"PALMS OF ELIM"
or
"Rest and Refreshment in the Valleys"
by John MacDuff, 1879
"After leaving Marah, they came to Elim ('Valleys'),
where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees. They camped there
beside the springs." Exodus 15:27 (Elim was an oasis in the desert.)
This volume is intended for the comfort and refreshment
for God's own children of sorrow—for those in the varied 'valleys' of
earthly tribulation. The "palm trees of Elim" afford their grateful shade
not in Canaan, but in the wilderness. Pilgrims of eternity!
weary and travel-worn, fainting under the burden and fear of the day—may you
find here in these pages, with their figurative 'palm trees', restful,
consolatory thoughts.
"This is the resting place, let the weary rest; and this is the place of
repose" Isaiah 28:12
"I delight to sit in His shade, and His fruit is sweet to my taste."
Song 2:3
"The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know what
to say to all these weary ones." Isaiah 50:4
1. Divine Immutability
2. All for Good
3. The Sympathy of Jesus
4. The Wind Tempered
5. The Fatherhood of God
6. Transcendently Able
7. Right Guidance
8. Higher Uses
9. The Gracious Word
10. A Reigning Savior
11. Divine Leading
12. The Farewell Gift
13. The Compassion of Jesus
14. The Lord Upright
15. Full Satisfaction
16. The Secret of Submission
17. A Risen Christ
18. The Creator and Redeemer
19. Proof and Triumph of Love
20. Future Unfoldings
21. A Great Salvation
22. Fears Quieted
23. The Way Known
24. Prayer
25. Tender Dealings
26. Sleeping and Waking
27. The Return to Zion
28. The Great High Priest
29. Fatherly Chastisement
30. God Unchanging
31. Healing for All
32. Divine Power
33. Providence and Grace
34. Transformation at Death
35. The Incarnate Savior
36. The Rebukes of Love
37. The Unspeakable Gift
38. Jehovah Jireh
39. Glorious Attributes and Ways
40. The Second Coming
41. Imputed Righteousness
42. Christ Ever the Same
43. The Soul's Portion
44. Hope
45. The Supreme Rule of Jesus
46. The Perpetual Presence
47. Christ's Deity
48. The Imperishable Gift
49. The Recompense of Trust
50. The Riches of God's Mercy
51. Acceptance of the Little
52. None Cast out
53. The Blessed Hope
54. The Divine Way Perfect
55. Perseverance
56. Delight in God's Law
57. Christ the Propitiation
58. Fullness of Joy
59. Inviolable Security
60. The Safe Deposit
61. All Power of Jesus
62. Help in Extremity
63. Prevailing Intercession
64. A Pardoning God
65. A Gracious Message
66. Perfect Trust
67. God All Satisfying
68. Salvation to the Uttermost
69. Asleep in Jesus
70. The Last Musing