Hatred and Love

From: Bible Student: Volume 2, 1882

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That which I am can be judged of by man, by that which I say, and that which I do. It is judged of by God, according to that which I love, and that which I hate. My words and my actions are more or less a manifestation of the love and hatred which exist in my heart. In the word of God, the love and hatred of the natural man, and the love and hatred of the new man are set before us, so that we may therefore behold ourselves, as seen not by man, but by God. Let us, beginning with the Old Testament, look at the hatred and love of the natural man.

He hates (21 Things)

The Lord, Deuteronomy 5:9⁹Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, (Deuteronomy 5:9), &c.

Christ, Psalms 18:17¹⁷He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. (Psalm 18:17), &c.

Instruction, Psalms 1:17, &c.

Knowledge, Proverbs 1:22, 29²²How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? (Proverbs 1:22)
²⁹For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: (Proverbs 1:29)

The poor, Proverbs 14:20²⁰The poor is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich hath many friends. (Proverbs 14:20)

Life, Ecclesiastes 2:17¹⁷Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. (Ecclesiastes 2:17)

All his labor, Ecclesiastes 2:18¹⁸Yea, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. (Ecclesiastes 2:18)

Him that rebuketh him, Proverbs 9:8⁸Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. (Proverbs 9:8), &c.

Israel, Psalms 105:25²⁵He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants. (Psalm 105:25).

The lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it, Proverbs 26:28²⁸A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. (Proverbs 26:28)

The upright, Proverbs 29:10¹⁰The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. (Proverbs 29:10)

The neighbor, Deuteronomy 19:11¹¹But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities: (Deuteronomy 19:11)

The righteous, Psalms 34:21²¹Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. (Psalm 34:21)

Peace, Psalms 120:6⁶My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. (Psalm 120:6)

Zion, Psalms 129:6⁶Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: (Psalm 129:6)

Reproof, Proverbs 12:1¹Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. (Proverbs 12:1), &c.

His own soul, Proverbs 29:24²⁴Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. (Proverbs 29:24)

The good, Micah 3:2²Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; (Micah 3:2)

God, Psalms 83:2²For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. (Psalm 83:2).

Wisdom, Proverbs 8:36³⁶But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. (Proverbs 8:36)

He loves (27 things)

Them that hate the Lord, 2 Chronicles 19:2²And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord. (2 Chronicles 19:2)

Evil more than good, Psalms 52:3³Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. (Psalm 52:3)

All devouring words, Psalms 52:4⁴Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. (Psalm 52:4)

Vanity, Psalms 4:2²O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. (Psalm 4:2)

Cursing, Psalms 109:17¹⁷As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. (Psalm 109:17)

Violence, Psalms 11:5⁵The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. (Psalm 11:5)

Death, Proverbs 8:36³⁶But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. (Proverbs 8:36)

The bed of another than the Lord Isaiah 57:8⁸Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. (Isaiah 57:8)

Strangers, Jeremiah 2:25²⁵Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go. (Jeremiah 2:25)

Prophets prophesying falsely, and priests bearing rule by their means, Jeremiah 5:31³¹The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? (Jeremiah 5:31)

The sun, the moon, the stars as objects of worship, Jeremiah 8:2²And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth. (Jeremiah 8:2)

To wander, Jeremiah 14:10¹⁰Thus saith the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. (Jeremiah 14:10)

“Give ye,” Hosea 4:18¹⁸Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye. (Hosea 4:18)

A reward, Hosea 9:1¹Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. (Hosea 9:1)

To oppress, Hosea 12:7⁷He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. (Hosea 12:7)

Simplicity, Proverbs 1:22²²How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? (Proverbs 1:22)

The rich, Proverbs 14:20²⁰The poor is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich hath many friends. (Proverbs 14:20) (margin)

Transgression, Proverbs 17:19¹⁹He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. (Proverbs 17:19) Strife, Proverbs 17:19¹⁹He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. (Proverbs 17:19)

Pleasure, Proverbs 21:17¹⁷He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. (Proverbs 21:17)

Wine, Proverbs 21:17¹⁷He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. (Proverbs 21:17)

