---------------------------------------- ------------------------ ,transcriber's note3 ,this version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects4 ,italics appear as italic4 ---------------------------------------- ------------------------ ,,bible ,,history ,,and ,,brief ,,outline ,,of ,,church ,,history ,,by ,,volrath ,,vogt ,formerly ,principal of the ,cathedral ,school1 ,christiania1 ,norway ,,revised ,,edition ,,from ,,the ,,norwegian ,,by ,n4 ,c4 ,,brun ,,augsburg ,,publishing ,,house ,,minneapolis1 ,,minn4 ,,bible ,,history--,,vogt-,,brun ,copyright #aiai ,augsburg ,publishing ,house #aidh ,printing ,manufactured in the ,united ,states of ,america ,printed by ,augsburg ,publishing ,house1 ,minneapolis #ae1 ,minnesota --#hhhe-- ,contents ,,the ,,old ,,testament #a4 ,creation4 #b4 ,adam and ,eve4 #c4 ,the ,fall4 #d4 ,cain and ,abel4 #e4 ,seth and ,his ,descendants4 #f4 ,the ,flood4 #g4 ,the ,tower of ,babel4 #h4 ,abraham ,journeys to ,canaan4 #i4 ,abraham ,delivers ,lot4 #aj4 ,abraham ,is ,strong in ,faith4 #aa4 ,abraham ,prays for ,sodom4 #ab4 ,god ,proves ,abraham4 #ac4 ,isaac4 #ad4 ,esau and ,jacob4 #ae4 ,jacob ,obtains the ,blessing4 #af4 ,jacob ,goes to ,laban4 #ag4 ,jacob ,meets ,esau4 #ah4 ,joseph ,sold by ,his ,brothers4 #ai4 ,joseph ,thrown into ,prison4 #bj4 ,joseph ,interprets ,dreams4 #ba4 ,the ,brothers of ,joseph ,come to ,egypt4 #bb4 ,joseph ,makes ,himself ,known4 #bc4 ,jacob ,goes ,down to ,egypt4 #bd4 ,moses ,born and ,hidden4 #be4 ,moses in ,midian4 #bf4 ,israel ,departs from ,egypt4 #bg4 ,the ,wandering in the ,wilderness4 #bh4 ,joshua4 #bi4 ,gideon1 ,jephthah1 ,samson4 #cj4 ,ruth4 #ca4 ,eli and ,samuel4 #cb4 ,saul4 #cc4 ,david and ,goliath4 #cd4 ,saul ,pursues ,david1 ,saul ,dies4 #ce4 ,david ,made ,king4 #cf4 ,david's ,fall4 #cg4 ,the ,revolt of ,absalom4 #ch4 ,solomon4 #ci4 ,the ,kingdom ,divided4 #dj4 ,kingdom of ,israel1 ,jeroboam4 #da4 ,ahab and ,elijah4 #db4 ,kingdom of ,israel ,overthrown4 #dc4 ,kingdom of ,judah1 ,hezekiah and ,isaiah4 #dd4 ,kingdom of ,judah ,overthrown4 #de4 ,the ,babylonian ,captivity4 #df4 ,return from ,babylon4 #dg4 ,maccabees4 #dh4 ,jonah4 #di4 ,job4 #ej4 ,the ,books of the ,old ,testament4 ,,the ,,new ,,testament #ea4 ,birth of ,john the ,baptist4 #eb4 ,annunciation of ,mary4 #ec4 ,birth of the ,savior4 #ed4 ,the ,wise-,men from the ,east4 #ee4 ,the ,child ,jesus in the ,temple4 #ef4 ,john ,preaches and ,baptizes4 #eg4 ,jesus ,is ,baptized4 #eh4 ,jesus ,is ,tempted4 #ei4 ,jesus ,begins ,his ,work4 #fj4 ,jesus ,chooses #ab ,apostles4 #fa4 ,jesus and ,nicodemus4 #fb4 ,jesus and the ,woman of ,samaria4 ,parables of ,jesus4 #fc4 ,the ,sower4 #fd4 ,tares ,among the ,wheat4 #fe4 ,the ,good ,samaritan4 #ff4 ,the ,rich ,man4 #fg4 ,the ,fig ,tree4 #fh4 ,the ,unmerciful ,servant4 #fi4 ,the ,prodigal ,son4 ,the ,lost ,sheep4 #gj4 ,the ,rich ,man and ,lazarus4 #ga4 ,the ,pharisee and the ,publican4 #gb4 ,the ,laborers in the ,vineyard4 #gc4 ,the ,marriage of the ,king's ,son4 #gd4 ,the ,talents4 ,miracles of ,jesus4 #ge4 ,jesus ,turns ,water into ,wine at ,marriage in ,cana4 #gf4 ,jesus ,stills the ,tempest4 #gg4 ,jesus ,raises the ,widow of ,nain's ,son from the ,dead4 #gh4 ,jesus ,raises the ,daughter of ,jairus from the ,dead4 #gi4 ,jesus ,feeds ,five ,thousand in the ,wilderness4 #hj4 ,jesus ,heals the ,daughter of the ,woman of ,canaan4 #ha4 ,jesus ,heals ,ten ,lepers4 #hb4 ,jesus ,raises ,lazarus from the ,dead4 ,other ,stories from the ,life of ,jesus4 #hc4 ,jesus ,teaches ,his ,disciples to ,pray4 #hd4 ,the ,transfiguration4 #he4 ,jesus ,blesses ,little ,children4 #hf4 ,jesus the ,guest of ,zaccheus4 #hg4 ,the ,enemies of ,jesus4 ,the ,last ,days of ,jesus4 #hh4 ,the ,triumphal ,entry of ,jesus into ,jerusalem4 #hi4 ,jesus ,institutes the ,lord's ,supper4 #ij4 ,jesus in ,gethsemane4 #ia4 ,jesus before the ,council4 #ib4 ,peter's ,denial4 ,the ,death of ,judas4 #ic4 ,jesus before ,pilate4 #id4 ,jesus on the ,cross4 #ie4 ,the ,burial of ,jesus4 #if4 ,the ,resurrection of ,jesus4 #ig4 ,jesus ,appears to ,his ,disciples4 #ih4 ,the ,ascension of ,jesus4 #ii4 ,the ,outpouring of the ,holy ,spirit4 #ajj4 ,the ,apostles before the ,council4 #aja4 ,stephen4 #ajb4 ,cornelius4 #ajc4 ,paul4 #ajd4 ,the ,destruction of ,jerusalem4 #aje4 ,the ,apostle ,john4 #ajf4 ,the ,books of the ,new ,testament4 ,brief ,outline of the ,history of the ,church after the ,death of the ,apostles4 #a4 ,progress of ,christianity4 ,the ,christians ,persecuted4 #b4 ,constantine the ,great4 #c4 ,mohammed4 #d4 ,christianity ,introduced in the ,north4 #e4 ,popes1 ,monks4 #f4 ,the ,reformation4 #g4 ,the ,reformation ,introduced in the ,north4 #h4 ,the ,lutheran ,church in the ,united ,states of ,america4 #i4 ,missions4 ,bible ,societies4 #aj4 ,a ,brief ,sketch of the ,holy ,land4 ,chronological ,table4 ,,the ,,old ,,testament #a4 ,the ,creation ,in the beginning ,god created the heaven and the earth4 ,and the earth was waste and void2 and darkness was upon the deep4 ,and the ,spirit of ,god moved upon the face of the waters4 ,and ,god said3 ,let there be light--and there was light4 ,and there was evening and there was morning1 the first day4--,and ,god made a vast expanse which he called ,heaven4 ,and there was evening and there was morning1 a second day4--,and ,god gathered the waters into one place1 and the dry land appeared4 ,and ,god said3 ,let the earth put forth grass and herbs and trees bearing fruit4 ,and there was evening and there was morning1 a third day4--,and ,god made the two great lights1 the greater light to rule the day1 and the lesser light to rule the night4 ,he made the stars also4 ,and there was evening and there was morning1 a fourth day4--,and ,god created the great sea-monsters1 and every creature that lives in the waters1 and every fowl that flies under heaven4 ,and there was evening and there was morning1 a fifth day4--,and ,god made the beasts of the earth1 and the cattle1 and everything that creeps upon the ground4 ,and ,god said3 ,let us make man in our image1 and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea1 and over the birds of the heavens1 and over everything that lives upon the earth4 ,and ,god created man in ,his own image1 in the image of ,god created ,he him2 male and female created ,he them4 ,and ,god saw everything that ,he had made1 and behold1 it was very good4 ,and there was evening and there was morning1 a sixth day4 ,and ,god rested on the seventh day from all ,his work1 and ,he blessed the seventh day and hallowed it4 7,gen4 #a47 #b4 ,adam and ,eve ,god planted a garden eastward1 in ,eden4 ,this garden has been called ,paradise4 ,and out of the ground ,god made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight2 the tree of life also in the midst of the garden2 and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil4 ,and ,god put man in the garden of ,eden to dress it and to keep it1 and ,he said3 ,of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat2 but of the tree of knowledge thou shalt not eat2 for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die--,god said also3 ,it is not good that the man should be alone2 ,i will make him a help1 answering to him4 ,and ,god brought all living creatures to ,adam to see what he would call them1 and whatsoever ,adam called every creature1 that was the name thereof2 but for man there was not found a help meet for him4 ,and ,god caused a deep sleep to fall upon ,adam1 and ,he took one of his ribs and made thereof a woman and brought her unto him4 ,then ,adam said3 ,this is now bone of my bones1 and flesh of my flesh2 she shall be called ,woman1 because she was taken out of ,man4 ,therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother1 and shall cleave unto his wife1 and they shall be one flesh4--,adam was the first man1 and ,eve was the first woman4--,they were innocent1 and knew neither sin1 nor sorrow1 nor sickness1 nor death4 7,gen4 #b47 #c4 ,the ,fall ,the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which ,god had made4 ,and he said unto the woman3 ,has ,god truly said3 ,ye shall not eat of any tree in the garden8 ,the woman answered3 ,of all the other trees we may freely eat2 but of the tree of knowledge ,god hath said3 ,ye shall not eat of it1 lest ye die4 ,the serpent answered3 ,ye shall not die2 for ,god doth know that in the day ye eat thereof1 your eyes shall be opened1 and ye shall be as ,god1 knowing good and evil4 ,when the woman saw that the tree was good for food1 and that it was a delight to the eyes1 and desirable to make one wise1 she took of the fruit and ate1 and she gave also to her husband1 and he ate4 ,then their eyes were opened1 and they knew that they were naked4 ,in the evening they heard the voice of ,god1 and hid themselves among the trees of the garden4 ,then ,god called unto ,adam and said3 ,where art thou8 ,and ,adam said3 ,i heard ,thy voice1 and ,i was afraid1 because ,i was naked2 and ,i hid myself4 ,then ,god said3 ,who told thee that thou wast naked8 ,hast thou eaten of the tree of knowledge8 ,adam answered3 ,the woman gave me of the fruit1 and ,i ate4 ,then ,god said to the woman3 ,what is this thou hast done8 ,she answered3 ,the serpent beguiled me1 and ,i ate4 ,and ,god said unto the serpent3 ,cursed art thou above every beast of the field2 upon thy belly shalt thou go1 and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life4 ,i will put enmity between thee and the woman1 and between thy seed and her seed3 he shall bruise thy head1 and thou shalt bruise his heel4--,unto the woman ,god said3 ,in pain thou shalt bring forth children2 and thy husband shall rule over thee4--,unto the man ,god said3 ,cursed is the ground for thy sake2 in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread1 till thou return unto the ground2 for dust thou art1 and unto dust shalt thou return4 ,so ,god drove ,adam and ,eve out of the garden of ,eden1 and ,he placed ,cherubim with a flaming sword to keep the way to the tree of life4--,thus sin came into the world1 and through sin came sorrow and sickness and death4 7,gen4 #c47 #d4 ,cain and ,abel ,adam and ,eve got two sons2 the first was called ,cain and the second ,abel4 ,cain tilled the ground1 and ,abel kept sheep4 ,once they both brought their offerings to the ,lord3 ,cain brought of the fruit of the ground1 and ,abel of the best of his flock4 ,god had respect unto ,abel and his offering2 but unto ,cain and his offering ,he had not respect4 ,then ,cain was very wroth1 and his countenance fell4 ,and ,god said unto him3 ,why is thy countenance fallen8 ,is it not so that if thou doest well1 thou mayst freely look up8 ,and if thou doest not well1 sin coucheth at the door1 and its desire shall be unto thee1 but do thou rule over it4 ,still ,cain rose up against ,abel his brother and slew him1 when they were in the field4 ,and the ,lord asked ,cain3 ,where is thy brother8 ,cain answered3 ,i know not2 am ,i my brother's keeper8 ,then the ,lord said3 ,thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground4 ,therefore cursed art thou2 and a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth4 ,and ,cain went and dwelt on the east of ,eden4 ,his descendants were inventive and skilful1 they invented harps and flutes and forged weapons2 but they did also that which was evil in the eyes of the ,lord4 7,gen4 #d47 #e4 ,seth and ,his ,descendants ,adam and ,eve got a son instead of ,abel4 ,he was called ,seth4 ,seth and his descendants were pious and were called the children of ,god2 but they were not innocent2 for all have sinned in ,adam4 ,one of them was called ,enoch2 he walked with ,god and did not die2 the ,lord took him1 when he was #cfe years old4 ,methuselah lived #ifi years1 and is the oldest of all men4 ,his grandson was ,noah4 7,gen4 #e47 #f4 ,the ,flood ,men multiplied on the earth1 and the sons of ,seth mingled with the descendants of ,cain and took their daughters for wives4 ,thereby wickedness became great over all the earth1 and it repented ,god that he had made man4 ,but ,noah found favor in the eyes of ,god4 ,therefore ,he said to ,noah3 ,make thee an ark1 three hundred cubits#a long1 fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high1 and pitch it within and without with pitch2 for ,i will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy everything that lives4 ,noah built the ship which is called the ark1 and went into it with his wife and his three sons1 ,shem1 ,ham and ,japhet1 and their wives1 and a male and a female of all the animals that cannot live in the water4 ,then ,god let it rain for #dj days and #dj nights1 and the waters rose #ae cubits over the highest mountains4 ,and every living thing was destroyed upon the earth4 ,noah only1 and those that were with him in the ark1 were left alive4 ----- ,footnote #a3 ,this cubit was about #ai inches long4 ----- ,god remembered ,noah and caused a wind to pass over the earth1 and the waters sank1 and the ark rested upon the mountains of ,ararat4 ,noah opened the window1 and he sent forth a raven1 and it went forth to and fro1 until the waters were dried up from off the earth4 ,then he sent forth a dove1 but as she found no rest for her foot1 she returned to the ark1 and ,noah put forth his hand and took her unto him4 ,and he stayed yet seven days1 and he sent forth the dove again4 ,and she came back to him again at eventide1 and in her mouth she had a fresh olive leaf4 ,and he stayed yet seven days and sent forth the dove again1 and she returned not2 then ,noah knew that the earth must be dry4 ,the waters had then covered the earth for more than one year4 ,now ,noah went out of the ark and made a thank offering unto the ,lord4 ,and the ,lord said in ,his heart3 ,i will not again curse the ground for man's sake1 for man is evil from his youth4 ,while the earth remaineth1 seedtime and harvest1 cold and heat1 summer and winter1 day and night shall not cease4 ,and ,god set the rainbow in the heavens as a token that ,he would remember ,his covenant4 ,noah lived till he was #iej years old1 and is the second father of the human race4 7,gen4 #f-i47 #g4 ,the ,tower of ,babel ,the whole earth was of one speech4 ,when men journeyed eastward1 they found a large plain1 and they dwelt there4 ,and they said one to another3 ,come1 let us build a tower1 whose top may reach unto heaven1 lest we be scattered over the whole earth4 ,but the ,lord came down and confounded their language1 so the one did not understand the other4 ,thus the ,lord scattered them over all the earth1 and they left off building4 ,therefore the place is called ,babel1 that is1 ,confusion4--,the descendants of ,shem remained in ,asia1 the descendants of ,ham went southwest to ,africa1 and the descendants of ,japhet went westward to ,europe4 7,gen4 #aa3a-i47 #h4 ,abraham ,journeys to ,canaan ,terah descended from ,shem4 ,he dwelt in ,mesopotamia and had three sons1 ,abraham1 ,nahor and ,haran4 ,terah served strange gods4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,abraham3 ,get thee out of thy country1 and from thy kindred1 and from thy father's house1 unto the land that ,i will show thee4 ,i will make of thee a great nation1 and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed4 ,so ,abraham took ,sarah1 his wife1 and his brother's son ,lot1 and all that he had1 and went to the land of ,canaan4 ,and the ,lord appeared unto ,abraham and said3 ,unto thy seed will ,i give this land2 and there he builded an altar unto the ,lord1 who appeared unto him4 ,abraham was very rich in cattle1 in silver and in gold2 and ,lot also1 who went with ,abraham1 had flocks and herds4 ,and there was a strife between the herdsmen of ,abraham and the herdsmen of ,lot about the pastures4 ,and ,abraham said unto ,lot3 ,let there be no strife1 ,i pray thee1 between thee and me1 and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen2 for we are brethren4 ,is not the land before thee8 ,if thou wilt take the left hand1 then ,i will go to the right2 or if thou take the right hand1 then ,i will go to the left4 ,lot saw that the plain of ,jordan was well watered1 that it was like the land of ,egypt1 even as the garden of ,jehovah4 ,so ,lot chose the plain for himself1 and pitched his tents toward ,sodom4 ,but the inhabitants of ,sodom were wicked1 and sinners against the ,lord exceedingly4 7,gen4 #ab-ac47 #i4 ,abraham ,delivers ,lot ,kings from the ,east came and made war against the kings of ,sodom and ,gomorrah1 were victorious over them1 and carried off the people and their goods4 ,they also carried off ,lot and all his goods4 ,when ,abraham heard that his brother's son was taken captive1 he led forth his trained men1 to the number of #cah1 pursued the enemy and overtook them2 and he brought back all the goods1 and set ,lot and the people free4 ,when ,abraham returned1 ,melchizedek1 king of ,salem and priest of ,god ,most ,high1 went out to him with bread and wine1 and blessed him4--,and the king of ,sodom came and said unto ,abraham3 ,take the goods to thyself and give me the people4 ,but ,abraham answered3 ,i will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet1 lest thou shouldest say1 ,i have made ,abraham rich4 7,gen4 #ad47 #aj4 ,abraham is ,strong in ,faith ,the ,lord appeared again unto ,abraham and promised him that his seed should become as numerous as the stars of the heavens4 ,abraham was old1 and ,sarah was old1 and they had no children2 but ,abraham believed the ,lord's promise1 and ,he reckoned it to him for righteousness4 ,abraham sat in the door of his tent in the heat of the day4 ,as he lifted up his eyes1 lo1 three men stood over against him4 ,abraham ran to meet them1 bowed himself to the earth and said3 ,my lord1 pass not by thy servant3 let now a little water be fetched1 and wash your feet1 and rest yourselves under the tree and let me fetch a morsel of bread to strengthen you2 after that you shall pass on4 ,and they said3 ,so do1 as thou hast said4 ,and ,abraham ran unto the herd and had a good calf dressed and prepared1 and ,sarah took fine meal and baked cakes4 ,and he took butter and milk and set before the men1 and he stood by them under the tree1 while they did eat4 ,then one of them said3 ,where is ,sarah your wife8 ,abraham answered3 ,she is in the tent4 ,then said he3 ,in a year ,i will return1 and ,sarah shall then have a son4 ,sarah heard this in the tent and laughed2 for she thought she was too old to have children4 ,but the one who was the ,lord said3 ,is anything too wonderful for the ,lord8 7,gen4 #ae3e1 #f2 #ah3a-ad47 #aa4 ,abraham ,prays for ,sodom ,and the men rose up1 and ,abraham followed them4 ,then the ,lord said3 ,i will destroy ,sodom2 for its sins are grievous4 ,the two angels went toward ,sodom1 and ,abraham stood alone before the ,lord and said3 ,wilt ,thou consume the righteous with the wicked8 ,peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city2 wilt ,thou not spare it for the sake of these8 ,the ,lord answered3 ,if ,i find fifty righteous ,i will not consume it4 ,abraham said3 ,behold now1 ,i have taken upon me to speak unto the ,lord1 who am but dust and ashes2 peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty1 wilt ,thou destroy the whole city for lack of five8 ,the ,lord answered3 ,i will not destroy it if ,i find there forty and five4 ,and ,abraham continued to pray1 until he came down to ten1 and the ,lord promised to spare the city if ,he should find ten righteous in it4 ,meanwhile the two angels came to ,sodom and went in to ,lot4 ,then the men in the city surrounded ,lot's house to seize the angels2 but they smote them with blindness1 and brought ,lot and his wife and his two daughters out of the city4 ,and one of the angels said3 ,look not behind thee1 neither stay in all the plain2 escape to the mountain4 ,but ,lot's wife looked back1 and she became a pillar of salt4 ,then the ,lord rained fire from heaven1 and the fertile plain where ,sodom and ,gomorrah stood became the ,dead ,sea4--,thus it appeared that there were not ten righteous in ,sodom4 7,gen4 #ah3af-cc2 #ai47 #ab4 ,god ,proves ,abraham ,god visited ,sarah at the time ,he had promised1 and she bare a son1 who was called ,isaac4 ,abraham was then #ajj years old1 and ,sarah was #ij4 ,some years after this it came to pass that ,god proved ,abraham and said3 ,take now thy son1 ,isaac1 thine only son1 whom thou lovest1 and get thee into the land of ,moriah and offer him on one of the mountains which ,i will tell thee of4 ,abraham rose early in the morning1 saddled his ass1 took two of his young men with him and ,isaac his son2 and he clave the wood for the burnt offering1 and went unto the place of which ,god had told him4 ,on the third day ,abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off4 ,he said then to his young men3 ,abide ye here1 and ,i and the lad will go yonder and worship4 ,and he took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it upon ,isaac1 and he took in his hand the fire and the knife2 and they went both of them together4 ,then ,isaac said3 ,father1 here is wood and fire2 but where is the lamb for a burnt offering8 ,abraham answered3 ,god will provide himself the lamb1 my son4 ,so they went both of them together4 ,when they came to the place1 ,abraham built an altar1 laid the wood in order1 bound ,isaac and laid him upon the wood4 ,and he stretched forth his hand and took the knife to slay his son4 ,then the ,lord called unto him out of heaven and said3 ,abraham1 ,abraham6 ,lay not thy hand upon the lad1 neither do thou anything unto him2 for now ,i know that thou fearest ,god1 seeing thou hast not withheld thy son1 thine only son from me4 ,abraham lifted up his eyes1 and saw a ram behind him1 caught in the thicket by his horns4 ,and he took the ram and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son4--,god called the second time out of heaven and said3 ,because thou hast done this thing1 and hast not withheld thy son1 thine only son1 from me1 ,i will exceedingly bless thee1 and ,i will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven1 and as the sand which is upon the sea shore2 and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed4 ,so ,abraham returned unto his young men and went with them to his home4 7,gen4 #bb3a-ai47 #ac4 ,isaac ,when ,sarah was dead1 ,abraham said to ,eliezer1 who ruled his house3 ,promise me that thou wilt not take one of the daughters of the ,canaanites to be a wife for my son2 but thou shalt go unto my country and to my kindred and take a wife for my son ,isaac4 ,eliezer then took ten of his master's camels1 having all goodly things of his master's in his hand1 and he went to ,mesopotamia1 unto the city of ,nahor4 ,and he made his camels kneel down without the city by the well at the time of evening1 the time that women go out to draw water4 ,and he said3 ,lord1 ,god of ,abraham1 show this day kindness unto my master4 ,i stand now by this well1 and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water4 ,i will then say to one of them3 ,let me drink of thy pitcher4 ,if she answer3 ,drink1 and ,i will give thy camels drink also2 let the same be she that thou hast appointed as wife for ,thy servant ,isaac4 ,before he yet had done speaking1 ,rebekah came out1 and she was very fair1 and she had her pitcher on her shoulder and went to the well and filled her pitcher4 ,and the servant went to her and said3 ,give me to drink1 ,i pray thee1 of thy pitcher4 ,and she said3 ,drink1 my lord1 and ,i will give thy camels drink also1 and she drew water for all his camels4 ,and he wondered greatly while he looked on4 ,when all the camels had done drinking he gave her a ring and two bracelets of gold and said3 ,whose daughter are you8 ,is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in8 ,she said3 ,i am the daughter of ,bethuel1 the son of ,nahor4 ,we have both straw and provender enough1 and room to lodge in4 ,then the man bowed his head1 worshipped the ,lord and said3 ,blessed be the ,lord1 who hath led me in the way to the house of my master's brother4 ,and ,rebekah ran home and told all these words4 ,rebekah's brother1 ,laban1 ran out to the man1 brought him into the house1 gave the camels straw and provender1 and set food before him to eat2 but he said3 ,i will not eat until ,i have told mine errand4 ,when he had told all1 ,laban and ,bethuel answered3 ,this comes from the ,lord2 take ,rebekah and go1 and let her be thy master's son's wife4 ,and they called ,rebekah1 and said unto her3 ,wilt thou go with this man8 ,and she said3 ,i will go4 ,then ,eliezer took her and went his way4 ,and ,isaac brought her into ,sarah's tent1 and she became his wife1 and he loved her4 ,abraham lived happy in the faith in the ,savior1 who was to come4 ,he was #age years old when he died and was gathered to his people4 ,isaac became heir