[NOTE.—This verse is not in Deuteronomy. It is what our ancestors used to say when they heard God’s sacred Name solemnly pronounced in the Temple on certain special occasions.]

2. In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.—Exod. xix, 1.

3. And ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation—Exod. xix, 6.

4. This people have I formed for Myself, they shall declare My praise.—Isa. xliii, 21.

Ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord; men shall call you the Ministers of our God.—Isa. lxi, 6.

5. And He said unto me, thou art My servant, O Israel, by whom I will be glorified . . . . I will also appoint thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayst be My salvation unto the ends of the earth.—Isa. xlix, 3-6.

To make known to mankind His mighty acts and the glorious majesty of His kingdom.—Psalm cxlv, 12.

6. Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.—Isa. xxvii, 6.

8. Thou art My servant; I have found thee; thou art My servant.—Isa. xliv, 21.

Behold My servant whom I uphold; Mine elect in whom my soul delighteth. I have put My Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.—Isa. xlii, 1.

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.—Isa. xlii, 4.

I, the Lord, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand and will keep thee, and will give thee for a covenant of the peoples, for a light of the Gentiles.—Isa. xlii, 6.

To open eyes that are blind, to bring out prisoners from the prison and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.—Isa. xlii, 7.

10. And now, if ye will obey My voice, indeed, and keep My covenant, then ye shall be to Me a peculiar treasure above all the peoples.—Exod. xix, 5.

11. And to make thee high above all nations which He hath made, for praise and for a name and for honor; and that thou mayst be a holy people unto the Lord thy God, as He hath spoken.—Deut. xxvi, 18-19.

13. Until the morrow after the seventh week ye shall count fifty days, and ye shall bring a new oblation to the Lord. . . . first fruits to the Lord.—Levit. xxiii, 16, 17.

And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks of the first fruits of wheat harvest.—Exod. xxxiv, 22.

And on the day of first fruits, when ye offer a new oblation to the Lord, on your feast of weeks, ye shall have a holy convocation. Ye shall not do any servile work.—Numbers xxviii, 26.

17. And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the Sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave-offering; seven Sabbaths shall be complete.

1. The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of the Tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord.—Levit. xxiii, 34.

2. Ye shall dwell in booths seven days, every Israelite-born shall dwell in booths. That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt.—Levit. xxiii, 43.

5. And ye shall take for yourselves on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord seven days.—Levit. xxiii, 40.

8. On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you . . . it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work thereon.—Levit. xxiii, 36.

9. And thou shalt observe the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.—Exod. xxxiv, 22.

Moreover King Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, and everyone should leave his laws.—1 Maccabees i, 41, 42.

For the king sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda, that they should follow the strange laws of the land.

And forbid offerings . . . and profane the sabbaths and festival days, and pollute the sanctuary and holy people . . . set up altars and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine’s flesh, and unclean beasts. . . .

To the end that they might forget the law. . . .

And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the King, should die.—44-50.

Then Judas, called Maccabeus, rose up . . . salvation prospered in his hand.—Chap. iii, 1, 6.

Then said Judas and his brethren, behold our enemies are discomfited: let us go up to cleanse and dedicate the sanctuary.—Chap. iv, 36.

And they kept the dedication of the altar eight days . . . Moreover Judas and his brethren with the whole congregation of Israel ordained that the days of the dedication of the altar should be kept in their season from year to year by the space of eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month Kislev, with mirth and gladness—v, 59.

2. Because Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them and to destroy them.—Esther ix, 24.

But when Esther came before the King, he commanded by letter that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.—Esther ix, 25.

5. And Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews that were in the provinces of the King Ahasveros, both nigh and far, to establish among them that they should keep the fourteenth of Adar and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly.—Esther ix, 20-21.

Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm.—Esther ix, 29.

6. And Mordecai wrote . . . . that they should make them days of feasting and of joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.—Esther ix. 20-22.

2. And he wrote upon the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten declarations.—Exod. xxxiv, 28.

THE FIRST COMMANDMENT

2. The Lord, He is the God.—I Kings xviii, 39.

3. Hear ye the word of the Lord.—Jer. ii, 4.

4. Lo these wonders of nature are but whispers of His ways; but how little a portion is heard of Him! Then the thunder of His power, who can understand?—Job xxvi, 14.

10.  (1) He is thy God.—Deut. x, 21.

      (2) I made the earth . . . . and I give it unto whom it seemeth meet unto Me.—Jerem. xxvii, 5.

      And I will give unto thee and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan for an everlasting possession.—Gen. xvii, 8.

     (3) And thy seed shall be known among the nations and their offspring among the peoples.—Isa. lxi, 9.

      And I will sow them among the peoples; and they shall remember Me in far countries.—Zach. x, 9.

      (4) Israel shall blossom and bud and shall fill the face of the world with fruit.—Isa. xxvii, 6.

      And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.—Gen. xxii, 18; xxvi, 4.

11. I, the Lord, have called thee in righteousness . . . . I give thee for a light for the nations.—Isa. xlii, 6.

To make known to mankind His mighty acts and the glorious majesty of His kingdom.—Psalm cxlv, 12.

God, the God of all mankind.

God, God, of the Spirits of all Flesh.—Numbers xvi, 22; xxvii, 16.

Yea, He loveth peoples.—Deut. xxxiii, 3.

My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.—Isa. lvi, 7.

And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established . . . . and all nations shall flow into it.—Isa ii, 2, and Micah iv, 1.

12. And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass.—Micah v, 6.

14. Israel is My son, my first-born.—Exod. iv, 22.

Remember these things, O Jacob, O Israel; for thou art My servant. I have formed thee, thou art My servant.—Isa. xliv, 21.

Thou art My servant, O Israel, by whom I will be glorified . . . . I will give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayst be My salvation to the end of the earth.—Isa. xlix, 3-6.

Thus saith the Lord . . . . I will preserve thee and give thee for a covenant of the peoples, to establish the earth.—Isa. xlix, 8.

15. Out of Zion shall go forth law and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.—Isa. ii, 3; Micah iv, 2.

And He shall judge among the nations and shall rebuke many peoples.—Isa. ii, 4; cf. Micah iv, 3.

They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more.—Isa. ii, 4; Micah iv, 3.

Earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.—Hab. ii. 14.

And the Lord will be king over all the earth, in that day the Lord will be one and His Name One.—Zech. xiv, 9. (See also chapter xvi. Quotations 3-9.)

16. And Abraham proclaimed there by the name of the Lord, the God of the universe.—Gen. xxi, 33.

All the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.—Numbers xiv, 20.

Have we not all one Father?—Malachi ii, 10.

Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.—Deut. iv, 6.

3. He is our God.—Joshua xxiv, 18.

Now I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel.—II. Kings v, 15.

There is no God else beside Me; a just God and a Savior; there is none beside Me.—Isa. xlv, 21.

4. Thou shalt worship no other God.—Exod. xxxiv, 14.

5. When thou seest a man wise in his own eyes, then is there more hope for a fool than for him.—Prov. xxvi, 12.

Keep me from the violent man.—Ps. cxl, 1.

He that is soon angry commiteth folly.—Prov. xiv, 17.

9. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son.—Ezek. xviii, 20.

10. The soul that sinneth it shall die.—Ezek. xviii, 4.

12. Yet now, if Thou will forgive their sin—and if not, blot me out, I pray Thee.—Exod. xxxiii. 32.

And the Lord said unto Moses, whosoever hath sinned against Me, him will I blot out of My book.—Exod. xxxiii, 33.

2. To reverence this glorious and awe-inspiring Name, the Lord thy God.--Deut. xxviii, 58.

Ye shall not swear by My Name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God. I am the Lord.--Lev. xix, 12.

I will be sanctified by them that come nigh to Me.--Lev. x, 3.

Serve the Lord with reverence.--Psalm ii, 11.

3. Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and reverence Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; and ye shall serve Him and cleave to Him.--Deut. xiii, 4.

4. Ye are the children of the Lord your God.--Deut. xiv, 1.

We are called by Thy name.--Jerem. xiv, 9.

Ye shall not profane My holy name, but I will be sanctified in the midst of the children of Israel. I am the Lord who halloweth you.--Lev. xxii, 32.

6. Thou art My people.--Isa. li. 16.

I will be their God and they shall be My people.--Ezek. xxxvii, 27.

7. Evening, morn and noon will I pray and cry aloud, and He will hear my voice.--Psalm lv, 17.

8. Take heed to thyself . . . . lest thou seek after their gods, saying, how do these nations serve their gods, I will do so likewise.--Deut. xii, 30.

9. A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast.--Prov. xii, 10.

10. A son honoreth his father and a servant his master. If then I be a Father where is Mine honor, and if I be a Master, where is My respect? saith the Lord of Hosts, unto you, O priests, that despise My name.--Mal. i, 6.

11. Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight.--Isa. v, 21.

3. Six days shalt thou do thy work and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid and the stranger may be refreshed.—Exod. xxiii, 12.

