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Page 1075
... probably of what he had himself witnessed in Egypt , Jeroboam erected " golden calves , " making them the objects of religious ador- ation . He did not deny the God of Israel ; but for his own political purposes , he pre- vented his ...
... probably of what he had himself witnessed in Egypt , Jeroboam erected " golden calves , " making them the objects of religious ador- ation . He did not deny the God of Israel ; but for his own political purposes , he pre- vented his ...
Page 1078
... probably by a sense of gratitude for the restoration of his hand , invited the Prophet to his house that he might receive a reward . Here the conduct of the man of God merits our warm admiration . It was a tempting offer , made to him ...
... probably by a sense of gratitude for the restoration of his hand , invited the Prophet to his house that he might receive a reward . Here the conduct of the man of God merits our warm admiration . It was a tempting offer , made to him ...
Page 1079
... probably have occurred to the Prophet ; but at this point in his history he manifested the true disposition of a servant of the Most High . He would not dare to use the dangerous argument of expediency , where an express commandment lay ...
... probably have occurred to the Prophet ; but at this point in his history he manifested the true disposition of a servant of the Most High . He would not dare to use the dangerous argument of expediency , where an express commandment lay ...
Page 1092
... probably overrate the punishment , not considering that the chastisement was altogether temporal . It is true that God was angry with the Prophet ; but His anger was " exhausted in that one decree . " The sudden death of the man of God ...
... probably overrate the punishment , not considering that the chastisement was altogether temporal . It is true that God was angry with the Prophet ; but His anger was " exhausted in that one decree . " The sudden death of the man of God ...
Page 1095
... him . " The worship of the golden calves , though most culpable , was probably combined with an outward observance of much of the Mo- saic system , so that some of the ignorant poor No. 57 . 1095 3 K 2 TRANSLATION OF ELIJAH .
... him . " The worship of the golden calves , though most culpable , was probably combined with an outward observance of much of the Mo- saic system , so that some of the ignorant poor No. 57 . 1095 3 K 2 TRANSLATION OF ELIJAH .
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Page 1416 - Oh that I were as in months past, As in the days when God preserved me ; When his candle shined upon my head, And when by his light I walked through darkness...
Page 1526 - Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: and should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
Page 1072 - He that ruleth over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, Even a morning without clouds ; As the tender grass springing out of the earth By clear shining after rain.
Page 1461 - Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? 14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days ; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
Page 1235 - Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
Page 1591 - Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
Page 1094 - 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.
Page 1473 - Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Page 1155 - I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts : because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
Page 1512 - And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil; 3.