Old Testament History;

OR

A CONNECTED VIEW

OF

GOD'S DEALINGS WITH HIS PEOPLE

BEFORE THE COMING OF OUR LORD.

DRAWN UP IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE

FOR THE USE OF THE YOUNG AND THE UNLEARNED,

BY

A Country Clergyman.

PART III.

London:

FRANCIS & JOHN RIVINGTON,

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD, AND WATERLOO PLACE.

1847.

101. i. 448.

BIBLIO

CONTENTS.

PART III.

CHAP.

86. The people of the Lord in the land of their inheritance

87. The sin of Israel in the land of their inheritance, and

the consequences of their sin

88. The first servitude of Israel in the land of Canaan,

and their deliverance by the hand of Othniel

89. The second servitude of Israel, and their deliverance

by the hand of Ehud; and the victory of Deborah

and Barak

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8

14

16

90. The sufferings of Israel under the Midianites, and the

call of Gideon to deliver them.

21

91. The deliverance of Israel from the Midianites by the

hand of Gideon.

26

92. The servitude of Israel under the Ammonites, and

their deliverance by the hand of Jephthah

31

93. The servitude of Israel under the Philistines, and the

history of Samson

34

94. The sufferings and the blessings of the people of the

Lord, from the death of Joshua to the time of Eli

40

95. The birth and early years of Samuel

96. The sin of Eli, and the consequences of his sin

97. The call of Samuel to be the prophet of the Lord

46

100. The ark of the Lord in the land of the heathen

101. The repentance of Israel under the prophet Samuel,

and their deliverance from the Philistines

102. The sin of Israel in desiring to have a king like the

heathen

65

70

73

103.

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The call of Saul, the son of Kish, to be king over

Israel

77

104.

105.

The establishment of Saul's kingdom, and the speech
of Samuel to the men of Israel

The call of Saul to be king over Israel confirmed

before all the people

83

85

106.

107.

The trial of Saul

The faith of Jonathan the son of Saul, and the over-

throw of the Philistines

108. The second trial of Saul, and his final rejection

109. The character of Saul, and the nature of his sin

110. The call of David

J11. The first trial of David.

112. The promotion of David to be a captain in the armies

of Israel

114

120

113. The envy of Saul against David, and the flight of

David from Saul's house

123

114. The flight of David from Saul into the land of the Phi-

listines

115. The wanderings of David while pursued by Saul

116. The faith and loyalty of David

118. The mourning of David for Saul and Jonathan

119. The establishment of David's kingdom in the land

120. The death of Ishbosheth, and the overthrow of his

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152

121. The establishment of David's kingdom over all the

tribes of Israel

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CHAP.

122. The removal of the ark of God to Jerusalem, the city

of David

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165

123. The promises of God to David and his seed after him 171

124. The sin of David

174

125. David's repentance

177

126. The punishment of David's sin

183

127. The murder of Amnon, David's first-born son, by

130. The overthrow of the counsel of the enemies of David 198

131.

The death of Absalom

201

132. The return of king David to Jerusalem

206

133. The preparations of king David for building the temple

of the Lord

210

134. The anointing of Solomon king over Israel

213

135. The offerings of king David and the princes of Israel

for the temple of the Lord

136. The death and character of David

137. David a prophet, and type of Christ

138. The beginning of Solomon's reign

139. The wisdom of king Solomon

217

221

228

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241

140. The building of the temple by Solomon

245

141. The temple of the Lord on Mount Sion

142. The dedication of the temple

145. The wealth and riches of Solomon's kingdom

146. The sin and death of Solomon

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