The Prophet of Fire: Or, The Life and Times of ElijahJames Nisbet & Company, 1864 - 351 pages |
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Ahab Ahab's Ahaziah altar amid angel answer by fire Baal Baal-zebub behold blessed blood bold brook Carmel cave chariot chariot of fire Cherith Christ Christian Church cloth cloud comfort Crown 8vo death desert disciples Divine earth earthly Ekron Elias Elijah Elisha Esdraelon evil faith fathers fear fiery fifty flame Gilead Gilgal glorious glory God's gospel hand hath Hazael heart heathen heaven heavenly Hebrew holy honour Horeb hour idolatry Israel Jehovah Jericho Jesus Jezebel Jezreel Jordan king land lesson liveth Lord mantle mercy messengers minister mission Moses Mount mountain Naboth Obadiah Palestine pass Phoenician pray prayer Prophet of Fire rain rebuke righteous royal sacred Samaria Sarepta scene servant Shaphat silent Sinai small voice solemn soul spirit stand sword thee thou hast thought Thousand Tishbite true truth unto uttered vengeance widow wilderness word worship wrath Zarephath
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Page 32 - ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what communion hath light with darkness ? and what concord hath Christ with Belial ? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel ?" Doubtless, Ahab's was spoken of and chronicled in its day as a splendid union. Tyre was at this time in its
Page 324 - Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them : and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in
Page 56 - forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works unto the children of men." At last the Prophet has crossed the border territory, descending the mountain slope towards the southern entrance of the town.
Page 184 - APPEARED UNTO HIM IN A FLAME OF FIRE OUT OF THE MIDST OF A BUSH; AND HE LOOKED, AND, BEHOLD, THE BUSH BURNED WITH FIRE, AND THE BUSH WAS NOT CONSUMED."—EXODUS HI. 2. " FOR I, SAITH THE LORD, WILL BE UNTO HER A WALL OF
Page 345 - iv. 5, 6. occasion replied—"Elias truly shall first come, and shall restore all things. But I say unto you, that Elias is come already, and they knew him not; but have done unto him whatsoever they listed." This answer was purposely expressed enigmatically: but most trustworthy commentators, ancient and
Page 345 - yon Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord : and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse."—MAL.
Page 63 - in the Lord and do good ; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Commit thy way unto the Lord. Trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday." But to pass from the widow to the
Page 310 - he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias : who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep : and when they were awake, they
Page 16 - And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word."—1 KINGS xvii. 1.
Page 168 - voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah ?"—1 KINGS xix.