Popular Commentary of the Bible: The Old Testament, Volume 1Concordia Publishing House, 1923 - Bible |
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Page 8
... sin . The woman took of the fruit and ate . Then , sin having taken her captive , she per- suaded her husband to eat of the fruit also . The sinner seeks company and tries to seduce others . THE INVESTIGATION OF GOD . - V. 7. And the ...
... sin . The woman took of the fruit and ate . Then , sin having taken her captive , she per- suaded her husband to eat of the fruit also . The sinner seeks company and tries to seduce others . THE INVESTIGATION OF GOD . - V. 7. And the ...
Page 9
... sin , also in its invention of lies and excuses , in order to place the blame on some one else . A proper realization of its power will enable us to understand all the better the glory of God's mercy in Christ Jesus . THE CURSE OF GOD ...
... sin , also in its invention of lies and excuses , in order to place the blame on some one else . A proper realization of its power will enable us to understand all the better the glory of God's mercy in Christ Jesus . THE CURSE OF GOD ...
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... sin , from the evil desire of the heart to the sinful act . Cain was jealous of his brother Abel be- cause of the ... sins and to keep the example of pious Abel before our eyes . ---- GOD'S JUDGMENT UPON CAIN . V. 9. And the Lord said ...
... sin , from the evil desire of the heart to the sinful act . Cain was jealous of his brother Abel be- cause of the ... sins and to keep the example of pious Abel before our eyes . ---- GOD'S JUDGMENT UPON CAIN . V. 9. And the Lord said ...
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... sin ; for this is the form of the poem : - Adah and Zillah , hear my voice ; Ye wives of Lamech , listen to my speech ; For a man have I killed for my wound and a young man for my welt ; For sevenfold will Cain be avenged , and Lamech ...
... sin ; for this is the form of the poem : - Adah and Zillah , hear my voice ; Ye wives of Lamech , listen to my speech ; For a man have I killed for my wound and a young man for my welt ; For sevenfold will Cain be avenged , and Lamech ...
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... sins of the believers , but relates many of them for the purpose of warning us against the dangers of sin . V. 22. And Ham , the father of Canaan , saw the nakedness of his father , and told his two brethren without . This act on the ...
... sins of the believers , but relates many of them for the purpose of warning us against the dangers of sin . V. 22. And Ham , the father of Canaan , saw the nakedness of his father , and told his two brethren without . This act on the ...
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Aaron Abimelech Abraham Abram according altar Amorites atonement Balaam behold blessing blood brethren bring brother brought burnt offering camp Canaan chap CHAPTER chil children of Israel commanded congregation covenant curse daughter death Deut earth Edom Egypt Egyptians enemies entire ephod Esau faith father flesh fore give God's hand heart heathen holy inheritance Isaac Israelites Jacob Jehovah Jordan Joseph Joshua Judah king Laban land of Egypt Levites Lord said unto Lord spake unto Lord's meat-offering mercy Midian midst Moab Moses nations pass Pharaoh Philistines priest promise punishment sacrifice Samuel Sanctuary Saul saying servant shalt thou Shechem shekels shittim wood Sihon sin-offering sins sons soul spake unto Moses Tabernacle thereof thine thing thou hast thou shalt tion took tribe tribe of Manasseh unclean unto the Lord unto thee wife wilderness woman words worship
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Page 49 - By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies...
Page 29 - Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 9 - And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life...
Page 276 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole : and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it shall live.
Page 3 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Page 16 - And behold I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh wherein is the breath of life from under heaven, and every thing that is in the earth shall die, but with thee will I establish My Covenant, and thou shalt come into the ark, thou and thy sons and thy wife, and thy sons
Page 138 - And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
Page 2 - And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters which were above the firmament : and it was so.
Page 136 - And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night...
Page 64 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.