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Page 78
... Ahab reigned after him . EXPLANATIONS . like those , & c . - endeavouring to mix up the worship of idols with the worship of the Lord , to keep the people from going to Jerusalem . only " the triumphing of the wicked is short . " feast ...
... Ahab reigned after him . EXPLANATIONS . like those , & c . - endeavouring to mix up the worship of idols with the worship of the Lord , to keep the people from going to Jerusalem . only " the triumphing of the wicked is short . " feast ...
Page 79
... and thoughtless . The ten tribes who revolted acted rashly , as well as Řeho- boam , and they too had their punishment . " Do nothing rashly . " 80. Elijah's Mission to Ahab . Elijah , the prophet THE KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL . 79.
... and thoughtless . The ten tribes who revolted acted rashly , as well as Řeho- boam , and they too had their punishment . " Do nothing rashly . " 80. Elijah's Mission to Ahab . Elijah , the prophet THE KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL . 79.
Page 80
... Ahab . He was then to hide himself from Ahab by the brook Cherith . After many days he was com- manded to go and show himself to Ahab . At that time there was a famine in the land , for there had been no rain for years . God promised to ...
... Ahab . He was then to hide himself from Ahab by the brook Cherith . After many days he was com- manded to go and show himself to Ahab . At that time there was a famine in the land , for there had been no rain for years . God promised to ...
Page 83
... Ahab , to take from him the best of all things which he possessed . The elders advised Ahab ' not to consent . Ben- hadad then set his army in array against Samaria.78 A prophet came , and assured Ahab of victory . Many of the Syrians ...
... Ahab , to take from him the best of all things which he possessed . The elders advised Ahab ' not to consent . Ben- hadad then set his army in array against Samaria.78 A prophet came , and assured Ahab of victory . Many of the Syrians ...
Page 88
... Ahab , de- termined to put Elijah to death . Elijah went to Beersheba , and thence to Horeb.21 He was grieved , thinking that all Israel had forsaken the Lord ; but God assured him that there were 7,000 men in Israel , who had not bowed ...
... Ahab , de- termined to put Elijah to death . Elijah went to Beersheba , and thence to Horeb.21 He was grieved , thinking that all Israel had forsaken the Lord ; but God assured him that there were 7,000 men in Israel , who had not bowed ...
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Abimelech Abram Absalom afflicted Ahab Ahaz Amaziah anointed Aphek army Assyria Athaliah Baal Baasha Balaam battle Benhadad Bible History blessed Book of Bible brought Canaan captivity CIRCLE OF KNOWLEDGE command conquer David death destroy disobeyed duty Elijah Elisha enter Canaan Esau escape evil EXPLANATIONS faithful false father Gibeonites God's Gradation Haman heaven Hezekiah honour idolatry idols Isaac Ishbosheth Israel Israelites Jacob Jehoahaz Jehoshaphat Jehu Jeremiah Jericho Jeroboam Jerusalem Jerusalem.56 Jews Jezebel Joash Jordan Joseph Joshua Josiah Judah king of Syria kingdom land Lessons-On Levites Lord manded mean messenger Moab Moses Mount murmured Nabal Nadab Nebuchadnezzar Noah obey Philistines prayed prayer PRECEPTIVE LESSONS priests princes promised prophecies prophet prosper punished QUESTIONS Rahab rebel Rehoboam reigned repent reproved Samaria Samson Samuel Saul Saul's sent servant sins slain slew Solomon sons spies Syria Tablet Lessons temple things tribes Whither wicked wickedness wife worship Zedekiah
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Page 73 - Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha.
Page 71 - 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 42 - Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
Page 57 - A soft answer turneth away wrath : but grievous words stir up anger.
Page 13 - Sea, going before them by day in a pillar of cloud, and by night, in a pillar of fire.
Page 49 - Lord appeared to him and said: "Ask what I shall give thee.
Page 101 - For, first, those titles, the angel of the covenant, the delight of the Israelites, the desire of all nations, are certain and known characters of the Christ to come. And secondly, it cannot be conceived how the glory of the second Temple should be greater than the glory of the first, without the coming of the Messias to it. For the Jews themselves have observed that five signs of the Divine glory were in the first Temple, which were wanting to the second : as the Urim and Thummim, by which the...
Page 70 - Ahimelech and above fourscore priests to be slain without cause. — 1 Sam. xxii. 14—18. Absalom had a tent spread upon the top of the house, and went in unto his father's concubines, in the sight of all Israel.— 2 Sam. xvi. 22. Ahab had sold himself to work evil in the sight of the Lord, &c.
Page 22 - Jordan in territory taken from Sihon, king of the Amorites, and from Og, king of Bashan.
Page 66 - Indignation against a, faithful witness for God carries men to shameful extremes and criminal brutality. " For the wicked hateth the righteous and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.