A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional and Practical Reflections, for the Use of Families, Volume 4S. Etheridge, 1805 |
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... honour to serve the Lord ; and when he gives us favour in the sight of men , let us consider it as a valuable grant ... honours conferred upon him , and the dawning of glory upon Israel . 1 ND it came to pass in the month Nisan , * in ...
... honour to serve the Lord ; and when he gives us favour in the sight of men , let us consider it as a valuable grant ... honours conferred upon him , and the dawning of glory upon Israel . 1 ND it came to pass in the month Nisan , * in ...
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... honour of their sovereign prevent them from feeling it . The court of heaven is the only court where there is no ... honours only , but their tombs , where Here another person is mentioned with the two former , who was probably the ...
... honour of their sovereign prevent them from feeling it . The court of heaven is the only court where there is no ... honours only , but their tombs , where Here another person is mentioned with the two former , who was probably the ...
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... honour and security to the country ; and also of great piety , as it was an holy city , and a defence to the worshippers of Jehovah : it was an honour to be employed in it , and a noble example to their pos- 3 terity . But the fish gate ...
... honour and security to the country ; and also of great piety , as it was an holy city , and a defence to the worshippers of Jehovah : it was an honour to be employed in it , and a noble example to their pos- 3 terity . But the fish gate ...
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... of private revenge , but because they had provoked God , by ridiculing and discourag- lag this work , which was designed for his honour , and the safety of his people . [ which is ] great and terrible , whose assistance 42 . NEHEMIAH . IV .
... of private revenge , but because they had provoked God , by ridiculing and discourag- lag this work , which was designed for his honour , and the safety of his people . [ which is ] great and terrible , whose assistance 42 . NEHEMIAH . IV .
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... honour as chris- tians to imitate ; and we should go on cheerfully in it , notwithstand- ing all discouragements , v . 6 . 2. Let us not wonder if we meet with indignation and contempt in our endeavours to serve the interests of ...
... honour as chris- tians to imitate ; and we should go on cheerfully in it , notwithstand- ing all discouragements , v . 6 . 2. Let us not wonder if we meet with indignation and contempt in our endeavours to serve the interests of ...
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affliction Akkub Almighty Babylon Behold Bigvai bless brethren captivity CHAP chief musician children of men Christ comfort commandments creatures David death delight deliver deliverance destroy divine dwell earth Eliashib Eliphaz enemies Esther evil eyes Ezra faithful favour fear friends give glory God's Haman hand happiness Hashabiah Hashum hath hear heart heathen heaven holy honour hope humble iniquity Israel Israelites Jerusalem Jews Joiarib Judah judgment king king's land Levites live Malchiah mercy Mordecai mouth Neginoth Nehemiah Nethinims ourselves peace praise pray prayer priests princes prosperity psalm REFLECTIONS Rehum rejoice religion remember reproach righteous salvation seek Selah servants Shechaniah Sherebiah sins Song of degrees soul speak spirit strength tabernacle thereof thine things thou art thou hast thou shalt thought tion trouble trust unto the LORD unto thee upright wicked wilt wisdom worship wrath Zerubbabel Zion
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Page 211 - Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you. For Him will I accept; lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
Page 245 - The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust ; My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Page 43 - They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
Page 82 - Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether boldest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this...
Page 300 - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them : but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Page 370 - For He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments...
Page 219 - Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 8. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
Page 34 - And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven...
Page 415 - Of old hast THOU laid the foundation of the earth : And the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but THOU shalt endure : Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment ; As a vesture shalt THOU change them, and they shall be changed : But THOU art the same, And thy years shall have no end.
Page 45 - Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children : and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already : neither is it in our power to redeem them ; for other men have our lands and vineyards.