Oil, Proverbs 21:17¹⁷He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. (Proverbs 21:17)

Silver, Ecclesiastes 5:10¹⁰He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. (Ecclesiastes 5:10)

Sleep, Proverbs 20:13¹³Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. (Proverbs 20:13); Isaiah 56:10¹⁰His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. (Isaiah 56:10)

Abundance, Ecclesiastes 5:10¹⁰He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. (Ecclesiastes 5:10)

Gifts, Isaiah 1:23²³Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. (Isaiah 1:23)

Evil, Mic. 3:2²Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; (Micah 3:2)

In the New Testament—

He hates (7 things.)

The disciples of Christ, Matthew 10:22²²And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. (Matthew 10:22) &c.

Christ, Luke 19:14¹⁴But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. (Luke 19:14), &c.

The Father, John 15:24²⁴If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. (John 15:24)

God, Romans 1:30³⁰Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, (Romans 1:30)

The light, John 3:20²⁰For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. (John 3:20)

A brother, 1 John 2:9⁹He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. (1 John 2:9), &c.

One another, Titus 3:3³For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. (Titus 3:3)

He loves not (5 things.)

One that reproveth him, Proverbs 15:12¹²A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. (Proverbs 15:12)

The truth, 2 Thessalonians 2:10¹⁰And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. (2 Thessalonians 2:10)

God, John 5:42⁴²But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. (John 5:42)

Jesus, John 8:42⁴²Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. (John 8:42)

His brother, 1 John 3:10¹⁰In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. (1 John 3:10)

He loves (16 things.)

Money, 1 Timothy 6:10¹⁰For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (1 Timothy 6:10)

Those who love him, Matthew 5:46⁴⁶For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? (Matthew 5:46)

To pray where he can be seen of men, Matthew 6:5⁵And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. (Matthew 6:5)

The uppermost rooms at feasts, Chief seats in the synagogues, Greetings in the markets, to be called of men Rabbi, Matthew 23:6-8⁶And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, ⁷And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. ⁸But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. (Matthew 23:6‑8)

To gain respect by his dress, Mark 12:38³⁸And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, (Mark 12:38)

Men of the world, John 15:19¹⁹If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. (John 15:19)

The world, 1 John 2:15¹⁵Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (1 John 2:15)

Darkness, John 3:19¹⁹And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. (John 3:19)

The praise of men, John 12:43⁴³For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. (John 12:43)

The wages of unrighteousness, 2 Peter 2:15¹⁵Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; (2 Peter 2:15)

Himself, 2 Timothy 3:2²For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, (2 Timothy 3:2)

Pleasures rather than God, 2 Timothy 3:4⁴Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; (2 Timothy 3:4)

A lie, Revelation 22:15¹⁵For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. (Revelation 22:15)

Let us bear in mind in reading these lists that in each case it is not that a selection is made of the objects of love and hatred of the natural heart. All are here given. And thus we find in this portrait of the heart drawn by the hand of God, no good thing is the object of love, nothing but that which is good is the object of hatred in the unconverted man. With the aid of a Concordance this can easily be verified. May it serve to awaken some whose way has as yet been “right in their own eyes.” May it serve to teach us more of the power and value of the work of Christ, by means of which the deepest roots of love and hatred are reached and destroyed, and replaced by a new love, a new hatred, precisely and diametrically the reverse of the love and hatred of the old man. Let each consider whether this marvelous change has really taken place in his or her case. The reversal of these mighty mainsprings of all action and thought is not such a small fact that it can happen without our knowledge of it. “I love the things that once I hated, and I hate the things that once I loved,” was the answer of a poor girl when asked if she knew she had been born again. It is true that it is by looking away from self to Christ, and to Christ only, that we receive forgiveness and life. But where forgiveness and life are, this mighty change is the necessary consequence. “Turned from darkness to light, from the power of Satan unto God.” We will next time look through the deeply interesting passages on the bright side of the subject-the love and hatred of the new man.

The Holy Bible: No. 7. —Remarks Upon The Books Of The Old Testament.

