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... enemies ; and when the Israelites came into the land , they would be exposed to great danger . Joshua knew this , and therefore he told the people they must be strong , and of good courage . Before crossing over the river , Joshua sent ...
... enemies ; and when the Israelites came into the land , they would be exposed to great danger . Joshua knew this , and therefore he told the people they must be strong , and of good courage . Before crossing over the river , Joshua sent ...
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... the want of some one to lead them against their enemies . They would never have felt this want if they had put all their trust in God ; but they were. " BY LOT WAS THEIR INHERITANCE . " " THE ALTAR OF BAAL WAS CAST DOWN . " [ 71 ]
... the want of some one to lead them against their enemies . They would never have felt this want if they had put all their trust in God ; but they were. " BY LOT WAS THEIR INHERITANCE . " " THE ALTAR OF BAAL WAS CAST DOWN . " [ 71 ]
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... enemies grew strong , and the Israelites were made to suffer . They did not turn to God : they were so wicked and foolish as to worship idols , and God was angry with them , and punished them ; but whenever they turned away from their ...
... enemies grew strong , and the Israelites were made to suffer . They did not turn to God : they were so wicked and foolish as to worship idols , and God was angry with them , and punished them ; but whenever they turned away from their ...
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... enemy . Every man carried in his hand a trumpet , an empty pitcher , with a lighted torch inside . They came secretly ... enemies of the Israelites - they were called Philistines . At the wedding feast Samson proposed a puzzling question ...
... enemy . Every man carried in his hand a trumpet , an empty pitcher , with a lighted torch inside . They came secretly ... enemies of the Israelites - they were called Philistines . At the wedding feast Samson proposed a puzzling question ...
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... enemies bound him with chains , put out his eyes , carried him prisoner to Gaza , where they made him grind a mill , and gave thanks to their false god Dagon for the victory they had obtained . THE STORY OF SAMSON . At one of their ...
... enemies bound him with chains , put out his eyes , carried him prisoner to Gaza , where they made him grind a mill , and gave thanks to their false god Dagon for the victory they had obtained . THE STORY OF SAMSON . At one of their ...
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Page 28 - Let people serve thee, And nations bow down to thee: Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: Cursed be every one that curseth thee, And blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Page 83 - Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
Page 77 - And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray Thee, and strengthen me, I pray Thee, only this once, 0 God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
Page 14 - And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15 and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
Page 22 - And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah ; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Page 27 - And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau, thy firstborn ; I have done according as thou badest me, arise I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Page 22 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Page 77 - And he said unto them, Why do ye such things ? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. Nay, my sons ; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord's people to transgress.
Page 34 - And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
Page 35 - Come now, therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say some evil beast hath devoured him, and we shall see what will become of his dreams.