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Page 190
... Midianites , and the Moabites , through which the children of Israel had to fight their way to the promised land , and which long afterwards were celebrated in the patriotic psalms of David . Moses does not appear , from the Scriptures ...
... Midianites , and the Moabites , through which the children of Israel had to fight their way to the promised land , and which long afterwards were celebrated in the patriotic psalms of David . Moses does not appear , from the Scriptures ...
Page 200
... Midianites by night , put them to flight , and followed up his advantage with such vigour , that he slew or took captive an army of 135,000 men " that drew sword . " The third was when , returning from such a victory , he nobly refused ...
... Midianites by night , put them to flight , and followed up his advantage with such vigour , that he slew or took captive an army of 135,000 men " that drew sword . " The third was when , returning from such a victory , he nobly refused ...
Page 201
... Midian , was equal to this third and greater conquest --- the conquest of himself . Beautifully does the sacred penman relate the heroic deed in the following brief and quiet words which follow so close upon the din of battle : " Then ...
... Midian , was equal to this third and greater conquest --- the conquest of himself . Beautifully does the sacred penman relate the heroic deed in the following brief and quiet words which follow so close upon the din of battle : " Then ...
Page 387
... of this better choice , is the case of Hobab , the Midianite , briefly recorded in the tenth apter of the book of Numbers . It occurred at the time when the tribes of Israel , having been a year and OF BIBLE BIOGRAPHY . 387.
... of this better choice , is the case of Hobab , the Midianite , briefly recorded in the tenth apter of the book of Numbers . It occurred at the time when the tribes of Israel , having been a year and OF BIBLE BIOGRAPHY . 387.
Page 388
... Midian and father - in - law of Moses , who had made him a friendly visit some . time before , on the first approach to Mount Sinai , bringing his wife and children to meet him , had already parted from him , after many blessings and ...
... Midian and father - in - law of Moses , who had made him a friendly visit some . time before , on the first approach to Mount Sinai , bringing his wife and children to meet him , had already parted from him , after many blessings and ...
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Page 438 - ... the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.
Page 262 - THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were seen; Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown.
Page 279 - Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia. the Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth ; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Page 406 - If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
Page 412 - Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man ; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Page 81 - 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 280 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure : even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built ; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Page 121 - Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, And stars to set, but all — Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death...
Page 435 - They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
Page 81 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.