A House Undivided
Arthur Jackson Our Daily Bread Ministries https://odb.org/ All rights reserved-Published with permission A House Undivided Bible in a Year : Proverbs 19–21 2 Corinthians 7 Every city or household divided against itself will not stand. Matthew 12:25 Today's Scripture & Insight : Ephesians 2:17–22 On June 16, 1858, as the newly nominated Republican candidate for the US Senate from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous “House Divided” speech, which highlighted the tensions between various factions in America regarding slavery. It caused a stir among Lincoln’s friends and foes. Lincoln felt it was important to use the “house divided” figure of speech which Jesus used in Matthew 12:25 because it was widely known and simply expressed. He used this metaphor “so it would strike home to the minds of men in order to rouse them to the peril of the times.” While a divided house can’t stand, the implied opposite can—an undivided house stands unified. In principle, that’s what the