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1881 Beginning of the End, p. 39.4 (Ellen Gould White)
Some of the people tied their children and themselves on powerful animals, knowing that these would climb to the highest points to escape the rising waters …
1882 Beginning of the End, p. 39.5 (Ellen Gould White)
From the highest peaks the desperate people looked across a shoreless ocean. The solemn warnings of God’s servant no longer seemed a subject for ridicule …
1883 Beginning of the End, p. 39 (Ellen Gould White)
Conditions Before the Flood
1884 Beginning of the End, p. 39.6 (Ellen Gould White)
… :38, 39 ). God did not condemn the pre-Flood generation for eating and drinking. He had given the fruits of the earth to meet their physical wants. Their sin was in …
1885 Beginning of the End
This chapter is based on Genesis 39 to 41 .
1886 Beginning of the End, p. 136.6 (Ellen Gould White)
… 105:39 ). (See also 1 Corinthians 10:1, 2 ). It served as a protection from the burning heat, and its coolness and moisture provided welcome refreshment in the parched …
1887 Beginning of the End, p. 179.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… 5:39 ). At that time the books of the Old Testament were the only part of the Bible in existence.
1888 Humble Hero
This chapter is based on Luke 2:39, 40 .
1889 Humble Hero, p. 39 (Ellen Gould White)
John’s Unusual Education
1890 Humble Hero, p. 39.1 (Ellen Gould White)
In the natural order of things, the son of Zacharias would have been educated in the rabbinical schools. But since this would have unfitted him for his work, God called him to the desert, so that he could learn of nature and nature’s God.
1891 Humble Hero, p. 39.2 (Ellen Gould White)
John found his home in the barren hills, wild ravines, and rocky caves. Here his surroundings helped him form habits of simplicity and self-denial. Here he could …
1892 Humble Hero, p. 39.3 (Ellen Gould White)
But John did not spend his life in austere religious gloom or in selfish isolation. From time to time, he went out to mingle in society, always an interested …
1893 Humble Hero, p. 39.4 (Ellen Gould White)
Although he was in the wilderness, John was not exempt from temptation. Satan tried to overthrow him, but his spiritual perceptions were clear, and through the Holy Spirit he was able to detect and resist the tempter’s approaches.
1894 Humble Hero, p. 39.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Like Moses in the mountains of Midian, John was shut in by God’s presence. The gloomy and terrible aspect of nature in his wilderness home vividly pictured …
1895 Humble Hero, p. 39.6 (Ellen Gould White)
Alone in the silent night, John read God’s promise to Abraham of descendants as numberless as the stars. The light of dawn told of Him who would be like “the light …
1896 Humble Hero, p. 39.7 (Ellen Gould White)
With awed yet elated spirit he searched in the prophetic scrolls for the revelations of the Messiah’s coming. Shiloh was to appear before a king would cease …
1897 Humble Hero, p. 39 (Ellen Gould White)
Isaiah’s Portrayals Studied
1898 Humble Hero, p. 39.8 (Ellen Gould White)
John studied Isaiah’s grand portrayals of the Messiah’s glory day and night. See Isaiah 11:4; 32:2; 62:4. The glorious vision filled the heart of the lonely exile …
1899 Humble Hero, p. 246.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… 5:39. Because she had been raised immediately after her death, the Pharisees declared that the child had not been dead, that Christ Himself said she was only …
1900 Humble Hero
This chapter is based on Matthew 26:36-56; Mark 14:32-50; Luke 22:39-53; John 18:1-12 .