Ourselves, a picture, sketched from the history of the children of Israel

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William Hunt, 1870 - Christian life - 232 pages
 

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Page 122 - For the life of the flesh is in the blood ; and I have given it . to you upon the altar, to make an atonement for your souls : for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
Page 152 - Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously : The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation : He is my God, and I will prepare him a habitation ; My father's God, and I will exalt him.
Page 112 - And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Page 144 - 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.
Page 138 - And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them ; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them : 20.
Page 105 - Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
Page 204 - And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting : and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, 'Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the ' fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely ; the cucumbers, ' and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the ' garlic : but now our soul is dried away : there is nothing ' at all, besides this manna, before our eyes.
Page 75 - For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened ; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left...
Page 153 - The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil ; my lust shall be satisfied upon them ; I will draw my sword, my hand shall deliver them. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them : they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
Page 226 - A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation. There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

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