Bible Biography: Or, The Lives and Characters of the Principal Personages Recorded in the Sacred Writings; Practically Adapted to the Instruction of Youth and Private Families; Together with an Appendix, Containing Thirty Dissertations on the Evidences of Divine Revelation from Timpson's Key to the Bible; Being a Complete Summary of Biblical Knowledge, Carefully Condensed and Compiled from Scott, Doddridge, Gill [etc.] ...Robert Sears R. Sears, 1842 - 491 pages |
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Page 223
... Saul to be king over Israel ; and this he did with a most ready submission , for no man was ever more prompt to obey the word of the LORD than Samuel , " from his youth up . " When Saul was consecrated , the man of GoD collected the ...
... Saul to be king over Israel ; and this he did with a most ready submission , for no man was ever more prompt to obey the word of the LORD than Samuel , " from his youth up . " When Saul was consecrated , the man of GoD collected the ...
Page 224
... Saul for various offences . When Saul disobeyed the divine command in saving Agag , king of the Amalek- ites , with a considerable part of the spoil , Samuel resumed even the regal power , and , after sharply reprehending the monarch ...
... Saul for various offences . When Saul disobeyed the divine command in saving Agag , king of the Amalek- ites , with a considerable part of the spoil , Samuel resumed even the regal power , and , after sharply reprehending the monarch ...
Page 229
... Saul king over Israel . Thus the corrupt principles and practices of mankind are sometimes overruled by the sovereign Disposer of events , to bring to pass his own wise and mys- terious decrees . The MESSIAH was ordained to spring from ...
... Saul king over Israel . Thus the corrupt principles and practices of mankind are sometimes overruled by the sovereign Disposer of events , to bring to pass his own wise and mys- terious decrees . The MESSIAH was ordained to spring from ...
Page 230
... Saul , it is said , loved David , and made him his armor - bearer . Courtly favor and elevated distinctions are apt to corrupt minds educated in privacy , and unused to the world . But the principles of piety had taken deep root in the ...
... Saul , it is said , loved David , and made him his armor - bearer . Courtly favor and elevated distinctions are apt to corrupt minds educated in privacy , and unused to the world . But the principles of piety had taken deep root in the ...
Page 231
... Saul , who seems in a great measure to have been relieved from his despondency , musters his forces and marches against the enemy . The contending armies encamp- ed over against each other on the sides of opposite hills , watching a fit ...
... Saul , who seems in a great measure to have been relieved from his despondency , musters his forces and marches against the enemy . The contending armies encamp- ed over against each other on the sides of opposite hills , watching a fit ...
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Abimelech Abraham Ahab ALMIGHTY ancient apostle appears Babylon Balaam behold Bible blessed brethren brother called Canaan character child Christian church circumstance command conduct David death declaration disciples Divine Revelation doctrine duty earth Egypt Egyptian Elijah Elisha enemies Esau evil Exod faith father favor fear Gehazi Gibeon glorious glory gospel hand hath heart heaven Hebrew holy honor human idolatry inspired instruction Isaac Israel Israelites Jacob JEHOVAH Jerusalem JESUS CHRIST Jews Joseph Judea judgment king kingdom land LORD manner mercy MESSIAH mind miracle Moab monarch Moses nations Noah Old Testament patriarch persons Pharaoh Pharisees Philistines piety pious possessed priest prince promise prophecy prophet received REDEEMER religion rendered righteousness sacred sacrifice salvation Samuel Sarepta Saul SAVIOUR says Scriptures servant sins solemn Solomon sons soul spirit Syria thee things thou tion translation truth unto whole wisdom word