The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God; on it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.—Deut. v, 14.

And it shall come to pass that . . . . from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before Me, saith the Lord.—Isa. lxvi, 23.

5. See Chapter xii, Holy Days and Festivals, quotation 3.

6. If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My holy day; and, call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shall honor Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking vain words, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord.—Isa. lviii, 13, 14.

7. And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their host . . . . And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it; because that on it He ceased from all His work which God created to make.—Gen. ii, 1-3.

9. Not by bread alone, but by all that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord, doth man live.—Deut. viii, 3.

11. Ye shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My Sanctuary. I am the Lord.—Levit. xxvi, 2.

Ye shall respect every one his father and his mother and keep My Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.—Levit. xix, 3.

1. Thus saith God the Lord, He that created the heavens and stretched them out: He that spread forth the earth and that which cometh out of it; He that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein.—Isa. xlii, 5.

3. Job xxvi speaks of some of the wonders of the Creator, the forms of creatures under the vast waters (v. 5); the supervision of the Creator in every abyss (v. 6); the mysteries of ether or space, the mystery of gravitation (v. 7); the laws of rain (v. 8); the laws of the clouds that shroud heaven, His throne (v. 9); the laws of the tides and the waters (v. 10); the crash of thunder and the laws of the tempest (v. 11); the storm on the ocean and the hurling back of its proud billows (v. 12); the heavens adorned with the countless orbs (v. 13); the serpent-like streak across them (v. 13)—“Lo!” exclaims Job, “these are but whispers of His ways; but how little a portion thus is heard of Him? But the thunder of His power who can understand?” (v. 14).

Chapter xxxviii, etc., is also a magnificent exposition of God’s tremendous power.

4. Shout joyfully unto God, all ye lands; Sing forth the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. Say unto God, How awe-inspiring are Thy Works!—Psalm lxvi, 1-3.

Be thankful unto Him and bless His name, for the Lord is good, His mercy is eternal.—Psalm c, 4.

5. I love the Lord because He hath heard my supplications . . . . What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits towards me? I will offer unto Thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the Name of the Lord.—Psalm, cxvi, 1, 5, 12, 17.

6. The Lord will preserve thee from all evil; He will preserve thy soul.—Psalm cxxi, 7.

God be gracious unto thee, my son.—Gen. xliii, 29.

7. He made the earth by His power; He established the universe by His wisdom, and He stretched out the heavens by His discretion.—Jer. li, 15.

He hath made everything beautiful.—Eccles. iii, 11.

Happy is the people that is thus; Happy is the people whose God is the Lord.—Psalm cxliv, 15.

9. See ye now that I, even I, am He, and there is no God with Me; I kill and I make alive.—Deut. xxxii, 39.

In His hand is the soul of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.—Job xii, 10.

11. Thou takest away their breath; they die and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth Thy spirit; they are created; and Thou renewest the face of earth.—Psalm civ, 29, 30.

Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.—Isa. xli, 10.

13. Whither shall I go from Thy spirit, or whither shall I flee from Thy presence?

If I ascend up into heaven, Thou art there; if I make my bed in the grave, Thou art there.

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Even there shall Thy right hand lead me, and Thy right hand shall hold me.

If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me,

Yea, the darkness hideth not from Thee; but the night shineth as the day, the darkness and the light are both alike to Thee.—Psalm cxxxix, 7-12.

14. Unto the wicked God saith, what hast thou to do to declare My statutes, or that thou shouldst take My covenant in thy mouth?—Psalm 1, 16.

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near Me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour Me, but have removed their heart far from Me, and their reverence of Me is taught by precepts of men. Therefore, behold I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder.—Isa. xxix, 13, 14.

1. Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.—Deut. vi, 4.

There is none like Me on all the earth.—Exod. ix, 14.

Look unto Me and be saved, all ends of the earth, for I am God, and there is none else.—Is. xlv, 22.

Before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me.—Isa. xliii, 10.

I am the Lord, that is My name, and My glory I will not give to another.—Is. xlii, 8.

There is no God besides Me. I know not any.—Is. xliv, 8.

Thou art God alone.—Psalm lxxxvi, 10.

He is God, there is none else.—I. Kings, viii, 60.

That all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord He is God, there is none else.—I. Kings, viii, 50.

I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God besides Me.—Is. xlv, 5.

I am God, and there is none else; I am God and there is none like Me.—Is. xlvi, 9.

I, even I am the Lord, and beside Me there is no Saviour.—Is. xliii, 11.

The Lord is the true God.—Jerem. x, 10.

To the end that thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.—Exod. viii, 22.

Thou shalt know no God but Me, for there is no Saviour besides Me.—Hos. xiii, 4.

2. For He hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath He hid His face from him; but when he cried unto Him, He heard.—Psalm xxii, 24.

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.—Lamentations iii, 40.

Return unto Me and I will return unto you.—Mal. iii, 7.

3. He is my Saviour.—II. Sam. xxii, 3.

I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour.—Isa. xliii, 3.

O God of Israel, the Saviour.—Isa. xlv, 15.

There is no God else besides Me; a just God and Saviour; there is none beside Me.—Isa. xlv, 21.

Look unto Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God, and there is none else.—Isa. xlv, 22.

All flesh shall know that I The Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, The Mighty One of Jacob.—Isa. xlix, 26.

4. My glory will I not give to another.—Isa. xlii, 8; Isa. xlviii, 11.

He is thy praise.—Deut. x, 21.

O Lord, Thou art my praise.—Jer. xvii, 14.

Thou shalt worship no other God.—Exod. xxxiv, 14.

6. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.—Exod. xx, 3; Deut. v, 7.

Know therefore this day and reflect in thy heart, that the Lord He is God, in heaven above and on earth beneath there is none else.—Deut. iv, 39.

There is no god with Me.—Deut. xxxii, 39.

I am the first and I am the last, and besides Me there is no God.—Isa. xliv, 6.

7. And he (Abraham) believed in the Lord.—Gen. xv, 6.

And the people reverenced the Lord and they believed in the Lord.—Exod. xiv, 31.

Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established.—II. Chron. xx, 20.

1. For who in Heaven can be compared unto the Lord, who among the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?—Psalm lxxxix, 6.

2. Thou shalt not make unto thyself any graven image or any likeness of anything that is in the heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the waters under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them nor serve them.—Exod. xx, 4, 5.

3. No human being can perceive Me and Live.—Exod. xxxiii, 20.

Touching the Almighty we cannot find Him out. He is excellent in Power and in justice and in abundance of charity. He will not afflict.—Job xxxvii, 23.

4. Let Him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord who exerciseth loving kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.—Jerem. ix, 24.

6. And God said let us make man in our image, after our likeness.—Gen. i, 26.

8. Walk before Me and be thou perfect.—Gen. xvii, 1.

Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God.—Deut. xviii, 13.

1. The Eternal God is thy refuge.—Deut. xxxiii, 27.

I the Lord, the first and the last, I am He.—Isa. xli, 4.

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the Earth and the universe, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.—Psalm xc, 2.

2. I have said and I will do it.

I am the Lord, I will hasten it in its time.—Isa. lx, 22.

3. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will not fear evil, for Thou art with me.—Psalm xxiii, 4.

The Lord will guide thee always.—Isa. lviii, 11.

For this God is our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide beyond death.—Psalm xlviii, 14.

4. When thou passeth through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers they shall not overflow thee; when thou walketh through fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel thy Saviour.—Isa. xliii, 2, 3.

Fear thou not, for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.—Isa. xli, 10.

Thou shalt forget thy misery and think of it as waters that have passed away, and thine age shall be clearer than the noonday.—Job xi, 16, 17.

5. O Lord of Hosts, that triest the righteous.—Jerem. xx, 12.

Many are afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him from all.—Psalm xxxiv, 19.

Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper, wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously—Jer. xii, 1.

6. Man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.—Job v, 7.

Man born of woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.—Job xiv, 1.

For all his days are sorrow and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This also is vanity.—Eccles. ii, 23.

What man is he that liveth and doth not see death?—Psalm lxxxix, 48.

Make the mourning, as for an only child, most bitter lamentation.—Jerem. vi, 26.

And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.—Gen. xxiii, 2.

I sat down and wept, and mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of Heaven.—Nehem. i, 4.

Every one knoweth his own sorrow and his own grief.—2 Chron. vi, 29.

The heart knoweth its own bitterness.—Prov. xiv, 10.

7. The Lord shall give thee rest, from thy sorrow and from thy fear, and from the hard servitude thou wast made to serve.—Isa. xiv, 3.

For Thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men to give every man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings.—Jerem. xxxii, 10.

I know, O Lord, that Thy judgments are right, and that Thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.—Psalm cxix, 75.

Behold happy is the man whom God correcteth, therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.—Job v, 17.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God for I shall yet praise Him, the Salvation of my face, my God.—Psalm xlii, 5, 11; xliii, 5.

Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him.—Psalm xxxvii, 7.

