The Strength of Judah and the Vengeance of Asshur: A Tale of the Times of IsaiahSeeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1862 - 374 pages |
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... that gave to Rome itself half its religion and half its government , concludes this list of peoples who had learned those an- tique forms of civilization on which recent discoveries have thrown 10 THE STRENGTH OF JUDAH.
... that gave to Rome itself half its religion and half its government , concludes this list of peoples who had learned those an- tique forms of civilization on which recent discoveries have thrown 10 THE STRENGTH OF JUDAH.
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... learned by heart many of his long - lost poems and proverbs , and studied the his- tories of his own tribe and clan , that had been handed down from age to age in heroic and pastoral ballads . But most of all did he delight in the Law ...
... learned by heart many of his long - lost poems and proverbs , and studied the his- tories of his own tribe and clan , that had been handed down from age to age in heroic and pastoral ballads . But most of all did he delight in the Law ...
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... learned to seek the peace of Jerusalem , and to mourn because of the affliction of Judah . But the people of God as yet were ashamed in the sight of the nations . Judah was but as a province of the kingdom of Sargon , and the city of ...
... learned to seek the peace of Jerusalem , and to mourn because of the affliction of Judah . But the people of God as yet were ashamed in the sight of the nations . Judah was but as a province of the kingdom of Sargon , and the city of ...
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... learned to as- sociate with heathenism every idea of magnificence and glory , and in riper years this impression was confirmed by a journey through Egypt , and a short stay in Tyre on his return . It seemed to him that in 28 THE ...
... learned to as- sociate with heathenism every idea of magnificence and glory , and in riper years this impression was confirmed by a journey through Egypt , and a short stay in Tyre on his return . It seemed to him that in 28 THE ...
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... learned were nearly all Phoenicians . I knew that they traversed every sea , and were known to all the ports of Chittim ; I thought how they poured into Tyre the precious things of the nations , and I wondered when such a scene would be ...
... learned were nearly all Phoenicians . I knew that they traversed every sea , and were known to all the ports of Chittim ; I thought how they poured into Tyre the precious things of the nations , and I wondered when such a scene would be ...
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Ahaz altar answered Arabs army Asshur Assyrian Azriel Benaiah blessed bowed bright brother Calah captives Carchemish Carmi chariot cried crowd darkness David death desert Egypt Eliakim Elkanah enemies eyes face faith father fear fell felt gate gazed glory gold Hananiah hand hath heard heart heathen heaven Hebrew Hezekiah holy hope horses idols Isaiah Israel Jehovah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jochanan journey Judah king of Assyria Lachish land lifted listen lived looked Lord Manasseh mercy mighty Mizraim mother Mount night Nineveh Nohah once palace passed peace Phoenicia present priests princes Prophet Rachel reached rest round Samaria scene seemed Sennacherib servant Shallum shalt Shebna sheikh Shobab slave soon stone stood stream strong sword Temple tent thee thine thou art thou hast thought throne Tirhakah Tobijah towers tribe turned Tyrians utter walked walls wonder words worship
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Page 6 - A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, 1.
Page 6 - That he may give them the inheritance of the gentiles : the works of his hands are truth and judgment. All his commandments are faithful : confirmed for ever and ever, made in truth and equity.
Page 6 - The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces : out of heaven shall He thunder upon them. The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth ; and He shall give strength unto His King: and exalt the horn of His Anointed.
Page 100 - ... and tribulation, they were words recalling blessed experience. So far in my life, thanks be to God, and under Him, to you, and my mother, and dear Lily, ' the lines have fallen unto me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage...
Page 188 - Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and all nations flow unto it.
Page 68 - David expresses his confidence, that even in the valley of the shadow of death the rod and staff of Jehovah would comfort him.