 | 1922 - 412 pages
...there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way, for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to 90 help us against the enemy... | |
 | 1923 - 694 pages
...there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God., to seek 70 of him a straight way, for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. For 1 was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in... | |
 | Elizabeth Czarnomska - Bible - 1928 - 606 pages
...there at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us and for our little ones, and for all our substance. For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in... | |
 | Bible - 1905 - 478 pages
...there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of Him a straight way, for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance? If any be disposed to criticise Ezra for what he did or failed to do later on, let him remember that... | |
 | William Graham Sumner, Albert Galloway Keller, Maurice Rea Davie - Sociology - 1927 - 1460 pages
...amply demonstrates. Often something definite was expected in return, as when Ezra proclaimed a fast at the river of Ahava, "that we might afflict ourselves...and for our little ones, and for all our substance. ... So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreatcd of us."s An example of renunciation,... | |
 | 1927 - 486 pages
...for the house of our God. Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way...and for our little ones and for all our substance. For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy... | |
 | 1882 - 506 pages
...HOPEINS said : There is a passage in Ezra viii. which very much describes our gathering here—" Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava,...and for our little ones, and for all our substance." Is it not this that we have needed and sought — "a right way for us," and for all we have ? And now... | |
 | British and foreign sailors' society - 1840 - 428 pages
...enterprise of the pilgrims began from God. A solemn fast was held. '< Let us seek of God," said they, "a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance." Anticipating their high destiny, and the sublime doctrines of liberty, that would grow out of the principles... | |
 | Abraham Kuyper - Religion - 1948 - 128 pages
...frequently followed by answered prayer and blessing. Ezra (chapter 8:21) writes, "Then I proclaimed a fast, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to...way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substances. . . So we fasted and besought our God for this, and he was intreated of us." Having thus... | |
 | W. D. Gann - Self-Help - 1950 - 124 pages
...Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. — I Chron. 10:12. Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava,...and for our little ones, and for all our substance. So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us. — Ezra 8:21, 23. Now in the... | |
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For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way : because we had spoken unto the king, saying, " The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him ; but his power and his wrath... 