of all that he had1 and became a chief for his people1 and the ,lord blessed him and said3 ,unto thee and thy seed will ,i give the land of ,canaan1 and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed4 7,gen4 #bd2 #be3a-aa2 #bf3c1 #d47 #ad4 ,esau and ,jacob ,twenty years had passed1 and ,rebekah had no children4 ,then the ,lord said to her3 ,thou shalt bear two sons1 and the elder shall serve the younger4 ,when her time came1 she bore twins2 the first-born was hairy all over1 and was called ,esau1 and the second was called ,jacob4 ,and the boys grew1 and ,esau was a skilful hunter1 a man of the field2 but ,jacob was a quiet man dwelling in tents4 ,and ,isaac loved ,esau1 but ,rebekah loved ,jacob4 ,once when ,jacob had boiled pottage and ,esau came in from the field1 feeling faint1 ,esau said3 ,give me1 ,i pray thee1 the pottage4 ,jacob answered3 ,sell me first thy birthright4 ,and ,esau said3 ,behold1 ,i am about to die2 what profit shall the birthright do to me8 ,so he sold his birthright to ,jacob for that pottage of lentils1 and he did eat and drink1 and rose up and went his way1 and he despised his birthright4 7,gen4 #be3bc-cd47 #ae4 ,jacob ,obtains the ,blessing ,when ,isaac was old and nearly blind1 he said one day to ,esau3 ,take thy quiver and thy bow1 go out to the field1 and take me venison1 and make me savory food1 that ,i may eat thereof and bless thee before ,i die4 ,rebekah1 who heard this1 told ,jacob to go to the father in ,esau's stead and obtain the blessing4 ,jacob answered3 ,my brother is a hairy man1 and ,i am a smooth man4 ,my father may feel me1 and ,i shall bring a curse upon me1 and not a blessing4 ,but she persuaded him1 killed two kids of the goats and made savory food1 and she put the skins of the kids of goats upon ,jacob's hands and neck1 and he went to his father and asked for the blessing4 ,isaac said3 ,how is it that thou found it so quickly1 my son8 ,jacob answered3 ,the ,lord thy ,god sent me good speed4 ,isaac said3 ,come nearer1 my son1 that ,i may feel thee4 ,and he felt him and said3 ,the voice is ,jacob's voice1 but the hands are the hands of ,esau4 ,and he did eat of ,jacob's food1 and blessed him and set him as lord over his brother1 as if he were the first-born1 and said3 ,cursed be every one that curseth thee1 and blessed be every one that blesseth thee4 ,jacob was scarce gone out before ,esau came in from his hunting1 made savory food1 and brought it in to his father and said3 ,let my father eat of his son's venison1 that thy soul may bless me4 ,isaac said3 ,who art thou8 ,esau answered3 ,i am ,esau1 thy first-born son4 ,then ,isaac trembled exceedingly and said3 ,who then is he that hath taken venison and brought it to me1 and ,i have eaten of it1 and blessed him8 and he shall be blessed4 ,esau answered3 ,hast thou not reserved a blessing for me8 ,bless even me also1 ,o my father6 ,and he lifted up his voice and wept4 ,and ,isaac said3 ,by thy sword shalt thou live1 and thou shalt serve thy brother4--,esau hated ,jacob because of the blessing1 and threatened to slay him when his father died4 ,then said ,rebekah unto ,jacob3 ,flee to my brother ,laban1 and tarry with him until thy brother's fury turn away4 7,gen4 #bg47 #af4 ,jacob ,goes to ,laban ,jacob went away from home1 and when the sun was set he lighted upon a certain place and tarried there all night2 and he took a stone1 and put it under his head and slept4 ,and he dreamed that a ladder was set up on the earth1 and the top of it reached to heaven1 and the angels of ,god were ascending and descending on it4 ,and the ,lord stood above it and said3 ,i am the ,god of ,abraham and of ,isaac3 the land whereon thou liest1 to thee will ,i give it and to thy seed2 and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth2 and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed4 ,and ,i will be with thee and bring thee again into this land4 ,when ,jacob awoke he said3 ,how dreadful is this place6 ,this is the house of ,god1 this is the gate of heaven6 ,jacob journeyed eastward and came to ,laban1 his mother's brother1 and he abode with him the space of a month4 ,then ,laban said to him3 ,what shall thy wages be8 ,and ,laban had two daughters1 ,leah and ,rachel2 and ,rachel was beautiful4 ,therefore ,jacob said3 ,i will serve thee seven years for ,rachel4 ,and the seven years seemed unto him but a few days1 for he loved her4 ,when the seven years were finished ,laban gave ,leah to him3 ,jacob said3 ,did ,i not serve with thee for ,rachel8 ,wherefore then hast thou beguiled me8 ,laban said3 ,it is not customary with us to give away the younger before the firstborn4 ,fulfil the week of this one1 and we will give thee the other also4 ,jacob did so1 and then ,laban gave him ,rachel to wife4 ,then ,jacob had to serve seven other years for ,rachel4 ,afterward he served six years for wages1 and ,god blessed him1 so he became very rich4 ,when he saw that ,laban became envious of this he went away with his wives and children and all that he had4 7,gen4 #bh-bi47 #ag4 ,jacob ,meets ,esau ,when ,jacob drew near to ,canaan1 he sent messengers to ,esau to find favor in his sight4 ,the messengers returned and said3 ,thy brother is coming to meet thee1 and #djj men with him4 ,then ,jacob was greatly afraid1 and he sent a present from his herds and flocks to ,esau1 and prayed earnestly to the ,lord4 ,and the ,lord appeared unto him as a man that wrestled with him4 ,but ,jacob held out manfully and said3 ,i will not let thee go1 except thou bless me4 ,god blessed him1 and called him ,israel1 that is1 one who strives with ,god4 ,when ,jacob saw ,esau he bowed himself to the ground seven times2 but ,esau ran to meet him1 and embraced him and kissed him1 and they both wept4--,isaac died old 7#ahj years7 and full of days1 and ,esau and ,jacob buried him4 7,gen4 #cb2 #cc2 #ce3bh-bi47 #ah4 ,joseph ,sold by ,his ,brothers ,jacob had #ab sons1 of whom ,reuben was the oldest2 ,joseph and ,benjamin1 the sons of ,rachel1 were the youngest4 ,joseph was feeding the flocks with his brothers1 and he brought evil report of them unto their father4 ,now1 ,jacob loved him more than his other sons1 and he made him a long garment4 ,the brothers who saw this hated him1 and could not speak peaceably unto him4 ,and ,joseph dreamed a dream1 and he told it to his brothers3 ,we were binding sheaves in the field1 and your sheaves bowed down to my sheaf4 ,and he dreamed another dream and told it3 ,the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me4 ,then his brothers said to him3 ,shalt thou indeed reign over us8 ,and they hated him yet more4 ,and his father rebuked him and said3 ,what is this dream1 thou hast dreamed8 ,shall ,i and thy mother and thy brothers come to bow down ourselves to thee8 ,but his father kept the saying in his mind4 ,once1 when the other sons were feeding the flocks in ,shechem1 ,jacob said to ,joseph3 ,go now1 see whether it is well with thy brothers and the flock4 ,and ,joseph went4 ,when they saw him afar off1 they said3 ,behold1 this dreamer cometh1 let us slay him1 and we shall see what will become of his dreams4 ,but ,reuben1 who wished to deliver him1 said3 ,shed no blood1 but cast him into this pit4 ,and ,joseph came to his brothers1 and they stripped him of his coat and cast him into the pit1 which was empty4 ,and they sat down to eat2 and some merchants came with their camels bearing spices and balsam to ,egypt4 ,judah said3 ,let us sell him to these merchants1 and let not our hand be upon him2 for he is our brother4 ,and they sold him for #bj pieces of silver4 ,reuben had meanwhile been away4 ,when he returned to the pit1 and ,joseph was not there1 he went to his brothers and said3 ,the child is not there1 and ,i1 whither shall ,i go8 ,they then killed a he-goat and dipped the coat in the blood1 and sent it to their father and said3 ,this have we found2 know now whether it is thy son's coat8 ,and he knew it and said3 ,it is my son's coat2 an evil beast has devoured him4 ,and he mourned for his son many days1 wept and would not be comforted4 7,gen4 #cg47 #ai4 ,joseph is ,thrown ,into ,prison ,the merchants brought ,joseph to ,egypt and sold him to ,potiphar1 the captain of the life-guard of ,pharaoh1 the king of ,egypt4 ,god was with ,joseph and made him to prosper1 and ,potiphar made him overseer over his house4 ,potiphar's wife cast her eyes upon ,joseph to seduce him2 but ,joseph answered3 ,how can ,i do this great wickedness and sin against ,god8 ,she then accused him to her husband1 saying3 ,this stranger tried to seduce me4 ,potiphar believed his wife1 and cast ,joseph into prison4 ,god was with ,joseph and gave him favor with the keeper of the prison1 and he set him over the other prisoners4 7,gen4 #ci47 #bj4 ,joseph ,interprets ,dreams ,pharaoh became offended at his chief butler and his chief baker1 and cast them into the prison where ,joseph was4 ,when ,joseph came to them one morning1 he saw that they were sad4 ,the butler said3 ,i dreamed that ,i saw a vine with three branches1 and on the branches were grapes4 ,i took them and pressed the juice into ,pharaoh's cup1 and ,i gave the cup into ,pharaoh's hand4 ,joseph said3 ,within three days ,pharaoh will restore thee unto thine office2 but have me in remembrance who am innocent in this prison4--,the baker told his dream and said3 ,i had three baskets of white bread on my head1 and in the uppermost basket there was baked food for ,pharaoh2 and the birds did eat it out of the basket4 ,joseph said3 ,in three days ,pharaoh shall take thy head4 ,and it came to pass1 as ,joseph had interpreted2 but the butler forgot him4 ,two years afterward ,pharaoh dreamed that he stood by the river ,nile4 ,then there came up out of the river seven fat cows and grazed on the bank4 ,after them came seven lean cows1 and devoured the former1 but they were still lean4 ,afterwards he dreamed that seven full and good ears of grain grew on one stalk1 and after them seven thin ears that swallowed the former4 ,none of the wise men of ,egypt could interpret the dream4 ,then the butler remembered ,joseph1 and ,pharaoh sent and called ,joseph out of the prison1 and said3 ,i have heard say of thee that when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it4 ,joseph answered3 ,it is not in me2 ,god will give ,pharaoh an answer of peace4 ,when he had heard the dreams1 he interpreted them thus3 ,there shall come seven years of great plenty1 and after them seven years of famine that shall consume all that remains from the seven years of plenty4 ,when ,pharaoh heard the interpretation he set ,joseph over the whole land of ,egypt1 and ,joseph went through the land1 and stored up grain during the seven years of plenty4 7,gen4 #dj1 #da47 #ba4 ,the ,brothers of ,joseph ,come to ,egypt ,the famine was sore in all lands1 but in ,egypt there was grain4 ,and ,jacob sent ten of his sons to ,egypt to buy grain2 but he would not let ,benjamin go4 ,and ,joseph's brothers came and bowed down themselves to him4 ,they knew not him1 but he knew them1 and remembered his dreams4 ,they said3 ,we are twelve brothers2 the youngest is this day with our father1 and one is not4 ,but ,joseph said3 ,ye are spies4 ,and he kept them in prison for three days4 ,on the third day he said to them3 ,one of you shall remain in prison2 but the others may go home with the grain1 and ye shall bring your youngest brother to me1 that ,i may see whether ye speak the truth4 ,they said one to another3 ,we are verily guilty concerning our brother1 in that we saw the distress of his soul when he besought us1 and we would not hear him4 ,and they knew not that ,joseph understood them2 but he turned himself about from them and wept4 ,simeon was kept1 and the others went home4 ,jacob would not let ,benjamin go with them1 but said3 ,joseph is no more1 ,simeon is no more1 and ,benjamin ye will also take6 ,but the famine was sore in the land1 so he must needs send ,benjamin4 ,the brothers went to ,egypt and stood before ,joseph4 ,when he saw ,benjamin he said3 ,god be gracious to thee1 my son4 ,and he went out and wept4 ,and he washed his face1 and he went in and refrained himself1 and said to his servants3 ,set on bread4--,and he commanded the steward of his house3 ,fill the men's sacks with grain and put my silver cup in ,benjamin's sack4 ,when they were not yet gone far off he sent his steward after them1 the sacks were searched1 and the cup was found in ,benjamin's sack4 ,joseph would retain ,benjamin as his slave2 but ,judah stood forth and said3 ,let me remain in his stead1 for if we have not him with us1 we will bring our father's gray hairs with sorrow into the grave4 7,gen4 #db-dd47 #bb4 ,joseph ,makes ,himself ,known ,then ,joseph could not refrain himself any longer1 but said3 ,i am ,joseph4 ,doth my father yet live8 ,his brothers could not answer him for fear2 but ,joseph spoke kindly to them1 kissed them all1 and wept on ,benjamin's neck4 ,afterwards he said3 ,make haste1 and go home and tell my father that ,i am lord of all ,egypt1 and bring him hither4 ,they went home and told all this2 but ,jacob's heart fainted1 for he believed them not4 ,but when he saw the wagons which ,joseph had sent1 he said3 ,it is enough2 ,joseph1 my son1 is yet alive2 ,i will go down and see him before ,i die4 7,gen4 #de47 #bc4 ,jacob ,goes ,down to ,egypt ,the ,lord spoke to ,jacob in a vision1 saying3 ,fear not to go down to ,egypt1 for ,i will be with thee and bring thee up again1 and ,joseph shall close thine eyes4 ,so ,jacob moved down to ,egypt with his whole family1 #gj souls1 and all that he had4 ,when ,joseph heard of his coming he made ready his chariot1 and went up to meet him in ,goshen4 ,and he fell on his father's neck and wept a good while4 ,jacob said3 ,now let me die1 since ,i have seen that thou art yet alive4--,on ,pharaoh's command ,joseph gave unto his father ,goshen to dwell in1 for in ,goshen were good pastures1 and ,jacob and his sons were shepherds4--,jacob lived in ,egypt #ag years1 and became #adg years old4 ,a short time before his death he blessed ,joseph's two sons1 ,manasseh and ,ephraim1 and added3 ,they shall be my sons1 even as ,reuben and ,simeon4 ,after that he gathered all his sons about him1 blessed them and told them what should befall them in the latter days1 and foretold of the ,savior1 whom he called the ,prince of ,peace4--,joseph brought his body up to ,canaan and buried it in the sepulchre of ,abraham and ,isaac4 ,joseph's brothers feared that he would now revenge himself on them4 ,when he heard this1 ,joseph wept and said3 ,am ,i in the place of ,god8 ,ye meant evil against me1 but ,god meant it for good1 to save much people alive4--,joseph died1 being #aaj years old1 and they embalmed his body and put it in a coffin in ,egypt to take it with them up to ,canaan1 when ,god should visit them4 7,gen4 #df-ej47 #bd4 ,moses ,born and ,hidden ,the children of ,israel dwelt in ,goshen for #dcj years and became a numerous people4 ,there arose a new king over ,egypt1 who knew not ,joseph1 and he said3 ,the ,israelites are more and mightier than we1 and have become a menace to us4 ,therefore he afflicted them with hard labor2 but the more he afflicted them1 the more they multiplied1 and the more they spread abroad4 ,then he charged his people1 saying3 ,every son that is born to the ,israelites ye shall cast into the ,nile1 and every daughter ye shall save alive4 ,at this time a woman of the tribe of ,levi bore a son1 and when she saw he was a goodly child1 she hid him three months4 ,and when she could no longer hide him1 she took for him an ark of bulrushes1 and she put the child in it1 and laid it in the flags by the river's bank4 ,and his sister stood afar off1 to know what would be done to him4 ,and the daughter of ,pharaoh came down to bathe at the river2 and she had the ark fetched1 and opened it1 and saw the child1 and behold1 the babe wept2 and she had compassion on him4 ,then his sister came and asked3 ,shall ,i go and call a nurse8 ,pharaoh's daughter said to her3 ,go4 ,and the maiden went and called the child's mother4 ,and he grew1 and the mother brought him to ,pharaoh's daughter1 and she called him ,moses1 that is1 one that is drawn out of the water4 7,exodus #a2 #b3a-aj47 #be4 ,moses in ,midian ,when ,moses was forty years old he went out to look on the burdens of his brethren1 and he saw an ,egyptian smiting an ,israelite4 ,moses looked this way and that way1 and when he saw that there was no man1 he smote the ,egyptian and hid him in the sand4 ,when ,pharaoh heard this thing he sought to slay ,moses1 but he fled to ,midian1 and came to a priest by the name of ,jethro1 who had seven daughters1 of whom he gave ,moses one1 ,zipporah1 for wife4 ,and ,moses dwelt in ,midian forty years4 ,once1 when he kept ,jethro's flocks at ,mount ,horeb1 he saw a bush which burned and was not consumed4 ,when he drew near to see1 the ,lord spoke to him from the bush3 ,i am the ,god of ,abraham and of ,isaac and of ,jacob2 ,i have seen the affliction of my people and have heard their cry2 now ,i will send thee to ,pharaoh1 and thou shalt bring my people out of ,egypt4 ,moses answered3 ,my brethren will not believe that ,thou hast sent me4 ,the ,lord said3 ,cast thy rod on the ground4 ,moses did so1 and it became a serpent1 and ,moses fled from it4 ,at the ,lord's command ,moses took it by the tail1 and it became a rod again4 ,the ,lord gave him power to work other wonders2 but ,moses continued to excuse himself and said3 ,i am slow of speech4 ,the ,lord answered3 ,i will send thy brother ,aaron to thee1 and thou shalt put the words in his mouth1 and he shall speak for thee4 ,then ,moses returned to ,egypt4 ,he met ,aaron on the road1 and he went with him to the ,israelites and told them the words of the ,lord1 and they rejoiced and bowed their heads and worshipped the ,lord4 7,ex4 #b3ae-d3ca47 #bf4 ,israel ,departs from ,egypt ,moses and ,aaron came and said to ,pharaoh3 ,thus saith ,jehovah1 the ,god of ,israel3 ,let my people go4 ,pharaoh answered3 ,who is ,jehovah1 that ,i should hearken unto ,his voice to let ,israel go8 ,i know ,him not1 and moreover ,i will not let ,israel go4 ,moses now performed the wonders that ,god had given him1 but ,pharaoh hardened his heart and would not let the people go4 ,then ,god said unto ,moses3 ,take thy rod and smite the waters in the ,nile4 ,moses did so1 and the waters became blood4 ,when this did not help1 ,god sent nine other plagues upon ,egypt4 ,the eighth plague was numberless locusts that covered all the land1 and ate every green thing1 and the ninth was a thick darkness that lasted for three days2 but in ,goshen there were no locusts1 and there it was light4 ,the ,lord now bade ,moses speak to the children of ,israel and say3 ,tonight ye shall kill a lamb in every house1 and ye shall take the blood and put it on the two door posts2 ye shall roast the lamb and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs2 and ye shall stand with your staff in hand1 ready to go out4--,thus the ,lord instituted the ,passover4 ,at midnight the ,lord passed through ,egypt and slew all the first-born1 from the first-born of ,pharaoh to the first-born of the slave4 ,but ,he saw the blood on the dwellings of ,israel and passed over4 ,and there was a great cry in ,egypt1 and ,pharaoh urged ,israel to go4 ,so the ,israelites went out of ,egypt1 #fjj1jjj men who could go out to battle1 and ,moses took the bones of ,joseph with him4 ,and the ,lord went before them in a pillar of fire by night and in a pillar of cloud by day1 and he led them toward the ,red ,sea4 ,but ,pharaoh regretted that he had let ,israel depart1 and he pursued them with all his chariots and overtook them at the ,red ,sea4 ,then the ,israelites murmured against ,moses and said3 ,were there not graves enough in ,egypt1 that thou must take us out in the wilderness to die8 ,moses answered3 ,today you shall see the salvation of the ,lord4 ,and he stretched forth his hand1 and the waters were divided1 and the children of ,israel walked over on dry ground1 while the water stood as a wall on the right hand and on the left4 ,the ,egyptians pursued them1 but when they were in the midst of the ,red ,sea1 and the ,israelites had passed over1 ,moses again stretched out his hand1 and the waters returned and buried all the host of ,pharaoh4 7,ex4 #e-ad47 #bg4 ,wandering in the ,wilderness ,the children of ,israel were now come into the wilderness of ,arabia4 ,here they lacked both water and food1 murmured against ,moses1 and wished they were back to the flesh-pots in ,egypt4 ,moses smote the rock with his rod1 and there flowed water2 and the ,lord sent them manna for food4 ,this lay every morning like hoar-frost on the ground1 and melted when the sun rose4 ,in the third month after they had gone out of ,egypt1 the ,israelites encamped at ,mount ,sinai4 ,on the third day a thick cloud covered the mountain1 and there was heard a sound as of a loud trumpet4 ,the mountain shook and smoked as a furnace1 for the ,lord descended in fire on the mountain4 ,the ,lord then spoke thus to the people3 #a4 ,thou shalt have no other gods before me4 #b4 ,thou shalt not take the name of the ,lord thy ,god in vain1 for the ,lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh ,his name in vain4 #c4 ,remember the ,sabbath day to keep it holy4 #d4 ,honor thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long in the land which the ,lord thy ,god giveth thee4 #e4 ,thou shalt not kill4 #f4 ,thou shalt not commit adultery4 #g4 ,thou shalt not steal4 #h4 ,thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor4 #i4 ,thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house4 #aj4 ,thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife1 nor his man-servant1 nor his maid-servant1 nor his ox1 nor his ass1 nor anything that is thy neighbor's4 7,ex4 #af-bj47 ,at the command of the ,lord1 ,moses afterwards gave laws concerning worship4 ,he made ,aaron high priest1 and after him his oldest son1 and thus successively from son to son4 ,the other sons of ,aaron became priests1 and the other descendants of ,levi1 or the ,levites1 became their assistants4--,a ,tabernacle1 or large tent1 was raised and divided into two parts3 ,the ,holy of ,holies and the ,holy ,place4 ,in the ,holy of ,holies was a chest1 called the ,ark of the ,covenant1 and a pot filled with manna4 ,the ark was overlaid with gold1 the cover was of pure gold1 and was called the ,mercy ,seat4 ,only the high priest might enter the ,holy of ,holies1 and even he only once a year4 ,the ,holy ,place was for the priests4 ,round about the ,tabernacle was the ,court1 which was without a roof1 here the people should assemble4--,the seventh day of the week was the day of rest1 or the ,sabbath4--,there were three great feasts3 ,the ,passover1 in memory of the passing out of ,egypt2 ,the ,feast of ,weeks1 or ,pentecost2 and ,the ,feast of ,tabernacles1 in memory of ,israel's living in tents4--,there were many kinds of sacrifices4 ,the most important sacrifice was brought on the great ,feast of ,atonement1 when the high priest went into the ,holy of ,holies and sprinkled the blood of an ox and of a he-goat on the ,mercy ,seat for the sins of himself and of the people4 7,ex4 #bc-bi2 ,lev4 #af47 ,the ,lord said to ,moses3 ,come up to me on the mountain1 and ,i will give thee the ,tables of the ,law4 ,moses was with the ,lord for #dj days and #dj nights4 ,and the ,lord gave him the two ,tables of the ,law4 ,they were written on both sides2 the writing was the writing of ,god2 it was written by ,god's own finger4--,while ,moses was on the mountain the people said to ,aaron3 ,make us a god which shall go before us2 for ,moses does not return4 ,aaron made a golden calf1 and the people danced around it4 ,when ,moses came down from the mountain and saw the calf and the dancing1 his anger was kindled1 and he cast the tables against the mountain so they broke2 and he took the golden calf and ground it to powder and strewed it on the brook that runs down the mountain4 ,then he bade the ,levites go with drawn swords through the camp1 and #c1jjj were killed on the same day4--,moses went again on the mountain1 and was there for #dj days and #dj nights1 and he ate no bread and drank no water1 and the ,lord wrote the ten commandments on two new tables of stone4 ,these were afterward kept in the ,ark of the ,covenant4 7,ex4 #bd1 #cb1 #cd47 ,the ,israelites went from ,sinai toward ,canaan1 and ,moses sent twelve spies into the country4 ,these returned1 saying3 ,the land is very good2 but we are as grasshoppers compared to the inhabitants1 of such stature are they4 ,but ,joshua and ,caleb1 two of the spies1 replied3 ,we can subdue the land1 for the ,lord is with us4 ,but it availed not4 ,the people would not go against the ,canaanites1 but wished to choose a new leader and return to ,egypt4 ,then the glory of the ,lord appeared in the ,tabernacle1 and the ,lord spoke thus by ,moses3 ,for forty years shall ye wander about in this wilderness1 until all those are dead who were #bj years old or over when ye went out of ,egypt2 none who hath seen my wonders in ,egypt shall come into ,canaan1 except ,joshua and ,caleb4 7,num4 #ac-ad47 ,thus they must for #dj years wander about in the terrible wilderness among serpents and in dry places4 ,but the ,lord sustained them1 so their clothes were not worn out1 and their feet swelled not4 ,nevertheless they murmured against the ,lord and many times tried ,his patience4 ,thus they once complained that they had neither food nor drink4 ,the ,lord then sent fiery serpents among them1 and many died from their sting4 ,the people humbled themselves1 and ,moses interceded for them4 ,the ,lord said3 ,make a serpent of brass and set it upon a standard4 ,when any one had been bitten by a serpent1 and he looked up to the serpent of brass1 he lived4 7,num4 #ba47 ,when the #dj years were ended1 the ,israelites had come so near to ,canaan that only the river ,jordan lay between4 ,moses now went up into ,mount ,nebo1 and the ,lord showed him all the land and said3 ,this is the land which ,i have promised to ,abraham and ,isaac and ,jacob2 but thou shalt not enter it4 ,there ,moses1 the servant of the ,lord1 died1 #abj years old1 and the ,lord buried him4 ,there never arose a prophet in ,israel with whom the ,lord spoke thus face to face4 7,deut4 #cd47 #bh4 ,joshua ,the ,lord chose ,joshua for leader in the place of ,moses1 and said to him3 ,as ,i was with ,moses1 so will ,i be with thee4 ,when the ,israelites had mourned for ,moses #cj days1 they made themselves ready to go over ,jordan4 ,the priests went before with the ,ark of the ,covenant1 and when their feet touched the waters of ,jordan1 the water flowed away below and stood still above1 and the ,israelites went over on dry ground4 ,the manna now ceased1 and they ate of the fruit of the land4 ,jericho was a city surrounded with strong walls2 but the ,israelites took it without sword and bow4 ,for six days the priests with the ark and all the armed men walked around the city1 once every day2 but on the seventh day they went around it seven times1 and the seventh time the priests blew the trumpets and the people shouted1 and the walls fell1 and the town was taken4--,after seven years ,joshua had subdued #ca kings1 and divided the land among the twelve tribes of ,israel4 ,the tribe of ,levi received no separate portion of land1 but #dh cities were given them among the other tribes4 ,after many years ,joshua gathered the tribes of ,israel together and said to them3 ,choose ye this day whom ye will serve1 the ,lord or the gods of the heathens2 but as for me and my house1 we will serve the ,lord4 ,the people said3 ,we will serve the ,lord and hearken to ,his voice4--,joshua died #aaj years old4 7,book of ,joshua47 #bi4 ,gideon1 ,jephthah1 ,samson ,the ,israelites served the ,lord while ,joshua lived2 but when he was dead they forgot the ,lord1 married the daughters of the ,canaanites and served strange gods4 ,then the anger of the ,lord was kindled against them1 and ,he gave them into the hands of the heathens4 ,they then cried unto the ,lord1 and he raised up men to save them4 ,such men were called ,judges4 7,judges #b47 ,one of these judges was ,gideon4 ,the hand of the ,midianites rested heavily on ,israel4 ,then the angel of the ,lord came to ,gideon1 as he was threshing wheat1 and bade him deliver ,israel4 ,gideon sent messengers to the tribes1 and #cb1jjj men responded4 ,but the ,lord said3 ,there are too many people4 ,israel might boast and say3 ,my own hand hath saved me4 ,proclaim therefore that whoever is afraid may go home4 ,then #bb1jjj went home1 and #aj1jjj remained4 ,the ,lord said3 ,the people are yet too many4 ,choose thee #cjj men4 ,gideon chose #cjj men and divided them into three companies1 and gave each man a trumpet and an empty pitcher with a torch in it4 ,at midnight he went with them to the camp of the ,midianites2 they blew the trumpets1 broke the pitchers and held up their torches4 ,the ,midianites cried and fled1 and the ,lord turned every man's sword against his neighbor1 and ,gideon pursued them4 7,judges #f-i47 ,another judge was ,jephthah4 ,when he went out against the enemy he made a vow to sacrifice to the ,lord whatever first came to meet him from his house1 when he returned with victory4 ,he came home victorious1 and his daughter1 his only child1 came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances4 ,jephthah rent his garments1 but did with her according to his vow4 ,and the maidens of ,israel lamented ,jephthah's daughter for four days every year4 7,judges #aa47 ,when the ,philistines oppressed the children of ,israel1 the ,lord sent them a deliverer in ,samson4 ,he smote the ,philistines again and again1 for the ,lord had given him such strength that he with his hands tore asunder a young lion which came roaring against him4 ,but he was deluded by a woman called ,delilah4 ,she succeeded in coaxing out of him the secret that his strength was in his seven locks of hair4 ,these she shaved off and delivered him to the lords of the ,philistines1 who put out his eyes and set him to grinding corn4 ,once when they were assembled for a great feast in the temple of ,dagon1 their god1 they brought out ,samson to make sport for them4 ,his hair had now grown1 and his strength had returned4 ,the temple rested on pillars4 ,samson prayed to the ,lord1 laid hold on the two middle pillars1 and bowed himself with might4 ,the temple fell and buried both ,samson and his enemies4 7,judges #ac-af47 #cj4 ,ruth ,at the time the judges ruled in ,israel there was a famine in the land1 and a man went from ,bethlehem to the land of the ,moabites with his wife ,naomi and his two sons4 ,the man died1 and the sons married women of ,moab1 ,orpah and ,ruth4 ,after ten years both the sons were dead1 and ,naomi made ready to return to the land of her fathers4 ,orpah and ,ruth went with her4 ,on the way ,naomi said3 ,go back1 my daughters6 ,the ,lord deal kindly with you1 as ye have dealt with the dead and with me4 ,orpah went back2 but ,ruth said3 ,thy people shall be my people1 and thy ,god shall be my ,god2 only death shall part us4 ,so they went together and came to ,bethlehem4 ,it was at the time of the barley harvest1 and ,ruth went out to glean heads of grain and came on a field of a rich man by the name of ,boaz4 ,when ,boaz learned that it was ,ruth1 who had come with ,naomi1 he said to the reapers3 ,let grain fall on the ground that she may glean so much more4 ,and to ,ruth he said3 ,if thou thirst come hither and drink1 and if thou hunger come hither and eat of my bread4 ,ruth said3 ,how have ,i1 a stranger1 found favor in thine eyes8 ,boaz answered3 ,i have heard what thou hast done for thy mother-in-law3 ,thou hast left father and mother and art come to a people thou didst not know4 ,a full reward be given thee of ,jehovah1 the ,god of ,israel1 under whose wings thou art come to take refuge4 ,when the harvest was over ,boaz took ,ruth to wife1 and she bore a son who was called ,obed4 ,he was the father of ,jesse1 and ,jesse was the father of ,david the king4 7,book of ,ruth47 #ca4 ,eli and ,samuel ,eli was high priest and judge4 ,he had two sons who were exceedingly wicked2 but he did not restrain them4 ,the boy ,samuel1 a son of ,elkanah and ,hannah1 was brought up by ,eli and slept in the ,tabernacle of the ,lord4 ,one night the ,lord called ,samuel1 and ,samuel1 who did not yet know the ,lord1 ran to ,eli2 but ,eli answered3 ,i did not call thee1 lie down again4 ,the ,lord called yet two times to ,samuel1 and he ran each time to ,eli4 ,the high priest now perceived that it was the ,lord who called ,samuel1 and said to him3 ,if he call thee again1 answer3 ,speak1 ,lord1 for ,thy servant heareth4 ,samuel lay down again1 and the ,lord called the fourth time to ,samuel1 and he answered according to ,eli's words4 ,and the voice of the ,lord said3 ,because ,eli saw that his sons were wicked1 and yet he did not restrain them1 therefore ,i will send destruction upon him and upon his house4 ,in the morning when ,eli learned what the ,lord had said1 he replied3 ,it is the ,lord3 let him do what seemeth him good4 ,there was war with the ,philistines1 and the ,israelites were defeated4 ,so they brought the ,ark of the ,covenant to the camp2 but they were again routed1 and the ,ark was captured by the ,philistines4 ,eli was at that time #ih years old4 ,he was seated in a chair by the wayside watching2 for he was anxious for the ,ark of ,god4 ,one who had fled from the battle came and said3 ,israel is defeated1 thy sons are fallen1 and ,god's ,ark is taken4 ,when he heard about the ,ark of ,god1 he fell backwards1 and his neck was broken1 and he died4--,the ,philistines took the ,ark and put it in the temple of the idol ,dagon4 ,but as a disease broke out in the land1 they brought the ,ark back and sent presents with it4 7#a ,sam4 #a-f47 ,samuel was the last of the judges4 ,he journeyed through the land and judged1 and he was honored by the people4 ,when he was old he made his two sons judges2 but they walked not in the way of their father1 but sold judgment for money4 ,then the elders of the people came to ,samuel and said3 ,now make us a king to judge us and go before us in our wars4 ,this thing displeased ,samuel1 but the ,lord said to him3 ,hearken unto the voice of the people1 for they have not rejected thee1 but me have they rejected1 that ,i should no longer be king over them4 ,and the ,lord spoke again to ,samuel and said3 ,tomorrow ,i will send thee a man from the tribe of ,benjamin2 him shalt thou anoint to be king over my people4 ,on the morrow ,samuel saw a man of the tribe of ,benjamin2 his name was ,saul1 the son of ,kish4 ,there was not among the children of ,israel a goodlier person than he3 from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people4 ,the ,lord said to ,samuel3 ,behold the man of whom ,i spoke to thee6 ,and ,samuel brought him into his house1 took a vial of oil1 and poured it upon his head and said3 ,now has the ,lord anointed thee to be king over ,his people4 ,on that day the spirit of ,god came upon ,saul1 and the ,lord gave him another heart4 ,then ,samuel ceased to be judge4 7#a ,sam4 #g-aj47 #cb4 ,saul ,saul was brave and overcame the enemy2 but he would also follow his own will and proved disobedient to the law of the ,lord4 ,samuel therefore said to him3 ,thy kingdom shall not continue1 for the ,lord has chosen a man after his own heart to be ruler over his people4 ,and the ,lord said to ,samuel3 ,fill thy horn with oil and go to ,bethlehem1 and anoint ,david1 the youngest son of ,jesse1 to be king after ,saul4 ,and ,samuel went and anointed ,david1 and the spirit of the ,lord came upon him from that day4 ,but the spirit of the ,lord departed from ,saul1 and an evil spirit from the ,lord troubled him4 ,his servants brought ,david1 because he was skilful in playing the harp4 ,when the evil spirit came upon ,saul1 ,david played the harp before him1 and it went well with ,saul1 and the evil spirit departed from him4 7#a ,sam4 #aa-af47 #cc4 ,david and ,goliath ,there was again war with the ,philistines4 ,among them was a mighty champion by name ,goliath1 who for #dj days came before the camp and mocked the ,israelites1 because no one dared to meet him in combat4 ,the king promised to give his daughter to him who could slay the champion4 ,when ,david came to the camp and learned this1 he offered to go against him4 ,but ,saul objected3 ,thou art young1 and he is a warrior from his youth4 ,david answered3 ,once while ,i kept my father's sheep there came a lion and a bear and took a lamb2 but ,i went against them1 killed them and saved the lamb4 ,the ,lord who delivered me from the lion and the bear will also deliver me from this ,philistine4 ,then ,saul said3 ,go1 and the ,lord be with thee4 ,david took his staff and his sling and five smooth stones from the brook1 and went against ,goliath4 ,when the champion saw him he cried3 ,am ,i a dog that thou comest against me with staves8 ,david answered3 ,thou comest against me with sword and with spear2 but ,i come against thee in the name of the ,lord1 the ,god of hosts4 ,then he put a stone in his sling and threw it1 and struck the champion in the forehead1 so he fell to the earth4 ,david ran and drew the ,philistine's sword out of the sheath1 and cut off his head4 ,david was placed over the army1 and later he got ,saul's daughter to wife4 ,and ,jonathan1 the son of ,saul1 loved ,david as his own soul4 7#a ,sam4 #ag47 #cd4 ,saul ,pursues ,david1 ,saul ,dies ,when ,david returned after his victory over ,goliath1 the women sang3 ,saul slew a thousand1 but ,david slew ten thousand4 ,for this1 ,saul became suspicious of ,david and was his enemy all his life4 ,twice he threw his javelin at ,david to spear him to the wall1 while he stood playing before him4 ,david was compelled to flee1 and wandered about from place to place1 for ,saul was after him4 ,when ,david once had hidden in a cave1 ,saul came into the same cave4 ,david would not put forth his hand against the ,lord's anointed1 but went and cut off a piece of his garment4 ,when ,saul had left the cave1 ,david went out also and showed him the piece4 ,saul wept and said3 ,thou art more righteous than ,i1 for thou hast rewarded evil with good4 ,and ,saul went to his house4--,nevertheless he again went in pursuit of ,david4 ,while he and his people slept1 ,david came to his bed and took away his spear and his cruse of water4 ,when ,saul saw that ,david again had spared his life1 he cried3 ,return1 my son ,david1 for ,i will no more do thee harm6 ,but ,david went and dwelt in the land of the ,philistines until ,saul's death4 ,there was a great battle with the ,philistines4 ,saul was wounded1 and ,jonathan had fallen4 ,saul then said to his armor-bearer3 ,thrust thy sword through me4 ,but when he dared not lay his hand on the ,lord's anointed1 he placed the sword against his own breast and fell upon it and died4 ,david lamented in a beautiful song the death of ,saul and ,jonathan4 7#a ,sam4 #ah-ca2 #b ,sam4 #a47 #ce4 ,david ,made ,king 7#ajee years before ,christ47 ,after ,saul was dead1 ,david was made king1 and he reigned for #dj years4 ,he captured ,jerusalem and made this city the capital1 and then he and the whole house of ,israel brought the ,ark of the ,covenant thither with shouts of joy and sound of trumpets4 ,he executed judgment and justice to the whole people1 and he remembered ,jonathan and said to his son3 ,i restore to thee all the lands of ,saul1 and thou shalt eat at my table4 ,he was the light and the sweetest singer of ,israel1 and composed many beautiful psalms1 which are found in the ,book of ,psalms in the ,bible1 and speaks in many of these of the ,messiah1 or the ,savior who was to come4 ,he subdued the nations round about and was very powerful4 ,david intended to build a house for the ,lord4 ,but the ,lord spoke to him through ,nathan the prophet and said3 ,when thy days be fulfilled1 ,i will set up thy seed after thee4 ,he shall build a house for my name1 and ,i will establish the throne of his kingdom forever4 ,and thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee1 thy throne shall be established for ever4 7#b ,sam4 #b-aj47 #cf4 ,david's ,fall ,while ,joab was warring against the ,ammonites1 ,david one evening saw from the roof of his house a woman bathing4 ,she was ,bathsheba1 the wife of ,uriah4 ,he sent for her and committed adultery with her1 and sent a letter to ,joab that he should set ,uriah where the battle was fiercest1 that he might fall by the hand of the ,ammonites4 ,joab obeyed his lord1 and ,uriah was killed4 ,when ,david got ,joab's message about this he said3 ,the sword devoureth one as well as another4 ,when the time of mourning had passed for ,bathsheba1 he took her to wife4 ,but the deed that ,david had done was evil in the eyes of the ,lord4 ,the ,lord sent the prophet ,nathan unto ,david1 and he said3 ,there were two men in one city1 the one rich and the other poor4 ,the rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds1 but the poor man had nothing save one little lamb1 which did eat of his morsel and drink of his cup1 and lay in his bosom1 and was unto him as a daughter4 ,and there came a traveler unto the rich man1 and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd1 but took the poor man's only lamb1 and dressed it for the wayfaring man4 ,and ,david's anger was greatly kindled against the man and he said3 ,the man that did this is a son of death1 and he shall restore the lamb fourfold4 ,nathan answered3 ,thou art the man6 ,uriah hast thou smitten with the sword of the ,ammonites1 and his wife hast thou taken to be thy wife4 ,david humbled himself before the ,lord and said3 ,o ,god1 create in me a clean heart1 and renew a right spirit within me4 ,thou delightest not in sacrifice1 else would ,i give it2 ,thou hast no pleasure in burnt offering4 ,the sacrifices of ,god are a broken spirit1 a broken and contrite heart1 ,o ,god1 ,thou wilt not despise4 ,and the ,lord forgave him4 ,but the son that ,bathsheba bore him soon died2 and much sorrow came upon ,david in his old age4 7#b ,sam4 #aa-ab47 #cg4 ,the ,revolt of ,absalom ,absalom1 a son of ,david1 was the comeliest man in ,israel4 ,there was no blemish on him from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head4 ,although his father loved him greatly1 he conspired to be king in his father's stead4 ,he would stand beside the road1 and when any one came and would bow down before him1 he embraced him and kissed him1 and thus stole the hearts of the men of ,israel from his father4 ,he conspired with ,ahithophel1 ,david's counsellor1 and came with an army against ,jerusalem1 and ,david was forced to flee from his son4 ,ahithophel's counsel was to pursue ,david immediately2 but ,hushai1 ,david's friend1 advised ,absalom to wait until he could raise a larger army4 ,the ,lord1 wishing to bring destruction upon ,absalom1 caused ,ahithophel's good advice to be rejected1 and ,ahithophel went and hanged himself4 ,david thus gained time to raise an army4 ,he set ,joab over it1 and commanded him saying3 ,deal gently with the young man6 ,there was a great battle in a forest4 ,absalom was compelled to flee1 and riding under an oak1 his head was caught in its boughs4 ,the mule on which he rode ran away1 and he was left hanging between heaven and earth4 ,joab ran and thrust three javelins through his heart4 ,when ,david heard of this he wept and lamented3 ,o ,absalom1 my son1 would ,i had died for thee6 ,o ,absalom1 my son1 my son6--,some years later ,david died and ,solomon1 the son of ,bathsheba1 became king4 7#b ,sam4 #ae-ah2 #a ,kings #a-b47 #ch4 ,solomon ,god appeared unto ,solomon in a dream and said3 ,ask what ,i shall give thee4 ,solomon asked for wisdom4 ,shortly after two women came to him4 ,they dwelt together1 and each had given birth to a child4 ,as one of them had in the night overlaid her child so that it died1 she arose and took the child of the other1 and laid her own in its place4 ,both now asserted3 ,i am mother of the living child4 ,solomon said3 ,fetch me a sword6 ,when the sword was brought1 he said3 ,divide the child in two1 and give half to one and half to the other4 ,then the one cried3 ,give her the child1 and do not divide it4 ,the other said3 ,divide it1 so it shall be neither mine nor thine4 ,then ,solomon said3 ,give the child to her who wills that it shall live1 for she is the mother4 ,all ,israel heard the judgment and feared the king1 for they saw that the wisdom of ,god was in him4--,solomon was wiser than all other men1 and the fame of his wisdom spread abroad1 and the queen of ,sheba came to hear him4 ,he spoke #cjjj proverbs1 and his songs were #ajje2 he wrote of trees1 from the cedar that grows on ,lebanon to the hyssop that springs out of the wall2 he wrote of beasts of the field1 of birds1 of creeping things and of fishes4 ,he had peace round about and all ,israel dwelt safely1 each man under his vine and fig tree4 ,he traded with distant lands and gathered gold and silver and precious stones in great abundance4 ,on ,mount ,moriah in ,jerusalem he built a magnificent temple instead of the ,tabernacle1 and put the ,ark in the ,holy of ,holies4 ,when the temple was finished1 ,solomon knelt down and prayed3 ,o ,lord1 the heaven1 and the heaven of heavens cannot contain ,thee2 how much less this house that ,i have builded6 ,yet hear ,thou in heaven1 ,thy dwelling place1 every humble prayer that shall be sent up to ,thee from this house6 ,and when a stranger that is not of ,israel shall come and pray towards this house1 then hear ,thou his prayers also6 ,solomon did not continue faithful to the end4 ,he had taken many heathen women to be his wives1 and when he was old they turned his heart1 so that he built altars to the abominable idols of the heathens4 ,and the people murmured because of heavy taxes and burdens4 7#a ,kings #c-aa47 #ci4 ,the ,kingdom ,is ,divided 7#ige years before ,christ47 ,when ,solomon was dead1 all ,israel came together and said to his son ,rehoboam3 ,thy father made our yoke heavy1 make thou it lighter1 and we will make thee king4 ,rehoboam first took counsel from the old men1 who had been the counsellors of his father4 ,they said3 ,if thou wilt hearken to the people this day they will serve thee all thy days4 ,then he consulted the young men who had grown up with him1 and he answered according to their counsel3 ,my father's yoke was heavy1 mine shall be heavier still2 my father chastised you with whips1 ,i will chastise you with scorpions4 ,at this answer the people were provoked1 and ten tribes chose ,jeroboam for king1 and only ,judah and ,benjamin clung to ,rehoboam for ,david's sake4--,samaria became the capital of the ten tribes1 or the kingdom of ,israel1 and ,jerusalem the capital for the two tribes1 or the kingdom of ,judah4 7#a ,kings #ab3a-bd47 #dj4 ,the ,kingdom of ,israel1 ,jeroboam ,jeroboam thought thus3 ,if the people go up to ,jerusalem to worship the ,lord1 their hearts will again turn to the house of ,david4 ,he therefore set up two golden calves1 and the people went and sacrificed to them4 ,the ,lord warned him1 saying3 ,thou hast made thyself strange gods1 therefore ,i will cut off thy house4 ,his son became king1 but was killed1 and the whole family destroyed4 ,there came kings of other families2 but all were wicked and worshiped strange gods4 7#a ,kings #ab3be-ae3cj47 #da4 ,ahab and ,elijah ,the worst of all kings in ,israel was ,ahab4 ,he married the wicked ,jezebel1 daughter of the king of ,sidon1 and built a temple for the idol ,baal4 ,the prophet ,elijah foretold as a punishment a drought which lasted for three years1 and the land thirsted for rain4 ,meanwhile ,elijah dwelt with a poor widow in the city of ,zarephath1 and the meal in her jar was not consumed1 and the cruse of oil failed not1 and when her son died1 ,elijah prayed to the ,lord1 and the soul of the child came into him again4 ,when the three years were ended1 ,elijah went at the ,lord's command unto ,ahab and bade him call the priests of ,baal together on ,mount ,carmel4 ,then said ,elijah unto the people3 ,i1 even ,i only1 am left a prophet of ,jehovah2 but ,baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men4 ,let them therefore give us two bullocks2 and let them choose one bullock for themselves1 and cut it in pieces1 and lay it on the wood1 and put no fire under2 and ,i will dress the other bullock1 and lay it on the wood1 and put no fire under4 ,and call ye on the name of your god1 and ,i will call on the name of ,jehovah2 and the ,god that answereth by fire1 let him be ,god4 ,and all the people answered and said3 ,it is well spoken4 ,the priests of ,baal sacrificed an ox and called upon their god the whole day2 but he answered not4 ,elijah said3 ,cry a little louder6 ,your god may be musing1 or perhaps he sleeps6 ,at evening ,elijah sacrificed an ox and prayed3 ,o ,lord1 let it be known this day that ,thou art ,god in ,israel1 and that ,i am ,thy servant6 ,then there came fire from heaven and consumed his sacrifice4 ,the people took the priests of ,baal and slew them1 and the heavens grew black1 and there was a great rain4 ,jezebel sought the life of ,elijah1 but he fled to the wilderness and wished that he might die1 because ,israel had broken their covenant with the ,lord4 ,but the ,lord said3 ,return1 there are yet left #gjjj who have not bowed the knee unto ,baal4 ,naboth had a