ElishaWhetham, 1840 - 408 pages |
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Page 8
... sight of the Lord , though not exactly in the same measure and degree as his father and his reprobate mother . Terrified by the horri- ble judgments which he saw break in upon Ahab and Ahaziah , he had deemed it advisable at least to ...
... sight of the Lord , though not exactly in the same measure and degree as his father and his reprobate mother . Terrified by the horri- ble judgments which he saw break in upon Ahab and Ahaziah , he had deemed it advisable at least to ...
Page 9
... sight into it , to lead us to a very different conclusion . If Elijah was an original phenomenon , Elisha was no less so . There is an infinite variety in all that God creates . overflowing fulness of his productive power calls forth ...
... sight into it , to lead us to a very different conclusion . If Elijah was an original phenomenon , Elisha was no less so . There is an infinite variety in all that God creates . overflowing fulness of his productive power calls forth ...
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... himself against the profoundest grief at the sight of these youths thus irrecoverably lost ! How much better had it been for the young wretches had chil- they been resigned , whilst sucklings , to the 36 THE JUDGMENT AT BETH - EL .
... himself against the profoundest grief at the sight of these youths thus irrecoverably lost ! How much better had it been for the young wretches had chil- they been resigned , whilst sucklings , to the 36 THE JUDGMENT AT BETH - EL .
Page 38
... sight of whom it no longer occurs to any one that of such is the kingdom of heaven - a race who are strangers to every thing like filial obedience , modest subjection , and tender respects for parents and superiors ; who mock at the ...
... sight of whom it no longer occurs to any one that of such is the kingdom of heaven - a race who are strangers to every thing like filial obedience , modest subjection , and tender respects for parents and superiors ; who mock at the ...
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... sight of a few men , is sufficient to scare them back again into their retreats . Only when compelled by violent hunger do they ever at- tack mankind , and then only singly . It was a thing never before heard of , that two of these ...
... sight of a few men , is sufficient to scare them back again into their retreats . Only when compelled by violent hunger do they ever at- tack mankind , and then only singly . It was a thing never before heard of , that two of these ...
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able Almighty amongst appearance behold Benhadad Beth-aven Beth-el blessing blood brethren called cause certainly cheerful child children of God children of men Christ Christian clouds confession consolation curse Damascus darkness death delightful desire Divine earth Edom Elisha eternal exclaims eyes faith father favour feel friends Gehazi Gilgal glory golden calves Gospel grace hand happy hastens hath healed heart heathen heaven holy honour hope idea idol individual Israelitish Jehoram Jehoshaphat Jehovah Jericho Jesus joyful kingdom leprosy light living longer look Lord manifest manner mercy mighty miracle Moab Naaman narrative ourselves passport peace Pharisees pleasing poor possess present promises prophet regard rejoice righteous Rimmon salvation Samaria seek Shaphat Shunammite Shunem sight sinner sins sorrow soul Spirit stand Syrian thee things thou art throne tion Tishbite truth unto vessel whilst whole wilt words
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Page 302 - Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
Page 376 - In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.
Page 130 - And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Page 194 - NOW Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria : he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
Page 86 - Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead ; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord : and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
Page 340 - Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
Page 26 - And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, "Go up, thou bald head...
Page 87 - And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more.
Page 117 - He that receiveth you receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones, a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Page 139 - Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant. Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.