Everyday Life in Old Testament TimesB. T. Batsford, 1956 - 240 pages |
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Page 175
... Isaiah and Micah were nothing if not articulate . They tell us in no un- certain terms what commercial progress meant in everyday life — vulgar ostentation , licentiousness , land - grabbing , swind- ling in the markets and corruption ...
... Isaiah and Micah were nothing if not articulate . They tell us in no un- certain terms what commercial progress meant in everyday life — vulgar ostentation , licentiousness , land - grabbing , swind- ling in the markets and corruption ...
Page 179
... Isaiah , where the prophet is being mocked by a group of men who say that he treats them like infants : Whom will he teach knowledge ? whom will he make to understand the message ? them that are weaned from the milk and drawn from the ...
... Isaiah , where the prophet is being mocked by a group of men who say that he treats them like infants : Whom will he teach knowledge ? whom will he make to understand the message ? them that are weaned from the milk and drawn from the ...
Page 204
... Isaiah 21. 11f . , the night- watchman was also in the habit of singing to keep himself cheerful as he went on his rounds in the city . To give the other side of the picture , there is a song reflected in Nehemiah 4. 10 , which is not ...
... Isaiah 21. 11f . , the night- watchman was also in the habit of singing to keep himself cheerful as he went on his rounds in the city . To give the other side of the picture , there is a song reflected in Nehemiah 4. 10 , which is not ...
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