vineyard that ,ahab wished to buy1 because it lay close up to his palace4 ,when ,naboth would not sell his inheritance1 because that was against the law of ,moses1 ,ahab was sad1 went to bed and would not eat4 ,jezebel said3 ,arise1 eat and be merry6 ,i will give thee the vineyard4 ,she bade the judges procure witnesses to testify that ,naboth had blasphemed ,god and the king4 ,naboth was stoned1 and ,ahab went to take possession of the vineyard4 ,the ,lord sent ,elijah to him in the vineyard to say3 ,where the dogs licked the blood of ,naboth1 shall they also lick thy blood1 and dogs shall eat ,jezebel4 ,ahab fell in battle1 and his blood flowed into the war-chariot1 and when it was washed in ,samaria1 dogs came and licked the blood4 ,jezebel was thrown out from a window1 and her body was eaten by dogs4 7#a ,kings #af-bb2 #b ,kings #i3cj-cg47 ,elijah was taken up alive into heaven in a whirlwind1 in a chariot of fire with horses of fire1 and ,elisha1 who became prophet after him1 stood and saw it4 7#b ,kings #b47 #db4 ,the ,kingdom of ,israel ,overthrown 7#gbb years before ,christ47 ,the kings and the people of ,israel continued to worship strange gods1 and would not listen to the prophets of the ,lord4 ,so the punishment must come4 ,the king of ,assyria1 the powerful ,shalmaneser1 put ,hoshea1 the last king1 in chains1 and his successor took ,samaria and carried the people to ,assyria4 ,one of the later kings sent heathens from his countries to dwell in the land4 ,these were called ,samaritans1 and learned more and more to know ,jehovah2 but the inhabitants of ,judah and ,benjamin would not acknowledge them as right brethren1 and there was bitter enmity between the ,samaritans and the ,jews4 7#b ,kings #ag47 #dc4 ,the ,kingdom of ,judah1 ,hezekiah and ,isaiah ,in ,judah kings of the house of ,david always reigned2 many of them were wicked and served strange gods2 but a few were pious and served the ,lord1 and thus idolatry did not come to such power as in the kingdom of ,israel4 ,the most pious of the kings was ,hezekiah4 ,sennacherib1 the king of ,assyria1 came against ,jerusalem and used great words1 saying3 ,believe not that your ,god can deliver you1 for the gods of the heathens were not able to deliver their countries from the king of ,assyria4 ,hezekiah went up to the house of the ,lord and prayed for deliverance4 ,the prophet ,isaiah sent this message to him3 ,the ,lord has heard your prayer4 ,the angel of the ,lord passed through the camp of the ,assyrians and smote in one night #ahe1jjj1 and ,sennacherib was compelled to return home in disgrace4--,shortly after this ,hezekiah became sick4 ,isaiah promised to prolong his life fifteen years4 ,the king of ,babylon sent messengers with gifts and greetings to ,hezekiah1 for he had heard that he had been sick4 ,hezekiah was glad1 and showed the messengers all his treasures4 ,then ,isaiah came and said3 ,these treasures shall all be carried away to ,babylon1 and thy sons shall be servants in the palace of the king of ,babylon4 7#b ,kings #aj-bj47 ,isaiah has written many prophecies4 ,of our ,savior ,jesus ,christ he wrote3 ,surely ,he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows2 ,he was wounded for our transgressions1 ,he was bruised for our iniquities2 the chastisement of our peace was upon ,him1 and with ,his stripes we are healed4 ,he was oppressed1 yet when ,he was afflicted ,he opened not ,his mouth1 as a lamb that is led to the slaughter4 7,isaiah #ec47 #dd4 ,the ,kingdom of ,judah ,overthrown 7#ehh years before ,christ47 ,the people fell off from the ,lord1 and ,king ,manasseh sacrificed his own children to the idols1 and the punishment had to come upon the kingdom of ,judah also4 ,the king of ,babylon1 the mighty ,nebuchadnezzar1 took ,jerusalem1 burned the temple and the city and tore down the walls4 ,zedekiah1 the last king1 was forced to look upon the slaying of his own children2 then his eyes were put out1 and he was placed in chains and together with the people brought to ,babylon in captivity #ehh years before the birth of ,christ4 7#b ,kings #ba-be47 #de4 ,the ,babylonian ,captivity ,the sins of the ,jews were great1 and their punishment was heavy4 ,now1 when they were compelled to live among the heathens1 they longed for the ,holy ,city and the worship in the temple of the ,lord4 ,yet the ,lord left them not without consolation4 ,from the prophecies of the prophet ,jeremiah they knew that when #gj years were passed the ,lord would have compassion on them and bring them back to the land of their fathers4 ,and the ,lord sent two great prophets to them to console and strengthen them4 ,these were ,ezekiel and ,daniel4 ,nebuchadnezzar had a dream which he could not remember4 ,daniel prayed to the ,lord1 and both the dream and the explanation of it were shown him in a vision in the night4 ,the king had seen a great image4 ,the head was of gold1 the breast and arms of silver1 the belly and thighs of brass1 and the legs of iron and of clay4 ,a stone which was not thrown by the hands of man struck the image and broke it to pieces2 but the stone became a great mountain which filled the whole earth4 ,daniel interpreted the dream thus3 ,there shall arise four great kingdoms after each other2 afterward ,god will establish a kingdom that shall overthrow all these1 but shall itself remain forever4--,the king said3 ,thy ,god is a ,god above all gods1 since he can reveal secret things4 ,daniel was now made ruler of the wise men of the country and remained in great respect and honor even after the death of ,nebuchadnezzar4 ,but he had enemies1 and these caused one of the following kings to throw him into a den of lions2 but the ,lord sent him ,his angel who shut the mouths of the lions4 ,the next day ,daniel was pulled up from the den unhurt1 and the men that had accused him were cast into it2 but they had not even reached the bottom of the den before the lions seized them and broke their bones4 7,book of ,daniel #b-f47 #df4 ,the ,return from ,babylon ,cyrus1 king of ,persia1 took ,babylon1 and permitted the ,jews to return to the land of their fathers4 ,he gave them back all the vessels of gold and silver from the temple that had been carried away by ,nebuchadnezzar4 ,the #gj years were then at an end4 ,those who went away were #db1cfj4 ,zerubbabel1 a chief of the house of ,david1 led them to ,jerusalem4 ,in the second year after their return they began to build a new temple on ,mount ,moriah1 where the temple of ,solomon had stood4 ,the ,samaritans wished to build the temple with them2 but the ,jews would not permit it1 as they did not regard them as right brethren4 ,the ,samaritans therefore hindered the work for many years4 ,but then the prophets ,haggai and ,zechariah arose and encouraged the people1 and the temple was finished2 but it was not so magnificent as ,solomon's temple4--,the ,samaritans built a temple for themselves on ,mount ,gerizim4 ,several years after this1 ,ezra1 of the tribe of ,levi1 came to ,jerusalem and exhorted the people not to sin any more against the ,lord by marrying heathen women4 7,book of ,ezra47 ,the walls of ,jerusalem were not yet rebuilt4 ,when ,nehemiah1 cup-bearer to the king of ,persia1 heard of this he begged leave to go to ,judea4 ,the king made him governor of ,judea1 and he got the walls of the city built in fifty-two days1 even though the ,samaritans tried to hinder him4 7,book of ,nehemiah47 #dg4 ,the ,maccabees ,alexander the ,great1 king of ,macedonia1 took ,palestine1 formerly belonging to the king of ,persia1 as well as all the other kingdoms of the latter4 ,when ,alexander died his great empire was divided1 and the ,jews came first under ,egypt and after that under ,syria and were oppressed in every way4 ,at last the ,syrian king1 ,antiochus ,epiphanes1 sought to compel them to live as the heathens4 ,many renounced their faith and sacrificed to the gods4 ,but many also continued firmly in the faith and chose rather to die than to turn from the law of the ,lord4 ,seven brothers were successively scourged and tormented to death4 ,the mother stood by and looked on and admonished them not to turn from the ,lord4 ,at last the mother also was killed4 7#b ,macc4 #g47 ,at this time there lived in ,judea a priest by the name of ,mattathias4 ,he would not sacrifice to the idols1 but fled with his sons to the mountains1 and those who feared ,god gathered about him4 ,when he died his son ,judas ,maccabaeus#b became the leader4 ,he was brave as a young lion2 he defeated the ,syrians1 took ,jerusalem and purged the temple4--,the ,maccabees ruled over the country for #ajc years4 ,then the powerful ,romans1 whose home country was ,italy1 came and conquered the country4 ,the ,roman emperor ,augustus made ,herod king of ,judea4 ,herod who is called the ,great1 was an ,edomite4 ,he was very suspicious and cruel and killed a great many innocent people1 even his own wife and three of his sons4 ,he wished to flatter the people1 and decorated the temple magnificently2 but the people turned their hearts from him4--,during his reign the fulness of time had come1 and our ,savior ,jesus ,christ was born in ,bethlehem1 as the prophet ,micah had foretold4 ----- ,footnote #b3 ,maccabaeus means3 ,the man with the hammer4 ----- #dh4 ,jonah ,the ,lord said unto the prophet ,jonah3 ,go to ,nineveh1 the great city1 and proclaim that it shall be destroyed1 for its sins are great4 ,but ,jonah went aboard a ship to flee over the sea4 ,the ,lord sent a tempest1 so the ship was at the point of sinking4 ,the sailors said one to another3 ,let us cast lots to see whose fault it is that such evil befalls us4 ,the lot fell on ,jonah1 and they cast him into the sea2 and it was calm4 ,the ,lord sent a great fish that swallowed ,jonah1 and he was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights4 ,the ,lord commanded the fish1 and it cast ,jonah up on land4 ,the ,lord now spoke a second time to ,jonah3 ,go to ,nineveh and proclaim what ,i shall bid thee4 ,jonah went into ,nineveh and cried3 ,in #dj days ,nineveh shall be destroyed6 ,the people repented1 and the king put off his royal garments and clothed himself in sack cloth and ashes4 ,god repented of the evil ,he had spoken1 and ,he spared ,nineveh4 ,then ,jonah murmured and said3 ,did it not go as ,i thought while ,i was in my country1 and would flee over the sea8 ,for ,i knew that ,thou art a ,god merciful and slow to anger1 and repentest of evil4 ,jonah had gone outside the city and remained there to see what would become of the city4 ,the ,lord let a plant spring up to give shade for his head1 and ,jonah was fond of the plant4 ,in the morning the ,lord prepared a worm1 and it stung the plant1 so it withered4 ,and there came a sultry east wind1 and the sun beat upon the head of ,jonah1 and he said3 ,it is better for me to die than to live4 ,then said the ,lord3 ,thou hast pity on the plant for which thou hast not labored1 neither madest it grow1 because it withered2 and should not ,i have pity on ,nineveh1 that great city1 wherein are more than twelve times #aj1jjj persons that cannot discern between their right and their left hand1 and also much cattle8 7,the ,book of ,jonah47 #di4 ,job ,job was the name of a ,god-fearing man who had seven sons and three daughters1 and owned #g1jjj sheep1 #c1jjj camels1 #ejj yoke of oxen and #ejj she-asses1 and was the richest of all the men of the ,east4 ,when his sons had feasted and eaten and drunk1 he arose early and offered burnt offerings1 for1 said he3 ,it may be that my sons have sinned and said farewell to ,god in their hearts4 ,eyes was he to the blind1 feet was he to the lame1 and a father to the poor2 the aged arose before him1 and princes were silent when he spoke4 ,one day when his children were feasting in the house of their elder brother1 there came a messenger to ,job1 and said3 ,the oxen were plowing1 and the asses were feeding beside them1 and the ,sabeans fell upon them and took them away2 yea1 they have slain the servants1 ,i only am escaped4 ,while he was yet speaking1 there came another and said3 ,fire is fallen from heaven and has burned up the sheep and the shepherds1 and ,i only escaped4 ,while he was yet speaking1 came a third and said3 ,the ,chaldeans fell upon the camels1 and have taken them away1 yea1 and have slain the young men with the edge of the sword4 ,i only am escaped to tell thee4 ,while he yet spoke1 came a fourth and said3 ,thy sons and daughters were eating and drinking in their oldest brother's house1 and behold1 there came a great wind from the wilderness1 and smote the house1 and it fell upon thy children1 and they are dead1 ,i only am escaped4 ,then ,job rent his robe1 but worshiped ,god1 and said3 ,naked came ,i from my mother's womb1 and naked shall ,i return4 ,the ,lord gave1 and the ,lord hath taken away1 blessed be the name of the ,lord6 ,job's whole body now became covered with boils1 and he took a potsherd to scrape himself1 and he sat in the ashes4 ,his wife asked3 ,dost thou still believe in ,god8 ,job answered3 ,thou speakest as one of the foolish women4 ,shall we receive good at the hands of ,god1 and shall we not receive evil8 ,three of ,job's friends1 hearing of his misfortunes1 came to console him4 ,but they knew him not1 and they sat with him seven days and seven nights1 and none spake to him1 for they saw that his grief was very great4 ,when they began to speak their words were harsh1 for they thought that he must be a greater sinner than other men1 since ,god sent greater afflictions upon him than on others4 ,then ,job sinned2 for he boasted of his perfection and disputed ,god's righteousness4 ,then the ,lord spoke to ,job out of a storm and said3 ,who art thou1 that durst dispute with ,god8 ,and ,job answered3 ,i have uttered that which ,i understood not4 ,and ,god forgave him1 and reproved his three friends because they had judged ,job harshly4 ,god blessed ,job2 he was healed again1 and got twice as much riches as before2 he got again seven sons and three daughters1 and lived a hundred and forty years after and died old and full of days4 7,book of ,job47 #ej4 ,the ,books of the ,old ,testament #a-e4 ,the #e books of ,moses1 called the ,pentateuch1 which begin with the creation of the world1 and close with the death of ,moses4 ,their names are3 #a4 ,genesis2 #b4 ,exodus2 #c4 ,leviticus2 #d4 ,numbers2 #e4 ,deuteronomy4 #f4 ,the ,book of ,joshua4 #g4 ,the ,book of ,judges4 #h4 ,the ,book of ,ruth4 #i-aj4 ,the two ,books of ,samuel4 #aa-ab4 ,the two ,books of ,kings4 #ac-ad4 ,the two ,books of ,chronicles4 #ae4 ,the ,book of ,ezra4 #af4 ,the ,book of ,nehemiah4 #ag4 ,the ,book of ,esther1 which tells of a ,jewish girl who became queen of ,persia4 #ah4 ,the ,book of ,job4 #ai4 ,the ,book of ,psalms1 or ,the ,psalms of ,david1 in all #aej4 ,david has written many of these4 #bj4 ,the ,proverbs of ,solomon4 #ba4 ,ecclesiastes1 or ,the ,preacher4 #bb4 ,the ,song of ,solomon4 ,the five books of the four ,major ,prophets3 #a4 ,isaiah4 #b-c4 ,jeremiah1 and his ,book of ,lamentations4 #d4 ,ezekiel4 #e4 ,daniel4 ,the #ab ,minor ,prophets3 #a4 ,hosea4 #b4 ,joel4 #c4 ,amos4 #d4 ,obadiah4 #e4 ,jonah4 #f4 ,micah4 #g4 ,nahum4 #h4 ,habakkuk4 #i4 ,zephaniah4 #aj4 ,haggai4 #aa4 ,zechariah4 #ab4 ,malachi4--,in all #ci writings4 ,in most of these books prophecies concerning ,christ are found4 ,malachi1 the last prophet1 foretells even of him who shall prepare the way for ,him4 ,the ,lord says in the book of this prophet3 ,behold1 ,i will send my messenger1 and he shall prepare the way before me4 ,and again ,he says3 ,behold1 ,i will send you ,elijah the prophet before the coming of the great day of the ,lord4 ,concerning these writings the ,apostle ,paul says3 ,all ,scripture is given by inspiration of ,god1 and is profitable for doctrine1 for reproof1 for correction and for instruction in righteousness4 ,and the ,apostle ,peter says3 ,the holy men of ,god spoke as they were moved by the ,holy ,spirit4 ,after these books come a number of others called ,apocrypha4 ,these were written by pious men and contain much that is good2 but they are not inspired by ,god1 as are the ,holy ,scriptures1 hence we dare not always use them as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path4 ,the most important are3 ,the ,book of ,tobit1 ,the ,book of ,wisdom1 ,the ,wisdom of ,jesus1 son of ,sirach1 and the two ,books of the ,maccabees4 ,,the ,,new ,,testament #ea4 ,the ,birth of ,john ,the ,baptist ,at the time that ,herod the ,great was king in ,judea1 there was a priest by the name ,zacharias1 and the name of his wife was ,elisabeth4 ,they were both righteous before ,god2 but they had no children1 and both were now old4 ,one day while ,zacharias was offering incense in the ,holy ,place1 and the people were praying without1 an angel of the ,lord appeared unto him4 ,and fear fell upon ,zacharias2 but the angel said unto him3 ,fear not1 ,zacharias1 for thy supplication is heard1 and thy wife ,elisabeth shall bear a son1 and thou shalt call his name ,john#c4 ,he shall go before ,his face in the spirit and power of ,elijah1 and make ready for the ,lord a people prepared for ,him4 ,zacharias said3 ,whereby shall ,i know this8 ,the angel answered3 ,i am ,gabriel that stand in the presence of ,god4 ,behold1 thou shalt be dumb until the day that these things shall come to pass1 because thou didst not believe my words4 7,luke #a3e-be47 ----- ,footnote #c3 ,which means3 ,the ,lord is gracious4 ----- ,and ,elisabeth brought forth a son4 ,her neighbors and kinsfolk would have him called ,zacharias after his father2 but his mother said3 ,he shall be called ,john4 ,they said3 ,there is none of thy kindred that is called by this name4 ,and they made signs to his father1 and he took a tablet and wrote3 ,his name is ,john4 ,and immediately his mouth was opened1 and he blessed ,god in a glorious song of praise4 ,and the child grew and waxed strong in spirit1 and was in the deserts till the day when he stood forth before the people of ,israel4 7,luke #a3eg-hj47 #eb4 ,the ,annunciation of ,mary ,in the sixth month after ,gabriel had appeared to ,zacharias he was sent from ,god to a city of ,galilee named ,nazareth4 ,there dwelt a virgin of the house of ,david1 and her name was ,mary4 ,she was betrothed to a man of the house of ,david1 and his name was ,joseph4 ,and the angel came in unto ,mary and said3 ,hail1 thou that art highly favored1 the ,lord is with thee2 blessed art thou among women6 ,but ,mary was greatly troubled at this saying and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be4 ,and the angel said3 ,fear not1 ,mary1 for thou hast found favor with ,god4 ,thou shalt bring forth a son1 and shalt call his name ,,jesus4#d ,then ,mary said3 ,how shall this be1 seeing ,i am not married8 ,the angel answered3 ,the ,holy ,spirit shall come upon thee1 and the power of the ,most ,high shall overshadow thee3 wherefore also the ,holy ,one which is born of thee shall be called the ,son of ,god4 ,and ,mary said3 ,behold1 the handmaid of the ,lord2 be it unto me according to thy word4 ,and the angel departed from her4 7,luke #a3bf-ch47 ----- ,footnote #d3 ,which means ,savior4 ----- #ec4 ,the ,birth of the ,savior ,it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from ,caesar ,augustus1 that all the world should be enrolled4 ,and all went to enroll themselves1 every one in his own city4 ,and ,joseph also went from ,nazareth in ,galilee to ,judea1 to the city of ,david which is called ,bethlehem1 to enroll himself with ,mary1 his betrothed wife4 ,while they were there1 the time was fulfilled1 and ,mary brought forth a son1 wrapped ,him in swaddling clothes1 and laid ,him in a manger1 for there was no room for them in the inn4 ,and there were shepherds in the same country1 abiding in the field1 and keeping watch by night over their flock4 ,and lo1 an angel of the ,lord stood by them1 and the glory of the ,lord shone round about them1 and they were sore afraid4 ,but the angel said unto them3 ,be not afraid2 for behold1 ,i bring you good tidings of great joy3 ,for there is born to you this day in the city of ,david a ,savior1 who is ,christ the ,lord4 ,and this is the sign unto you3 ,ye shall find a ,babe wrapped in swaddling clothes1 and lying in a manger4 ,and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising ,god1 and saying3 ,glory to ,god in the highest1 and on earth peace among men in whom ,he is well pleased4 ,and the shepherds came with haste and found ,mary and ,joseph1 and the ,babe lying in the manger4 ,and they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this ,child4 ,and all that heard it wondered2 but ,mary kept these words in her heart4 ,when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising the ,child1 ,his name was called ,jesus according to the word of the angel4 ,forty days after the birth of ,jesus1 ,his parents brought ,him to ,jerusalem to present ,him to the ,lord4 ,and there was in ,jerusalem a pious man whose name was ,simeon4 ,he had been promised by the ,holy ,spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the ,lord's ,christ4 ,and he came that day in the ,spirit into the temple4 ,and when he saw the ,child1 he took ,it up in his arms and said3 ,lord1 now lettest ,thou ,thy servant depart in peace1 for mine eyes have seen ,thy salvation1 which ,thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples4 7,luke #b3a-ca47 #ed4 ,the ,wise-,men from the ,east ,when ,jesus was born in ,bethlehem in the days of ,herod the king1 ,wise-men came from the ,east to ,jerusalem1 saying3 ,where is ,he that is born ,king of the ,jews8 ,for we saw ,his star in the ,east1 and are come to worship ,him4 ,and ,herod called together the chief priests and the scribes and inquired of them where ,christ should be born4 ,they answered3 ,in ,bethlehem1 according to the prophecy of ,micah4 ,then ,herod called the ,wise-men secretly and learned of them carefully what time the star appeared1 and said to them3 ,go to ,bethlehem and search out carefully concerning the ,child1 and when ye have found ,it1 bring me word1 that ,i may come also and worship ,it4 ,the ,wise-men went their way1 and lo1 the star which they had seen in the ,east went before them1 till it came and stood over the house where the ,child was4 ,and when they saw the star they rejoiced greatly and came into the house and found the ,child and ,mary ,his mother1 and they fell down and worshiped ,him1 and they offered unto ,him their treasures1 gold1 frankincense and myrrh4 ,and being warned of ,god in a dream that they should not return to ,herod1 they departed into their own country another way4 ,when they were departed an angel of the ,lord appeared unto ,joseph in a dream and said3 ,arise1 take the ,child and ,his mother and flee into ,egypt1 and be thou there until ,i tell thee2 for ,herod will seek the ,child to destroy ,him4 ,then ,joseph took the ,child and ,his mother by night and went into ,egypt4 ,when ,herod saw that he was mocked of the ,wise-men he was exceeding wroth1 and sent forth and slew all the male children in ,bethlehem from two years old and under4--,when ,herod was dead an angel of the ,lord appeared in a dream to ,joseph in ,egypt1 saying3 ,arise1 take the ,child and ,his mother and go into the land of ,israel1 for they are dead that sought the ,child's life4 ,and he went into ,galilee and dwelt in ,nazareth4 ,and the ,child grew and waxed strong in spirit1 becoming full of wisdom2 and the grace of ,god was upon ,him4 7,matt4 #b2 ,luke #b3ci-dj47 #ee4 ,the ,child ,jesus in the ,temple ,the parents of ,jesus went every year to ,jerusalem at the feast of the ,passover4 ,when ,jesus was twelve years old1 they took ,him with them4 ,when they went home1 ,he tarried behind in ,jerusalem1 and they knew it not1 but supposing ,him to be in the company1 they went a day's journey4 ,and they sought for ,him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances4 ,and when they found ,him not1 they returned to ,jerusalem1 seeking for ,him4 ,after three days they found ,him in the temple1 sitting in the midst of the teachers1 both hearing them and asking them questions4 ,and all that heard ,him were amazed at ,his understanding and ,his answers4 ,and ,mary said3 ,son1 why hast ,thou thus dealt with us8 ,thy father and ,i sought ,thee sorrowing4 ,jesus answered3 ,how is it that ye sought me8 ,knew ye not that ,i must be in my ,father's house8 ,and ,he went down with them to ,nazareth2 and ,he was obedient to them4--,and ,jesus advanced in wisdom and stature1 and in favor with ,god and men 7,luke #b3da-eb47 #ef4 ,john ,preaches and ,baptizes ,john dwelt quietly in the desert till he was thirty years of age4 ,then the word of ,god came to him1 and he began to preach3 ,repent ye1 for the ,kingdom of ,heaven is at hand4 ,even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees3 every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire4 ,his manner of living was like that of the prophets of old2 he had his raiment of camel's hair1 and a leathern girdle about his loins2 and his food was locusts and wild honey4 ,people both from ,jerusalem and from the country came to him1 and they were baptized of him1 confessing their sins4 ,many believed that he was ,christ2 but he said3 ,i am not ,christ4 ,i baptize only with water2 but after me cometh ,one that is greater than ,i1 the latchet of whose shoe ,i am not worthy to unloose4 ,he shall baptize with the ,holy ,spirit4 ,he is the ,lamb of ,god that beareth the sins of the world4 7,matt4 #c3a-aa2 ,john #a3ai-bi47 ,john exhorted both high and low to repentance4 ,the tetrarch ,herod ,antipas had compelled his brother to part from his wife1 ,herodias1 and had himself taken her to wife4 ,john said to him3 ,it is not lawful for thee to have her4 ,herod became angry for this1 and cast ,john into prison4 ,when ,herod's birthday came1 the daughter of ,herodias danced before him2 he was pleased with the dance1 and promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask1 even the half of his kingdom4 ,she went to the mother1 who said3 ,ask for the head of ,john on a platter4 ,the king was grieved1 but for the sake of his guests he kept his word4 ,john was beheaded1 and his head was brought to the princess on a platter4 ,and his disciples came and buried him4 7,matt4 #ad3a-ab47 #eg4 ,jesus ,is ,baptized ,when ,jesus was thirty years old1 ,he came to ,john at the ,jordan to be baptized4 ,john said3 ,i have need to be baptized of ,thee1 and comest ,thou to me8 ,jesus answered3 ,suffer it now2 for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness4 ,then ,john baptized ,him4 ,and when ,jesus went up from the water1 lo1 the heavens were opened1 and the ,spirit of ,god descended on ,him in the form of a dove1 and there came a voice out of the heavens1 saying3 ,this is my beloved ,son1 in whom ,i am well pleased4 7,matt4 #c3ac-ag47 #eh4 ,jesus ,is ,tempted ,then ,jesus was led of the ,spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil4 ,and when ,he had fasted forty days and forty nights1 ,he afterward hungered4 ,and the tempter came and said unto ,him3 ,if ,thou art the ,son of ,god1 command that these stones become bread4 ,jesus answered3 ,it is written3 ,man shall not live by bread alone1 but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of ,god4 ,then the devil took ,him into the holy city1 and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said3 ,if ,thou art the ,son of ,god1 cast ,thyself down2 for it is written3 ,he shall give ,his angels charge concerning ,thee1 and on their hands they shall bear ,thee up1 lest haply ,thou dash ,thy foot against a stone4 ,jesus answered3 ,again it is written3 ,thou shalt not try the ,lord thy ,god4 ,again the devil took ,him unto an exceeding high mountain and showed ,him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them1 and said3 ,all these things will ,i give ,thee1 if ,thou wilt fall down and worship me4 ,jesus answered3 ,get thee hence1 ,satan6 ,for it is written3 ,thou shalt worship the ,lord1 thy ,god1 and ,him only shalt thou serve4 7,matt4 #d3a-aa47 #ei4 ,jesus ,begins ,his ,work ,after ,jesus had been baptized and tempted ,he began ,his work4 ,for about three years ,he went from place to place in the country and in the cities2 and for the great feasts ,he went up to ,jerusalem4 ,he spoke but a word and the blind saw1 the deaf heard1 the lame walked1 the lepers were cleansed1 and the dead were raised4 ,he was ,god's only begotten ,son1 born of the ,father from eternity2 therefore ,he could say3 ,i am the ,way1 the ,truth and the ,life4 ,no man cometh to the ,father but by me4 ,come unto me1 all ye that labor and are heavy laden1 and ,i will give you rest4 ,everywhere the people flocked to ,him and heard ,him1 for as ,he spoke had no man spoken4 ,once ,he spoke to the people from a mountain4 ,this speech is therefore called the ,sermon on the ,mount4 ,in this ,he says3 ,i am not come to destroy the law and the prophets1 but to fulfill them4 ,ye have heard that it was said3 ,thou shalt not commit adultery2 but ,i say unto you that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart4 ,ye have heard that it was said3 ,thou shalt not forswear thyself2 but ,i say unto you3 ,swear not at all1 but let your speech be ,yea1 yea2 ,nay1 nay2 and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil4 ,when ye pray ye shall not be as the hypocrites1 for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets that they may be seen of men4 ,verily1 ,i say unto you1 they have received their reward4 ,but thou1 when thou prayest1 enter into thine inner chamber1 and having shut thy door1 pray to thy ,father who is in secret1 and thy ,father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee4 ,lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth1 where moth and rust consume1 and where thieves break through and steal2 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven1 where neither moth nor rust doth consume1 and where thieves do not break through nor steal3 for where thy treasure is1 there will thy heart be also4 ,be not anxious for what ye shall eat1 or for what ye shall drink1 nor for what ye shall put on4 ,behold the birds of the heavens3 they sow not1 neither do they reap1 nor gather into barns1 and your heavenly ,father feedeth them4 ,are not ye of much more value than they8 ,consider the lilies of the field1 how they grow6 ,they toil not1 neither do they spin2 yet ,i say unto you that even ,solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these4 ,be not therefore anxious for the morrow2 for sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof4 ,whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you1 even so do ye also unto them4 7,matt4 #e-g47 #fj4 ,jesus ,chooses ,twelve ,apostles ,as ,jesus stood by the lake of ,gennesaret one day1 the people pressed upon ,him to hear the ,word of ,god4 ,he entered ,simon ,peter's boat and taught the people from there4 ,when ,he had left speaking1 ,he said unto ,peter3 ,put out into the deep1 and let down your nets for a draught4 ,peter answered3 ,we toiled all night1 and took nothing2 but at ,thy word ,i will let down the nets4 ,and they enclosed a great multitude of fishes1 and their nets were breaking4 ,and they beckoned unto ,james and ,john1 who were in another boat2 they came1 and they filled both the boats4 ,when ,peter saw this1 he fell down at the feet of ,jesus and said3 ,depart from me1 for ,i am a sinful man1 ,o ,lord4 ,but ,jesus said to him3 ,fear not1 from henceforth thou shalt catch men4 ,and they brought the boats to land1 and left all and followed ,him4 7,luke #e3a-aa47 ,many followed ,jesus to hear the ,gospel of salvation2 from these ,he chose twelve men who constantly should be with ,him2 these ,he called apostles1 that is1 messengers2 for they should be ,his messengers into all countries to testify about ,him4 ,the names of the twelve apostles are these3 #a4 ,simon1 whom the ,savior called ,peter 7that is3 the rock72 #b4 his brother ,andrew2 #c4 ,james1 the son of the fisherman ,zebedee2 #d4 his brother ,john1 the disciple whom ,jesus loved2 #e4 ,philip2 #f4 ,bartholomew2 #g4 ,thomas2 #h4 ,matthew2 #i4 ,james1 son of ,alpheus2 #aj4 ,judas ,thaddeus2 #aa4 ,simon ,zelotes 7that is3 the zealous one72 and #ab4 ,judas ,iscariot1 who betrayed the ,savior4 ,these twelve ,he sent out on short journeys to proclaim to the ,jews that the ,kingdom of ,heaven was at hand4 ,two and two went together4 ,later on ,he sent out seventy disciples1 who also went two and two1 to proclaim that the ,kingdom of ,heaven was at hand4 7,matt4 #aj3a-e2 ,luke #aj3a47 #fa4 ,jesus and ,nicodemus ,one of the ,pharisees1 a member of the council1 was named ,nicodemus4 ,he came to ,jesus by night and said3 ,rabbi1 we know that ,thou art a teacher come from ,god2 for no man can do these signs that ,thou doest1 except ,god be with him4 ,jesus answered3 ,except a man be born anew he cannot see the ,kingdom of ,god4 ,nicodemus said3 ,how can a man be born when he is old8 ,he can not be born twice8 ,jesus answered3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto thee3 ,except a man be born of water and of the ,spirit1 he cannot enter into the kingdom of ,god4 ,for that which is born of the flesh is flesh2 and that which is born of the ,spirit is spirit4 ,nicodemus answered3 ,how can these things be8 ,jesus answered3 ,art thou the teacher of ,israel1 and understandest not these things8 ,as ,moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness1 even so must the ,son of ,man be lifted up on the cross4 ,for ,god so loved the world1 that ,he gave ,his only begotten ,son1 that whosoever believeth in ,him should not perish1 but have eternal life4 7,john #c3a-af47 #fb4 ,jesus and the ,woman of ,samaria ,jesus was passing through ,samaria1 and being wearied with ,his journey1 ,he sat by the well outside of the city of ,sychar4 ,a woman from the city came to draw water4 ,jesus said unto her3 ,give me to drink4 ,she answered3 ,how is it that ,thou1 being a ,jew1 askest drink of me1 being a ,samaritan woman8 ,for there was bitter enmity between the ,jews and the ,samaritans4 ,jesus said3 ,if thou knew who it is that speaketh with thee1 thou wouldest have asked ,him to give thee to drink1 and ,he would have given thee living water4 ,she answered3 ,sir1 ,thou hast nothing to draw with1 and the well is deep4 ,jesus said3 ,go1 call thy husband4 ,she answered3 ,i have no husband4 ,jesus answered3 ,thou saidst well3 ,i have no husband2 for thou hast had five husbands2 and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband4 ,the woman said3 ,sir1 ,i perceive that ,thou art a prophet4 ,where ought we to worship ,god8 ,we ,samaritans believe it must be done on ,mount ,gerizim1 and ye ,jews say3 ,it ought to be in ,jerusalem4 ,jesus said3 ,woman1 the hour cometh when no man shall ask about ,gerizim and ,jerusalem2 for ,god is a ,spirit1 and they that worship ,him must worship in spirit and truth4 ,the woman answered3 ,when ,messiah cometh ,he will declare unto us all things4 ,jesus said3 ,i am ,messiah4 ,so the woman left her water pot1 and went into the city and told what had happened to her2 and the men went out to ,jesus1 and ,he abode two days in the city1 and many believed in ,him4 ,and they said to the woman3 ,now we believe not because of thy speaking1 for we have heard for ourselves1 and know that this is indeed the ,savior of the world4 7,john #d3a-db47 ,the ,parables of ,jesus #fc4 ,the ,sower ,a sower went forth to sow1 and as he sowed1 some seeds fell by the wayside1 and the birds came and devoured them4 ,and some fell upon rocky places1 where they had not much earth2 and straightway they sprang up1 because they had no deepness of earth2 and when the sun was risen1 they were scorched and withered away4 ,and some fell among thorns1 and the thorns grew up and choked them4 ,but some fell upon good ground and yielded fruit1 some a hundredfold1 some sixtyfold1 and some thirtyfold4 ,as the disciples did not understand the meaning of this parable1 ,jesus gave them this explanation3 ,the seed is the ,word of ,god2 when any one hears the ,word and does not understand it1 then comes the evil one and snatches away that which is sowed in his heart4 ,this is the seed sown by the wayside4--,that which fell upon rocky places is he that hears the ,word1 and straightway with joy receives it2 and when tribulation and persecution arise because of the ,word1 he straightway stumbles4--,that which is sown among thorns is he that hears the ,word1 and the care of the world1 and the deceitfulness of riches choke the ,word1 and it becomes unfruitful4--,but that sown in the good ground is he that hears the ,word and keeps it in his heart1 and it bears fruit4 7,matt4 #ac3a-bc47 #fd4 ,the ,tares ,among the ,wheat ,the ,kingdom of ,heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field4 ,but in the night an enemy came1 and sowed tares among the wheat4 ,when the seed sprang up1 the tares appeared also4 ,and the servants went to the householder and said3 ,sir1 didst thou not sow good seed in thy field8 ,whence has it then tares8 ,he answered3 ,an enemy has done this4 ,the servants said3 ,wilt thou1 then1 that we go and gather them up8 ,he answered3 ,nay1 lest haply ye root up the wheat with them4 ,let both grow together until harvest2 then ,i will say to the reapers3 ,gather up first the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them2 but gather the wheat into my barn4 ,jesus has explained also this parable3 ,he that soweth the good seed is the ,son of ,man1 and the field is the world2 the good seed is the children of the kingdom1 and the tares are the children of the evil one2 and the enemy that sowed the tares is the devil4 ,the harvest is the end of the world1 and the servants are the angels4 ,as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire1 so shall it be in the end of the world4 ,then shall the ,son of ,man send forth ,his angels1 and they shall gather the ungodly1 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire1 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 ,but the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their ,father4 7,matt4 #ac3bd-dc47 #fe4 ,the ,good ,samaritan ,a lawyer came to ,jesus and said3 ,master1 what shall ,i do to inherit eternal life8 ,jesus said3 ,what is written in the law8 ,he answered2 ,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with all thy heart1 and with all thy soul1 and with all thy strength1 and with all thy mind2 and thy neighbor as thyself4 ,jesus said3 ,thou hast answered right3 this do1 and thou shalt live4 ,but he1 desiring to justify himself1 said to ,jesus3 ,who is my neighbor8 ,jesus answered3 ,a man was going down from ,jerusalem to ,jericho1 and he fell among robbers1 who both stripped him and beat him1 and departed1 leaving him half dead4 ,and by chance a certain priest was going down that way1 and he saw him1 but passed by on the other side4 ,a ,levite did the same thing4 ,but a certain ,samaritan1 as he journeyed1 came where he was2 and when he saw him1 he was moved with compassion4 ,and he went to him1 bound up his wounds1 pouring on them oil and wine4 ,and he set him on his own beast1 and brought him to an inn and took care of him4 ,and on the morrow when he left1 he took out two pieces of money1 gave them to the host and said3 ,take care of him1 and whatsoever thou spendest more ,i will repay thee when ,i come back again4--,which of these three1 thinkest thou1 proved neighbor to him that fell among the robbers8 ,and he said3 ,he that showed mercy on him4 ,jesus said3 ,go1 and do thou likewise4 7,luke #aj3be-cg47 #ff4 ,the ,rich ,man ,the ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully4 ,and he reasoned within himself3 ,what shall ,i do1 because ,i have not room to bestow my fruit8 ,and he said3 ,this will ,i do3 ,i will pull down my barns and build them greater1 and there will ,i bestow all my grain and goods4 ,and ,i will say to my soul3 ,soul1 take thine ease1 eat1 drink1 be merry6 ,but ,god said unto him3 ,thou fool1 this night is thy soul required of thee1 and whose shall those things be which thou hast prepared8 7,luke #ab3af-bj47 #fg4 ,the ,fig ,tree ,a certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard2 and he came seeking fruit thereon1 and found none4 ,then he said to the vinedresser3 ,behold1 these three years ,i come seeking fruit on this fig tree1 and find none4 ,cut it down6 ,why shall it take the strength from the ground to no use8 ,but the vinedresser answered3 ,lord1 let it alone this year also1 till ,i dig about it and dung it2 perhaps it may then bear fruit2 if not1 thou shalt cut it down4 7,luke #ac3f-i47 #fh4 ,the ,unmerciful ,fellow-,servant ,peter once asked ,jesus3 ,how often shall ,i forgive my brother that sins against me8 ,are seven times enough8 ,jesus answered3 ,not seven times1 but seventy times seven4 ,and ,he told the following parable3 ,a king would make reckoning with his servants1 and there came one that owed him ten thousand talents4#e ,but as he had not wherewith to pay1 the king commanded that he and his wife and children and all that he had should be sold1 and payment be made4 ,the servant therefore fell down before him and said3 ,lord1 have patience with me1 and ,i will pay thee all4 ,and his lord1 being moved with compassion1 forgave him the debt4 ,but that servant went out1 and found one of his fellow-servants that owed him a hundred shillings1#f and he laid hold on him and took him by the throat1 saying3 ,pay me what thou owest6 ,so his fellow-servant fell down and besought him1 saying3 ,have patience with me1 and ,i will pay thee4 ,and he would not1 but went and cast him into prison4 ,so when his fellow-servants saw what was done1 they were exceeding sorry1 and came and told unto their lord all that was done4 ,then his lord called him and said3 ,thou wicked servant1 ,i forgave thee all that debt1 because thou besoughtest me2 shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant1 even as ,i had mercy on thee8 ,and his lord cast him into prison1 till he should pay all that was due4 ,so shall also my heavenly ,father do unto you1 if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts4 7,matt4 #ah3ba-ce47 ----- ,footnote #e3 ,a talent is about one thousand dollars4 ,footnote #f3 ,about fifteen dollars4 ----- #fi4 ,the ,prodigal ,son4 ,the ,lost ,sheep ,the ,pharisees considered themselves righteous1 and were therefore offended because ,jesus received publicans and sinners and ate with them4 ,jesus therefore spoke the following parables3 ,a certain man had two sons4 ,the younger said to the father3 ,father1 give me that part of thy substance that falls to me4 ,and he divided unto them4 ,not many days after1 the younger son gathered all his goods and took his journey into a far country1 and there he wasted his substance in riotous living4 ,and when he had spent all1 there arose a mighty famine in that country1 and he began to be in want4 ,and he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country2 and he sent him into his fields to feed swine4 ,and he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine ate2 and no man gave him anything4 ,when he came to himself he said3 ,how many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare1 and ,i perish here with hunger6 ,i will arise and go to my father1 and will say unto him3 ,father1 ,i have sinned against heaven and in thy sight4 ,i am no more worthy to be called thy son3 make me as one of thy hired servants4 ,and he arose and came to his father4 ,while he was yet far off1 his father saw him and was moved with compassion1 and ran1 and fell on his neck1 and kissed him4 ,the son said3 ,father1 ,i have sinned against heaven and in thy sight2 ,i am no more worthy to be called thy son4 ,but the father said to his servants3 ,bring forth the best robe1 and put a ring on his hand1 and shoes on his feet1 and kill the fatted calf1 and let us eat and make merry4 ,for this my son was dead1 and is alive again2 he was lost1 and is found4 ,the elder son was in the fields1 and as he came home and heard music and dancing1 he asked one of the servants what these things might be4 ,and he was told that the father had made a feast for his son who had returned4 ,then he was angry1 and would not go in4 ,his father came out and entreated him2 but he answered3 ,lo1 these many years do ,i serve thee1 and ,i never transgressed thy commandments1 and yet thou never gavest me a kid1 that ,i might make merry with my friends2 but when this thy son came1 who hath devoured thy living with harlots1 thou killedst for him the fatted calf4 ,but his father said3 ,my son1 thou art ever with me1 and all that is mine is thine2 but it was meet to make merry and be glad1 for this thy brother was dead1 and is alive2 and was lost1 and is found4 ,when a man has a hundred sheep and loses one of them1 does he not leave the ninety and nine1 and go after the lost sheep8 ,and when he hath found it1 he lays it on his shoulders and bears it home1 and rejoices more over that one than over the ninety and nine which were not lost4 ,so shall there be greater joy in heaven over one sinner who repenteth1 than over ninety and nine who need no repentance4 7,luke #ae47 #gj4 ,the ,rich ,man and ,lazarus ,there was a rich man1 and he was clothed in purple and fine linen1 and fared sumptuously every day4 ,but there was a poor man named ,lazarus1 that was laid at his gate1 full of sores1 and he desired to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table2 yea1 even the dogs came and licked his sores4 ,the poor man died1 and he was carried away by the angels into ,abraham's bosom4 ,the rich man died also1 and was buried4 ,when he lifted up his eyes in hell1 being in torments1 he saw ,abraham afar off1 and ,lazarus in his bosom4 ,and he cried and said3 ,father ,abraham1 have mercy on me1 and send ,lazarus1 that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue1 for ,i am in anguish in this flame4 ,but ,abraham answered3 ,son1 remember that thou in thy lifetime hast received thy good things1 and ,lazarus likewise evil things2 but now here he is comforted1 and thou art in anguish4 ,besides all this1 between us and you there is a great gulf fixed1 that they who would pass from hence to you may not be able1 and that none may cross over from thence to us4 ,and he said3 ,i pray thee therefore1 father1 that thou wouldest send him to my father's house--for ,i have five brothers--that he may testify unto them1 lest they also come into this place of torment4 ,abraham answered3 ,they have ,moses and the prophets2 let them hear them4 ,but he said3 ,nay1 ,father ,abraham2 but if one go to them from the dead they will repent4 ,abraham answered3 ,if they hear not ,moses and the prophets1 neither will they be persuaded if one rise from the dead4 7,luke #af3ai-ca47 #ga4 ,the ,pharisee and the ,publican ,to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous1 and set all others at naught1 ,jesus spake this parable3 ,two men went up into the temple to pray1 the one a ,pharisee1 and the other a publican4 ,the ,pharisee stood by himself and prayed thus3 ,god1 ,i thank ,thee1 that ,i am not as the rest of men--extortioners1 unjust1 adulterers1 or even as this publican4 ,i fast twice in the week1 and give tithes of all that ,i get4 ,but the publican1 standing afar off1 would not lift his eyes unto heaven1 but smote his breast and said3 ,god1 be merciful to me a sinner6 ,i say unto you3 ,this man went down to his house justified1 but not the ,pharisee2 for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled1 and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted4 7,luke #ah3i-ad47 #gb4 ,the ,laborers in the ,vineyard ,the ,kingdom of ,heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard4 ,and when he had agreed with them for a shilling a day1 he sent them into his vineyard4 ,and he went out about the third hour1 and saw others standing in the marketplace idle1 and said to them3 ,go ye also into the vineyard1 and whatsoever is right ,i will give you4 ,again he went out about the sixth and about the ninth hour and did likewise4 ,and about the eleventh hour he went out again and found others standing1 and he said3 ,why stand ye here all the day idle8 ,they said3 ,because no man hired us4 ,he said unto them3 ,go ye also into the vineyard1 and whatsoever is right ,i will give you4 ,when even was come1 the lord of the vineyard said to his steward3 ,call the laborers1 and pay them their hire1 beginning from the last unto the first4 ,they that were hired about the eleventh hour came and received every man a shilling4 ,and when the first came1 they supposed that they would receive more2 and they likewise received every man a shilling4 ,then they murmured against the householder and said3 ,these last have spent but one hour1 and thou hast made them equal to us1 who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat4 ,he answered3 ,friend1 ,i do thee no wrong4 ,didst thou not agree with me for a shilling8 ,take up that which is thine1 and go thy way4 ,but ,i will give the last as much as thee4 ,is it not lawful for me to do what ,i will with mine own8 ,or doth it hurt thee that ,i am good8 7,matt4 #bj3a-ae47 #gc4 ,the ,marriage of the ,king's ,son ,the ,kingdom of ,heaven is likened unto a certain king who made a marriage feast for his son4 ,he sent his servants forth to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast4 ,but they would not come1 but went