In addition, any relevant issues from the background of the letter will be examined. A woman named lydia was the first convert in europe. Exhortations to a kind, humble spirit and behaviour. Philippians 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. This commentary is dedicated with love and affection to my first four pastors. That at the name of jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth. It was time for him to break with the philistines and to return to israel. Fulfil ye my joy ye ought to complete my joy, who have suffered so much to bring you into the possession of these blessings, by being likeminded with myself, having the same love to god, his cause, and me, as i have to him, his cause, and you. Commentary on the book of philippians philippians 1 1paul and timothy, bondservants of christ jesus, to all the saints in christ jesus who are in philippi, including the overseers and deacons. Paul attended, first of all, not the synagogue, but a prayer meeting of women acts 16. In order to accomplish this purpose, the basic contents of the passage will be surveyed. As was mentioned earlier, when timothy was sent back to thessalonica from athens, he probably went back to philippi i thessalonians 3. As the type of the messiah who is yet to come to fully establish gods kingdom on earth, it is. Philippians 2 bible commentary matthew henry concise.
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