Thou wilt show me the path of life; the fulness of joys in Thy presence; the everlasting happiness at Thy right hand.—Psalm xvi, 11.

And now, O Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in Thee.—Psalm xxxix, 7.

8. The righteous man liveth by his faith.—Hab. ii, 4.

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in Him.—Job xiii, 15.

10. Honor thy Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase.—Prov. iii, 9.

1. Thou shalt worship no other God.—Exod. xxxiv, 14.

Take heed unto yourself lest your heart deceive and ye turn aside and serve other gods and worship them.—Deut. xi, 16.

2. And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, O Lord God of Israel which dwelleth among the Cherubim. Thou art God, even Thou alone.—2 Kings xix, 15.

3. Commit thy way unto the Lord.—Ps. xxxvii, 5.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord. He will sustain thee.—Ps. lv, 22.

What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by any of Thy people Israel, which shall know every man the anguish of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house.

Then hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling place, and forgive and do, and give to every man according to his ways whose heart Thou knowest; for Thou, even Thou only, knowest the hearts, of all the children of men.—1 Kings viii, 38, 39.

Praise.

O Lord, how manifold are Thy works! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; Earth is full of Thy possessions!—Ps. civ, 24.

Supplication.

Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer and hearken to the voice of my supplications.—Psalm lxxxvi, 6.

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: Thou didst deliver me when I was in sorrow; O be gracious unto me and hear my prayer.—Ps. iv, 1.

Look down from Thy holy habitation from heaven and bless Thy people Israel.—Deut. xxvi, 15.

Thanksgiving.

When ye offer a thanksgiving offering unto the Lord, offer it willingly.—Levit. xxii, 29.

Offer unto God thanksgiving.—Ps. l, 14.

I will give thanks unto Thee forever.—Ps. xxx, 12.

I will magnify Him with thanksgiving.—Ps. lxix, 30.

I will sacrifice unto Thee with the voice of Thanksgiving.—Jonah ii, 9.

O give thanks unto the Lord for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever.—Ps. cxxxvi, 1.

4. Thou, O Lord, art our Father, our Redeemer.—Isa. lxiii, 16.

I am a Father to Israel.—Jerem. xxxi, 9.

Have we not all one Father?—Mal. ii, 10.

Ye are sons of the Lord your God.—Deut. xiv, 1.

Israel is My son.—Exod. iv, 22.

5. Cast thy burden upon the Lord and He will sustain thee.—Ps. lv, 22

Commit thy works unto the Lord.—Prov. xvi, 3.

6. Unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.—Ps. xxv, 1.

Let us lift up our heart when we lift up our hands unto God in heaven.—Lam. iii, 41.

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me.—Ps. xlii, 4.

Trust in the Lord at all times, ye people who pour out your hearts before Him. God is a refuge for us.—Psalm lxii, 8.

Teach me Thy ways. I would walk in Thy truth. Make my heart one to reverence Thy name.—Ps. lxxxvi, 11.

7. I will surely hear their cry.—Exod. xxii, 23.

And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto Me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.—Exod. xxii, 27.

When you spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when you multiply prayers I will not hear; your hands are full of blood.—Isa. I, 15.

He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when He will hear it, He will answer thee.—Isa. xxx, 19.

Then thou shalt call, and the Lord will answer; thou shalt cry, and He will say, Behold I am here.—Isa. lviii, 9.

Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee all flesh come.—Psalm lv, 2.

He heareth the prayer of the righteous.—Prov. xv, 29. c.f. Psalm xxxiv, 17.

If thou seek Him, He will be found of thee.—1 Chron. xxviii, 9.

9. Evening, morn and at noon will I pray and cry aloud, and He will hear my voice.—Ps. lv, 17.

And Daniel, his windows being open in his chamber towards Jerusalem, kneeled upon his knees, three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.—Dan. vi, 10.

To declare Thy loving kindness in the morning and Thy faithfulness every night.—Ps. xcii, 2.

10. In my distress I cried unto the Lord and He heard me. Ps. cxx, 1.

11. In every place where I make my name to be remembered, I will come to thee and bless thee.—Exod. xx, 24.

12. And it came to pass, that every one who sought the Lord, went forth unto the tabernacle of the congregation.—Exod. xxxiii, 7.

I pour out my soul within me.—Ps. xlii, 4.

13. Behold here am I, let the Lord do to me as seemeth good unto Him.—2 Sam. xv, 26.

It is the Lord, let Him do what seemeth Him best.—1 Sam. iii, 18.

The Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord.—Job i, 21.

17. The Lord is nigh unto all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.—Ps. cxlv, 18.

19. The Lord will receive my prayer.—Ps. vi, 9.

But as for me, my prayer is unto Thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of Thy mercies, answer me in the truth of Thy salvation.—Ps. lxix, 13.

21. What is the hope of the hypocrite? Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?—Job xxvii, 8, 9.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.—Prov. xv, 8.

22. Your new moons and your appointed feasts My soul hateth. I am weary to bear them.—Isa. i, 14.

When ye spread forth your hands, I will hide Mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood.—Isa. i, 15.

25. Thine eyes are too pure to behold evil. Thou canst not look upon iniquity.—Hab. i, 13.

2. New things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.—Isa. xlii, 9.

3. Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.—Isa. lviii, 1.

5. And they went to Huldah, the prophetess.—2 Kings, xxxii, 14.

6. And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand * * * * * and answered, Sing to the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath He cast in the sea.—Exod. xv, 20-21.

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, judged Israel at that time.—Judges iv, 4.

7. And Moses said unto them, stand, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.—Num. ix, 8.

8. And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit.—xxvii, 18.

The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord hath appointed me to preach good tidings to the meek, He hath sent me to bind up his broken-hearted * * * * * to comfort all that mourn.—Isa. lxi, 1-2.

And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me.—Ezek. ii, 2; iii, 24.

9. The Lord God speaketh, who can but prophesy?—Amos iii, 8.

Then I said, I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in His name. But His word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.—Jer. xx, 9.

And God gave him another heart * * * * * and behold, a company of prophets met him: and the spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.—I Sam. x, 9-10.

10. And He said, hear now My words; if there be a prophet among you, I, the Lord, will make Myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.—Num. xii, 6.

For God will not do anything without He hath revealed His purpose by His servants, the prophets.—Amos iii, 7.

I have spoken by the prophets and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes by the ministry of the prophets.—Hos. xii, 10.

13. And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the Lord, Uriyah * * * * * And they fetched him forth out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the King, who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.—Jerem. xxvi, 20-23.

And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him and put him in prison.—Jerem. xxxvii, 15.

* * * * * And he remained there many days.—16.

Then Zedekiah sent and took him out * * * * * and commanded that they should commit him unto the court of the prison * * * * * —21.

And the princes said unto the king, we beseech thee, let this man be put to death.—xxxviii, 4.

Then they cast him in the dungeon * * * * * and he sank in the mire.—6.

And Evedmelech the Ethiopian, * * * * * spake to the king * * * * * —7-8.

And the king commanded saying, Take thirty men with thee and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon before he die.—10.

So they drew him up with cords * * * * * and he remained in the court of the prison.—13.

And Amaziah, priest of Bethel, said to Amos, O thou seer, go flee thee away into the land of Judah.—Amos vii, 12.

But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.—Zech. vii, 11.

Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of Hosts hath sent by His spirit by the former prophets.—12.

1. There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord hath spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.—Joshua xxi, 45.

Blessed be the Lord who hath given rest unto His people Israel, according to all that He promised: there hath not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised by the hand of Moses, His servant.—1 Kings viii, 56.

2. If I be a master, where is My respect—Mal. i, 6.

Your master, Saul, is dead.—2 Sam. ii, 7.

Thus shall ye say to your master.—2 Kings xix, 6; Isa. xxxvii, 6.

Alas, master, it was borrowed.—2 Kings vi, 5.

And Chananiah, the master of the song, was with the singers.—1 Chron. xv, 27.

3. And there arose not again a prophet in Israel like unto Moses whom the Lord knew face to face.—Deut. xxxiv, 10.

4. And He said, Hear now My words; if there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make Myself known unto him in a vision and will speak to him in a dream.

My servant Moses is not so; in all My house he is faithful.

With him will I speak mouth to mouth, and also by vision and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord he shall behold.—Num. xii, 6-8.

4. After these things, the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.—Gen. xv, 1.

And the Lord appeared unto him (Isaac) the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father. Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee.—Gen. xxvi, 24.

And Jacob lay down in that place to sleep; and he dreamed, and behold, a ladder set upon the earth and the Lord said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father and the God of Israel * * * * * And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest * * * * —Gen, xxviii, 11-15.

And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan.—2 Sam. vii, 4.

And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.—1 Sam. iii, 15.

The vision of Isaiah.—Isa. i, 1.

And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he who runs may read.—Hab. ii, 2.

6. The prophet Ahijah, the Shilonite.—1 Kings, xi, 29.

Now there dwelt an aged prophet in Bethel.—1 Kings, xiii, 11.

