Contemplations on the Historical Passages of the Old and New Testaments, Volume 1William Baynes and Son, 1825 - Bible |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 61
Page iv
... Altar of the Reubenites 215 .... III . Ehud and Eglon 219 IV . Jael and Sisera 224 V. Gideon's Calling 228 VI . Gideon's Preparation and Victory 235 VII . The Revenge of Succoth and Penuel 240 VIII . Abimelech's Usurpation 246 ...
... Altar of the Reubenites 215 .... III . Ehud and Eglon 219 IV . Jael and Sisera 224 V. Gideon's Calling 228 VI . Gideon's Preparation and Victory 235 VII . The Revenge of Succoth and Penuel 240 VIII . Abimelech's Usurpation 246 ...
Page 23
... altar : not an house for himself , but an altar to the Lord . Our faith will ever teach us to prefer God to ourselves ; delayed thankfulness is not worthy of acceptation . Of those few creatures that are left , God must have some ; they ...
... altar : not an house for himself , but an altar to the Lord . Our faith will ever teach us to prefer God to ourselves ; delayed thankfulness is not worthy of acceptation . Of those few creatures that are left , God must have some ; they ...
Page 33
... altar ? none but Abraham to offer him ? Shall these hands destroy the fruits of mine own loins ? Can I not be faithful , unless I be unnatural ? Or if I must needs be the monster of all parents , will not Ismael yet be accept- ed ? O ...
... altar ? none but Abraham to offer him ? Shall these hands destroy the fruits of mine own loins ? Can I not be faithful , unless I be unnatural ? Or if I must needs be the monster of all parents , will not Ismael yet be accept- ed ? O ...
Page 35
... altar , whereon he must be consumed , he hears ( not without astonishment ) the strange command of God , the final will of his father : my son , thou art the lamb , which God hath provided for this burnt - offering . If my blood would ...
... altar , whereon he must be consumed , he hears ( not without astonishment ) the strange command of God , the final will of his father : my son , thou art the lamb , which God hath provided for this burnt - offering . If my blood would ...
Page 37
... altar of the cross , and so becomes a true sacrifice for the world ; that yet he is raised without impeachment , and exempted from the power of death . The Lamb of God , which takes away the sins of the world , is here really offered ...
... altar of the cross , and so becomes a true sacrifice for the world ; that yet he is raised without impeachment , and exempted from the power of death . The Lamb of God , which takes away the sins of the world , is here really offered ...
Contents
1 | |
7 | |
20 | |
42 | |
54 | |
68 | |
93 | |
130 | |
367 | |
379 | |
393 | |
402 | |
413 | |
419 | |
429 | |
451 | |
136 | |
146 | |
156 | |
175 | |
184 | |
185 | |
200 | |
206 | |
235 | |
246 | |
251 | |
257 | |
270 | |
288 | |
295 | |
305 | |
326 | |
332 | |
342 | |
468 | |
479 | |
489 | |
500 | |
511 | |
521 | |
530 | |
536 | |
545 | |
585 | |
594 | |
603 | |
611 | |
618 | |
632 | |
640 | |
650 | |
659 | |
670 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abimelech Absalom Achish Ahab Almighty altar Amalek Amalekites Amorites angel behold better betwixt blessing blood brethren cast comfort command CONTEMPLATION creatures curse Dagon danger dare David death doth earth Elijah Elisha enemies envy ephod Esau evil eyes faith father favour fear fetch fire Gibeah Gideon give glory God's grace hand happy hast hath hear heart heaven holy honour hope husband idolatry Israel Israelites Jephthah Jeroboam Joab Joshua Judah judgment justice kill king knew less Levite live look Lord mercy Midian Midianites Moab Moses Nabal Nazarite never offended once peace Philistines priest princes prophet punishment Rahab Rehoboam revenge sacrifice Samson Samuel Satan Saul Saul's sends servant shame Shechem shew sins Sisera Solomon sons soul spirit sword thee thine things thou thought tongue unto victory weak wherein whereof wicked wickedness wisdom wise wonder worthy
Popular passages
Page 468 - And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 600 - I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts : because 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 545 - Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Page 662 - Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash in them, and be clean?
Page 678 - ... her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter and toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear : for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.
Page 263 - If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
Page 663 - Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God ; and his flesh came again, like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
Page 682 - Then they said one to another, We do not well : this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace...
Page 384 - The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 680 - And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.