their ways1 one to his farm1 another to his merchandise1 and the rest laid hold on his servants and treated them shamefully and killed them4 ,but the king was wroth1 and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and burned their city4 ,and he said to his servants3 ,the wedding is ready2 but they that were bidden were not worthy4 ,go ye therefore to the crossroads1 and as many as ye shall find1 bid to the marriage feast4 ,and the wedding was filled with guests4 ,when the king went in to behold the guests1 he saw one who had not on a wedding garment4 ,and he said to him3 ,friend1 how comest thou in hither1 not having a wedding garment8 ,but he was silent4 ,then the king said to the servants3 ,bind him hand and foot1 and cast him into outer darkness2 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 7,matt4 #bb3a-ac47 #gd4 ,the ,talents ,a man going into another country called his servants and delivered unto them his goods4 ,to one he gave five talents1 to another two talents1 and to another one talent4 ,after a long time the lord of those servants came home1 and made a reckoning with them4 ,he that received five talents came and said3 ,lord1 thou gavest me five talents2 lo1 ,i have gained other five talents4 ,his lord said unto him3 ,well done1 good and faithful servant2 thou hast been faithful over a few things1 ,i will set thee over many things2 enter thou into the joy of thy lord4 ,likewise he said to the servant who received two talents and with them gained two other talents4 ,then came also the one that had received the one talent and said3 ,lord1 ,i knew thee that thou art a hard man1 reaping where thou didst not sow1 and gathering where thou didst not scatter4 ,therefore ,i was afraid1 and went away and hid thy talent in the earth2 lo1 here it is4 ,his lord said3 ,thou wicked and slothful servant1 thou knewest that ,i am a hard man2 thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers1 so ,i could have received back mine own with interest4 ,and he commanded that the unprofitable servant be cast out where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth4 7,matt4 #be3ad-cj47 ,miracles1 or ,wonderful ,works of ,jesus #ge4 ,jesus ,turns ,water ,into ,wine at the ,marriage in ,cana ,there was a marriage in ,cana of ,galilee1 and the mother of ,jesus was there1 and ,jesus and ,his disciples were also invited4 ,and when the wine failed1 the mother of ,jesus said unto ,him3 ,they have no more wine4 ,jesus answered3 ,woman1 what have ,i to do with thee8 ,mine hour is not yet come4 ,his mother said to the servants3 ,whatsoever ,he saith to you1 do it4 ,the ,jews always washed their hands before meals1 and six water-pots of stone stood there for washing4 ,jesus said to the servants3 ,fill the water-pots with water4 ,and they filled them up to the brim4 ,and ,he said unto them3 ,draw out now1 and bear unto the steward of the feast4 ,the steward knew not whence the wine was4 ,when he tasted it1 he said to the bridegroom3 ,every man setteth on first good wine1 then that which is worse2 thou hast kept the good wine until now4 ,this beginning of ,his signs did ,jesus in ,cana in ,galilee1 and manifested ,his glory1 and ,his disciples believed on ,him4 7,john #b3a-aa47 #gf4 ,jesus ,stills the ,tempest ,as ,jesus one evening sailed over the lake of ,gennesaret1 there arose a great tempest1 insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves4 ,but ,he was in the stern of the boat asleep4 ,and the disciples went to ,him and awoke ,him and said3 ,save1 ,lord1 we perish6 ,but ,he said3 ,why are ye fearful1 ,o ye of little faith8 ,then ,he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea1 and there was a great calm4 ,and they marvelled and said3 ,who is ,this1 that even the winds and the sea obey ,him6 7,matt4 #h3bc-bg47 #gg4 ,jesus ,raises the ,widow of ,nain's ,son from the ,dead ,as ,jesus came to a little city called ,nain1 one that was dead was carried forth1 and he was the only son of a widow4 ,and much people from the city went with her4 ,when ,jesus saw her1 he had compassion on her and said3 ,weep not4 ,and ,he came nigh and touched the bier1 and the bearers stood still1 and ,he said3 ,young man1 ,i say unto thee3 ,arise6 ,and he that was dead sat up and began to speak4 ,and ,jesus gave him to his mother4 ,and fear took hold on all1 and they glorified ,god1 saying3 ,a great prophet is arisen among us2 and1 ,god hath visited ,his people4 7,luke #g3aa-af47 #gh4 ,jesus ,raises the ,daughter of ,jairus from the ,dead ,a ruler of the synagogue1 ,jairus by name1 came and fell at the feet of ,jesus and said3 ,my daughter is at the point of death1 come and lay ,thy hands on her that she may live6 ,and ,jesus went with him4 ,but some came from the house of the ruler of the synagogue and said3 ,why troublest thou the ,master any further8 ,thy daughter is dead4 ,jesus said to the father3 ,fear not1 only believe1 and she will be saved4 ,when ,he came in1 ,he beheld a tumult1 and many weeping4 ,but ,he said3 ,weep not6 ,and ,he took the father and the mother1 and ,peter1 ,james and ,john1 and went in where the little girl lay and said3 ,little girl1 arise6 ,and straightway she arose and walked4 7,mark #e3bb-db47 #gi4 ,jesus ,feeds ,five ,thousand ,men in the ,wilderness ,jesus went over the lake of ,gennesaret to a desert place1 and when the people saw it they hurried after ,him by land4 ,when evening had come1 ,his disciples came to ,him and said3 ,the place is desert1 and the day is now far spent2 send the people away1 that they may go to the villages round about and buy themselves food4 ,jesus answered3 ,give ye them to eat4 ,they said3 ,we have five loaves of bread and two fishes2 but what are they among so many8 ,but ,jesus let the people sit down on the grass1 took the five loaves and the two fishes1 and looking up to heaven1 ,he blessed1 and brake them and gave them to the disciples1 and the disciples set before them4 ,and they did all eat1 and were filled4 ,and ,jesus said unto the disciples3 ,gather up the broken pieces1 that nothing be lost4 ,they gathered up twelve basketfuls4 ,and they that ate the loaves were five thousand men besides women and children4 7,mark #f3cb-dd47 #hj4 ,jesus ,heals the ,daughter of the ,woman of ,canaan ,jesus went to the country about ,tyre and ,sidon1 and a ,canaanitish1 heathen woman cried unto ,him3 ,have mercy on me1 ,o ,lord1 thou ,son of ,david2 my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil4 ,but ,jesus answered her not a word4 ,the disciples said3 ,send her away1 for she crieth after us4 ,jesus answered3 ,i was not sent but unto the lost sheep of ,israel4 ,the woman now came and worshiped ,him1 saying3 ,lord1 help me6 ,jesus said3 ,it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs4 ,she said3 ,yea1 ,lord1 for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table4 ,then ,jesus said unto her3 ,o woman1 great is thy faith3 be it done unto thee1 even as thou wilt4 ,and her daughter was healed from that hour4 7,matt4 #ae3ba-bh47 #ha4 ,jesus ,heals ,ten ,lepers ,once1 when ,jesus was on the way to ,jerusalem there met ,him ten men that were lepers1 who stood afar off and lifted up their voice saying3 ,jesus1 ,master1 have mercy on us6 ,he said3 ,go1 and show yourselves to the priests4 ,and as they went1 they were cleansed4 ,one of them1 when he saw that he was healed1 turned back1 glorifying ,god with a loud voice4 ,and he fell upon his face at the feet of ,jesus and gave ,him thanks4 ,and he was a ,samaritan4 ,then ,jesus said3 ,were not the ten cleansed8 ,but where are the nine8 ,were there none found that returned to give glory to ,god1 save this stranger8 ,and ,he said unto him3 ,arise1 and go thy way2 thy faith hath made thee whole4 7,luke #ag3aa-ai47 #hb4 ,jesus ,raises ,lazarus from the ,dead ,near ,jerusalem was a little village called ,bethany4 ,there dwelt a man named ,lazarus and his two sisters1 ,martha and ,mary4 ,and ,jesus loved them very much4 ,once when ,lazarus was sick1 the sisters sent word to ,jesus1 saying3 ,lord1 he whom ,thou lovest is sick4 ,jesus was at that time on the other side of the ,jordan1 and ,he remained there two days4 ,afterward ,he said to ,his disciples3 ,our friend ,lazarus sleepeth2 but ,i go that ,i may awake him out of sleep4 ,the disciples answered3 ,if he is fallen asleep1 he will recover4 ,jesus now said plainly3 ,lazarus is dead4 ,when ,jesus came to ,bethany1 ,lazarus had been in the tomb four days4 ,martha heard that ,jesus was coming1 and went to meet ,him and said3 ,lord1 if ,thou hadst been here my brother had not died4 ,jesus answered3 ,thy brother shall rise again4 ,i am the resurrection and the life2 he that believeth on me1 though he die1 yet shall he live4 ,mary then came out also to ,jesus and said3 ,lord1 if ,thou hadst been here my brother had not died4 ,when ,jesus therefore saw both her and the ,jews that came with her1 weeping1 ,he said3 ,where have ye laid him8 ,they answered2 ,come and see4 ,jesus wept4 ,the ,jews then said3 ,behold1 how ,he loved him6 ,they now came to the tomb1 which was a cave1 and a stone lay against it4 ,jesus said3 ,take away the stone6 ,martha saith unto ,him3 ,lord1 he stinketh by this time2 for he hath been four days in the tomb4 ,jesus answered3 ,said ,i not unto thee that if thou couldest believe thou shouldest see the glory of ,god8 ,when they had removed the stone ,jesus lifted up ,his eyes and gave thanks to the ,father who always heard ,him1 and then ,he cried with a loud voice3 ,lazarus1 come forth6 ,and he that was dead came forth in the grave-clothes4 ,and many of the ,jews who saw this believed on ,jesus4 7,john #aa3a-df47 ,other ,narratives from the ,life of ,jesus #hc4 ,jesus ,teaches ,his ,disciples to ,pray ,jesus oftentimes prayed4 ,once1 when ,he had ended ,his prayer1 one of the disciples said3 ,lord1 teach us to pray1 as ,john the ,baptist taught his disciples to pray4 ,jesus answered3 ,when ye pray1 ye shall say3 ,our ,father1 who art in heaven1 ,hallowed be ,thy name4 ,thy kingdom come4 ,thy will be done on earth1 as it is in heaven4 ,give us this day our daily bread4 ,and forgive us our debts1 as we forgive our debtors4 ,and lead us not into temptation2 but deliver us from evil4 ,for ,thine is the kingdom1 and the power1 and the glory1 forever4 ,amen4 7,matt4 #f3i-ac2 ,luke #aa3a-d47 #hd4 ,jesus is ,transfigured on the ,mount ,jesus took ,peter1 ,james and ,john with ,him and went up into a high mountain to pray4 ,and as ,he was praying1 ,he was transfigured before them1 and ,his face did shine as the sun1 and ,his garments became white as snow4 ,and they saw ,moses and ,elijah1 who spoke with ,him about ,his sufferings and death1 which awaited ,him in ,jerusalem4 ,peter said3 ,lord1 it is good for us to be here4 ,if ,thou wilt we will make three tabernacles1 one for ,thee1 one for ,moses and one for ,elijah4 ,while he was yet speaking1 a bright cloud overshadowed them1 and a voice came out of the cloud1 saying3 ,this is my beloved ,son1 in whom ,i am well pleased2 hear ye ,him4 ,and when the disciples heard it1 they fell on their face1 and were sore afraid4 ,but ,jesus came and touched them and said3 ,arise1 and be not afraid4 ,and lifting up their eyes1 they saw no one1 save ,jesus only4 7,matt4 #ag3a-h2 ,mark #i3b-h2 ,luke #i3bh-cf47 #he4 ,jesus ,blesses ,little ,children ,many brought little children to ,jesus1 that ,he should touch them4 ,the disciples rebuked those that brought the children4 ,but ,jesus said3 ,suffer little children to come unto me2 and forbid them not1 for to such belongeth the kingdom of ,god4 ,unless ye repent and become as little children1 ye can not enter therein4 ,and ,he took them in ,his arms and blessed them1 laying ,his hands upon them4 7,mark #aj3ac-af47 #hf4 ,jesus the ,guest of ,zaccheus ,on ,his last journey to ,jerusalem ,jesus came through ,jericho4 ,here resided a man by the name of ,zaccheus2 he was the chief publican in ,jericho and was very rich4 ,he was anxious to see ,jesus1 but could not for the people1 as he was small of stature4 ,he therefore ran on before1 and climbed up in a tree4 ,when ,jesus came to the place and saw him ,he said3 ,zaccheus1 make haste and come down1 for today ,i must abide at thy house4 ,and ,zaccheus made haste and received ,him with joy4 ,but those who saw it murmured1 saying3 ,he is gone in to lodge with a sinful man6 ,zaccheus said to the ,lord3 ,behold1 half of my goods ,i give to the poor2 and if ,i have wrongfully exacted aught of any man1 ,i restore fourfold4 ,and ,jesus answered him3 ,the ,son of ,man is come to seek and to save that which was lost4 7,luke #ai3a-aj47 #hg4 ,the ,enemies of ,jesus ,the ,pharisees were outwardly blameless1 and for a show made long prayers2 but in secret they robbed widows of their property4 ,they were like graves1 outwardly whitened1 but inwardly full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness4 ,jesus told them these things openly1 and they therefore became ,his enemies2 for man does not wish that his evil works shall come to the light4--,they believed that they for the sake of their righteousness should inherit the kingdom of ,god2 but ,jesus preached conversion and faith1 and said that publicans and sinners would go into the ,kingdom of ,heaven before them4 ,the ,pharisees wished to be greeted in the market-places and be called ,rabbi1 and they were envious1 for the multitude clung to ,jesus because of ,his blessed words and ,his miracles4 ,they would not understand ,moses and the prophets1 and expected that the ,messiah should establish the kingdom of ,david again1 and bring the ,romans and other nations under the ,jews4 ,jesus said that ,his kingdom was not of this world1 and that ,he should be persecuted and crucified1 and on the third day arise again from the dead4 ,for all these things the ,pharisees and priests hated ,jesus1 and took counsel how they could kill ,him4 ,man always finds an excuse4 ,the high priest ,caiaphas said3 ,it is better that one man die for the people1 than that the whole nation should be destroyed4 ,the ,sadducees taught that there is no resurrection from the dead1 and they therefore held the doctrine of ,jesus concerning resurrection and final judgment in derision and gave not the ,word room in their hearts4 ,the ,last ,days of ,jesus #hh4 ,the ,triumphal ,entry of ,jesus ,into ,jerusalem ,on ,palm ,sunday1 which is the ,sunday before ,easter1 ,jesus rode from ,bethany on the other side of the ,mount of ,olives into ,jerusalem on a young ass4 ,this came to pass1 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet ,zechariah3 ,tell ye the daughter of ,zion3 ,behold1 thy ,king cometh unto thee1 meek and riding upon the foal of an ass4 ,many of the people cut branches from the palm trees and spread them in the way1 and the most part spread their garments in the way and cried1 saying3 ,hosanna#g to the ,son of ,david2 ,blessed is ,he that cometh in the name of the ,lord2 ,hosanna in the highest4 ----- ,footnote #g3 ,hosanna means3 ,save now4 ----- ,and when ,he drew nigh and saw the city1 ,he wept over it1 saying3 ,if thou hadst known1 even in this thy day1 the things which belong unto thy peace6 ,but now they are hid from thine eyes4 ,therefore the days shall come when thine enemies shall compass thee round1 and keep thee in on every side1 and shall dash thee to the ground1 and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another1 because thou knowest not the time of thy visitation4 ,and ,he entered into the city and went to the court of the temple1 and healed the blind and the lame that came to ,him4 ,in the evening ,he went out to ,bethany1 and every day ,he came into the temple and was teaching1 and the people hung upon ,him1 listening4 ,the priests and the scribes came together at the palace of ,caiaphas1 and consulted how they might by craft take ,jesus4 ,and ,judas ,iscariot came to them and said3 ,what will ye give me1 and ,i will deliver ,him unto you8 ,and they gave him thirty pieces of silver4 ,and from that time he sought opportunity to betray his ,lord4 7,matt4 #ba3a-ag2 #bf3ad-af2 ,luke #ai3da-dd47 #hi4 ,jesus ,institutes the ,lord's ,supper ,in the evening of ,maundy ,thursday ,jesus sat down with ,his disciples to eat the ,passover4 ,as they were eating ,jesus said3 ,one of you shall betray me4 ,the disciples looked sorrowfully upon one another1 to know who was meant4 ,peter beckoned to ,john1 who was reclining toward the breast of ,jesus1 that he should ask4 ,jesus answered3 ,it is he to whom ,i give this morsel which ,i now dip in the dish4 ,and ,he gave the morsel to ,judas1 saying3 ,what thou doest1 do quickly6 ,the disciples understood not what ,jesus meant2 but ,judas went out straightway to the priests4 ,and it was night4 ,and ,jesus took the bread1 gave thanks1 and broke it1 gave ,his disciples and said3 ,take1 eat6 this is my ,body which is given for you4 ,this do in remembrance of me6 ,in like manner ,he also took the cup1 after supper1 saying3 ,drink ye all of it6 ,this cup is the new covenant in my ,blood1 which is shed for you for the remission of sins4 ,this do1 as often as ye drink it1 in remembrance of me6 ,jesus then said3 ,i have yet much to say unto you1 but ye can not bear it now4 ,but the ,comforter1 the ,holy ,spirit1 whom the ,father will send in my name1 ,he shall teach you all things1 and remind you of all things which ,i have said unto you4 7,matt4 #bf3bf-bi2 ,mark #ad3bb-bd2 ,luke #bb3ad-bc2 ,john #ac3ba-cj2 #a ,cor4 #aa3bc-bf47 #ij4 ,jesus in ,gethsemane ,jesus thereupon went with the eleven disciples over the brook ,kidron to the ,mount of ,olives2 there was a garden called ,gethsemane4 ,in the way ,he said3 ,all of you shall be offended because of me this night4 ,peter said3 ,even if all shall be offended1 yet will not ,i be offended4 ,jesus answered3 ,before the cock crows twice1 thou shalt deny me thrice4 ,when they came to the place1 ,jesus said to the disciples3 ,remain ye here1 while ,i go yonder and pray4 ,and ,he took with ,him ,peter1 ,james and ,john farther into the garden and said to them3 ,abide here1 and watch with me6 ,and he went away as far as a stone's cast1 fell upon ,his face and said3 ,my ,father1 if it be possible1 then take this cup from me6 ,nevertheless1 not as ,i will but as ,thou wilt6 ,and ,he came to the three disciples and found them sleeping4 ,then ,he said unto ,peter3 ,could ye not watch one hour with me8 ,watch and pray1 that ye enter not into temptation6 ,again ,he went away and prayed the same prayer1 and thus three times2 and while ,he suffered the agony of death ,his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling on the ground4 ,and there appeared to ,him an angel from heaven1 strengthening ,him4 ,and when ,he rose up from ,his prayer1 ,he came to ,his disciples and said unto them3 ,the hour is at hand1 and the ,son of ,man is betrayed into the hands of sinners2 he that betrayeth me is near4 ,and while ,he yet spake ,judas came with a band of soldiers and the servants of the chief priests1 having weapons and torches4 ,judas had said3 ,he whom ,i shall kiss1 that is ,he3 take ,him4 ,and he went up to ,jesus and said3 ,hail1 ,master6 ,and he kissed ,him4 ,jesus answered3 ,judas1 betrayest thou the ,son of ,man with a kiss8 ,then the band stepped forth and laid hold on ,jesus4 ,but all the disciples forsook ,him and fled4 7,all the ,gospels47 #ia4 ,jesus ,before the ,council ,jesus was brought to ,caiaphas1 the high priest1 where the council was assembled4 ,the council consisted of the chief priests1 scribes and elders of the people1 in all seventy-one members4 ,they at first sought to convict ,jesus by false witnesses2 but the witnesses did not agree4 ,then the high priest arose and said3 ,i adjure ,thee by the living ,god that ,thou tell us if ,thou art ,christ1 the ,son of ,god4 ,jesus answered3 ,i am4 ,then the high priest rent his clothes and said3 ,he has blasphemed ,god4 ,what further need have we of witnesses8 ,they all answered3 ,he is worthy of death4 ,and the servants struck ,him in the face and mocked ,him4 7,all the ,gospels47 #ib4 ,peter's ,denial4 ,the ,suicide of ,judas ,when ,jesus had suffered them to take ,him and lead ,him away1 ,peter had followed ,him afar off and had come into the court of the palace of the high priest4 ,a maid said to him3 ,art not thou one of this ,man's disciples8 ,he said3 ,i know ,him not4 ,he went over to the servants1 who sat by the fire warming themselves4 ,here another seeing him1 said3 ,this man also was with ,him4 ,but ,peter denied again4 ,then a third one said3 ,verily1 thou art one of them2 for thou art a ,galilean1 thy speech betrays thee4 ,then ,peter began to swear1 saying3 ,i know not this ,man ye speak of4 ,then the cock crowed1 and at the same time they brought ,jesus through the court1 and ,he turned and looked on ,peter4 ,and ,peter remembered the ,savior's words1 and he went out and wept bitterly4 7,all the ,gospels47 ,when ,judas saw that ,jesus was condemned to death1 he regretted what he had done1 and came to the priests with the thirty pieces of silver and said3 ,i have sinned in that ,i betrayed innocent blood4 ,but they answered3 ,what is that to us8 ,see thou to it4 ,and he cast the pieces of silver into the temple1 and went and hanged himself1 and falling headlong his bowels gushed out4 7,matt4 #bg3c-e2 ,acts #a3ah47 #ic4 ,jesus before ,pilate ,early in the morning of the day afterwards called ,good ,friday the ,jews brought ,jesus from ,caiaphas to the ,roman governor1 ,pontius ,pilate1 to have the sentence of death confirmed4 ,not wishing to defile themselves1 the ,jews kept outside of the hall of judgment1 and ,pilate came out to them and asked3 ,what accusation bring ye against this ,man8 ,they answered3 ,he perverts the people and forbids paying tribute to ,caesar1 and calls ,himself ,christ1 a ,king4 ,pilate took him into the hall of judgment and asked3 ,art ,thou a ,king8 ,jesus answered3 ,i am ,king2 but my kingdom is not of this world2 for then my servants would have fought for me4 ,i came into the world to bear witness unto the truth4 ,every one who is of the truth heareth my voice4 ,pilate perceived that ,jesus was innocent and would gladly have set ,him free2 but he feared the priests and the scribes1 therefore he dared not do it openly1 but went out to the people and said3 ,ye have a custom that ,i should release a prisoner at the ,passover4 ,whom will ye have1 ,jesus or ,barabbas8 ,the priests stirred up the people against ,jesus1 and they cried3 ,away with ,him6 ,but give us ,barabbas4 ,now1 ,barabbas was a murderer and robber4 ,pilate then1 hoping to excite the pity of the people1 delivered ,jesus to the soldiers to be scourged4 ,and the soldiers stripped off ,his clothes and scourged ,him2 then they threw around ,him a purple robe1 put a reed in ,his hand and a crown of thorns upon ,his head1 and fell down before ,him and shouted3 ,hail1 ,thou ,king of the ,jews6 ,and they struck ,him on the head with the reed4 ,and ,pilate brought ,him out to the people and said3 ,behold the ,man6 ,but the ,jews cried3 ,crucify ,him1 crucify ,him6 ,pilate still sought to set ,him free1 but they cried3 ,if thou release this ,man1 thou art not ,caesar's friend6 ,then ,pilate took water and washed his hands before the people and said3 ,i am innocent of the blood of this righteous ,man6 ,they said3 ,his blood be upon us and upon our children6 ,then he delivered ,jesus to be crucified4 7,all the ,gospels47 #id4 ,jesus on the ,cross ,they now led ,jesus out of the city to a place called ,golgotha1 to crucify ,him4 ,and ,he bore the cross ,himself4 ,many weeping women followed ,him1 and ,jesus turned to them and said3 ,weep not for me2 but weep for yourselves and for your children6 ,over the cross was written3 ,,jesus ,,of ,,nazareth1 ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 ,it was about nine o'clock in the forenoon when they crucified ,him4 ,two robbers were also crucified with ,him1 one on ,his right and one on ,his left side4 ,while ,jesus was hanging on the cross ,he said3 7#a7 ,father1 forgive them2 for they know not what they do6--,at the cross stood the mother of ,jesus1 and the disciple that ,jesus loved4 ,jesus said3 7#b7 ,woman1 behold thy ,son6 ,and to the disciple ,he said3 ,behold thy mother6 ,and from that hour the disciple took her unto himself4--,the soldiers and the priests mocked ,him4 ,and one of the robbers said3 ,if thou art ,christ1 save ,thyself and us6 ,the other robber said3 ,we suffer what we have deserved1 but this ,man hath done nothing amiss4 ,and he said unto ,jesus3 ,lord1 remember me when ,thou comest into ,thy kingdom6 ,to him ,jesus said3 7#c7 ,verily1 today thou shalt be with me in ,paradise6--,from twelve o'clock there was darkness