The women of Israel; or, Characters and sketches from the holy Scriptures, and Jewish history, Volume 21845 |
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... mother in Israel : why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord ? " All she says is so essentially feminine , so moderate and gentle , that it at once satisfies us that her boldness and wisdom in no way mark her a masculine ...
... mother in Israel : why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord ? " All she says is so essentially feminine , so moderate and gentle , that it at once satisfies us that her boldness and wisdom in no way mark her a masculine ...
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... mother in Israel in her actual words , so much as in her actions . The ad- dress was indeed well chosen , for it appealed directly to the best and holiest feelings of Joab , and could only have proceeded from a mind long accustomed to ...
... mother in Israel in her actual words , so much as in her actions . The ad- dress was indeed well chosen , for it appealed directly to the best and holiest feelings of Joab , and could only have proceeded from a mind long accustomed to ...
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... mother in Israel ( how sacred is the term ! ) who in her wisdom obtained not only the hearing of Joab , but , a more difficult matter , of the warring people , and bent them like a reed , only from the supe- riority of MIND , -must we ...
... mother in Israel ( how sacred is the term ! ) who in her wisdom obtained not only the hearing of Joab , but , a more difficult matter , of the warring people , and bent them like a reed , only from the supe- riority of MIND , -must we ...
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... mother thereof ! " And if all Israel , when they heard of this judgment , feared the king , for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him , how deeply , how gratefully , must the real mother have rejoiced in the courage which brought ...
... mother thereof ! " And if all Israel , when they heard of this judgment , feared the king , for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him , how deeply , how gratefully , must the real mother have rejoiced in the courage which brought ...
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... mother , and then I will follow thee . " It is in truth only a feeling . Not any momentous in- cident or striking illustration which these simple words betray but it is often from little things like these , that we may form an estimate ...
... mother , and then I will follow thee . " It is in truth only a feeling . Not any momentous in- cident or striking illustration which these simple words betray but it is often from little things like these , that we may form an estimate ...
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Popular passages
Page 73 - And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
Page 98 - Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace ; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place.
Page 166 - Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Page 266 - And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels ; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked : between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.
Page 78 - And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her : and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
Page 117 - Shushan the palace, in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: when he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
Page 166 - And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.
Page 50 - When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it...
Page 114 - Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
Page 138 - If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.