The Bible and Its Story, Volume 4Charles Francis Horne, Julius August Brewer Niglutsch, 1910 |
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... prophet spoken Was writ on tablets yet unbroken . " - Emerson . " The Gospel possesses a secret virtue , a mysterious efficacy , a warmth which penetrates and soothes the heart . " - Napoleon . " The grass withereth , the flower fadeth ...
... prophet spoken Was writ on tablets yet unbroken . " - Emerson . " The Gospel possesses a secret virtue , a mysterious efficacy , a warmth which penetrates and soothes the heart . " - Napoleon . " The grass withereth , the flower fadeth ...
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... prophet , interpreting the voice of God to Israel . Moreover he had founded at his home in Ramah a celebrated school in which the ablest and the purest of the Hebrew youth learned their religious faith from him . The chief grief of ...
... prophet , interpreting the voice of God to Israel . Moreover he had founded at his home in Ramah a celebrated school in which the ablest and the purest of the Hebrew youth learned their religious faith from him . The chief grief of ...
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... prophet made preparation , and anointed David there in presence of his family , pouring upon his head the horn of oil , perhaps the very same from which he had before anointed Saul . This ceremony was no slight matter . Had knowledge of ...
... prophet made preparation , and anointed David there in presence of his family , pouring upon his head the horn of oil , perhaps the very same from which he had before anointed Saul . This ceremony was no slight matter . Had knowledge of ...
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... prophet Gad , David's seer , saying , 12 Go and say unto David , Thus saith the LORD , I offer thee three things ; choose thee one of them , that I may do it unto thee . 13 So Gad came to David , and told him , and said unto him , Shali ...
... prophet Gad , David's seer , saying , 12 Go and say unto David , Thus saith the LORD , I offer thee three things ; choose thee one of them , that I may do it unto thee . 13 So Gad came to David , and told him , and said unto him , Shali ...
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... prophet Elijah , also one of Elisha , other prophetic narratives , and the records of the temple . The purpose of the books is clearly a religious one . They are not primarily a history , but narrate the facts of history in order to ...
... prophet Elijah , also one of Elisha , other prophetic narratives , and the records of the temple . The purpose of the books is clearly a religious one . They are not primarily a history , but narrate the facts of history in order to ...
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Abishai Absalom Adonijah Ahab Ahaz Ahaziah altar anointed Baal Baasha began to reign begat behold Ben-hadad Benaiah brethren brought captain Chapter chariots chief children of Israel CHRONICLES commanded covenant cubits daughter David my father dwelt Edom Egypt Elijah Elisha evil fled Gibeon gold hand Hazael heart heaven Hezekiah high places host hundred Jahath Jehoiada Jehoshaphat Jehu Jeroboam Jerusalem Joab Joash Jonathan king David king of Assyria king of Israel king of Judah king Solomon king's Kohath land Levites lord the king Manasseh Merari Moab pass Philistines pray thee priests prophet Rehoboam Revised Version saith the LORD Samaria Samuel Saul Saul's saying SECOND KINGS sent Shimei silver slain slew smote sons spake stead suburbs succeedeth sword Syria Syrians temple thereof thine thou hast thou shalt thousand throne thy servant took tribe twenty unto the king unto the LORD unto thee word Zadok
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Page 2 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield; but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Page 66 - I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts : for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
Page 80 - And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
Page 80 - And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid ; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
Page 80 - And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and. six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment, 6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel...