Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
‘The hope of the righteous shall be gladness.’ The hope of the righteous will be realized, but that of the wicked will not. The Lord Jesus Christ is our hope (1Tim. 1:1).
Eight Christian hopes are given in the New Testament: Salvation (Rom. 8:20-25; 15:4, 13; 1Thess. 5:8; 2Thess. 2:16; 1Pet. 1:1-25); righteousness (Gal. 5:5); God’s calling (Eph. 1:18; 4:4); our eternal inheritance (Col. 1:5; Eph. 1:11-18; Heb. 9:15; 1Pet. 1:4); God’s glory (Rom. 5:1-5; Col. 1:27); the resurrection (Acts 23:6; 24:15; 1Thess. 4:13; Tit. 2:13; 1Jn. 3:3); eternal life (1Cor. 13:13; 15:19; Eph. 2:12; Col. 1:23; Tit. 1:2; 3:7; Heb. 3:6; 6:11, 18, 19; 7:19; 1Pet. 1:3-13); converts in the presence of Jesus (1Thess. 2:19).
‘Gladness’ – Four examples of joy in hope: Abraham (Rom. 4:18-20); Joseph (Ps. 105:17-21); Hezekiah (Ps. 126:1-6); Daniel (Dan. 6:10).
‘Expectation of the wicked shall perish.’ Four examples of perishing expectation: Goliath (1Sam. 17:44-51); Athaliah (2Kin. 11:1-16); Sennacherib (2Kin. 19:23, 37); Herod (Matt. 2:16).
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