Jehu the prophet.—1 Kings xvi, 12.

Then said Elijah, unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord, but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.—1 Kings, xviii, 22.

Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest even in thy bedchamber.—2 Kings vi, 12.

Then came Shemaiah the prophet.—2 Chron. xii, 5.

The record of the prophet, Iddo.—2 Chron. xiii, 22.

And the spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.

And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; the Lord is with you, while ye be with Him; and if ye ask Him, He will be found of you; but if ye forsake Him, He will forsake you * * * * * Be strong, therefore, and let not your hand be weak: for your work will be rewarded.

And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage.—2 Chron. xv, 1-8.

And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet?

And the king of Israel said, there is yet one man, Michaiah the son of Imlah by whom we may enquire of the Lord.—I. Kings xxii, 7, 8.

7. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead or shall I forbear?

And they said, go up, for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.—1 Kings xxii, 6.

Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, O Hananiah, the Lord hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.—Jerem. xxviii, 15.

9. And He said, thou canst not see My face; for there shall no man see My face and live.—Exod. xxxiii, 20.

10. And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel.—Deut. iv, 44.

1. And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel.

These are the testimonies and the statutes and the judgments which Moses spake unto the children of Israel after they came forth out of Egypt.—Deut. iv, 44, 45.

2. The families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez * * * * * —1 Chron. ii, 55.

3. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish aught from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.—Deut. iv, 2.

What thing soever I command you, observe to do it; thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.—Deut. xii, 32.

5. Compare Joshua viii, 30-35, with Deuteronomy xxvii, 1-8.

But the children of the murderers he (King Amaziah) slew not; according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying the fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.—2 Kings xiv, 6. [The command referred to is found only in Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the law of Moses. Moses died 641 years before this king.]

And like him (Josiah) was there no king before him that turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.—2 Kings xxiii, 25.

Remember ye the law of Moses My servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, the statutes and judgments.—Mal. iv, 4.

2. The word of our Lord shall stand for ever.—Isa. xl, 8.

I am the Lord. I change not.—Mal. iii, 6.

3. Who is on the Lord’s side? let him come to me.—Exod. xxxii, 26.

How long halt ye between two opinions?—1 Kings xviii, 21.

4. Whatsoever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.—Deut. xii, 32.

1. For the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.—1 Sam. ii, 3.

Can any one hide himself in secret places, that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill the heaven and the earth, saith the Lord. Jerem. xxiii, 24.

For His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He seeth all his doings.—Job xxxiv, 21.

2. He who formeth their hearts alike, understandeth all their deeds.—Ps. xxxiii, 15.

He knoweth their works.—Job xxxiv, 25.

O Lord, Thou searchest me, and Thou knowest.—Ps. cxxxix, 1.

Thou knowest my downsitting, and mine uprising. Thou understandest my thoughts afar off.—Ps. cxxxix, 2.

Thou art acquainted with all my ways.—Ps. cxxxix, 3.

For there is not a word on my tongue, but lo, O Lord, Thou knowest it altogether.—Ps. cxxxix, 4.

The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man.—Ps. xciv, 11.

He knoweth the secrets of the heart.—Ps. xliv, 21.

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand and when ye turn to the left.—Isa. xxx, 21.

3. The house of Israel compasseth Me with deceit—Hos. xi, 12.

He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?—Ps. xciv, 9.

I, the Lord, search the heart.—Jerem. xvii, 10.

4. For God shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.—Eccles. xii, 14.

5. And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed Me not, to sanctify Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation unto the land which I have given them.—Numbers xx, 12.

6. I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before you the life and the death, the blessing and the blighting: therefore choose life that thou and thy seed may live.—Deut. xxx, 19.

For the ear triest words as the mouth tasteth meat. Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.—Job xxxiv, 3, 4.

1. Know that your sin will find you out.—Num. xxxii, 23.

I the Lord, search the heart, I try the reins, even to give man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings.—Jer. xvii, 10.

Say ye unto the righteous that it shall be well with him for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him, for the recompense of his hands shall be done to him.—Isa. iii, 10, 11.

Great in counsel and mighty in doing, for Thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doing.—Jerem. xxxii, 19.

Doth not He that pondereth the heart consider, and He that keepeth the soul, doth not He know, and shall He not render to every man according to his works?—Prov. xxiv, 12.

2. Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways and live?—Ezek. xviii, 23.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the man of iniquity his thoughts, and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him, and to our God, and He will abundantly pardon.—Is. lv, 7.

3. God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.—Eccles. xii, 14.

I will not justify the wicked.—Exod. xxiii, 7.

I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.—Exod. xxxiii, 19.

5. Until the time that His word came, the word of the Lord tried him.—Psalm cv, 19.

I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is time there for every purpose and for every work.—Eccles. iii, 17.

There is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.—Eccles. vii, 15.

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.—Eccles. viii, 11.

Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, who fear before Him.—Eccles. viii, 12.

But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he feareth not before God.—Eccles. viii, 13.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth them out of them all.—Psalm xxxiv, 19.

Fret not thyself because of evil doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.—Psalm xxxvii, 1.

For they shall soon be cut down like grass, and wither as the green herb.—Psalm xxxvii, 2.

For evil doers shall be cut off; but those that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the earth.—Psalm xxxvii, 9.

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be.—Psalm xxxvii, 10.

6. In the days of adversity consider.—Eccles. vii, 14.

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.—Lamen. iii, 40.

Weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.—Psalm xxx, 5.

The rain concealeth blessings.—Psalm lxxxiv, 6.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.—Psalm cxxvi, 5.

I know, O Lord, that Thy judgments are right, and that Thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.—Psalm cxix, 75.

7. And God created man . . . . and God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good.—Gen. i, 27-31.

8. See, I set before thee this day life and good and death and evil.—Deut. xxx, 15.

I call heaven and earth to witness this day against you, that I set before you life and death, blessing and blighting—therefore choose life that both thou and thy children may live.—Deut. xxx, 19.

9. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?—Gen. xviii, 25.

A God of Truth and without iniquity, just and upright is He.—Deut. xxxii, 4.

Righteous art Thou, O Lord, and upright are all Thy judgments.—Psalm cxix, 137.

The Lord is righteous in all His ways, and holy in all His works.—Psalm cxlv, 17.

13. When thou art in tribulation, and all these things come upon thee, even in the latter days, if them turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto His voice (for the Lord thy God is a merciful God), He will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which He promised unto them.—Deut. iv, 30, 31.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the man of iniquity his thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him, and unto our God, for He will abundantly pardon.—Isa. lv, 7.

He, that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.—Prov. xxviii, 13.

16. For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would fail before Me, and the souls which I have made.—Isa. lvii, 16.

I am merciful, saith the Lord, I will not keep anger for ever.—Jer. iii, 12.

He retaineth not His anger for ever, because He delighteth in mercy.—Micah vii, 18.

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy.

He will not always chide; neither will He keep His anger for ever.

He dealeth not with us according to our sins; nor rewardeth us according to our iniquities.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.

As the East is far from the West, so doth He remove our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him. For He knoweth of what we are formed; it is remembered that we are but dust.—Psalm ciii, 8-14.

18. As a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord chasteneth thee.—Deut. viii, 5.

Happy is the man whom Thou chasteneth, O Lord, and from Thy Law wilt Thou teach him.—Psalm xciv, 12.

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise thou not the chastening of the Almighty.—Job v, 17.

19. May the Lord lift up His countenance upon thee and give thee peace.—Numbers vi, 26.

He shall make peace with Me.—Isa. xxvii, 5.

Peace, peace, to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord, and I will heal him.—Isa. lvii, 19.

Ye shall have peace.—Jerem. iv, 10.

20. For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside Thee, what He hath prepared for him that waiteth for Him.—Isa. lxiv, 4.

O, how great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men.—Psalm xxxi, 19.

1. As truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.—Numbers xiv, 21.

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory.—Isa. vi, 3.

For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.—Isa. lxi, 11.

2. And the result of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever.—Isa. xxxii, 17.

And My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.—Isa. xxxii, 18.

Glory shall dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace kiss. Truth shall spring forth out of the earth, and charity shall look down from heaven. Yea, the Lord will give happiness.—Psalm lxxxv, 9-12.

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain. For earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.—Isa. xi, 9.

Earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.—Hab. ii, 14.

3. See quotations to chapter 4.

4. Thou art My servant, O Israel, by whom I will be glorified.

It is a light thing that thou shouldst be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel, I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles that thou mayest be My salvation to the end of the earth.—Isa. xlix, 3, 6.

6. And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse and a branch shall grow out of his roots.—Isa. xi, 1.

And David My servant, shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd; they shall also walk in My judgments, and observe My statutes and do them.—Ezek. xxxvii, 24.

My servant David shall be their prince for ever,—Ezek. xxxvii, 25.

Thus said the Lord, If ye can break My covenant of the day and My covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; Then may also My covenant be broken with David My servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne.—Jerem. xxxiii, 20, 21.

