The Word of Promise

by Horatius Bonar

Publisher:

American Tract Society

, 1865

Overview

“A promising and promise-keeping God; what an idea! What other system of religion contains it?” Bonar examines promises found in the Bible, grouping them into promises for sinners, the thirsty, the hungry, the weary, and the blind.

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Key Features

• Examines promises found in the Bible
• Classifies the promises into general subjects

Contents

Top Highlights

“We may not be always able to satisfy ourselves that such and such words point to us personally; but if they shed new light on the gracious character of that God with whom we have to do, they do more than solve our doubts; for they take us into an inner region of grace, and show us something beyond a promise, ‘the exceeding riches of the grace of God.’” (Pages 41–42)

“All that God says to Israel illustrates his character as ‘the God of all grace,’ and it is upon this character that we rest our faith. Every word that reveals more of God and his love to us, strengthens our faith and elevates our joy. It is this that makes the first promise so precious, and it is this that gives fullness and power to all subsequent words of promise.” (Pages 42–43)

“He calls them ‘exceeding great and precious promises’ (2 Pet. 1:4)” (Page 54)

“the glory of the promise was its revelation of the grace of God” (Page 43)

“He needs to have his eyes opened and the scales taken off” (Page 64)

Praise for the Print Edition

The worth of this excellent little handbook cannot fail to be appreciated by every devotional mind.

—The British Quarterly Review

Product Details

• Title: The Word of Promise
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Publisher: The American Tract Society
• Publication Date: 1864
• Pages: 229

About Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar (1808–1889) was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, in a family with a long history of ministry in the Church of Scotland. After graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 1838 (where he studied under Dr. Thomas Chalmers), Bonar was ordained and became pastor of the North Parish, Kelso, where he remained for 28 years. He joined the Free Church of Scotland after “the Great Disruption” of 1843, and in 1853 he earned a Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of Aberdeen. In 1867 he took over ministry duties at Chalmers Memorial Church in Edinburgh, and in 1883 he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. A prolific author, he wrote and edited numerous books, biographies, articles, poems, tracts, and over 600 hymns.