Jacob Wrestling with the AngelJ. S. Taylor, 1841 - 288 pages |
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... thought necessary ; and conducted his flocks , his family , and his people over the brook Jabbok . He was then left entirely alone : which he preferred , as being the best suited for his state of mind at the time . He was desirous of ...
... thought necessary ; and conducted his flocks , his family , and his people over the brook Jabbok . He was then left entirely alone : which he preferred , as being the best suited for his state of mind at the time . He was desirous of ...
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... thoughts as the following occur to him : " Thy father did not in reali- ty bless thee , but Esau , his first born , for whom thou didst give thyself out . The blessing has no reference . to thee . Thou art a deceiver , and that of the ...
... thoughts as the following occur to him : " Thy father did not in reali- ty bless thee , but Esau , his first born , for whom thou didst give thyself out . The blessing has no reference . to thee . Thou art a deceiver , and that of the ...
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... thoughts to thee , in order the more infal- libly to destroy thee . Instead of making the com- mencement with repentance , thou hast imagined thy- self , to thy own injury , in a state of grace . It will now be proved . Esau - what a ...
... thoughts to thee , in order the more infal- libly to destroy thee . Instead of making the com- mencement with repentance , thou hast imagined thy- self , to thy own injury , in a state of grace . It will now be proved . Esau - what a ...
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... thought and anxious inquiry : " Art thou then really my God and Father , or art thou so no longer ? Have I deceived myself in firmly believing , that notwithstanding all my unworthiness , thou lovest me , that I might be so much the ...
... thought and anxious inquiry : " Art thou then really my God and Father , or art thou so no longer ? Have I deceived myself in firmly believing , that notwithstanding all my unworthiness , thou lovest me , that I might be so much the ...
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... thought himself quite alone . All at once he suddenly feels himself laid hold of by some one . Who it is he knows not ; he is only conscious that it is not a wild beast seeking to devour him , but a man . This man does not appear to be ...
... thought himself quite alone . All at once he suddenly feels himself laid hold of by some one . Who it is he knows not ; he is only conscious that it is not a wild beast seeking to devour him , but a man . This man does not appear to be ...
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Page 273 - But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Page 176 - And he said, Thou canst not see my face : for there shall no man see me, and live.
Page 31 - Isaac; (for the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Page 75 - Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.
Page 19 - And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
Page 202 - O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the stairs, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, And thy countenance is comely.
Page 109 - And he said, thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel : for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Page 123 - We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us?" Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
Page 95 - And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord : that thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.
Page 73 - The Lord bless thee and keep thee, The Lord make his face to shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee, The Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon thee and give thee peace ! — Num.