And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and of might, the spirit of knowledge of and reverence of the Lord.—Isa. xi, 2.

7. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and poured it upon his (Saul’s) head, and kissed him and said. Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over His inheritance?—I. Sam. x, 1.

And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse, the Bethlehemite, for I have provided Me a king among his sons.—I. Sam. xvi, 1.

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him (David) in the midst of his brethren; and the spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.—I. Sam. xvi, 13.

I have anointed thee king over Israel.—II. Kings ix, 1-3.

8. We will have a king over us; that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.—I. Sam. viii, 19-20.

9. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse which shall stand for an ensign of peoples, to it shall the Gentiles seek, and His rest shall be glorious.—Is. xi, 10.

And it shall come to pass in that day . . . . He shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.—Is. xi, 11, 12.

10. They shall sanctify My name and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.—Is. xxix, 23.

Not by might nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.—Zech. iv, 6.

11. Unto thy seed do I give this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.—Gen. xv, 18.

From the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the rear sea, shall be your border.—Deut. xi, 24.

12. Seek ye the peace of the city whither I caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof ye shall have peace.—Jere. xxix, 7.

From Zion shall go forth Law and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.—Isa. ii, 3; Mica. iv, 2.

13. And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the peoples; all that see them shall acknowledge them that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.—Isa. lxi, 9.

14. And ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.—Ex. xix, 6.

Ye shall be named the priests of the Lord; men shall call you the ministers of our God.—Isa. lxi, 6.

15. And the Lord shall be King over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be One, and His name One.—Zech. xiv, 9.

And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.—Isa. xl, 5.

They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.—Isa. ii, 4.

16. And the Lord said unto Moses, Hath the Lord’s hand waxed short? Thou shalt see now whether My word shall come to pass unto thee or not.—Num. xi, 23.

I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.—Isa. lx, 22.

Is My hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver?—Isa. l, 2.

There is nothing too hard for Thee.—Jere. xxxii, 17.

17. To make known on earth Thy ways, Thy salvation among all nations.—Ps. lxvii, 2.

They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom, and talk of Thy might.—Ps. cxlv, 11.

To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of His Kingdom.—Psalm cxlv, 12.

For Thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God.—Deut. vii, 6.

I will give thee for a light to the nations, that thou mayest be My salvation unto the ends of the earth.—Isa. xlix, 6.

But thou Israel, art My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, My friend.—Isa. xli, 8; xlii, 10; xliv, 2. 21; xlv, 4.

18. Be a blessing. (God’s first message to Abraham, the first of the Patriarchs.)

In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.—Gen. xii. 2, 3; xvii, 18; xxii, 18; xxvi, 4.

In order that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God, there is none else.—1 K. viii, 60. (Solomon, at the dedication of the temple.)

19. And ye shall be holy unto Me, for I, the Lord, am Holy, and I have separated you from other peoples, to be Mine.—Levit. xx, 26.

That all the kingdoms of the earth may know that Thou art the Lord, even Thou only.—Isa. xxxvii, 20.

And the Lord shall be King over the earth; on that day the Lord shall be one, and His name one.—Zech. xiv, 19.

All the nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee, O Lord; and shall honor Thy name.—Ps. lxxxvi, 9.

And all flesh shall bless the name of His Holiness forever and ever.—Ps. cxlv, 21.

For then I will turn to the peoples a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one consent.—Zeph. iii, 9.

From Zion shall go forth Law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.—Isa. ii, 3.

Look unto Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God, and there is none else.—Isa. xlv, 22.

The gentiles shall come unto Thee from the ends of the earth.—Jer. xvi, 19.

Now shall He be great unto the ends of the earth.—Mica. v, 4.

O, Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, when Thou wilt judge the Peoples righteously, and the nations on earth Thou wilt guide them.

The peoples shall praise Thee, O God, they shall praise Thee, the peoples, all of them. . . .

All the ends of the earth shall reverence Him.—Ps. lxvii, 7.

20. Blessed be Egypt, My people, and Assyria, the work of My hands, and Israel Mine inheritance.—Isa. xix, 25.

Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? And the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?—Amos. ix, 7.

The Lord hath anointed thee this day to be His peculiar people, as He hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all His commandments.

And to make thee high even above all nations which He hath made, for praise, name and glory, and that thou mayest be a Holy people unto the Lord Thy God, as He hath spoken.—Deut. xxvi, 18, 19.

Ye are My witnesses, sayeth the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Besides Me there is no God formed, neither shall there be any after Me.—Isa. xliii, 10.

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander for the people.—Isa. lv, 4.

1. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the earth, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.—Gen. ii, 7.

2. And thou (Abraham) shalt go to thy fathers in peace.—Gen. xv, 15.

O God, God of the spirits of all flesh.—Num. xvi, 22; xxvii, 16.

I send death, and I make alive.—Deut. xxxii, 39.

The Lord killeth and maketh alive, He bringeth down to the grave and bringeth up.—1 Sam. ii, 6.

Am I God, to kill and make alive again?—2 Kings, v, 7.

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.—Ecc. xii, 7.

He will swallow up death forever.—Isa. xxv, 8.

Neither hath the eye seen, O God, besides Thee, what He hath prepared for him that waiteth for Him.—Isa. lxiv, 4.

I will ransom them in the power of the grave, I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues! O grave, I will be thy destruction.—Hosea xiii, 14.

Thy dead shall live; with my dead they shall rise; awake and sing ye that dwell in the dust, for thy dew is as the dew of herbs.—Isa. xxvi, 19.

For Thou wilt not leave my soul to the grave neither wilt Thou permit Thy pious to perceive corruption.

Thou wilt show me the path of life, the plenitude of joys before Thee, the happiness at Thy right hand forever.—Ps. xvi, 10-11.

I will behold Thy presence in righteousness.—Ps. xvii, 15.

I shall be satisfied when I awake with Thy likeness.—Ps. xvii, 15.

Into Thy hand I commit my spirit, Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth.—Ps. xxxi, 5.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, when He will take me.—Ps. xlix, 15.

He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; bread shall be given him: his waters shall be secured.

Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty; they shall behold the far-off land.—Isa. xxxiii, 16-17.

For I know my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day over what is dust, and after my skin hath been thus destroyed, yet in my being shall I see God.

Whom I shall behold for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another, though my reins be consumed within me.—Job xix, 25-27.

Behold, He will slay me, but in Him will I trust; surely I will show my ways in His presence.—Job xiii, 15.

The righteous hath hope in his death.—Prov. xiv, 32.

Also when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me, Thy staff and Thy support, they shall comfort me.—Ps. xxiii, 4.

How great is Thy goodness which Thou hast laid up for those that fear Thee, which Thou hast wrought for those that trust in Thee before the sons of men.—Ps. xxxi, 19.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace.—Ps. xxxvii, 37.

He (the righteous man) shall enter into peace.—Isa. lvii, 2.

How excellent is Thy loving kindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings.

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the richness of Thy house, and Thou shalt make them drink of the stream of Thy delights.

For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light shall we see light.—Ps. xxxvi, 7-9 (see Chap, xli, Q. 3, 4, 5).

4. Say to the righteous that they shall have good, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked, for he shall have evil, for the reward of his hands shall be given to him.—Isa. iii, 10-11.

12. See quotations of No. 14, this chapter.

13. A God of truth, and without iniquity, Just and upright is He.—Deut. xxxii, 4.

A Just God and a Savior.—Isa. xlv, 21.

Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker.—Job iv, 17.

14. The Lord is the Lord God, merciful and gracious, forbearing and abundant in loving-kindness, and truth, keeping loving-kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but not acquitting the guilty.—Exod. xxxiv, 6, 7.

For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth, for the Spirit would fail before Me and the souls which I have made.—Isa. lvii, 16.

He retaineth not His anger for ever, because He delighteth in Mercy.—Mich. vii, 18.

For I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.—Jer. iii, 12.

He will not always chide, neither will He keep His anger for ever.—Ps. ciii, 9.

He doth not deal with us according to our sins, nor requite us according to our iniquities.—Ps. ciii, 10.

For there is but a moment in His anger, but there is a lifetime in His favor. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.—Ps. xxx, 5.

Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever.—Ps. cxviii, 1.

As the heaven is high above the earth, so doth His loving-kindness exceed toward those that reverence Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far doth He remove our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth His children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him.—Ps. ciii, 11-13.

15. And God created man . . . Gen. i, 27.

And God saw all that He had made and behold, it was very good.—Gen. i, 31.

And the Lord God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.—Gen. ii, 7.

I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against Him, until He plead my cause, and execute judgment for me; He will bring me forth to the light and I shall behold His righteousness.—Mich. vii, 9.

18. Thou who hast shown me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.—Ps. lxxi, 20.

Thou wilt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.—21.

20. The mysteries belong unto the Lord our God. Revelation is ours and our children’s for ever, that we may perform all the words of this law.—Deut. xxix, 29.

