contrasted tones heard all through that solemn discourse upon the Mount of Olives from which, as "in a glass, darkly," through parable and figure, we have learned all that we can ever learn of that "Far-off Divine event To which the whole creation moves." I. Patience is a lesson which we all need. We need it in the heat and eagerness of youth; we need it in the... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - James 5:7-8

DISCOURSE: 2374PATIENT PERSEVERANCE URGEDJames 5:7-8. Be patient, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.CHRISTIANITY, even in the apostolic age, was professed by multitudes who neither understood its doctrines nor obeyed its precepts. The great and fundamental doctrine of... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - James 5:7-8

A Visit to the Harvest Field A Sermon (No. 1025) Delivered by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waited for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh."-- James 5:7-8 THE EARTH THAT YIELDS seed to the sower and bread to the eater has received... read more

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