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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... palace to the Temple , and , crossing on enormous arches the ravine , in after days called the Tyropæon , connected Mount Zion with Mount Moriah . On either side of this highway the flat roofs of the houses were occupied by expectant ...
... palace to the Temple , and , crossing on enormous arches the ravine , in after days called the Tyropæon , connected Mount Zion with Mount Moriah . On either side of this highway the flat roofs of the houses were occupied by expectant ...
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... palace he and his friends indulged in the foulest orgies of Paganism . He had pursued this course for some years without prehension , but at length the overwhelming influence acquired by Isaiah , the proofs of supernatural power ...
... palace he and his friends indulged in the foulest orgies of Paganism . He had pursued this course for some years without prehension , but at length the overwhelming influence acquired by Isaiah , the proofs of supernatural power ...
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... palace of Hezekiah in size and beauty ; the pomp of her king far surpasses that of Solomon ; but thou knowest nothing to which I can compare the wealth heaped up in her wharves and warehouses . I went into the storehouses of a man of ...
... palace of Hezekiah in size and beauty ; the pomp of her king far surpasses that of Solomon ; but thou knowest nothing to which I can compare the wealth heaped up in her wharves and warehouses . I went into the storehouses of a man of ...
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... palace he had never be- fore seen , where they entered a richly - furnished room , at one end of which hung a gorgeous curtain orna- mented with figures of flowers and animals , wrought in gold . " There , " said he , pointing to the ...
... palace he had never be- fore seen , where they entered a richly - furnished room , at one end of which hung a gorgeous curtain orna- mented with figures of flowers and animals , wrought in gold . " There , " said he , pointing to the ...
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... palace by a secret door , and proceeded to- wards the town , attended by a single Assyrian slave . The night was dark and the wind blew coldly as he descended the hill , but wrapping his mantle about him so as completely to conceal his ...
... palace by a secret door , and proceeded to- wards the town , attended by a single Assyrian slave . The night was dark and the wind blew coldly as he descended the hill , but wrapping his mantle about him so as completely to conceal his ...
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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
Popular passages
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.