Bible Stories to Read and Tell: 150 Stories from the Old Testament, with References to the Old and New Testaments"These stories are selected from the King James Version of the Old Testament"--Introd., p. (xix). |
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... Evil Reign of Rehoboam . The Little Hidden King • • How the Angel of the Lord smote the Assyrians 353 354 by Night . 359 • To whom will ye liken God ? 364 • The Abominations of Manasseh 366 The Boy King of Judah 368 How the Boy King ...
... Evil Reign of Rehoboam . The Little Hidden King • • How the Angel of the Lord smote the Assyrians 353 354 by Night . 359 • To whom will ye liken God ? 364 • The Abominations of Manasseh 366 The Boy King of Judah 368 How the Boy King ...
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... evil . And a river went out of Eden to water the garden . And the Lord God took the man , and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it . And the Lord God commanded the man , saying , " Of every tree of the garden thou ...
... evil . And a river went out of Eden to water the garden . And the Lord God took the man , and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it . And the Lord God commanded the man , saying , " Of every tree of the garden thou ...
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... evil . ” And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food , and that it was pleasant to the eyes , and a tree to be desired to make one wise , she took of the fruit thereof , and did eat , and gave also unto her husband with her ...
... evil . ” And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food , and that it was pleasant to the eyes , and a tree to be desired to make one wise , she took of the fruit thereof , and did eat , and gave also unto her husband with her ...
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... evil : and now , lest he put forth his hand , and take also of the tree of life , and eat , and live for ever : " There- fore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden , to till the ground from whence he was taken . So he ...
... evil : and now , lest he put forth his hand , and take also of the tree of life , and eat , and live for ever : " There- fore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden , to till the ground from whence he was taken . So he ...
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... evil continually . And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth , and it grieved him at his heart . And the Lord said , " I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth ; both man , and beast , and the ...
... evil continually . And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth , and it grieved him at his heart . And the Lord said , " I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth ; both man , and beast , and the ...
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Page 438 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together ; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed ; their young ones shall lie down together : and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
Page 390 - And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which •shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
Page 463 - There shall be an handful of corn in the earth Upon the top of the mountains ; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon : And they of the city shall flourish Like grass of the earth. His name shall endure for over : His name shall be continued as long as the sun : And men shall be blessed in him : All nations shall call him blessed.
Page 445 - Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a king shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Page 443 - By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Page 443 - And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life : and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heeL...
Page 401 - I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation : and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth : and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou...
Page 400 - Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
Page 138 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances, and Miriam answered them, " Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 440 - Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills ; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob ; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths ; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people ; and they shall beat their...