A Popular Introduction to the Books of Joshua, Judges, and RuthReligious Tract Society, 1883 - 125 pages |
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amongst appointed Barak Bible Bishop Boaz Book of Joshua Book of Judges Book of Ruth Canaan Canaanites character Christ Christian chronology Church Chushan-rishathaim circ cities cloth boards command Commentary conquest covenant critics Crown 8vo David death of Joshua Deut divine Egypt enemies evidence Ewald faith father genealogy Gideon given Hales hand Hebrew Hebron historical books Holy Ibzan idolatry inheritance inspired Introduction Israel Israelites Jabin Jephthah Jericho Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Jordan Josephus Josh Joshua chap Judah judged Israel Keil Keil's king language Lord marg miracles moral moreover Moses Mount Ephraim narrative nation naturally Old Testament Othniel Pentateuch period Philistines possession promises prophet race Rahab record reference regarded remarked revelation Ruth Samson Samuel Scripture servitude Shechem Sinai and Palestine Spirit theocracy Timnath-serah tion trace unity unto Vulg writers xvii xviii xxiii xxiv
Popular passages
Page 40 - Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not ; for he will not pardon your transgressions : for my name is in him.
Page 71 - And what shall I more say ? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthah ; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets : who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions...
Page 40 - the brightness of his glory." Heb. i. 3. I believe that he " came down from heaven not to do his own will, but the will of him that sent him.
Page 107 - And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. 14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.
Page 60 - ... that not to be unjust or immoral, which, prior to the precept, must have appeared and really have been so; which may well be, since none of these precepts are contrary to immutable morality. If it were commanded to cultivate the principles, and act from the spirit of treachery, ingratitude, cruelty, the command would not alter the nature of the case or of the action in any of these instances.
Page 116 - In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Page 105 - Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
Page 60 - Nature is contradictory to wisdom, justice, or goodness ; which most certainly it is not. Indeed, there are some particular precepts in Scripture given to particular persons requiring actions, which would be immoral and vicious, were it not for such...
Page 105 - Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness.
Page 47 - And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness : and he was called the Friend of God.