Sunday Evenings, Or, An Easy Introduction to Reading of the Bible: Designed for Sunday Reading and Sunday-school LibrariesJ. & J. Harper, 1833 - Bible stories, English |
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... once stood , remained a place of ruins , a monument of the wrath of the Almighty against sin . Nor was it till the days of Ahab that any hands were bold enough to build up that city , which the Lord had caused to fall , and against the ...
... once stood , remained a place of ruins , a monument of the wrath of the Almighty against sin . Nor was it till the days of Ahab that any hands were bold enough to build up that city , which the Lord had caused to fall , and against the ...
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... once more made to submit to the power of the kings of Israel , and that , as we have seen , in a very extraordinary manner . FIFTIETH SUNDAY EVENING . THE MIRACLES OF ELISHA . E. THE prophet Elisha seems to have worked a great number of ...
... once more made to submit to the power of the kings of Israel , and that , as we have seen , in a very extraordinary manner . FIFTIETH SUNDAY EVENING . THE MIRACLES OF ELISHA . E. THE prophet Elisha seems to have worked a great number of ...
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... once so bright and happy , now sunk into the deep sleep of death . She left the dead body with the prophet , and went away ; to pray , most likely , to her God in secret , and to wait what he would do for her . But the trial of her ...
... once so bright and happy , now sunk into the deep sleep of death . She left the dead body with the prophet , and went away ; to pray , most likely , to her God in secret , and to wait what he would do for her . But the trial of her ...
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... once conquered by David ; but the kings who followed Solomon were unable to keep it under their power ; and it was now governed by a king of its own , who was not subject to the king of Israel . Now , in the days of Elisha , there was a ...
... once conquered by David ; but the kings who followed Solomon were unable to keep it under their power ; and it was now governed by a king of its own , who was not subject to the king of Israel . Now , in the days of Elisha , there was a ...
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... once thought of his almighty power , and of the wonderful works which He was often pleased to do by the hands of his prophets . There- fore the message of the king filled him with grief and alarm ; for he thought that he asked him to ...
... once thought of his almighty power , and of the wonderful works which He was often pleased to do by the hands of his prophets . There- fore the message of the king filled him with grief and alarm ; for he thought that he asked him to ...
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Page 163 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Page 177 - Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of Heaven hath given me all the Kingdoms of the earth ; and He hath charged me to BUILD HIM AN HOUSE at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Page 88 - So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Page 122 - Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day, nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 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...
Page 195 - Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Page 69 - And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel : their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
Page 144 - ... the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Page 56 - And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man ; and he saw : and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Page 19 - And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
Page 74 - And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.