A Manual of Scripture History; An Analysis of the Historical Books of the Old Testament. an Analysis of the Historical Books of the Old Testament - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1880. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... but after a while he brought him to another place, still hoping that he might pronounce a curse. And here, after sacrifices as before, the Spirit of God rushed upon Balaam as he looked upon the tents of the Israelites, and he again spoke, saying-- "How beautiful are thy tabernacles, 0 Jacob, And thy tents, 0 Israel! He that blesseth thee, shall also himself be blessed; He that curseth thee, shall be reckoned accursed." Balac was now very angry with Balaam, and refused to give him the rewards that he had promised. Balaam, however, asserted that he could speak only what God put into his mouth, and before leaving he prophesied to Balac of the star that should rise out of Jacob, and of what should happen in the latter days. 276. Though he had blessed Israel, Balaam nevertheless eagerly sought means, however diabolical, to obtain their destruction. For this purpose he counselled the Moabites and Madianites to send their women amongst the Israelites to allure them into sin. The scheme succeeded, and having fallen irto fornication, the Israelites readily accepted the invitation of their visitors to join in the obscene rites of the worship of Beelphegor (BttXptywj, lord of the open mouth), whose festival was then at hand. God, as Balaam had foreseen, was now indeed angered with His people, and a plague swept off upwards of 24,000; moreover, at the command of Moses, many others who had fallen into the sin were slain by the judges of Israel. And now, while Moses and the people in general were deprecating the anger of God, Zambri (Za/iBgi, song of tlie Lord), a prince of the tribe of Simeon, as it were in defiance, openly brought Cozbi, a princess of Madian, into the camp of Israel, and took her into his tent in the sight of all the people. This roused the indigna...