Saul, the first king of Israel, a Scripture studyJ. Snow, 1853 |
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... mind could moralize - and that there was an utter destitution of material for that study of human nature which is so essential to the satisfactory formation of character . Such persons , therefore , profess themselves to be under the ...
... mind could moralize - and that there was an utter destitution of material for that study of human nature which is so essential to the satisfactory formation of character . Such persons , therefore , profess themselves to be under the ...
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... mind may be as much fascinated by the succession of incidents which excite , and by the quiet onward flow of existence which lulls and tranquillizes , as in the delineations drawn on pages of a lighter ten- dency . There is this ...
... mind may be as much fascinated by the succession of incidents which excite , and by the quiet onward flow of existence which lulls and tranquillizes , as in the delineations drawn on pages of a lighter ten- dency . There is this ...
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... mind . But all was in vain ; " the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel ; and they said , Nay ; but we will have a king over us . " " And the Lord said to Samuel , Hearken unto their voice , and make them a king . " Now , it is ...
... mind . But all was in vain ; " the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel ; and they said , Nay ; but we will have a king over us . " " And the Lord said to Samuel , Hearken unto their voice , and make them a king . " Now , it is ...
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... minds seriously to the matter , there is much that may well fill us with awe and solemnity . Among other reasons for the pecu- liar character of that plan which God has adopted in His holy word for our instruction- even the method of ...
... minds seriously to the matter , there is much that may well fill us with awe and solemnity . Among other reasons for the pecu- liar character of that plan which God has adopted in His holy word for our instruction- even the method of ...
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... mind . becomes thus centred and fixed , it is almost an impossibility to move it , to divert it . Trace the progress of this one wrong desire , in Israel , of having a king . Was there nothing to be said on the other side ? Rather we ...
... mind . becomes thus centred and fixed , it is almost an impossibility to move it , to divert it . Trace the progress of this one wrong desire , in Israel , of having a king . Was there nothing to be said on the other side ? Rather we ...
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Page 4 - And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
Page 286 - Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings : for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
Page 146 - Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
Page 285 - These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself : But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. " Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
Page 123 - If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
Page 148 - A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof (Jer.5:22-31).
Page 86 - For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world ; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Page 18 - Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
Page 133 - Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
Page 241 - Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.