THE SONG. Solomon was not only a Preacher (Ecclesiastes). and a Moralist (Proverbs), but a Song-composer (Canticles). Of the coos Songs (1 Kings 4:32³²And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. (1 Kings 4:32)) written by Solomon, all have perished save this one which is styled by way of preeminence “The Song of Songs,” unless we include in the number of 1005 the two psalms 72 and 127 attributed to Solomon.

The book was written in Palestine, probably Jerusalem, by Solomon in the early period of his reign, about 1014 B.C.

All Jews and Jewish writers in ancient times regarded the book as a sacred one, and it has always formed part of the Hebrew canon unquestioned till modern times. It also received the seal of the risen Lord as contributing its quota of testimony to Himself—His sufferings and glories.

THE PROPHETS.

Prophecy and God’s government of the earth, having Palestine as the land, Jerusalem then Babylon, and again Jerusalem as the City, Judah or Israel as the people, and the glory of Christ as the object, form the ground-work and basis of the prophetic revelations contained in the next 17 books-from Isaiah to Malachi.

ISAIAH. This is the grandest, sublimest and most comprehensive of the prophetical books; and because of its copiousness of subjects and wide sweep of the prophetic future occupying the whole scene of God’s purposes respecting Israel and the nations, it is first in order in all Hebrew and English Bibles. If Isaiah lived to the close of Hezekiah’s reign, then he must have worn the prophetic mantle for a period of at least 60 years, dating his introduction to the prophetic office from the last year of Uzziah’s reign (Chapter 6). Being a Judah-prophet, and standing in high repute in the royal court, these magnificent prophecies were mainly uttered in Jerusalem. Jewish tradition asserts that the aged prophet, then about go years old, was “sawn asunder” during the reign of Manasseh, and that to protract his sufferings a wooden saw was used for the cruel purpose. Isaiah too being their favorite prophet must have a royal parentage: so they tell us that Amoz the father of the prophet was a brother of king Amaziah. These traditions are not supported by a particle of evidence. We do not say they are false, neither can we say they are true. This great prophecy is divided into two main portions, the first occupying chaps. 1-39, the second part consist of chaps. 40 to the end. Now in this latter portion the prophetic intimations respecting Babylon and other nations are remarkably full, and have been fulfilled to the letter. Even Cyrus, the Deliverer of the Jews from their Chaldean exile and Destroyer of Babylon, was prophetically appointed for the work, and surnamed about 150 years before he was born. (chaps. 44 and 45.) Here then our modern critics are on the horns of a dilemma. If this latter part of the prophecy be really the work of the “Evangelical Prophet,” or of the “Fifth Evangelist” as some have termed Isaiah, then the authority of Holy Scripture is supreme, for God alone can reveal the future, but then this portion of Isaiah is an integral part of the book. How then can it be got rid of? Well, it is said that the last 27 chapters were written after the events by Ezra, who is thus made the author of a stupidly arranged imposition. Can our denunciations of such unfounded suppositions be too scathing or severe? When our Lord went into the synagogue at Nazareth, there was handed to him “the book of the prophet Esaias,” (Luke 4:17-21¹⁷And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, ¹⁸The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, ¹⁹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. ²⁰And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. ²¹And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. (Luke 4:17‑21)). Ah! did the Lord not know what our modern infidel scholars have found out, that only the first 39 chapters in general constituted the book of Isaiah. He read a portion of Chapter 61, that is, one of the so-called spurious chapters, and when finished, He said “this day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears.” Was Christ reading, applying to the consciences of His hearers, and fulfilling what falsely professed to be written by Isaiah? But the theory is baseless, and absolutely false, for Paul cites from the “great unnamed” (Chapter 65) The one to whom this title is applied by German and English divines, was Isaiah to him (Romans 10:20²⁰But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. (Romans 10:20)) and Isaiah and Scripture to the Lord (Luke 4) Why these persistent efforts to set aside the historical Moses and the prophetic Isaiah? Just this, dear reader, that you may doubt everything and believe nothing. The full verbal inspiration of the Scriptures is the ground of all authority. Hold fast, then, the written word of God.

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