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2281 From Eternity Past, p. 90.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The sacredness of the marriage relation was to be a lesson for all ages. The rights and happiness of this relation are to be carefully guarded, even at great …
2282 From Eternity Past, p. 91.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The command must have wrung with anguish that father’s heart: “Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, ... and offer him there for a burnt offering …
2283 From Eternity Past, p. 93.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Yet none but God could understand how great was the father’s sacrifice in yielding up his son to death. Abraham desired that none but God should witness the …
2284 From Eternity Past, p. 94.5 (Ellen Gould White)
On Mount Moriah God again confirmed with solemn oath the blessing to Abraham and to his seed: “Because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son …
2285 From Eternity Past, p. 95.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… 26:5. Says the apostle James, “Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” James 2:17. And John, who dwells so fully upon love, tells us, “This is the love of God, that …
2286 From Eternity Past, p. 105.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The great mass of the world will reject God’s mercy and will be overwhelmed in swift and irretrievable ruin. But those who heed the warning shall dwell “in the secret place of the most High,” and “abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 .
2287 From Eternity Past, p. 106.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Like Lot, many see their children ruined, and barely save their own souls. Their lifework is lost; their life is a sad failure. Had they exercised true wisdom …
2288 From Eternity Past, p. 108.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Thus the desired sign was given. The maiden “was very fair to look upon,” and her ready courtesy gave evidence of a kind heart and an active, energetic nature. Thus …
2289 From Eternity Past, p. 112.5 (Ellen Gould White)
He who goes out from such a household to stand at the head of a family will know how to promote the happiness of her whom he has chosen as a companion for life. Marriage, instead of being the end of love, will be only its beginning.
2290 From Eternity Past, p. 114.5 (Ellen Gould White)
He listened to all that his father told concerning the spiritual birthright; he carefully treasured what he had learned from his mother. The subject became …
2291 From Eternity Past, p. 115.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Rebekah told Jacob what had taken place, urging immediate action to prevent the bestowal of the blessing upon Esau. She assured her son that if he would follow …
2292 From Eternity Past, p. 119.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Wearied, the wanderer lay down on the ground, a stone for his pillow. As he slept, he beheld a ladder whose base rested on the earth while the top reached to heaven …
2293 From Eternity Past, p. 121.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Whenever a special deliverance is wrought in our behalf, or new and unexpected favors are granted us, we should acknowledge God’s goodness by gifts or offerings …
2294 From Eternity Past, p. 125.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… Peter 5:4 .
2295 From Eternity Past, p. 125.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The flocks and herds were speedily gathered and sent forward, and with his wives, children, and servants, Jacob crossed the Euphrates, urging his way toward …
2296 From Eternity Past, p. 126.5 (Ellen Gould White)
To confirm the treaty, the parties held a feast. The night was spent in friendly communing, and at dawn Laban and his company departed. With this separation ceased all connection between the children of Abraham and the dwellers in Mesopotamia.
2297 From Eternity Past, p. 128.5 (Ellen Gould White)
But in his terrible extremity he remembered God’s promises. The struggle continued until near break of day, when the stranger placed his finger on Jacob’s …
2298 From Eternity Past, p. 130.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… 30:5-7 .
2299 From Eternity Past, p. 130.5 (Ellen Gould White)
When Christ shall cease His work as mediator in man’s behalf, this time of trouble will begin. Then the case of every soul will have been decided, and there will …
2300 From Eternity Past, p. 134.5 (Ellen Gould White)
From Bethel it was only two days’ journey to Hebron, but it brought to Jacob a heavy grief in the death of Rachel. Twice seven years’ service he had rendered for her sake, and his love had made the toil light. Deep and abiding that love had been.