over the whole earth1 until three o'clock1 when ,jesus cried with a loud voice3 7#d7 ,my ,god1 my ,god1 why hast ,thou forsaken me8--,and after that ,he cried3 7#e7 ,i thirst6 ,one of them ran and filled a sponge with vinegar and gave ,him to drink4--,thereupon ,he said3 7#f7 ,it is finished6--,and again ,he cried with a loud voice3 7#g7 ,father1 into ,thy hands ,i commend my spirit6 ,and having said this1 ,he bowed ,his head and gave up the ghost4 ,and the earth did quake1 and the rocks were rent1 and the tombs were opened1 and the veil between the ,holy and the ,holy of ,holies in the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom4 ,that the bodies might be taken down from the crosses before the ,sabbath1 the ,jews asked ,pilate that their legs might be broken4 ,the soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the two robbers2 but when they came to ,jesus1 they saw that ,he was dead already1 therefore they broke not ,his legs2 but to make sure one of the soldiers pierced ,his side with a spear1 and there came out blood and water4 7,all the ,gospels47 #ie4 ,the ,burial of ,jesus ,joseph of ,arimathea1 a member of the council1 who until now secretly had been a disciple of ,jesus1 got permission from ,pilate to take the body down from the cross and bury it4 ,and ,nicodemus1 the same who came to ,jesus by night1 was with him1 and brought a hundred pounds of myrrh and aloes4 ,they anointed the body of ,jesus and laid it in a sepulchre1 hewn in stone1 near by ,golgotha1 and rolled a great stone before the opening of the tomb4 ,the chief priests and the ,pharisees went to ,pilate and said3 ,sir1 this ,deceiver said1 while ,he was yet alive3 ,after three days ,i rise again4 ,command therefore that a guard be placed at the sepulchre1 that ,his disciples may not come and steal the body away and say3 ,he is risen4 ,they received a guard1 which they placed at the tomb1 and they sealed the stone4 7,all the ,gospels47 #if4 ,the ,resurrection of ,jesus ,jesus was in the tomb until the third day1 from ,friday evening till ,sunday morning4 ,before the sun rose on ,sunday morning there was a great earthquake1 for an angel of the ,lord came down from heaven and rolled the stone from the tomb4 ,jesus arose from the dead1 and a great fear fell upon those who stood guard1 and they fled4 ,early on the same ,easter morn some women came to the tomb to anoint the body of ,jesus4 ,in the way they said to one another3 ,who shall roll us away the stone from the tomb8 ,when they came to the tomb1 they saw that the stone was rolled away4 ,one of the women1 named ,mary ,magdalene1 ran to ,peter and the disciple whom ,jesus loved1 and said3 ,they have taken away the ,lord out of the tomb1 and we know not where they have laid ,him4 ,the other women went into the sepulchre1 where an angel in white raiment was sitting1 and he said3 ,ye seek ,jesus of ,nazareth4 ,he is not here2 ,he is risen4--,when they had left1 ,peter and ,john came to the tomb4 ,they went in and saw the linen clothes2 but ,him they found not4 ,and they went away again4 ,then came ,mary ,magdalene again to the tomb1 and stood outside and wept4 ,and ,jesus appeared unto her and said3 ,woman1 why weepest thou8 ,she knew ,him not1 but supposed ,him to be the gardener1 and said3 ,sir1 if thou hast borne ,him hence1 tell me where thou hast laid ,him1 and ,i will take ,him away4 ,jesus said3 ,mary6 ,then she knew ,him and said3 ,master6 ,jesus answered3 ,go unto my brethren and say to them3 ,i ascend to my ,father and your ,father6 ,and she came and told the disciples that she had seen the ,lord4 7,the ,gospels47 #ig4 ,jesus ,appears to ,his ,disciples ,the same day two disciples were going from ,jerusalem to a village named ,emmaus4 ,and they communed with each other of all those things which had happened4 ,then ,jesus ,himself drew near and went with them4 ,he said3 ,what are ye speaking about1 and why are ye looking so sad8 ,they answered3 ,art thou alone a stranger in ,jerusalem1 and knowest not the things which are come to pass there in these days8 ,the chief priests and our rulers have crucified ,jesus of ,nazareth4 ,but ,he was a prophet mighty in deed and word1 and we hoped that it was ,he who should redeem ,israel4 ,and this is now the third day since these things came to pass4 ,moreover1 certain women1 having been early at the tomb1 came and told that the tomb was empty1 and that they had seen a vision of angels1 who said that ,he was alive4 ,and certain disciples went to the tomb1 and found it even so as the women had said2 but ,him they saw not4 ,jesus answered3 ,o foolish men1 and slow of heart to believe what ,moses and the prophets have said6 ,behooved it not ,christ to suffer these things and to enter into ,his glory8 ,and ,he interpreted to them all that was written concerning ,himself4 ,when they drew nigh unto ,emmaus1 ,he made as though ,he would go farther4 ,and they constrained ,him1 saying3 ,abide with us2 for it is toward evening1 and the day is far spent4 ,and ,he went in to abide with them4 ,but when ,he sat down with them to meat1 ,he took bread1 blessed it1 and broke it1 and gave to them4 ,and their eyes were opened1 and they knew ,him4 ,but ,he vanished out of their sight4 ,and they said one to another3 ,was not our heart burning within us while ,he spoke to us in the way1 while ,he opened to us the ,scriptures8 ,and they rose up that very hour and returned to ,jerusalem1 and found the apostles gathered together1 and told them the things that happened in the way1 and how ,he was known of them in the breaking of the bread4 7,luke #bd3ac-be47 ,while they were speaking1 ,jesus stood in the midst of them and said unto them3 ,peace be unto you6 ,they were terrified1 for they knew ,him not4 ,but ,he showed them ,his hands and ,his feet1 and they were glad4--,but ,thomas was not with them4 ,when the others said3 ,we have seen the ,lord1 he said3 ,except ,i shall put my finger in the print of the nails in ,his hands1 and put my hand into ,his side1 ,i will not believe4 ,after eight days ,his disciples were again assembled1 and the doors were shut4 ,then ,jesus again stood in the midst of them and said3 ,peace be unto you6 ,unto ,thomas ,he said3 ,see my hands1 and reach hither thy hand1 and put it into my side1 and be no longer faithless1 but believing6 ,thomas said3 ,my ,lord and my ,god6 ,jesus answered3 ,because thou hast seen me1 thou hast believed3 ,blessed are they that have not seen1 and yet have believed4 7,john #bj3ai-bi47 #ih4 ,the ,ascension of ,jesus ,during forty days ,jesus showed ,himself several times to the apostles and spoke of the things pertaining to the kingdom of ,god4 ,he was also seen by others1 once by five hundred brethren4 ,he showed ,himself to the eleven apostles on a mountain in ,galilee1 and said3 ,all authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth4 ,go ye therefore1 and make disciples of all the nations1 baptizing them into the name of the ,father and of the ,son and of the ,holy ,spirit1 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever ,i commanded you2 and lo1 ,i am with you always1 even unto the end of the world4 ,forty days after ,his resurrection1 on the day afterwards called ,ascension ,day1 ,he appeared to them for the last time4 ,he led them out to the ,mount of ,olives1 and ,he lifted up ,his hands and blessed them2 and while ,he blessed them1 ,he parted from them1 and was carried up into heaven2 and a cloud received ,him out of their sight4 ,and while they were looking into heaven1 two men stood by them in white apparel and said3 ,ye men of ,galilee1 why stand ye looking into heaven8 ,this ,jesus1 who was received up from you into heaven1 shall so come in like manner as ye beheld ,him going into heaven4 7,matt4 #bh3af-bj2 ,luke #bd3ej-ea2 ,acts #a3a-b47 #ii4 ,outpouring of the ,holy ,spirit ,at ,his ascension ,jesus had said to the apostles3 ,john baptized with water2 but ye shall be baptized with the ,holy ,spirit1 not many days hence4 ,until this came to pass1 they were to abide at ,jerusalem4 ,on one of these days they chose one of the disciples named ,matthias to be apostle in the place of ,judas4 ,on the morning of the day of ,pentecost1 ten days after the ascension1 the apostles were assembled as usual4 ,and suddenly there came from heaven the sound as of a mighty wind1 and it filled all the house where they were sitting4 ,and there appeared unto them tongues as of fire1 parting asunder2 and it sat upon each one of them4 ,and they were all filled with the ,holy ,spirit1 and began to speak with other tongues1 as the ,spirit gave them utterance4 ,now1 there were dwelling at ,jerusalem ,jews from every nation4 ,when this sound was heard1 they came together and said3 ,what is this8 ,are not all these men ,galileans8 ,and how hear we then every man in our own language speaking the mighty words of ,god8 ,but ,peter1 standing up1 spake forth unto them saying3 ,jesus of ,nazareth1 whom ye have crucified1 sitteth now at the right hand of ,god1 and has poured out ,his ,holy ,spirit4 ,now1 when they heard this1 they were pricked in their heart and they said3 ,what shall we do8 ,peter answered3 ,repent ye1 and be baptized in the name of ,jesus ,christ unto the remission of your sins2 and ye shall receive the gift of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,they then that received the word were baptized on the same day1 about three thousand souls4 ,and all that believed were daily together in prayer1 and in breaking the bread in the ,lord's ,supper4 ,they sold their possessions1 and parted them to all1 according as any man had need4 ,and day by day the ,lord added others to the congregation4 7,acts #b47 #ajj4 ,the ,apostles ,before the ,council ,peter and ,john went up to the temple to pray4 ,a man that had been lame from his birth was sitting outside the door asking alms4 ,peter said3 ,silver and gold have ,i none2 but what ,i have1 that ,i give thee3 ,in the name of ,jesus of ,nazareth1 arise and walk6 ,and immediately he leaped up1 and entered with them into the temple and praised ,god4 ,and many were baptized4 ,but the priests and the scribes laid hands on the apostles and took them before the council4 ,and they threatened them to preach no more in the name of ,jesus4 ,but ,peter and ,john answered3 ,judge ye whether it be right to hearken unto you rather than unto ,god4 ,afterward they concluded to kill the apostles2 but ,gamaliel1 a ,pharisee1 who was held in honor of all the people1 arose and said unto them3 ,refrain from these men1 and let them alone3 ,for if this counsel be of men1 it will be overthrown3 but if it is of ,god1 ye will not be able to overthrow them4 ,to him they agreed1 yet beat they the apostles1 and charged them not to speak in the name of ,jesus4 ,and the apostles departed from the council1 rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer for the ,name2 and they ceased not to preach ,jesus ,christ4 7,acts #c-e47 #aja4 ,stephen ,when the congregation increased the apostles said3 ,choose seven men as overseers for the poor1 for it is not fit that we should forsake the ,word of ,god and serve tables4 ,and the congregation chose ,stephen and six others2 and the apostles prayed and laid their hands on them4--,stephen was full of faith and power and wrought great wonders among the people4 ,and certain scribes arose and disputed with ,stephen4 ,and they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke4 ,then they seized him and brought him before the council1 and they suborned false witnesses1 who said3 ,we have heard him speak blasphemous words against the temple and against ,moses4 ,stephen made a speech and showed that the ,jews had always resisted ,god4 ,when they heard this1 they were enraged2 but ,stephen looked steadfastly up into heaven and said3 ,behold1 ,i see the heavens opened1 and the ,son of ,man standing on the right hand of ,god4 ,but they rushed upon him and cast him out of the city and stoned him4 ,but ,stephen prayed3 ,lord ,jesus1 receive my spirit4 ,and he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice3 ,lord1 lay not this sin to their charge4 ,and when he had said this1 he fell asleep4 ,those who stoned ,stephen laid down their garments at the feet of a young ,pharisee named ,saul4 ,and ,saul was consenting unto his death4 7,acts #f-g47 ,stephen is the first ,christian martyr2 martyrs1 that is1 witnesses1 are those who suffer death for the sake of ,christ4 #ajb4 ,cornelius ,our ,savior had said3 ,go and make disciples of all nations4 ,still the apostles from the beginning preached only to the ,jews2 for it was not yet clear to them that heathens had the same access to the kingdom of ,god as the ,jews4 ,one day1 as ,peter was sitting on the flat roof of a house1 praying1 he saw a vision3 ,he saw a vessel1 like a great sheet1 come down from heaven1 and in the sheet were all kinds of unclean animals1 and a voice said to him3 ,rise1 ,peter2 kill and eat4 ,but ,peter answered3 ,not so1 ,lord1 for ,i have never eaten anything unclean4 ,the voice said3 ,what ,god hath cleansed1 make not thou unclean4 ,and this was done thrice1 and the vessel was taken up to heaven4 ,while ,peter was perplexed what the vision might mean1 messengers came from a heathen1 ,cornelius by name4 ,and ,peter went with them1 and preached to ,cornelius and his household4 ,and while he was preaching1 the ,holy ,spirit fell upon all who heard the word4 ,then ,peter said3 ,can any man forbid the water that these should not be baptized that have received the ,holy ,spirit1 as well as we8 ,and he commanded that they be baptized in the name of ,jesus ,christ4 ,when the brethren in ,jerusalem heard this1 they said3 ,then unto the gentiles also hath ,god granted repentance unto life4 7,acts #aj1 #aa3a-ah47 #ajc4 ,paul ,saul was breathing threatening and slaughter against the ,christians1 and received from the high priest letters to go to ,damascus and seize all them that were of the ,christian faith1 both men and women1 and bring them bound to ,jerusalem4 ,when he drew nigh unto ,damascus1 there suddenly shone round about him a light from heaven4 ,he fell upon the earth and heard a voice1 saying3 ,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou me8 ,i am ,jesus1 whom thou persecutest4 ,it is hard for thee to kick against the goad6 ,saul asked3 ,what wilt thou1 ,lord1 that ,i should do8 ,the ,lord answered3 ,arise1 and enter into the city1 and it shall be told thee what thou must do4 ,saul rose up2 he was blind1 and had to be led by the hand4 ,there was in ,damascus a ,christian named ,ananias4 ,the ,lord said to him in a vision3 ,go to ,saul that he may receive his sight4 ,ananias answered3 ,i have heard of this man1 how much evil he did to ,thy saints at ,jerusalem1 and to all that call upon ,thy name4 ,the ,lord said3 ,go2 for he is a chosen vessel unto me1 to bear my name before the ,gentiles and kings and the children of ,israel4 ,and ,ananias went1 and laid his hands upon him4 ,and straightway there fell as it were scales from his eyes1 and he received his sight and was baptized4 ,and straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed ,jesus1 that ,he is the ,son of ,god4 ,later on he was called ,paul1 and was acknowledged by the other apostles as a fellow-apostle2 and by the grace of ,god he labored more than the other apostles4 ,he made three great journeys1 going far abroad1 and is called the ,apostle of the ,gentiles4 ,at ,antioch in ,syria he preached for a whole year1 and it was here the believers were first called ,christians4 ,he proceeded to ,greece1 ,europe1 and the ,word made good progress1 and he strengthened the converts by the letters he wrote to the churches4 ,but the ,jews persecuted him in every place1 and when he1 after his third journey1 came to ,jerusalem1 they laid hold on him and would kill him2 but the ,roman governor sent him to ,rome to be judged by the emperor1 to whom ,paul had appealed2 for he was a ,roman citizen4 ,the emperor ,nero acquitted him1 and it is told that he undertook a fourth missionary journey4 ,during his absence ,nero began the first great persecution against the ,christians4 ,when ,paul came back from his last journey1 he was beheaded at ,rome1 at the same time that ,peter was crucified 7about sixty-seven years after the birth of ,christ47 7,acts #i1 #ac-bh47 #ajd4 ,the ,destruction of ,jerusalem ,the ,lord had foretold that there should not be left one stone upon another in ,jerusalem4 ,this was fulfilled in this way3 ,the ,romans set cruel governors over the country1 and at last the ,jews concluded that it was better for all to die at once than to be killed one by one4 ,they revolted1 and defended themselves with great bravery4 ,titus1 who later on became emperor1 came against ,jerusalem with an army1 and surrounded the city on all sides4 ,it was at the time of the ,passover1 and a great multitude of ,jews from all countries had come to ,jerusalem to keep the feast4 ,the famine became so terrible that a mother is said to have slaughtered her own child for food4 ,over one million of ,jews are said to have perished during the siege1 and about one hundred thousand were taken prisoners4 ,titus crucified multitudes of them1 others were sold into slavery1 or made to fight with wild animals for the amusement of the ,romans4 ,titus had commanded that the temple be spared2 but a soldier threw a firebrand into it1 and it was consumed4 ,this happened about seventy years after the birth of ,christ4--,josephus1 a leader of the ,jews1 has told about the destruction of ,jerusalem4 ,he was taken prisoner and was with ,titus to the end of the war4 ,the ,christians believed the prophecy of the ,lord and left the city before ,titus surrounded it4 ,since that time the ,jews have been scattered through all lands4 ,the ,lord has promised that even they once shall repent1 and believe on ,him1 the crucified ,redeemer4 #aje4 ,the ,apostle ,john ,of all the other apostles it is stated that they suffered martyrdom1 except ,john1 who died a natural death in the city of ,ephesus1 one hundred years old2 and he thus survived the destruction of ,jerusalem4 ,he was for some years exiled to the island of ,patmos1 but was afterwards permitted to return to ,ephesus4 ,he has been called the ,apostle of ,love1 as ,paul has been called the ,apostle of ,faith4 ,it is told of ,john that when he was very old1 and could no longer walk to the assemblies of the ,christians he was carried thither1 and said each time only these words3 ,my children1 love one another6 #ajf4 ,the ,writings of the ,new ,testament ,that part of the ,bible called the ,new ,testament contains twenty-seven writings1 which have been written either by the apostles or their disciples4 ,these writings are3 #a-d4 ,the four ,gospels1 written3 #a4 by ,matthew2 #b4 by ,mark2 #c4 by ,luke2 #d4 by ,john4 ,mark was a disciple of ,peter1 and ,luke a disciple of ,paul4 #e4 ,the ,acts of the ,apostles1 by ,luke4 #f-ah4 ,thirteen epistles1 or letters1 of ,paul3 #a4 ,the epistle to the ,romans2 #b and #c4 ,first and second epistles to the ,corinthians2 #d4 ,the epistle to the ,galatians2 #e4 ,the epistle to the ,ephesians2 #f4 ,the epistle to the ,philippians2 #g4 ,the epistle to the ,colossians2 #h and #i4 ,the first and the second epistle to the ,thessalonians2 #aj and #aa4 ,the first and the second epistle to ,timothy1 who was bishop in the church of ,ephesus2 #ab4 ,the epistle to ,titus1 bishop in the church on the island of ,crete2 #ac4 ,the epistle to ,philemon4 #ai4 ,the epistle to the ,hebrews1 supposed to have been written by one of the disciples of ,paul4 #bj-bf4 ,seven epistles1 called general1 or catholic1 because they were written to several congregations3 #a4 ,james2 #b and #c4 ,first and second epistles of ,peter2 #d1 #e and #f4 ,first1 second and third epistles of ,john2 #g4 ,jude4 ,james was the bishop1 or overseer1 of the church at ,jerusalem4 ,jude1 or ,judas1 is supposed to be the brother of ,james4 #bg4 ,the last writing in our ,bible is the ,revelation of ,john4 ,in this writing the apostle describes a vision1 which he had on the island of ,patmos1 and in which the struggle and victory of the kingdom of ,god is described4 ,,brief ,,outline of the ,history of the ,church after the ,death of the ,apostles #a4 ,progress of ,christianity4 ,the ,christians are ,persecuted ,at the time of ,christ all the countries around the ,mediterranean ,sea were ruled by the ,roman emperor4 ,the ,romans1 and still more the ,greeks1 who were subject to them1 excelled all other peoples at that time in science and arts4 ,but they were heathens1 and did not know the true ,god4 ,many had1 however1 lost faith in their own gods1 and began to look about for salvation elsewhere4 ,and with these the ,gospel speedily found entrance4 ,paul had established ,christian congregations in ,macedonia and ,greece2 and even in ,rome there was a large congregation4 ,about one hundred years after the death of ,christ there were congregations throughout the ,roman empire4 ,but heathenism was still very powerful1 and many ridiculed the faith of the ,christians1 that ,one who had been crucified should be the ,savior of the world1 and sit at the right hand of ,god1 and should return to judge the quick and the dead4 ,they did not confine themselves to ridicule2 many of the emperors permitted the ,christians to worship their ,lord and ,savior in peace2 but others persecuted them cruelly1 as ,nero had persecuted them in the days of the apostles4 ,for about two hundred and fifty years the ,christians were exposed to persecutions1 and many were those who suffered death for ,christ's sake4 ,polycarp1 who in his youth had heard the apostle ,john1 was in his old age bishop of ,smyrna1 in ,asia ,minor4 ,he was brought before the ,roman governor1 who promised him his liberty if he would curse ,christ4 ,but he answered3 ,eighty and six years have ,i served ,him1 and ,he never did me aught but good2 how can ,i then curse ,him1 my ,lord and my ,savior8 ,the governor threatened to cast him before wild beasts4 ,but ,polycarp remained steadfast4 ,he was sentenced to be burned alive1 and he ascended the pyre1 praising the ,lord who found him worthy to suffer the death of a martyr4 ,many both men and women remained steadfast during the tortures4 ,many heathens who beheld this were awakened to forsake their idols and believe on that ,lord who could inspire ,his believers with such courage4 ,and thus the persecutions served to open many hearts for ,christianity4 #b4 ,constantine the ,great ,constantine1 who has been called the ,great1 became emperor over the whole ,roman empire in the year of our ,lord #cbc4 ,he was friendly toward ,christianity1 and proclaimed full religious liberty1 so persecutions now ceased in all ,roman countries4 ,on his deathbed he confessed ,christianity and was baptized4 ,in his time magnificent churches were erected1 and the clergy came to great influence and honor4 ,unfortunately he gave the ,church1 and especially the clergy1 too many privileges1 and helped to advance the power of the bishops4 ,in the course of time this became more and more destructive to the ,church4 ,at the time of ,constantine there arose in ,alexandria1 in ,egypt1 a heretic by the name of ,arius4 ,he taught that ,christ was not from eternity1 but had a beginning1 at the beginning of time1 and was consequently a creature4 ,alexander1 the bishop of ,arius1 defended the faith of the ,church1 that the ,son was true ,god1 begotten of the ,father from eternity1 and ,one with the ,father4 ,many took sides with ,arius1 and therefore ,constantine called a council or synod of the ,church at ,nice1 in ,asia ,minor1 in the year #cbe4 ,the ,church had at that time eighteen hundred bishops4 ,of these1 three hundred and eighteen met4 ,athanasius1 who took the part of ,alexander1 especially exerted a great influence on the meeting through his clear exposition of the ,word of ,god and by his great gift as a speaker4 ,after a discussion lasting two months ,arius was excommunicated from the ,church as a heretic teaching false doctrines4 ,his doctrine nevertheless found adherents for about three hundred years1 and even at the present time we meet with them4 ,the ,church had to resist other heretics in subsequent times4 #c4 ,mohammed ,southeast of ,palestine the large peninsula of ,arabia is situated4 ,here lived about the year #fjj a man named ,mohammed4 ,he was a merchant1 who for the sake of commerce visited many countries1 and became acquainted with both the ,jewish and the ,christian religion4 ,he was a clever man1 and had great gifts as a speaker4 ,he determined to start a new religion1 composed partly of what he had heard and partly of his own inventions4 ,he pretended1 perhaps imagined1 that the