Aim: To be on the ''right end'' of the sword of the Lord.
Doctrine: ''The sword of the Lord'' is very active: ''negatively,'' in excising wickedness, and ''positively,'' in spreading grace.
Exegesis: The ends achieved by ''the sword of the Lord'': it warns those who oppress God's people (v. 1); it judges those who remains God's foes (vv. 2-5); it cleanses the land—for better things ahead (vv. 6-7).
Further application: How we are to employ God's sword (Word): first, in repentance, individually and corporately; then, in evangelism, preclaiming Christ's glory.
Key phrase: v. 6a ''O you sword of the LORD, how long until you are quiet?...''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.