21. Dead things are re-formed from under the water, and the inhabitants thereof.—Job xxvi, 5.

Thou hidest Thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to the dust. Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are re-created: and Thou renewest the face of the earth.—Ps. civ, 29, 30.

24. Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these things, who bringeth forth their host by number; to all of them He calleth by name; from a myriad of forces and strength of power not one faileth.—Isa. xl, 26.

He counteth the number of the stars, He calleth them all by name.—Ps. cxlvii, 4.

Job xxxviii beautifully illustrates the law of an ordered universe.

27. For from everlasting, men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, besides Thee, what He hath prepared for him that waiteth for Him.—Isa. lxiv, 4.

Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember Thee in Thy ways.—Isa. lxiv, 5.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain to it.—Psalm cxxxix, 6.

In His hand is the soul of every living thing and the spirit of all mankind.—Job xii, 10.

1. Affliction: O Lord, Thou art my refuge in the day of affliction.—Jer. xvi, 19.

2. Amendment: Whoso confesseth and forsaketh his sin shall have mercy.—Prov. xxviii, 13.

3. Anger: Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?—Jonah iv, 4.

4. Anger, retained: Anger resteth in the bosom of fools.—Eccl. vii, 9.

5. Anxiety: Who is there among you who, fearing the Lord, obeying the voice of His servant, walketh in darkness and hath no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon his God.—Isa. l, 10.

6. Arrogance: Talk no more so exceeding proudly.—I Sam. ii, 3.

7. Apathy: Shall your brethren go to war and shall ye sit here?—Numbers xxxii, 6.

8. Balances: A false balance is an abomination to the Lord; but a just weight is His delight.—Prov. xi, 1.

9. Beauty: Beauty is vain, but the God-fearing woman is to be praised.—Prov. xxxi, 30.

10. Behavior: As a jewel of gold in a swine’s nose, so is a beautiful woman without discretion.—Prov. xi, 22.

11. Benefits from God: Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits.—Psalm lxviii, 19.

12. Blessing of God: With Thy blessing let the house of Thy servant be blessed for ever.—II Sam. vii, 29.

13. Blind, The: Thou shalt not put a stumbling-block before the blind.—Levit. xix, 14.

14. Bountifulness: He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed.—Prov. xxii, 9.

15. Boasting: Let not him that girdeth on his armor boast himself as he that putteth it off.—I Kings xx, 11.

16. Brethren: Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.—Psalms cxxxiii, 1.

17. Bribe: Thou shalt not accept a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise and pervert the words of the righteous.—Deut. xvi, 19.

18. Brother: A brother is born to help in adversity.—Prov. xvii, 17.

19. Burden: Cast thy burden on the Lord, He will sustain thee.—Psalms lv, 22.

20. Business: Righteousness, righteousness, shalt thou pursue.—Deut. xvi, 20.

21. Caution: Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.—Prov. xxvii, 1.

22. Charity: Thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, to thy needy in thy land.—Deut. xv, 11.

23. Cheerfulness: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.—Prov. xvii, 22.

24. Clean Heart: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.—Psalms li, 10.

25. Communion with God: Unto Thee, O Lord, I lift up my soul.—Psalm lxxxvi, 4.

26. Conceit: Seest thou one wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.—Prov. xxvi, 12.

27. Conciliation: A soft answer turneth away wrath.—Prov. xv, 1.

28. Conduct: What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?—Micah vi, 8.

29. Confession: My son, give now glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto Him.—Joshua vii, 19.

30. Conquest of Sin: Sin’s desire is unto thee; rule thou it.—Gen. iv, 7.

31. Consecration: Consecrate yourselves, and be ye holy; for I am the Lord your God.—Levit. xx, 7.

32. Consolation: As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you.—Isa. lxvi, 13.

33. Contentment: give me neither poverty nor riches, feed me with the food assigned to me.—Prov. xxx, 8.

34. Conscience: And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.—Isa. xxx, 21.

35. Contrition: Surely it is meet to be said to God, I have suffered, I will not offend any more; That which I see not, teach Thou me. If I have done iniquity, I will do so no more.—Job xxxiv, 31-32.

36. Correction (Friendly): Faithful are the words of a friend.—Prov. xxvii, 6.

37. Covetousness: Thou shalt not covet.—Exod. xx, 17.

38. Deaf, The: Thou shalt not curse the deaf.—Levit. xix, 14.

39. Deceit: The Lord abhors the deceitful.—Psalm v,6.

40. Devotion: Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go, and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.—Ruth i, 17.

41. Discord: The Lord hateth him that soweth discord among brethren.—Prov. vi, 19.

42. Dignity: A little folly in him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor, putteth him in bad odor.—Eccles x, 1.

43. Dishonesty: Woe to him who increaseth that which is not his.—Hab. ii, 6.

44. Door of Hope: I will appoint the valley of Anxiety to lead to the door of hope.—Hos. ii, 15.

45. Drawing near to God: It is good for me to draw near to God.—Psalm lxxiii, 28.

46. Drunkenness: Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine and men of strength to mingle strong drink.—Isa. v, 22.

47. Duty to the Synagogue or House of God: We will not forsake the house of our God.—Nehem. x, 39.

48. Earnestness: Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might.—Eccl. ix, 10.

49. Endurance: If thou faint on the day of adversity, thy strength is small.—Prov. xxiv, 10.

50. Enemy: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink.—Prov. xxv, 21.

51. Envy: Envy is the rottenness of the bone.—Prov. xiv, 30.

52. Evil: Depart from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it.—Psalm xxxiv, 14.

53. Evil Companions: My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.—Prov. i, 10.

54. Evil speech: Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from speaking guile.—Psalm xxxiv, 13.

55. Evil thoughts: The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination unto the Lord.—Prov. xv, 26.

56. Examination of Conduct: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, Consider your ways.—Haggai i, 5-7.

57. Exultation: Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth.—Prov. xxiv, 17.

58. Faith: The just shall live by his faith.—Hab. ii, 4.

59. Faith in God: Believe in the Lord your God; so shall ye be established; believe His prophets, so shall ye prosper.— II Chron. xx, 20.

60. Falsehood: The Lord hateth the lying tongue.—Prov. vi, 17.

61. Flattery: Meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.—Prov. xx, 19.

62. Forbearance: The discretion of a man deferreth his anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.—Prov. xix, 11.

63. Forgiveness: Forgiveness is with Thee.—Psalm cxxx, 4.

64. Fool: A fool uttereth all his mind.—Prov. xxix, 11.

65. Foolish, The: Forsake the foolish and live.—Prov. ix, 6.

66. Fraud: Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor.—Lev. xix, 13.

67. Fretting: Fret not thyself because of evil doers.— Psalm xxxvii, 1.

68. Friend: Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, forsake not.—Prov. xxvii, 10.

69. Generosity: The righteous giveth and spareth not.—Prov. xxi, 26.

70. Getting rich quickly: He that hasteneth to be rich shall not be innocent.—Prov. xxviii, 20.

71. God, our Benefactor: All things come of Thee.—I Chron. xxix, 14.

72. God, our Father: Thou, O Lord, art our Father.—Isa. lxiii, 16.

73. God, His Glory: As truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.—Num. xiv, 21.

74. God, His goodness: The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knoweth them that trust in Him.—Nahum i, 7.

75. God, His justice: All His ways are just.—Deut. xxxii, 4.

76. God, love of: The Lord thy God loveth thee.—Deut. xxiii, 5.

77. God, love of (for nations): Yea, He loveth the peoples.—Deut. xxxiii, 3.

78. God, love of (for the stranger or non-Hebrew): He loveth the stranger.—Deut. x, 18.

79. God, love of (for all creatures): The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works.—Psalm cxlv, 9.

80. God, Mercy of: I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.—Jerem. iii, 12.

81. God, Might of: Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory, and the victory and the majesty.—I Chron. xxix, 11.

82. God, Protection of: The Eternal God is thy Refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms.—Deut. xxxiii, 27.

83. God, Providence of: Thou openest Thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of all living.—Psalm cxlv, 16.

84. God, Righteousness of: The righteous Lord is in the midst thereof, He will not do iniquity.—Zeph. iii, 5.

85. God among us: Are not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?—Deut. xxxi, 17.

86. God with us: Be strong and of good courage, be not afraid nor be dismayed, for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.—Joshua i, 9.

87. God, the Giver of all: All things come of Thee.—I Chron. xxix, 14.

88. God and Israel: Israel is My son, My first-born.—Exod. iv, 22.

89. God and all nations: Have we not all One Father? Hath not one God created us?—Mal. ii, 10.

90. God, trust in: There is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few.—I. Sam. xiv, 6.

91. Godliness: Teach me Thy way, O Lord, I will walk in Thy truth; devote my heart solely to revere thy name.—Psalm lxxxvi, 11.

