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... command by itself alone it seems an extraordinary one . But how stands the case ? This event was by no means an ... commands , whether it ac- cord with our wishes or not , is wise and good , — faith that would bring mankind into harmony ...
... command by itself alone it seems an extraordinary one . But how stands the case ? This event was by no means an ... commands , whether it ac- cord with our wishes or not , is wise and good , — faith that would bring mankind into harmony ...
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... command , give back , with his own hand , what was dearer than his life , the only child of the Hebrew's hope and love , give back even him to the Being who had trusted him for a time to his care . It was felt , and has ever been felt ...
... command , give back , with his own hand , what was dearer than his life , the only child of the Hebrew's hope and love , give back even him to the Being who had trusted him for a time to his care . It was felt , and has ever been felt ...
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... command not to eat was from God ; it called into action their reverence for God's authority , and gave to them the idea of duties to be done , as well as pleasures to be enjoyed ; while the definite and simple nature of the command ...
... command not to eat was from God ; it called into action their reverence for God's authority , and gave to them the idea of duties to be done , as well as pleasures to be enjoyed ; while the definite and simple nature of the command ...
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... command suited to the condition of our first parents ? A. It was so simple that they could understand it , and it furnished a constant test of their disposition to obey God . Q. Is any thing known respecting the particular tree of which ...
... command suited to the condition of our first parents ? A. It was so simple that they could understand it , and it furnished a constant test of their disposition to obey God . Q. Is any thing known respecting the particular tree of which ...
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... command ? A. It was a trial of his faith , and his readiness to obey God . Q. What lesson is here taught ? A. That we are always to obey any clear command of God . Q. Was Abraham required to make the sacrifice of his son ? A. He was not ...
... command ? A. It was a trial of his faith , and his readiness to obey God . Q. What lesson is here taught ? A. That we are always to obey any clear command of God . Q. Was Abraham required to make the sacrifice of his son ? A. He was not ...
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Abishai Abraham Absalom Babylon blessed brethren brother brought Cain Canaan captivity character children of Israel Christ Chron command Daniel Darius David death descendants Deut Divine earth Egypt Egyptians evil Exod Ezra faith father flocks Give an account given hath heart heathen heavens Hebrew idolatrous Isaac Ishbosheth Israelites Jacob Jehoiachin Jehovah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jonathan Joseph Josh Joshua Judges kingdom of Israel KINGDOM OF JUDAH Kings viii Kings xii Kings xxiv land of Egypt Law of Moses LESSON Lord thy Moab moral Mosaic Law nations Nebuchadnezzar Noah obey Old Testament Pharaoh priests promise prophets Providence providential Psalm punishment Rehoboam reign religion religious returned Ruth Samuel Saul Shechem Solomon sons temple thee Thou shalt tion tribes truth unity unto wept wilderness wisdom worship xlii xvii xxii xxiii xxxiv xxxvii
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Page 134 - My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me...
Page 95 - Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. 4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
Page 142 - Jacob selah lift up your heads O ye gates and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come in...
Page 53 - But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones.
Page 54 - And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein ; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
Page 59 - And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Page 55 - Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh That thou mayest bring forth My People, The children of Israel, out of Egypt.
Page 51 - And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
Page 47 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 50 - Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither : for God did send me before you to preserve life.