Esther: The Hebrew-Persian QueenH.H. Bancroft & Company, 1859 - 353 pages |
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... give more heed to the word of God . The Old Testament ought to be read with more simplicity and humility , and with a greater disposition to rely upon its statements , and to apply its truths to ourselves . The Old Testament is not a ...
... give more heed to the word of God . The Old Testament ought to be read with more simplicity and humility , and with a greater disposition to rely upon its statements , and to apply its truths to ourselves . The Old Testament is not a ...
Page 42
... give her royal estate unto another that is better than she . And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published through- out all his empire , ( for it is great , ) all the wives shall give to their husbands honor , both ...
... give her royal estate unto another that is better than she . And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published through- out all his empire , ( for it is great , ) all the wives shall give to their husbands honor , both ...
Page 53
... give the house of Haman the Jews ' enemy unto Esther the queen . And Mordecai came before the king ; for Esther had told what he was unto her . And the king took off his ring , which he had taken from Haman , and gave it unto Mordecai ...
... give the house of Haman the Jews ' enemy unto Esther the queen . And Mordecai came before the king ; for Esther had told what he was unto her . And the king took off his ring , which he had taken from Haman , and gave it unto Mordecai ...
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... give a brief notice of those versions that are referred to in this work for illustrations and proofs of the narrative . The chief versions to which we refer , are the Septuagint , Vulgate , Chaldee Ver- sions , or Targums , and the ...
... give a brief notice of those versions that are referred to in this work for illustrations and proofs of the narrative . The chief versions to which we refer , are the Septuagint , Vulgate , Chaldee Ver- sions , or Targums , and the ...
Page 69
... give contradictory statements about it ; the sa- cred writers give contradictory accounts of some of the things of which they write ; therefore they are not to be believed at all . Now the same argument applied to Xerxes , Cyrus , or ...
... give contradictory statements about it ; the sa- cred writers give contradictory accounts of some of the things of which they write ; therefore they are not to be believed at all . Now the same argument applied to Xerxes , Cyrus , or ...
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according Adar Agagite ancient Babylon banquet beautiful believe Bible Book of Esther chamberlains chapter Christ Christians Chronicles Church court crown crown royal custom Cyrus Daniel death decree deliverance destroy Divine duty earth enemies Esther the queen Ethiopia evil faith father favor fear feast friends gallows give given glory God's gold golden sceptre Greek Haman Hammedatha hand hanged happy harem Hatach head heart Hebrew Herodotus Holy honor hundred Jesus Jews Josephus king Ahasuerus king's commandment king's gate kingdom laws live Lord mind Mordecai Moses mother nations never passions perish Persian empire Persian kings prayer princes principle proof provinces Purim records religion Romans royal sacred says Scriptures Septuagint Shushan Shushan the palace Susa Targum thee things thou thousand throne tion tomb true truth unto Esther unto the king Vashti wicked wife wine wives women word wrath writings Xenophon Xerxes Zeresh
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Page 247 - The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made : in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth : the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
Page 75 - But I am poor and needy ; yet the LORD thinketh upon me : Thou art my help and my deliverer ; Make no tarrying, O my God.
Page 240 - If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request. For we are sold, I and my people to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.
Page 130 - And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
Page 314 - He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Page 302 - His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Page 143 - Happy the man, who sees a God employ'd In all the good and ill that chequer life ! Resolving all events, with their effects And manifold results, into the will And arbitration wise of the Supreme.
Page 329 - The men of grace have found Glory begun below; Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow. 4 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets.
Page 46 - In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
Page 253 - I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.