92. Good: Trust in the Lord and do good.—Psalm xxxvii, 3.

93. Gratitude to God: Honor the Lord with thy substance and with the first fruits of all thine increase.—Prov. iii, 9.

94. Grudge: Say not I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to him according to his work.—Prov. xxiv, 29.

95. Happiness: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his strength; let not the rich man glory in his riches. But let him that glorieth, glory in this; that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord who exerciseth loving kindness, judgment and righteousness on earth; for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.—Jer. ix, 23-24.

96. Hate: Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart.—Lev. xix, 17.

97. Haughtiness: Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.—Prov. xvi, 18.

98. Holiness of God: Thou art of too pure eyes to behold evil, and canst not look upon iniquity—Hab. i, 13.

99. Holiness of Life: Ye shall be holy, for I, the Lord, your God, am holy.—Levit. xix, 1.

100. Honor: My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me as long as I live.—Job xxvii, 6.

101. Household: The good woman looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness.—Prov. xxxi, 27.

102. Hope: It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.—Lam. iii, 26.

103. Humility: Seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not.—Jer. xlv, 5.

104. Hypocrisy: What is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?—Job. xxvii, 8.

105. Idleness: An idle soul shall suffer hunger.—Prov. xix, 15.

106. Industry: In all labor there is profit.—Prov. xiv, 23.

107. Infidelity: Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker. . . . Shall the clay say to Him that fashioneth it, what makest thou?—Isa. xlv, 9.

108. Ingratitude, to God: Take heed that thou forget not the Lord thy God . . . and when all that thou hast is multiplied . . . that thine heart be lifted up and thou forget the Lord thy God. . . . And thou say in thine heart, my power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this prosperity. But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God; for it is He that giveth thee power to acquire prosperity.—Deut. viii, 11-18.

109. Ingratitude, to man: Whoso repayeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.—Prov. xvii, 13.

110. Iniquity: If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away.—Job xi, 14.

111. Integrity: Better is the poor man that walketh in his integrity, than he that is crooked in his ways, though he be rich.—Prov. xxviii, 6.

112. Irreligion: Woe to her. . . . She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.—Zeph. iii, 2.

113. Jealousy: Jealousy is cruel as the grave; the coals thereof are coals of fire.—Song of Solomon, viii, 6.

114. Joy in serving God: Thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all.—Deut. xxviii, 47.

115. Kindness, to man: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.—Lev. xix, 18.

116. Kindness, to strangers: Thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.—Exod. xxiii, 9.

117. Kindness, to animals: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.—Deut. xxv, 4.

118. Kindness, to servants: The wages of one that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.—Lev. xix, 13.

119. Laziness: Go to the ant, thou sluggard, consider her ways and be wise.—Prov. vi, 6.

120. Liberality: He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed.—Prov. xxii, 9.

121. Liberty: Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.—Lev. xxv, 10.

122. Life: Seek ye Me, and live.—Amos v, 4.

123. Life, Frailty: We all do fade as a leaf.—Isa. lxiv, 6.

124. Light, Divine: In Thy light shall we see light.—Psalm xxxvi, 9.

125. Love: Love is strong as death.—Song of Solomon viii, 6.

126. Love, of God: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.—Deut. vi, 5.

127. Love, to fellow-beings: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.—Lev. xix, 18.

128. Love, to strangers: Ye shall love the stranger.—Deut. x, 19.

129. Loyalty to God: How long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow Him; but if Baal, then follow him.—I King xviii, 21.

130. Meekness: Seek righteousness; seek meekness.—Zeph. ii, 3.

131. Mischief: The Lord hateth feet that be swift in running to mischief.—Prov. vi, 18.

132. Misery: Thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that have passed away, and thine age shall be clearer than the noonday.—Job xi, 16-17.

133. Moderation: If riches increase set not your heart upon them.—Psalm lxii, 10.

134. Modesty: Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth, a stranger and not thine own lips.—Prov. xxvii, 2.

135. Moral Courage: Thou shalt in anywise rebuke thy neighbor and not suffer sin through him.—Lev. xix, 17.

136. Murmuring: Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins.—Lam. iii, 39.

137. Nearness to God: Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not the spirit of Thy holiness from me.—Psalm li, 11.

138. Neglect of God’s House: Is it a time for you, O ye, to dwell in your ceiled houses, and this (My) house be waste?—Haggai i, 4.

139. Obedience to God: Whatsoever is commanded by the God of Heaven, let it be diligently done.—Ezra vii, 23.

140. Obedience to government: Seek ye the peace of the city.—Jerem. xxix, 7.

141. Officials: When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn.—Prov. xxix, 2.

142. Parental Duty: He will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord to do righteousness and judgment.—Gen. xviii, 19.

143. Partner: Whoso is partner with a thief, hateth his own soul.—Prov. xxix, 24.

144. Patriotism: And he (Mordecai) charged her (Esther) that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people. And Esther commanded to answer Mordecai. . . . I will go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.—Esther iv, 8, 15-16.

145. Penalty: Say ye to the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with them; for the reward of his hands shall be given him.—Isa. iii, 10-11.

146. Penitence: The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.—Psalm li, 17.

147. The Poor: If thy brother become poor, and fallen in poverty with thee, then thou shalt relieve him, yea, though he be a stranger or a sojourner.—Lev. xxv, 35.

148. Prayer: And as for me, my prayer is unto Thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of Thy mercies, answer me in the truth of Thy salvation.—Psalm lxix, 13.

149. Pride: Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.—Prov. xvi, 18.

150. Prudence: Be not one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?—Prov. xxii, 26-27.

151. Proud Heart: The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee.—Obad. i, 3.

152. Proud Look: The Lord hateth the proud look.—Prov. vi, 17.

153. Purity: Embrace purity lest God be angry.—Psalm ii, 11.

154. Quietness:—Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full, with travail and vexation of spirit.—Eccles. iv, 6.

155. Reaching out Godwards: My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God.—Psalm xlii, 2.

156. Recognition of God’s goodness: I am unworthy of any of the loving kindness and of any of the truth which Thou hast shown unto Thy servant.—Gen. xxxii, 10.

157. Regeneration of Israel: I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh and will give them a heart of flesh.—Ezek. xi, 19.

158. Regeneration of all mankind: And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh.—Joel ii, 28.

159. Religion, a necessity: Not by bread alone, but by all that proceedeth from the mouth of the Lord, doth man live.—Deut. viii, 3.

160. Remorse: Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not Thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with Thy free spirit. . . . The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.—Psalm li, 9-12, 17.

161. Repentance (See chap. xiv.): Break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor.—Dan. iv, 27.

162. Repentant, Israel: If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin.—2 Chron. vii, 14.

163. Repentant Nations: If that nation, against which I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will reconsider the evil I thought to do unto them.—Jerem. xviii, 8.

164. Resignation: Behold, here am I, let Him do to me as seemeth good unto Him.—2 Sam. xv, 26.

165. Rest: Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.—Psalm xxxvii, 7.

166. Retaliation: Say not I will do so to him as he hath done to me. I will render to the man according to his work.—Prov. xxiv, 29.

167. Reverence, for God: Reverence the Lord, and serve Him in sincerity and Truth.—Joshua xxiv, 14.

168. Reverence for the Aged: Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and thou shalt honor the face of the old.—Lev. xix, 32.

169. Reverence for the old paths: Ask for the old paths, wherein is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.—Jerem. vi, 16.

170. Reverence, for parents: Ye shall reverence every one his father and his mother.—Lev. xix, 3.

171. Reverence, for the Sanctuary: Ye shall reverence My sanctuary.—Lev. xxvi, 2.

172. Reverence, in Worship: I will worship toward Thy Holy Temple in reverence of Thee.—Psalm v, 7.

173. Robbery of God: Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed Me. But ye say, wherein have we robbed Thee? In tithes and in offerings.—Mal. iii, 8.

174. Riches: He that getteth riches and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.—Jer. xvii, 11.

175. Right Conduct: Learn to do well.—Isa. i, 17.

176. Right-doing: Do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.—Deut. xxi, 9.

177. Rulers: He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.—2 Sam. xxiii, 3.

178. Secret faults: Cleanse Thou me from secret faults.—Psalm xix, 12.

179. Seeking God: The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek Him.—Ezra viii, 22.

180. Self-control: He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city.—Prov. xvi, 32.

181. Self-Denial: I will not offer offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing.—2 Sam. xxiv, 24.

182. Self-Examination: Let us search and try our ways, and turn again unto the Lord.—Lam. iii, 40.

183. Selfishness: When ye did eat and drink, did ye not eat and drink for yourselves?—Zech. vii, 6.

184. Self-Righteousness: All the ways of men are clean in his own eyes, but the Lord weigheth the motives.—Prov. xvi, 2.

185. Separation of the Hebrews: I am the Lord your God, who have separated you from other peoples.—Levit. xx, 24.

186. Silence: There is a time to keep silence and a time to speak.—Eccl. iii, 7.

187. Sin: Know that your sin will find you out.—Numbers xxxii, 23.

188. Slander: Guard thy tongue from evil and thy lips from speaking guile.—Psalm xxxiv, 13.

189. Slothfulness: The slow man roasteth not that which he took in hunting.—Prov. xii, 27.

190. Speech: Take no heed unto all words that are spoken.—Eccl. vii, 21.

191. Speech, Gentle: The law of kindness is on her tongue.—Prov. xxxi, 26.

192. Spiritual Peace: May the Lord grant thee peace.—Numbers vi, 26.

193. Strife: It is an honor for a man to cease from strife.—Prov. xx, 3.

194. Submission: Do Thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto Thee.—Judges x, 15.

195. Superstitions: For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord.—Deut. xviii, 12.

196. Tale-bearing: Thou shalt not go about as a tale-bearer among thy people.—Levit. xix, 16.

197. Temptation: O that Thine hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldst keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me.—I. Ch. iv, 10. (The prayer of Jabez.)

