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 ...
Page 64
... 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 friends gallows give 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 king's house 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 48 - Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
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. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Page 54 - Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
Page 302 - His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
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.
Page 50 - Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Page 314 - Whosoever . therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven.
Page 54 - Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey...