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Page vii
... Jehovah should dine on veal cutlets at Abraham's table ; nor are they at all surprised , that the God of the universe should pay a visit to Ezekiel , in order to settle with the Prophet , whether he should bake his bread with human dung ...
... Jehovah should dine on veal cutlets at Abraham's table ; nor are they at all surprised , that the God of the universe should pay a visit to Ezekiel , in order to settle with the Prophet , whether he should bake his bread with human dung ...
Page ix
... surely prepared to say , that the Deity is neither unjust , nor cruel , nor liable , in any manner , to the frailties of human nature . Is it possible for the literal interpreter of the Hebrew Scriptures to aver this of Jehovah PREFACE .
... surely prepared to say , that the Deity is neither unjust , nor cruel , nor liable , in any manner , to the frailties of human nature . Is it possible for the literal interpreter of the Hebrew Scriptures to aver this of Jehovah PREFACE .
Page x
... Jehovah ? The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh ; -was it just then to afflict Egypt with so many calamities , on account of Pharaoh's obstinacy ? The destruction of the seven nations , ordained in the seventh chapter of Deuteronomy ...
... Jehovah ? The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh ; -was it just then to afflict Egypt with so many calamities , on account of Pharaoh's obstinacy ? The destruction of the seven nations , ordained in the seventh chapter of Deuteronomy ...
Page xii
... Jehovah and his people , we might come in this way to allegorise the greater part , if not the whole , of the Old Testament . I confess , for my own part , I would rather believe the whole to be an allegory , than think for a moment ...
... Jehovah and his people , we might come in this way to allegorise the greater part , if not the whole , of the Old Testament . I confess , for my own part , I would rather believe the whole to be an allegory , than think for a moment ...
Page xiv
... Jehovah . expression is not very elegant , and it does not sound very spiritual . The story of Jonah in the fish's belly , if it be not allego- rical , is a most surprising one , and the whole must be a little puzzling to the natu- ral ...
... Jehovah . expression is not very elegant , and it does not sound very spiritual . The story of Jonah in the fish's belly , if it be not allego- rical , is a most surprising one , and the whole must be a little puzzling to the natu- ral ...
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Page 23 - Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Page 21 - Binding his foal unto the vine, And his ass's colt unto the choice vine; He washed his garments in wine, And his clothes in the blood of grapes : His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.
Page 30 - The archers have sorely grieved him and shot at him and hated him. But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.
Page 23 - Let Asher be blessed with children ; Let him be acceptable to his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil. Thy shoes shall be iron and brass ; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Page 23 - Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships ; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
Page 23 - Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
Page 6 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I come again to my father's house in peace ; then shall the Lord be my God : and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house : and of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Page 23 - And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. 21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
Page 118 - And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly : yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Page xvii - Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.