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5701 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 5.5 (Ellen Gould White)
This volume opens with the account of Solomon’s glorious reign over Israel. Here is traced the history of a favored and chosen people, torn between allegiance …
5702 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 5.6 (Ellen Gould White)
This book abounds in fascinating character studies—the wise Solomon, who did not permit wisdom to keep him from transgression; Jeroboam, the self-serving …
5703 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 8.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… .” Isaiah 5:1, 2 .
5704 From Splendor to Shadow
… .” Isaiah 5:7. This people were hedged about by the precepts of His law, the everlasting principles of truth, justice, and purity. Obedience was to be their protection …
5705 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 9.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… ; Isaiah 5:4-7 .
5706 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 9.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The goodly vine planted by the divine Husbandman on the hills of Palestine was despised by Israel and was finally cast over the vineyard wall. The Husbandman …
5707 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 14.4 (Ellen Gould White)
“And if thou wilt walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.” 1 Kings 3:5-14; see also 2 Chronicles 1:7-12 .
5708 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 14.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The language used by Solomon before the altar at Gibeon reveals his humility and his strong desire to honor God. In his heart there was no selfish aspiration …
5709 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 15.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… 1:5. When a burden bearer desires wisdom more than wealth, power, or fame, he will not be disappointed.
5710 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 15.5 (Ellen Gould White)
“And all Israel ... stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him, to render justice.” 1 Kings 3:28, RSV. The hearts of the people were …
5711 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 16.5 (Ellen Gould White)
In the proverbs are outlined principles of holy living and high endeavor. It was the wide dissemination of these principles and the recognition of God as …
5712 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 18.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… Kings 5:17. Simultaneously the manufacture of the furnishings was progressing under the leadership of Hiram of Tyre, “a cunning man, ... skillful to work in gold …
5713 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 19.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… Chronicles 5:5. These cherished reminders of Israel’s wanderings in the wilderness now found a permanent home in the splendid building.
5714 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 20.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… Chronicles 5:7. The singers, arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and harps, stood at the east end of the altar with 120 priests sounding with trumpets. See …
5715 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 20.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… Chronicles 5:13, 14 RSV.
5716 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 20.5 (Ellen Gould White)
“If Thy people Israel ... have sinned against Thee, when they turn again and acknowledge Thy name, and pray and make supplication to Thee in this house, then hear Thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy people Israel ... .”
5717 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 22.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… .” Verse 5. For seven days the multitudes kept a joyous feast. The week following was spent in observing the Feast of Tabernacles. At the close of the season the …
5718 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 26.5 (Ellen Gould White)
For a time Solomon heeded these warnings. His greatest desire was to live and rule in accordance with the statutes given at Sinai. His manner of conducting …
5719 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 29.5 (Ellen Gould White)
During these years of apostasy the enemy worked to confuse the Israelites in regard to true and false worship. Their keen sense of the holy character of God …
5720 From Splendor to Shadow, p. 32.2 (Ellen Gould White)
A similar call to self-sacrifice was made when David asked, “Who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?” 1 Chronicles 29:5. This call to consecration should ever have been kept in mind by those who erected the temple.