 | 1838 - 668 pages
...the word of the Lord came to him, and be said unto him, what doestthou here, Elijah f And he said,! have been very jealous for the Lord God of Hosts,...slain thy Prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, are left, and they seek my life to take it aw ay." 1 Kings xix. 9. 10. DOUBTLESS, many a believer (particularly... | |
 | Ferdinand freiherr von Geramb - Middle East - 1840 - 790 pages
...entering of the cave ; and behold there came a voice unto him and said, What doest thou here, Elijah ? " And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord...only am left, and they seek my life to take it away." (I Kings, xix.) I know not, my dear friend, whether it has ever been the lot of any of those scholars... | |
 | John James - 1840 - 946 pages
...fear will cling to very jealous for the LORD 'ho most faithful servants of God. God of hosts ; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant,...am left ; and they seek my life, to take it away. » As on this mount Horeb God had 1 And he said, Go forth, and delivered his law with all the awful... | |
 | Thomas M'Crie - Christian biography - 1841 - 704 pages
...when, in similar circumstances, he said, " I have been VERY JEALOUS for the Lord God of Hosts ; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant,...only am left, and they seek my life to take it away." Weaknesses or excesses are often mingled with the best and most pious feelings — the exercise of... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 814 pages
...our Saviour, to judge the quick and the dead. Elijah is instructed by the Lord. He calleth Elisha. 13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped...only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 15 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest,... | |
 | James Everett - Clergy - 1842 - 592 pages
...doest thou here, Elijah .'' he answered, ' I have been very jealous for the Lord God of Hosts; for the children of Israel have FORSAKEN THY COVENANT,...am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.' But the evil was distorted and ma9nified; and the Lord corrected his error, by informing him, that... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - Readers - 1843 - 314 pages
...•entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord...slain thy prophets with the sword ; and I, even I alone, am left ; and they seek my life, to take it away. And the Lord said unto him, Go, return on... | |
 | Moses Margoliouth - Judaism - 1843 - 330 pages
...made intercession against Israel, saying, " I have been very jealous for the Lord God of Hosts : for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant,...left ; and they seek my life, to take it away." (1 Kings 19. 10.) Had Jeremiah and Elijah even all the above characteristics which Moses possessed, we... | |
 | Sarah Stickney Ellis - English literature - 1844 - 522 pages
...What dost thou here, Elijah ? And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts : for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant,...am left ; and they seek my life, to take it away. And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and... | |
 | 1844 - 576 pages
...self-justification, of murmuring complaint: for he said; "I have been very jealous for the Lord God of Hosts : for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant,...am left; and they seek my life, to take it away." To this peevish complaint the answer is, " Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord." Then... | |
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I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts : because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 
