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2361 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 72.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… , the choice of district—and this not merely from generosity, but in faith, leaving it to the Lord to determine the bounds of his habitation.
2362 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 72.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… his choice the propriety of his being separated from Abram. Assuredly their aims went asunder, as the ways which they took. Yet, even thus, God watched over Lot …
2363 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 83.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… sinful choice of a portion in this world. A second time was he to be taught that it is not in the abundance of the things which a man hath that wealth or happiness …
2364 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 126.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… own choice, to follow their course, ignorant that all the while they were only contributing their share towards the fulfillment of God’s purposes. And in …
2365 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 140.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… Divine choice of means to bring it about.This will be fully shown in a future volume, when the religious and charitable contributions of Israel are explained …
2366 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 163.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… the choice vine his ass’s colt; He washeth his garments in wine, And in the blood of grapes his raiment; Sparkling his eyes from wine, And white his teeth from …
2367 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 2, p. 32.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
… his choice and people), “as seeing the Invisible One,” that is, as one who, instead of considering the king of Egypt, looked by faith to the King invisible. ( 1 Timothy …
2368 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 2, p. 91.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
… for “choice treasure” ( 1 Chronicles 29:3; Ecclesiastes 2:8 ). We have translated the whole verse literally.
2369 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 2, p. 92.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… ,” His choice treasure—for this the Hebrew expression implies or, as St. Paul—( Titus 2:14 ) and St. Peter ( 1 Peter 2:9 ) explain it, “a peculiar people.” The manner in which …
2370 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 2, p. 99.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… own choice or preferences. For grace lies at the foundation of all praise and prayer.
2371 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 2, p. 162.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… the choice of the almond, which blossoms first of trees, without its deep meaning. For the almond, which bursts earliest into flower and fruit, is called in Hebrew …
2372 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 14.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… his choice and decided his fate.
2373 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 40.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… , the choice of the house of Rahab, the harlot, was certainly the wisest for their purpose. But even so, in the excited state of the public mind, when, as we know ( Joshua …
2374 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 53.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
… fatal choice of residence ( Genesis 13:4, 10 ). Standing on this hill, a valley is seen to stretch westward to Bethel, while eastward, around Ai, “the wadys which at …
2375 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 80.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… personal choice. This on account of their exceptional faithfulness, and as the sole survivors of the generation to whom the land had been given. It was as if …
2376 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 82.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… ). The choice of Shiloh was, no doubt, Divinely directed ( Deuteronomy 12:11 ). It was specially suitable for the purpose, not only from its central situation—about …
2377 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 88.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… spiritual choice. Both discourses are marked by absence of all self-exaltation or reference to his own achievements. It is the language of one who, after long …
2378 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 89.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… decisive choice of Jehovah as their God. In the Hebrew with the article “the God,” to indicate that it was the only true and living Elohim. In 24:9 : “Then Balak.... arose …
2379 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 149.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… personal choice, as the motive power of which the Lord makes use for higher purposes. We leave aside the question, whether or not Samson had, at the outset, realized …
2380 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 154.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… the choice red grape. The Philistine princes have learned it at last, that force cannot prevail against Samson, until by his own act of unfaithfulness he has …