Lectures on the History of ElishaH. Hooker, 1839 - 256 pages |
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... once beheld Him amidst the radiance of Mount Tabor , or the last bright parting scene upon Mount Olivet . The prophets of Israel were a very remarkable and peculiar race of men ; living , generally , in poor and mean habitations ...
... once beheld Him amidst the radiance of Mount Tabor , or the last bright parting scene upon Mount Olivet . The prophets of Israel were a very remarkable and peculiar race of men ; living , generally , in poor and mean habitations ...
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... once and for ever , in the absolute enjoyment of them . That he was to anoint his successor , that he was , without delay , to fill up the post which he had so long and so toilfully occupied , that he was shortly to hear the words of ...
... once and for ever , in the absolute enjoyment of them . That he was to anoint his successor , that he was , without delay , to fill up the post which he had so long and so toilfully occupied , that he was shortly to hear the words of ...
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... once as a call to the prophetic office , and hesitates not a moment at the sacrifices it requires , or the duties it enjoins . Instantly , as we are told , " he left the oxen and ran after Elijah . " Twelve yoke of oxen were ploughing ...
... once as a call to the prophetic office , and hesitates not a moment at the sacrifices it requires , or the duties it enjoins . Instantly , as we are told , " he left the oxen and ran after Elijah . " Twelve yoke of oxen were ploughing ...
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... once his master and his guide . Such , at least , as regarded every worldly im- pediment , was the conduct of Elisha ; but there were ties more powerfully binding upon his heart than the possessions of earth ; ties which Elijah indeed ...
... once his master and his guide . Such , at least , as regarded every worldly im- pediment , was the conduct of Elisha ; but there were ties more powerfully binding upon his heart than the possessions of earth ; ties which Elijah indeed ...
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... yet been ashamed to feel . How many would at once demonstrate that this world , in some shape or other , its profits , pleasures , power , rank , grandeur , nothingness , are , after all , the idols that fill the 26 LECTURE I.
... yet been ashamed to feel . How many would at once demonstrate that this world , in some shape or other , its profits , pleasures , power , rank , grandeur , nothingness , are , after all , the idols that fill the 26 LECTURE I.
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Abel-meholah Ahab Almighty ammite answer apostle behold believe beloved Benhadad blessed brethren chariot chariot of fire child Christian consolation doubt duties dwell earthly Edom Elijah eternity eyes faith feel flesh fulfil fulness Gehazi gift God's grace hand of Moab happiness hast Hazael healed heaven heavenly Father holy honoured host humble husband inquiry inspired historian Jehoram Joash king of Israel king of Syria land of Israel LECTURE leprosy living look toward thee Lord hath called Lord Jesus Christ Lord liveth master ment mercy miracle mother Mount Carmel Mount Tabor Naaman narrative never once pardon pass perhaps pray thee prayer presence of Jehoshaphat present prophets of thy reply righteous saith Samaria Saviour Shaphat Shunammite Shunem sinner sorrow soul spirit thine things thither thou shalt thoughts three kings thy servant told tribe of Issachar truth utter vessel waters woman words worldly yourselves
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Page 145 - And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man ; and he saw : and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Page 86 - But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
Page 91 - And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria ! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
Page 83 - Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Page 32 - Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
Page 78 - And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet : but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her : and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
Page 70 - And when the child was grown, it fell on a day that he went out to his father to the reapers. And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
Page 95 - And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
Page 88 - Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
Page 39 - And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.