Historic Notes on the Books of the Old and New Testaments |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Acts additions afterwards Apostle army Assyrians Babylon beginning Book Book of Revelation brought called captivity carried chap chapters Christians church command conquered contains continued court David death defeated described east Edomites Egypt Egyptian enemies Epistle father followed four give given Gospel Greek hand Hebrew Isaiah Israel Israelites Jehovah Jeremiah Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John Jordan Judah Judea judged king king of Judah kingdom land later letter Levites lived Lord marched Mark means mentioned Moses Mount Nineveh Paul perhaps Persian Philistines portion priests probably prophet Psalm punishment quoted reign rest river Romans Samuel Saul says seems sent shows side Solomon speaks suppose Syrians taken tells temple Testament third thought tribes viii walls whole writer written xviii
Popular passages
Page 102 - I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the people there was none with me : for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury, and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
Page 129 - Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them; wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
Page 138 - And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. And there came forth a spirit, and stood before The Lord, and said, I will persuade him ! And the Lord said unto him, wherewith? And he said, I will go forth and I will be a lying spirit on the mouth of all his prophets. And He said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also ; go forth and do so.
Page 137 - And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead ? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
Page 127 - But where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding ? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Page 234 - And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
Page 43 - And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD...
Page 148 - Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
Page 150 - And further, by these, my son, be admonished : of making many books there is no end ; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Page 179 - Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets. 3 Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did...