 | 1852
...prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth and ashes." Ezra proclaimed a fast, says he, that " we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us." It is added, " So we fasted and besought our God for this, and he was intreated of us."— Ezra viii.... | |
 | John George Cochrane - 1841
...enterprise of the pilgrims began from God. A solemn fast was held. ' Let us seek 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... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1841
...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... | |
 | International Sunday school lessons - 1916
...and their retainers (Ezra 8 : 1-14), priests, Levites, and 220 Nethinim, or the servants who 21. Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava,...and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22. For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the... | |
 | Arno Clemens Gaebelein - Bible - 1916 - 441 pages
...outward sign of deep humiliation and an expression of their dependence, "to seek of Him a straight way, for us and for our little ones, and for all our substance." The need of guidance as well as protection was fully recognized by the gathered company, and they trusted... | |
 | Andrew Hallner - World War, 1914-1918 - 1918 - 284 pages
...gives us a very important and needful lesson, demonstrated and accentuated by his own example. "Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava,...right way for us, and for our little ones, and for our substance them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake... | |
 | Seventh-Day Adventists - 1921
...the river of Ahava, that tfe might afflict ourselves before our Cod, to seek of Him a right T»a\> for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. For I T»as ashamed to require of the l(ing a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the... | |
 | Bible - 1905
...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... | |
 | 1882
...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
...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... | |
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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... 
