The Hebrew People: Or, The History and Religion of the Israelites, from the Origin of the Nation to the Time of Christ; Deduced from the Writings of Moses, and Other Inspired Authors, and Illustrated by Copious References to the Ancient Records, Traditions, and Mythology of the Heathen World, Volume 2Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1850 |
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Page 415
... predictions found in connexion with the history of Israel : the scriptural narrative should be carefully perused ... predicted his elevation to the throne , in him Jeroboam had the greatest confidence , although , having forsaken the ...
... predictions found in connexion with the history of Israel : the scriptural narrative should be carefully perused ... predicted his elevation to the throne , in him Jeroboam had the greatest confidence , although , having forsaken the ...
Page 416
... predict the miserable ruin of the whole house of Jeroboam , saying , that the son who was ill should die , but that this would be in mercy ; he alone of all the family should come to the grave , having in his heart some reverence for ...
... predict the miserable ruin of the whole house of Jeroboam , saying , that the son who was ill should die , but that this would be in mercy ; he alone of all the family should come to the grave , having in his heart some reverence for ...
Page 421
... prediction would afford a remarkable asser- tion of the infinite wisdom and power of Jehovah , * of the utmost consequence , amid the idolatry and impiety of the court and the people . But Israel was not left to infer the authority of ...
... prediction would afford a remarkable asser- tion of the infinite wisdom and power of Jehovah , * of the utmost consequence , amid the idolatry and impiety of the court and the people . But Israel was not left to infer the authority of ...
Page 429
... predictions greatly troubled Ahab . He had , on many pre- vious occasions , seen the word of the Lord abundantly verified ; and he now trembled at the prospect of having immediately to endure the punishment which he so richly merited ...
... predictions greatly troubled Ahab . He had , on many pre- vious occasions , seen the word of the Lord abundantly verified ; and he now trembled at the prospect of having immediately to endure the punishment which he so richly merited ...
Page 430
... predicted a favourable issue to the undertaking . Jehoshaphat was not satisfied ; inquiring , " Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides , that we might inquire of him ? And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat , There is yet ...
... predicted a favourable issue to the undertaking . Jehoshaphat was not satisfied ; inquiring , " Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides , that we might inquire of him ? And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat , There is yet ...
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Page 512 - Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Page 419 - And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, "As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Page 422 - And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.
Page 494 - And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Page 695 - Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.
Page 531 - UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Page 467 - And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Page 479 - But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction : for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Page 568 - Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Page 568 - To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me ? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.