198. Thankfulness: Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever.—Ps. cxxxvi, 1.

199. Thanksgiving: Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise; be thankful unto Him and bless His name.—Psalm c, 4.

200. Tithes: Every tithe is holy unto the Lord.—Levit. xxvii, 30.

201. Transgressors: The way of the transgressors is hard.—Prov. xiii, 15.

202. Truth: Speak the truth, every one to his neighbor.—Zech. viii, 16.

203. Trust: Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.—Prov. iii, 5.

204. Unbelief: It is the fool who saith in his heart there is no God.—Psalm xiv, 1.

205. Ungodly, The: Should thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord?—2 Chron. xix, 2.

206. Universal adoration of God: I have sworn by Myself, the word is gone out from My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return. That unto Me every knee shall bend, every tongue swear loyalty.—Isa. xlv, 23.

207. Universal acknowledgment of God: All the kingdoms of the earth shall know that Thou art the Lord God, even Thou alone.—Isa. xxxvii, 20 and 2 Kings xix, 19.

208. Universal Brotherhood: Have we not all One Father? Hath not One God created us?—Mal. ii, 10.

209. Universal Happiness: And they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, and none shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord of Hosts hath spoken it.—Micah iv, 4.

210. Universal Kingdom of God: And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be One Lord, and His Name One.—Zech. xiv, 9.

211. Universal knowledge of God: The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of The Lord as the waters cover the sea.—Isa. xi, 9.

212. Universal Peace: Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.—Isa. ii, 4 and Micah iv, 3.

213. Universal service of God: For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one consent.—Zeph. iii, 9.

214. Universal worship of God: All shall worship Him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the Gentiles.—Zeph. ii, 11.

215. Wickedness: They that plow iniquity and sow wickedness, reap the same.—Job iv, 8.

216. Wicked imaginations: The Lord hateth the heart that deviseth wicked imaginations.—Prov. vi, 18.

217. Willing worship: When ye offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, offer it willingly.—Lev. xxii, 29.

218. Wind-sowing: They have sown the wind, they shall reap whirlwind.—Hoshea viii, 7.

219. Wine: Wine is a mocker.—Prov. xx, 1.

220. Wisdom: Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom; with all thy getting get understanding.—Prov. iv, 7.

221. Womanly work: The good woman worketh willingly with her hands.—Prov. xxxi, 13.

222. Word: A word in due season, how good it is.—Prov. xv, 23.

223. Word, Good: A good word maketh the heart of a man glad.—Prov. xii, 25.

224. Worship: Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.—Psalm xxix, 2; xcvi, 9.

225. Wrong: Do no wrong.—Jer. xxii, 3.

226. Youth: It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.—Lam. iii, 27.

1. This covenant is called the Covenant of Abraham (Berith Abraham), because God first made it with Abraham. It contains three declarations:

2. The first declaration teaches us that if God is our God, we owe certain duty to Him. This declaration therefore announces our Duty to God. (See Chapter v.)

3. The second declaration teaches us Conduct, or our Duty to our neighbor (Chapters viii and ix) and our Duty to ourselves. (Chapters v, vi, and vii.) We must walk in the way of God, “doing justly and loving mercy, and walking humbly with Him.”

4. The third declaration teaches the Duty of Israel among the nations. The possession of Palestine was never intended for the glory or gain of Israel. It was always designed to be a spiritual influence for good upon all mankind, in accordance with God’s first message to Abraham “Be a blessing,” and in accordance with His frequent promise to him, to Isaac and Jacob, that all the families of earth should be blessed through them. (See Chapter xxi, 12-15.)

5. The ceremony of the initiation is to impress the parents with what is henceforth their most sacred duty on earth, to educate their children in their duties to God, their neighbor, and themselves. They are responsible to God that they bring up their children as true Israelites, to witness for God (See Chapter xi, 10-17), by setting the example of right conduct to Hebrews and to non-Hebrews, at all times and under all circumstances.

6. Boys are received into the covenant on the eighth day after birth, when they receive a name at the same time.

The main reasons why we reject Christianity are as follows:

1. Judaism teaches that God is One: a Unity, Christianity teaches that He is three: a trinity.

2. Judaism teaches that God is too good, too just, and too righteous to allow any sinner to escape penalty by another person suffering for him and instead of him. Christianity teaches that Jesus suffered to save mankind.

3. Judaism teaches us to pray to God alone. Christians pray mostly to Jesus or to the Virgin Mary.

4. Judaism commands us to reverence God alone and not to give of His honor to any other being. Christians insult Him by setting aside His Sabbath, the seventh day, in order to show respect to Jesus, in whose honor they keep Sunday as the Sabbath, even though he himself kept the seventh day Sabbath.

5. Judaism teaches that God is our only Saviour. Christianity teaches that Jesus is the saviour of mankind.

6. Judaism teaches that the Messiah must be descended from David, and that in his day, wars shall cease, peace and goodwill shall be established, and the Hebrews will be united in independent government.

As for wars ceasing, since the beginning of the Christian era wars have been constant; peace is always endangered; and goodwill does not and cannot exist while international, civic and commercial jealousies exist as they do.

Nor did the Nazarene unite the Hebrews in independent government by “assembling the outcasts of Israel and gathering together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth” (Isa. xi, 12).

7. Judaism teaches that every one determines his own life, whether he shall be righteous or sinful. Many Christians believe in Predestination for reward or punishment in future state.

8. Judaism teaches that parents shall not suffer the penalty of children’s sins, nor shall children suffer the penalty of parents’ sins. Millions of Christians believe that because Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, therefore all of us, being descended from them, are sinners. And furthermore, that we cannot be saved from eternal damnation unless we are baptized and believe in Jesus.

9. Judaism does not receive Eternal Punishment as a doctrine: Christianity does.

10. Judaism believes that God is a Spirit, incorporeal, and never assumed human form. Christianity believes that He did assume human form.

The attitude of Judaism to Christianity may be thus further stated:

11. We Hebrews are told that Jesus forbade any change of the Laws and the prophets; that he himself kept the commands of the law of Moses and believed in the prophets; that he never intended to found a new religion.

12. What is called Christianity is a different religion from what he preached and practised. It is a combination of paganism and Judaism, due chiefly to Paul of Tarsus.

13. Hence its adoption of pagan teachings, such as Trinity, Transubstantiation, the appearance of gods in human form, the marriage of divine beings to mortal women, the worship of woman as a goddess, etc.

14. We believe that he obtained followers, some of whom foolishly hailed him as king of the Jews, thus drawing upon him the suspicion and hostility of the Romans, who well knew that the Jews were ripe for rebellion, through the terrible exactions and oppression of the Roman procurator, Pontius Pilate, and his subordinates.

15. That he was induced to claim being Messiah, even though John the Baptist withdrew his countenance from his Messianic pretensions.

16. That he was arrested by the Romans and executed as a possible leader of Jewish rebellion, just as they put to death other leaders of rebellion, such as Theudas.

17. That the story of his trial by the high priest’s court is a clumsy invention, for the following reasons:

According to the Christian account, Jesus was accused of calling himself the son of God, was tried by night in the house of Caiaphas, the high priest, not in the Lishchath Hagazith, was executed by crucifixion on the day of his trial, on the Eve of Sabbath, during the Passover festival, and there was no revision of the evidence.

18. We reject the story that he was three days and three nights in the tomb, for the simple reason that according to their own story, he was entombed on Friday afternoon and the tomb was found empty on Sunday.

19. We reject the story of his resurrection.

20. We recognize that he has been a teacher of mankind, but we recognize that he was very human and very faulty; witness his misnaming the high priest of Nob, his disrespectful treatment of his mother, his failure to indemnify the owner of a herd of swine whose destruction he caused, his cursing a fig tree because it bore no fruit, his repetition of the falsehood that we Hebrews are taught to hate our enemies, when he must have known that the teachings of our law and sacred writings are to love the non-Hebrew, and to help our enemy. (See quotations appended.)

21. We protest against the Christians supporting their teachings as to Jesus by texts of our Bible, in defiance of history, fact, translation and grammar, for example:

22. We trust the day will speedily dawn when Christians will follow more closely the religion which Jesus knew, preached and practised.