Scripture Biography for the Young: With Critical Illustrations and Practical Remarks, Volume 5American Tract Society, 1839 |
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... . Joshua receives the divine mandate to proceed . " Moses my servant is dead ; " he no longer lives to carry the consummation of my great designs into effect ; thou art to do it " now therefore arise , 8 LIFE OF JOSHUA .
... . Joshua receives the divine mandate to proceed . " Moses my servant is dead ; " he no longer lives to carry the consummation of my great designs into effect ; thou art to do it " now therefore arise , 8 LIFE OF JOSHUA .
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... effect , the whole body of the Israelites were soon in motion . Leaving Shittim , in the plains of Moab , where they had been for some time , and proceeding to the banks of the Jordan , about eight miles distant , they encamped near ...
... effect , the whole body of the Israelites were soon in motion . Leaving Shittim , in the plains of Moab , where they had been for some time , and proceeding to the banks of the Jordan , about eight miles distant , they encamped near ...
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... effect his purposes with regard to his peculiar people . Their preparation for entering Canaan , with all the circumstances attending it , is a forcible illus- tration of this truth . And God still takes care of his people - con- stant ...
... effect his purposes with regard to his peculiar people . Their preparation for entering Canaan , with all the circumstances attending it , is a forcible illus- tration of this truth . And God still takes care of his people - con- stant ...
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... effect which one exercise of this faith produced . The prostration of the walls of Jericho , in con- nection with the simple marching round them of the Israelites , the blowing of the trumpets , and the shout of the multitude , may be ...
... effect which one exercise of this faith produced . The prostration of the walls of Jericho , in con- nection with the simple marching round them of the Israelites , the blowing of the trumpets , and the shout of the multitude , may be ...
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... effect the conquest . Such a measure God had a right to prescribe ; and the simple justification of those who employed it is , that they acted in accordance with the divine di- rection . By " all the people of war , " we are not to un ...
... effect the conquest . Such a measure God had a right to prescribe ; and the simple justification of those who employed it is , that they acted in accordance with the divine di- rection . By " all the people of war , " we are not to un ...
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९९ Abimelech Achan Almighty altar Ammonites Amorites army attack Barak Benjamites blessing brethren brought Canaan Canaanites CHAPTER command of Joshua countrymen covenant Delilah deliverance delivered destroy divine direction doubtless duty Ehud encamped enemies Ephraim faith father fear Gibeah Gideon Gilead Gilgal guilt hand hath heart heathen host hundred idolatry inflicted inhabitants inheritance Israel Israelites Jehovah Jephthah Jericho Jordan Joshua & Judges Judah king Levite Lord Manasseh Manoah ment Micah Midianites Moses Mount Ephraim nation obedience obeyed Philistines portion possession priest probably promised land punishment put to death Rahab reply Samson secure sent servant shalt Shechem Shechemites Shiloh side sins Sisera solemn soon spies spirit strength success suffered thee thing thou thousand tion told took transgression tribe tribe of Ephraim tribe of Judah tribe of Manasseh triumph unto vengeance victory whole wife worship young friend Zalmunna Zebah
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Page 9 - There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life : as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee : I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Page 9 - Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
Page 10 - This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Page 103 - And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them ; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel ; all came to pass.
Page 78 - Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants ; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us : for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
Page 76 - And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the ' land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
Page 121 - And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel, that the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
Page 31 - On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel ; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
Page 65 - And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go : but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.
Page 66 - For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their, camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.