The Prophet of Fire: Or, The Life and Times of ElijahJames Nisbet & Company, 1864 - 351 pages |
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Page 75
... clothing , to slay my son ? " How striking is the contrast between this agony of her im- passioned grief and the calm composure manifested when she first met Elijah . Then , her child's death was equally imminent , and threatened , too ...
... clothing , to slay my son ? " How striking is the contrast between this agony of her im- passioned grief and the calm composure manifested when she first met Elijah . Then , her child's death was equally imminent , and threatened , too ...
Page 80
... clothes a nation in mourning , " and the Lord hath not done it ? " The narrative farther exhibits , what we have already had occasion to note in the Prophet's life , and to which we shall have frequent cause to revert , -the energy and ...
... clothes a nation in mourning , " and the Lord hath not done it ? " The narrative farther exhibits , what we have already had occasion to note in the Prophet's life , and to which we shall have frequent cause to revert , -the energy and ...
Page 101
... clothing its undulating slopes ; and to vindicate the truth of Isaiah's figura- tive language , when , describing he future glory of the Church of Christ , he compares it to " the excellency of Carmel . ” * seldom , heard . It is also ...
... clothing its undulating slopes ; and to vindicate the truth of Isaiah's figura- tive language , when , describing he future glory of the Church of Christ , he compares it to " the excellency of Carmel . ” * seldom , heard . It is also ...
Page 133
... their faces wrapt in their clothes , and bent to the ground towards the Holy Place on the summit of the Mount . " - Lectures on Jewish Church , p . 515 . successive times hastens to the upper height to bring intelli- THE SOUND OF RAIN .
... their faces wrapt in their clothes , and bent to the ground towards the Holy Place on the summit of the Mount . " - Lectures on Jewish Church , p . 515 . successive times hastens to the upper height to bring intelli- THE SOUND OF RAIN .
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... cloth afterwards upon Elisha , and so well was the action understood , as conveying to the servant the spirit and authority of the master , that he was universally acknowledged as the successor of that eminent prophet , and the leading ...
... cloth afterwards upon Elisha , and so well was the action understood , as conveying to the servant the spirit and authority of the master , that he was universally acknowledged as the successor of that eminent prophet , and the leading ...
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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 Father 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 palace Palestine Phoenician pray prayer Prophet of Fire rain rebuke righteous royal sacred Samaria Sarepta scene servant Shaphat silent Sinai small voice solemn soul spirit stand strong sword thee thou hast thought Thousand Tishbite truth unto uttered vengeance widow wilderness word worship wrath Zarephath
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Page 312 - And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, He took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. And as He prayed, the fashion of His countenance was altered, and His raiment was white and glistering.
Page 328 - Then answered Peter, and said unto 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.
Page 328 - For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest: and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more...
Page 200 - Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
Page 151 - Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
Page 72 - Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD his God...
Page 312 - Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here : and let us make three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias : not knowing what he said.
Page 48 - And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
Page 63 - Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Page 25 - Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: 3 And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.