The historical interval between the Old and New Testaments, by the author of 'A sponsor's gift'.1830 |
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... Cyrus and Darius settle the affairs of the empire . Advance- ment of Daniel . Envy of the princes . Their conspiracy [ * miraculously frustrated . Daniel's faith rendered benefi 3237 Page cial to all the captives . His confession CONTENTS .
... Cyrus and Darius settle the affairs of the empire . Advance- ment of Daniel . Envy of the princes . Their conspiracy [ * miraculously frustrated . Daniel's faith rendered benefi 3237 Page cial to all the captives . His confession CONTENTS .
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... rendered abortive by his death . Gradual decay of that place according to prophecy 141 LETTER XXVI . Remarks on the character of Alexander . Death of Jaddua . Steady adherence of the Jews to Laomedon . Jerusalem besieged and taken by ...
... rendered abortive by his death . Gradual decay of that place according to prophecy 141 LETTER XXVI . Remarks on the character of Alexander . Death of Jaddua . Steady adherence of the Jews to Laomedon . Jerusalem besieged and taken by ...
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... render history intelligible to young minds . Ispresume you are well acquainted with the history of the kings of Israel and Judah ; if not , I would advise you to study it in the Bible itself . Your Chronology of the Bible will help you ...
... render history intelligible to young minds . Ispresume you are well acquainted with the history of the kings of Israel and Judah ; if not , I would advise you to study it in the Bible itself . Your Chronology of the Bible will help you ...
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... rendered the search of the king's officers ineffectual . Jehoiakim's burning the roll , on which the threatenings of God against him and his people were written , is an act of presumption scarcely paralleled in history . Yet , as the ...
... rendered the search of the king's officers ineffectual . Jehoiakim's burning the roll , on which the threatenings of God against him and his people were written , is an act of presumption scarcely paralleled in history . Yet , as the ...
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... render all their means of defence abortive ; and would moreover send pestilence , in addition to the famine and the sword , to destroy all who remained in the city . Yet he made a way of es- cape for all who chose to trust in his word ...
... render all their means of defence abortive ; and would moreover send pestilence , in addition to the famine and the sword , to destroy all who remained in the city . Yet he made a way of es- cape for all who chose to trust in his word ...
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Alcimus Alexander Antigonus Antiochus Antipater appointed Aristobulus army Artaxerxes Astyages Bacchides Belshazzar besieged brother brought called captivity carried caused command Cyaxares Cyrus Daniel Darius declared decree defeated deliverance Demetrius desire destroy destruction dominions doubtless Egypt enemies evil Ezekiel Ezra father favour fear fortress fulfilment gave Gedaliah God's governor heart heathen Herod high priest holy honour Hyrcanus idols immediately inhabitants Isaiah Israel Jaddua Jehoiachin Jehoiakim Jeremiah Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jonathan Judah Judas Judea judgments king of Babylon king's kingdom land LETTER Levites Lord Lysias means Medes Menelaus mercy month nation Nebuchadnezzar Nehemiah nobles occasion offered Onias Palestine peace Persians person Pharaoh prayer prediction prince profanation promise prophecy prophet Ezekiel provinces Ptolemy put to death reign restored Romans sacred Samaria Samaritans scriptures sent siege Simon soon subjects Syria temple thousand throne tion took Tyre victory worship Xerxes Zedekiah
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Page 65 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Page 62 - Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth ; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
Page 12 - As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; and I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life...
Page 83 - And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God, in the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
Page 60 - And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men : and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Page 105 - Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Page 32 - Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth.
Page 49 - Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom, by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty...
Page 78 - And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel : and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
Page 103 - For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.