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... God . Coveting , earnestly the largest portion of the blessing of the GOD OF ABRAHAM upon this most feeble instrument of good , and desiring to be content with the smallest portion of human appro- bation which may be awarded to it , the ...
... God . Coveting , earnestly the largest portion of the blessing of the GOD OF ABRAHAM upon this most feeble instrument of good , and desiring to be content with the smallest portion of human appro- bation which may be awarded to it , the ...
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... God of Israel , Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood ( the river Euphrates ) in old time , even Terah , the father of Abraham , and the father of Nachor : AND THEY SERVED OTHER GODS . " It was while living thus in his ...
... God of Israel , Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood ( the river Euphrates ) in old time , even Terah , the father of Abraham , and the father of Nachor : AND THEY SERVED OTHER GODS . " It was while living thus in his ...
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... God had revealed to him - that he should be- come a great nation ; improbable as it was , " he against hope believed in hope , " and " staggered not at the promise through unbelief , but was strong in faith , giving glory to God ; being ...
... God had revealed to him - that he should be- come a great nation ; improbable as it was , " he against hope believed in hope , " and " staggered not at the promise through unbelief , but was strong in faith , giving glory to God ; being ...
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... God the strongest line of demarcation drawn be- tween God's people - not his professing , but his believing and obeying people- and the people of the world ; that from the latter , from their sins and their follies , their pleasures and ...
... God the strongest line of demarcation drawn be- tween God's people - not his professing , but his believing and obeying people- and the people of the world ; that from the latter , from their sins and their follies , their pleasures and ...
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... God , ” and his unerring word is pledged , that " the wicked shall be turned into hell , and all the people that forget God . " If , on the other hand , you will " come out and be separate ; " if you are willing to be as the word of God ...
... God , ” and his unerring word is pledged , that " the wicked shall be turned into hell , and all the people that forget God . " If , on the other hand , you will " come out and be separate ; " if you are willing to be as the word of God ...
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Page 221 - And they came to the place which God had told him of ; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Page 189 - Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
Page ix - And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. 18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates...
Page 7 - And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran ; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan ; and into the land of Canaan they came.
Page 23 - FATHER, I will that they whom thou hast given me be with me where I am : that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me : for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Page 73 - And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together : for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
Page 180 - And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous, I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
Page 8 - By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed ; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
Page 75 - 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 vii - And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.