A Brief Biblical History: The Old TestamentAfter the slaying of Goliath, David was made the constant companion of Saul; and he and Jonathan became sworn friends. But as the women of Israel sang the praises of David after the slaying of Goliath, and ascribed tens of thousands of slain to David and only thousands to Saul, Saul began to dread him as a possible rival. -from "The Reign of Saul" This concise overview of the Old Testament, from a respected and prolific Biblical scholar, strives to offer a level-headed assessment of the oldest tales in the world's oldest book. Brief synopses of the major characters and storylines-from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to the Flight of Israel, the Syrian Wars, and the Settlement of Judah-are presented with an awareness of the different moral climate in which we live today, with a critical bent toward the historicity of the events depicted, and with a skeptical eye toward the miraculous. While never dismissing the importance of faith, this classic 1924 work embraces the necessity of both the heart and the mind in gaining a full understanding of the Old Testament. |
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Contents
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Israel in Egypt | 22 |
CHAPTER V | 32 |
CHAPTER VII | 44 |
PAGE | 53 |
CHAPTER IX | 61 |
CHAPTER XVI | 129 |
Ahab and his Syrian Wars | 136 |
CHAPTER XIX | 147 |
CHAPTER XX | 155 |
CHAPTER XXII | 167 |
CHAPTER XXIII | 173 |
CHAPTER XXV | 187 |
CHAPTER XXVI | 196 |
CHAPTER | 73 |
CHAPTER | 82 |
CHAPTER XII | 95 |
his Adversity | 105 |
22 | 106 |
CHAPTER XIV | 114 |
CHAPTER XV | 121 |
CHAPTER XXVIII | 206 |
CHAPTER XXIX | 212 |
CHAPTER XXX | 218 |
TABLES | 229 |
INDEX | 239 |
The Strife between the Worshippers of Baal and | 240 |
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A Brief Biblical History: Old Testament (Classic Reprint) Frederick John Foakes Jackson No preview available - 2019 |
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Abimelech Abner Abraham Absalom Ahab Ahaz Ahaziah altar Ammon anointed Aristobulus army Assyria Baal Babylon became Benhadad Bethel book of Kings called Canaanites captive CHAPTER Chron commanded Damascus David death defeated dynasty Eastern Palestine Edom Egypt Egyptian Elijah Elisha Ephraim Ezra father feast Gideon Gilead Gilgal hath Hazael Hebrew Hebron Herod Hezekiah High Priest Hyrcanus Isaiah Ishbosheth Israelites Jacob Jehoahaz Jehovah Jehu Jeremiah Jericho Jeroboam Jeroboam II Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jezreel Joab Joash Jonathan Jordan Joseph Josh Joshua Josiah Judg king of Israel king of Syria kingdom land Lord Manasseh Moab Moses Mount murdered nation Nebuchadrezzar Nehemiah offered Omri Palestine peace Pekah Philistines plain prophet Rehoboam reign sacrifice Samaria Samuel sanctuary Saul Saul's Sennacherib sent Shechem shew Shiloh slain slew Solomon sons story Syria Temple thee thou told took tribes unto victory wife worship xxiii xxiv
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Page 85 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Page 180 - Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me ; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people ? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.
Page 111 - And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe ? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
Page 107 - And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 165 - But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word : for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not. Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
Page 132 - Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
Page 114 - And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
Page 59 - In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel? 25 For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.