Men of the Old Testament, by G. Milligan [and others 2 vols.].1904 |
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Aaron Abimelech Abraham ALFRED ROWLAND altar Amalek Ammonites appears Balaam Balak battle better Bible birthright blessing brave brother Cain called Canaan character Christ Christian cloth gilt cloud command Crown 8vo dark David death deliverer Divine earth Egypt ELVET LEWIS ephod Esau evil faith father fear first-born GEORGE MILLIGAN Gerar Gideon God's hand heart heathen heaven Hebrews honour Hophni and Phinehas human Isaac Israel Israelites J. G. GREENHOUGH Jacob Jesus Jonathan Joseph Joshua judge king land light living LL.B Lord Midian Midianite moral MORGAN GIBBON Moses nation nature Nazarite never Old Testament passion Pharaoh Philistines plague pray prayer priest promise prophet punishment realise religious righteousness Samson Samuel Saul Saul's SELBY selfish Sermons Shechem sins soul spirit story suffered Terah Testament thee things thou thought to-day true truth unto victory W. J. TOWNSEND words
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Page 48 - Then shall ye call upon Me, and ye shall go and pray unto Me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.
Page 124 - And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Page 176 - Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God ? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old ? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil ? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul...
Page 58 - And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. 31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
Page 159 - Enviest thou for my sake? Would God that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
Page 282 - Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised : it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.
Page 24 - Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet ; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Page 9 - Why do they prate of the blessings of Peace? we have made them a curse, Pickpockets, each hand lusting for all that is not its own; And lust of gain, in the spirit of Cain, is it better or worse Than the heart of the citizen hissing in war on his own hearthstone?
Page 294 - I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
Page 65 - Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled ; 16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.