 | Philip Henry - 1848 - 204 pages
...will, O my God." "His commandments are not grievous." Jacob served seven years for Rachel ; and they seemed unto him but a few days for the love he had to her. It will be boundless and unwearied. It will never think it can do enough. One being asked whom he laboured... | |
 | Literature - 1851 - 824 pages
...the 24th chapter of Genesis, verse 20th: — 'And Jacob served 7 years for Rachel, and they teemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her,' was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Dunlap. In handling the discourse, the preacher in bis usual animated... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - Bible - 1848 - 290 pages
...but expressive words of the historian — " Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had to her." At the end of seven years, the cupidity, the wicked avarice of Laban, led him to resort to a vile artifice... | |
 | Robert Leighton (abp. of Glasgow.) - Bible - 1849 - 498 pages
...love, the cold of the nights, and heat of the days ; seven years he served for his Rachel, and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her* Love is the great endowment of a shepherd of Christ's flock. He says not to Peter, Art thou wise, or... | |
 | Bible - 1849 - 360 pages
...should give her to another man : abide with me. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel ; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I... | |
 | 1850 - 830 pages
...should give her to another man : abide with me. 20 And Jacob served* seven years for Rachel; and they 37. '2 Sa. 14. 2, 5. «2Sa. 13.11. <*Pr. 1.10. JSnajim. <Le 21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.... | |
 | 1850 - 452 pages
...and it was well for him that, according to the touching and beautiful expression of the text, these seven years ' seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he bore to her.' 19. iKl. Bible. Better that I should give her tothee, &c. ' So said Laban. in reference... | |
 | David M'Conaughy - Bible - 1850 - 420 pages
...; and in their completion, seemingly, very short. Seven years of watchfulness, and toil " appeared unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her." And was his expected happiness now realized ? no : his fond anticipation failed ; and hope was frustrated... | |
 | J. D. Bell - Conduct of life - 1850 - 488 pages
...give her to another man : abide with me.' And Jacob served seven years for Rachel ; and they seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had to her." The true hearts of the race all know the feeling which, more than three thousand years ago, moved Boaz... | |
 | John Wroe - 1851 - 396 pages
...I should give her to another man; abide with me. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. And... | |
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And Jacob served seven years for Rachel ; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. 