angel ,gabriel had appeared to him in a cave1 and had instructed him what to teach4 ,his chief doctrine was3 ,there is one ,god1 and ,mohammed is his prophet4 ,god had sent many prophets into the world1 such as ,moses and ,christ2 but ,mohammed was the last and the greatest4 ,he promised his followers a paradise of sensual pleasures4 ,there was at this time a great deal of division in the ,church1 and no single country was powerful enough to resist the ,arabians4 ,at the time of ,mohammed's death he ruled over all of ,arabia2 and his successors1 called ,caliphs1 conquered many countries in ,asia and ,africa1 and they nearly exterminated ,christianity where they came into power4 ,the ,arabians penetrated even into ,europe1 and conquered ,spain1 where they existed for about eight centuries4 ,the teachings of ,mohammed are contained in a book called the ,koran4 ,his adherents are called ,mohammedans4 ,the ,turks are ,mohammedans1 but have taken the power from the ,arabians1 and the sultan of ,turkey1 residing in ,constantinople1 is the head of the 8faithful40 #d4 ,introduction of ,christianity in the ,north ,while ,christianity suffered such great losses in ,asia and ,africa1 it was spread by faithful workers over the whole of ,europe4 ,a monk by the name of ,ansgar1 afterward called ,saint ,ansgar1 came from ,germany to ,denmark in #hbf1 and labored there and in ,sweden for the introduction of ,christianity for forty years1 surrounded by many dangers4 ,he has been called the ,apostle of the ,north4 ,it took1 however1 a long time before ,christianity was firmly established in these countries4 ,in olden times the people of ,norway1 as well as of ,denmark and ,sweden1 were heathens2 their gods were called ,asas4 ,but at the time when ,christianity reached ,norway1 the faith in ,odin and ,thor was not very firm4 ,many believed in nothing but their own strength4 ,it is thus told about ,king ,harald the ,fairhaired1 that he placed no trust in the ,asas1 but 8believed in that god who was the strongest1 and had made all and ruled over all40 ,the ,northmen who first heard anything about ,christ were ,vikings1 who sailed west and south on their robbing expeditions4 ,some of these were baptized1 many only in order to receive the presents that were given those who were baptized4 ,but such ,christianity as this had no power1 and we hear nothing of any efforts on their part to spread it when they came home4 ,the ,norse chief1 ,helge the ,lean1 who had been brought up in ,ireland in the ,christian faith1 and later resided in ,iceland1 continued in his faith in ,christ2 but when he was on the sea or in danger he turned to ,thor4 ,haakon the ,good1 who in ,england had been brought up in the ,christian faith1 wished to introduce it into ,norway1 when he was made king4 ,he even got some priests from ,england and built some churches2 but the people of ,trondhjem opposed his efforts1 and ,haakon himself was forced to sacrifice to the gods4 ,haakon the ,earl was the last heathen ruler of ,norway4 ,he believed so strongly in the power of the old gods that during the battle with the ,jomsvikings he sacrificed his own son to obtain victory4 ,in an insurrection he was killed by his own slave1 and ,olav ,trygveson became king4 ,he had accepted ,christianity during one of his sea expeditions1 and had been baptized4 ,he was zealous for the progress of the faith1 and traveled through the country to ,christianize the people4 ,where this could not be accomplished with leniency1 force was employed4 ,several who resisted baptism were tortured to death4 ,he introduced ,christianity in ,iceland1 the ,faroe ,islands and ,greenland1 but did not reign long enough over ,norway to accomplish his purpose there4 ,when he had reigned five years1 he fell in the battle at ,svolder1 in the year #ajjj4 ,olav ,haraldson1 afterwards known as ,saint ,olav1 introduced ,christianity throughout ,norway4 ,on one of his ,viking expeditions he had been converted and baptized4 ,he was of an earnest character1 and ,christianity made a deep impression on his mind4 ,he resolved to ,christianize the whole country1 and for that reason went from one district to another1 building churches and installing priests4 ,according to the custom of the times he often employed cruel means4 ,the people were provoked and rose in rebellion1 and ,olav fled to ,gardarike1 or ,russia4 ,from thence he returned after a time with an army1 and treated the people with great kindness1 but they met him with a superior force at ,stiklestad1 where ,olav was killed after a great slaughter1 in the year #ajcj4 ,he had then been king for about sixteen years4--,miracles were soon reported to have been wrought by his corpse1 and after a few years he was canonized as a saint4 ,his bones were put in a shrine1 which afterwards was placed on the altar of the cathedral at ,trondhjem1 where they remained until the time of the ,reformation4 ,pilgrimages were made to this relic from far and near2 pilgrimages belonged to the superstitions of the times4 #e4 ,the ,popes1 ,the ,monks ,the bishop of ,rome soon became the most powerful among the bishops and was called pope1 that is1 papa 7father74 ,some popes were pious1 ,god-fearing men1 who were zealous for the advancement of ,god's kingdom on earth2 others endeavored only to extend their own power and importance2 and some were downright wicked4 ,the popes claimed and claim to this day that they are the representatives of ,christ on earth4 ,they made the claim that ,christ had placed ,peter over the other apostles and over the whole ,christian ,church4 ,furthermore1 that ,peter was the first bishop in ,rome1 and that his power was inherited by the following bishops4 ,as the vicegerents of ,christ they1 of course1 must be infallible in doctrine2 but they have nevertheless often advanced doctrines that were only human opinions1 and even in direct opposition to the ,scriptures4 ,they established the doctrine to worship the virgin ,mary and other dead men and women1 and canonized them as saints4 ,they claimed that these saints prevailed greatly with ,god1 and therefore prayers must be offered to them for intercession and help4 ,these saints were said through works of penitence and good deeds to have done not only enough to be saved themselves1 but to have had a surplus of holiness4 ,this treasure of sanctity the popes had a right to dispose of1 and could even sell it for money4 ,thus arose the horrible sale of indulgences4 ,baptism and the old confession of faith1 or the three ,articles of ,faith1 remained unchanged2 but the ,lord's ,supper had been greatly changed4 ,laymen may only eat of the bread1 but must not drink of the wine4 ,the popes tyrannized conscience and assumed the power to release any one from the oath he had sworn4 ,whosoever would not submit to the command of the pope were placed under the ban1 that is1 they were in a solemn manner excommunicated from all the blessings of the ,church and surrendered to eternal damnation4--,the worst of all was1 that the people were prohibited from reading the ,bible1 so they could not see how erroneous the doctrines of the ,church were in many respects4 ,besides the regular priesthood1 the monks were also considered servants of the ,church4 ,some of the monks dwelt alone in secluded places1 and were then called hermits4 ,others dwelt together in large buildings1 called convents or monasteries4 ,their superior is called abbot4 ,the abbot is under the control of the pope1 who thus has the monks in his service4 ,women dwelling in convents1 and in general subject to the same rules as the monks1 are called nuns4 ,their female superior is called abbess4 ,the monks were in the beginning pious and ,god-fearing men2 besides this they were industrious1 and labored for education4 ,later on they became worse1 they were indolent and riotous1 and too many of them broke their promise of chastity4 ,no one else spread so many superstitions and errors among the people as the monks4 #f4 ,the ,reformation ,the heresies of the ,church were so numerous and so great that many could not help perceiving them4 ,but the popes were for many centuries so powerful that any one who dared to oppose them would fare badly4 ,john ,huss in ,bohemia had preached against the sale of indulgences1 and was therefore burned alive at a great church meeting held in the city of ,constance1 even though the emperor had given his word that he should be permitted to depart in peace from the meeting4 ,the emperor was informed that he was under no obligation to keep his word to a heretic4 ,meanwhile more and more people began to have their eyes opened to the condition of the ,church4 ,education became greater and more extended1 for the art of printing had been invented4 ,about one hundred years after ,huss was burned1 ,martin ,luther stood forth and began that great improvement in the condition of the ,church which is called ,the ,reformation4 ,luther was born in #adhc1 of poor parents1 in the city of ,eisleben1 ,saxony1 in the center of ,germany4 ,according to the intention of his father he was to read law1 but on account of his anxiety for his soul's salvation he1 at the age of twenty-two1 entered a convent and became a monk4 ,here he faithfully performed all the requirements of a life in the convent3 prayed1 fasted and mortified his flesh2 but he could not find peace for his soul4 ,an old monk advised him to seek consolation in the old1 then almost forgotten words3 ,i believe in the forgiveness of sins4 ,these words ,luther took to heart1 and as he diligently read the ,bible and the writings of the church fathers#h1 he at last clearly saw that man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law4 ,after ,luther had been in a convent for three years1 he was called as teacher to the university at ,wittenberg4 ,hither came a hawker of indulgences1 a monk named ,tetzel1 who with the greatest audacity sold forgiveness of sins for money4 ,at this1 ,luther was filled with indignation1 and on the #cast of ,october1 #aeag1 he nailed on the door of the castle church in ,wittenberg ninety-five theses against the sale of indulgences and other errors4 ,these theses were quickly circulated throughout ,germany1 and many pious and educated men acknowledged that ,luther was right4 ,it was not ,luther's intention to attack the pope1 for he yet believed that the papacy was instituted of ,god1 and thought that when the pope should be informed of the true condition of the case1 he would grant his approval of ,luther's act4 ,but they thought differently in ,rome4 ,luther was placed under the ban of the ,church4 ,in the meantime he had diligently read the ,bible and history1 and it was clear to him the papacy was not instituted of ,god4 ,he therefore paid no attention to the ban1 but took the bull#i of the pope and burned it under an oak outside of the city of ,wittenberg4 ,he was now summoned to appear before ,charles ,v41 emperor of the ,roman empire1 at the diet held in the city of ,worms1 #aeba4 ,many dissuaded him from going2 they reminded him of the fate of ,huss2 but ,luther answered3 ,if there were as many devils in ,worms as there are tiles on the roofs1 yet would ,i go4 ,when he came to ,worms1 he was ushered into the diet1 an assembly where the emperor1 the legate of the pope and many princes and bishops were gathered4 ,it was demanded that he at once should recant everything he had taught2 but ,luther answered3 ,unless ,i am convinced by the ,scriptures1 or by clear and binding reasons1 ,i neither can nor will recant2 for it is not advisable to do anything against conscience4 ,here ,i stand2 ,i cannot do otherwise4 ,god help me6 ,amen4 ----- ,footnote #h3 ,church fathers3 ,the early teachers in the ,church4 ,footnote #i3 ,bull3 ,the writing containing the ban4 ----- ,he was now declared an outlaw1 and any one could with impunity kill him4 ,he was1 however1 permitted to leave ,worms in peace4 ,but the elector of ,saxony1 his prince and protector1 caused his own servants to seize him as he was departing1 and had him secretly carried to the castle of ,wartburg4 ,here he abode unknown for ten months1 and the world believed he was dead4 ,in this place he began his excellent translation of the ,bible into ,german1 and finished the ,new ,testament4 ,at the end of that time he returned to ,wittenberg and continued to labor by preaching and writing4 ,in #aebi he published his ,small ,catechism1 to be used in the instruction of children and youth1 and his ,larger ,catechism as an aid for the teachers4 ,luther's adherents daily became more numerous4 ,among them were many princes4 ,at the diet of ,augsburg1 in #aecj1 they laid before the emperor a confession of their faith1 written by the learned and gentle ,philip ,melanchthon1 and approved by ,luther4 ,in the ,augsburg ,confession the ,lutherans had now secured a confession1 in which they all united4 ,all who would could now see for themselves that ,luther did not teach a new doctrine1 but the old1 true ,christian faith4 ,when ,luther died1 in #aedf1 his doctrine was spread over half of ,germany1 the whole of ,denmark1 ,norway and ,sweden1 and had gained adherents in ,england1 ,france and other countries4 ,contemporaneously with ,luther1 ,ulric ,zwingli stood forth in ,switzerland against the sale of indulgences and other errors4 ,his work was continued by the ,frenchman1 ,john ,calvin4 ,calvin's adherents are called ,calvinists1 or ,reformed2 they differ from the ,lutherans in the doctrine concerning the ,lord's ,supper1 predestination and some other doctrines4 ,the ,reformed confessions are held in ,switzerland1 ,holland1 ,scotland1 ,england1 and to some extent in ,france4 ,lutherans and ,calvinists are called1 although historically improperly1 with one common name1 ,protestants1 in opposition to the adherents of the pope1 who are called ,roman ,catholics4 #g4 ,reformation ,introduced in the ,north ,hans ,tausen1 a ,danish monk1 had studied at ,wittenberg and heard ,luther4 ,on his return to ,denmark he preached the ,evangelical doctrine1 and it was adopted in #aecf as the religion of the country4 ,in about the same manner it went in ,sweden4 ,two brothers1 ,olaf and ,lars ,pehrson1 had studied in ,wittenberg1 and brought the ,evangelical faith home on their return4 ,it was in #aedd adopted as the religion of the country4 ,norway was but poorly prepared for the ,reformation4 ,education was poor4 ,a ,german monk named ,anton preached the ,evangelical doctrine in ,bergen in #aebh4 ,his preaching found favor with the citizens1 and the bishop1 an indolent man1 moved to his residence outside of the city2 but we find no account of any general awakening4 ,anton afterwards became priest in the city4 ,norway was at that time united to ,denmark4 ,when the ,reformation1 therefore1 was introduced into that country1 it was as a natural consequence established in ,norway1 in #aecg4 ,at first it found small favor with the people1 who remained ,roman ,catholic1 and in several places even used violence against the ,evangelical clergy4 ,little by little1 however1 the ,evangelical doctrine became better known and found more favor with the people4 ,this was owing more to the bishops ,geble ,pedersen in ,bergen1 ,jens ,nilsen in ,oslo and ,jrgen ,eriksen in ,stavanger than to anybody else4 ,eriksen has been called 8the ,luther of ,norway40 #h4 ,the ,lutheran ,church in the ,united ,states of ,america ,the ,lutheran ,church was transplanted to ,north ,america in the sixteenth1 seventeenth and eighteenth centuries by the immigration of ,lutherans from ,france1 ,holland1 ,sweden1 ,germany1 ,norway1 ,denmark1 ,iceland1 ,finland and other lands4 ,the ,lutheran ,church in ,america has always been in spirit and loyalty1 in character and institutions1 an ,american ,church4 ,according to the 8,lutheran ,world ,almanac for #aibg-aibh0 there has been a growth in membership from #ijj in #aefb to #d1aab1fhj in #aibg4 ,the ,lutherans of ,america are divided into #ba general bodies1 as follows3 ,united ,lutheran ,church1 consisting of #ce constituent synods1 #a1caa1afg baptized members2 ,joint ,ohio ,synod1 #bef1ege2 ,iowa ,synod1 #bad1beg2 ,buffalo ,synod1 #aa1jhc2 ,jehovah ,conference1 #a1ejj2 ,augustana ,synod1 #cjh1idc2 ,norwegian ,lutheran ,church1 #dhh1ajh2 ,lutheran ,free ,church1 #dc1jid2 ,eielsen ,synod1 #a1bjj2 ,church of the ,lutheran ,brethren1 #a1fjj2 ,united ,danish ,church1 #bi1bei2 ,danish church1 #ai1bjj2 ,icelandic ,synod1 #g1icf2 ,suomi ,synod1 #ce1cjj2 ,finnish ,national ,church1 #h1jcb2 ,finnish ,apostolic ,church1 #ej1jjj2 ,missouri ,synod1 #a1jhf1iec2 ,joint ,wisconsin ,synod1 #bab1eeh2 ,slovak ,synod1 #ac1aca2 ,norwegian ,synod1 #g1faa2 ,negro ,mission of ,synodical ,conference1 #e1abc4 ,there are #bg ,lutheran ,publication ,houses1 publishing in #aibg #agg papers1 having #a1fii1che subscribers2 also #eda new books1 #bcg reprints1 #ajf pamphlets1 a total of #c1abf1eaj copies4 ,of ,higher ,schools there were #aei3 ,theological ,seminaries1 #cc1 with #ahj teachers and #a1fcg students2 ,colleges1 #cf1 with #ggi teachers and #ad1bjc students2 ,junior colleges and academies1 #ij1 with #gic teachers and #ae1hac students2--a grand total of #a1geb teachers and #ca1fec students1 #ah1fad boys and #ac1jci girls4 ,each ,synod maintains or supports some ,foreign ,mission work1 both through its regular ,board of ,missions and voluntary agencies1 particularly the women's federations and young people's societies4 ,the chief mission fields are in3 ,china1 ,india1 ,japan and ,kurdistan1 ,liberia1 ,south ,africa1 ,tanganyika1 ,madagascar and ,new ,guinea2 also among ,indians of ,north and ,south ,america1 ,negroes and ,eskimos4 #hha missionaries and #f1gbg native workers are engaged in the foreign fields among a baptized membership of #bfb1gfj1 on an annual budget of #b1fha1ifc4jj4 ,the ,home ,mission ,boards1 with an annual appropriation of #b1ceb1abe4jj try to gather the unchurched ,lutherans of ,america into the ,church and aim also to bring the ,gospel to the unchurched neighbors of every race and color within the ,united ,states and ,canada4 ,the work of ,charity is pushed in many ways by ,boards1 ,committees1 ,societies and ,institutions4 ,of institutions there are #gc ,orphans' ,homes1 with #eig employees1 caring for #d1gjj children2 #fi ,homes for the ,aged1 with #chg employees and #b1dii inmates2 #ajf ,hospitals and ,homes for ,defectives1 with #c1hhd employees and #bcf1bbh patients4 ,there are #aa ,deaconess ,homes4 ,the #ca ,home ,finding ,societies1 with #ajj employees1 placed #dgc children in homes during #aibg4 ,there are also many other activities1 congregational1 synodical and intersynodical4 ,one of the chief intersynodical agencies is the ,national ,lutheran ,council1 organized in #aiah to meet emergencies requiring common action4 ,this ,agency has expended several million dollars during the decennium in relief and reconstruction work in the countries afflicted by the ,world ,war2 also in rescuing the foreign mission fields affected by the ,war4 ,the ,lutheran ,church in ,america emphasizes the importance of ,biblical teaching and preaching and strict obedience to the ,word of ,god by its members4 ,the ,norwegian ,lutheran ,church of ,america was organized on ,june #i1 #aiag1 by the union of the ,hauge ,synod1 the ,norwegian ,synod and the ,united ,norwegian ,lutheran ,church of ,america4 #i4 ,missions4 ,bible ,societies ,after the ,reformation1 ,christianity has been proclaimed in far distant lands by missionaries4 ,hans ,egede1 a clergyman in ,vaagen1 ,nordland1 ,norway1 resigned his charge to go and preach the ,gospel in ,greenland4 ,none had gone there with the ,word of ,god since the ,black ,death in the fourteenth century4 ,in #ahdb the ,norwegian ,mission ,society was organized4 ,schreuder went as its first missionary to southern ,africa4 ,he labored mostly among the ,zulus1 among whom he died in #ahhb4 ,many followed his example and went out to heathen nations to bear witness of ,christ4 ,the society later on began missionary work in the island of ,madagascar1 where it has established many large ,christian congregations4 ,the ,norwegian ,lutheran ,synods in ,america have also been engaged in mission work among the heathen1 as follows3 the ,norwegian ,lutheran ,church of ,america has its field at ,hupeh and ,honan1 ,china1 with #gj missionaries and #hgc native workers2 in southeastern ,madagascar1 with #ca missionaries and #dej native workers2 in ,natal including ,zululand1 ,south ,africa1 with #h missionaries2 among the ,indians of ,wisconsin1 with #b missionaries2 among the ,eskimos of ,alaska1 with #c missionaries4 7,the figures are for #aibg47 ,the ,norwegian ,lutheran ,free ,church has its fields in southwestern ,madagascar and ,honan1 ,china2 the ,evangelical ,lutheran ,church in ,america 7,elling ,synod71 among the ,indians of ,wisconsin2 the ,lutheran ,synod of the ,brethren1 in ,honan1 ,china4 ,in addition to these synodical missions1 the ,norwegian ,lutherans of ,america have conducted independent missions among the ,jews of ,palestine1 ,russia and the ,united ,states1 the ,santals of ,india1 the ,nestorians of ,chaldea1 the ,mohammedans of ,kurdistan and the ,negroes of the ,southern ,states and the ,soudan4 ,both ,catholics and ,reformed have1 during the last century1 been energetic in missionary work4 ,in #aibf about #gej ,protestant ,missionary ,societies were in existence1 carrying on missionary work amongst the heathen in every part of the world4 ,four hundred and fifty of these societies were working in ,asia1 #bjj in ,africa1 #bjj in ,north ,america1 #aaj in ,south ,america1 #fj in ,australia and the ,south ,sea ,islands4 ,the earliest ,bible society was the ,canstein of ,halle1 founded in #agab4 ,the largest ,bible society is the ,british and ,foreign ,bible ,society1 founded in #ahjd4 ,it has translated the ,bible or parts of it into many languages and dialects1 and has distributed about #djj1jjj1jjj ,bibles and ,new ,testaments4 ,there are also other important ,bible societies1 of which we shall mention two3 the ,norwegian ,bible ,society1 organized in #ahaf1 which has issued about #c1jjj1jjj ,bibles and ,new ,testaments2 the ,american ,bible ,society1 organized in #ahaf1 which has issued over #ahe1jjj1jjj ,bibles and ,new ,testaments4 ,in #aibf the ,bible was translated into #hjj languages and dialects4 ,of #aj million copies given away in #aibf1 ,china alone got almost #d million copies4 ,the ,gospel has never before been preached in so many countries as at present1 but yet the prophecy is far from being fulfilled1 that there shall be one ,flock and one ,shepherd4 ,in #aibg the population of the world was #a1hej1jjj1jjj2 and of these only #fhc1jjj1jjj were nominally ,christians1 while #ae1jjj1jjj were ,jews1 #bji1jjj1jjj were ,mohammedans1 and #idc1jjj1jjj were heathen4 #aj4 ,a ,brief ,sketch of the ,holy ,land ,the country known by the names of ,canaan1 ,palestine1 the ,holy ,land and the ,promised ,land is located in ,asia1 at the eastern end of the ,mediterranean ,sea1 and not far from ,africa4 ,it is not far from ,europe1 and consequently very near the center of that part of the earth which was known to the ancients4 ,it has an extent of less than six thousand square miles1 being about one twenty-second part of the size of the kingdom of ,norway4 ,it has now about three hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants1 but had formerly a great many more4 ,when ,king ,david numbered the people1 he found one million three hundred thousand who could bear arms4 ,one-fourth of a population is generally considered able to bear arms1 and the number of inhabitants at that time must have exceeded five millions4 ,the country is very mountainous4 ,to the north1 in ,syria1 is ,mount ,lebanon1 ten thousand feet at its highest1 and east of this is ,mount ,hermon4 ,lebanon was famed for its magnificent cedars4 ,from ,lebanon and ,hermon two mountain ranges extend southward through the whole length of the country1 one to the west1 the other to the east of the river ,jordan4 ,jerusalem lies two thousand five hundred feet above the ocean4 ,the river ,jordan runs two hundred miles from north to south1 and divides the country into two parts4 ,it flows through the ,lake of ,gennesaret1 which has been and is yet very rich in fish1 and empties into the ,dead ,sea1 which is forty-five miles long and ten miles wide4 ,the ,dead ,sea lies thirteen hundred feet lower than the ,mediterranean ,sea4 ,the water has a bitter taste and is very salty4 ,neither animal nor vegetable life can exist in it4 ,if a fish happens to stray from the ,jordan into the lake1 it dies4 ,such is now the condition of that plain which once upon a time was as the garden of ,eden4 ,palestine lies far south2 its summers are therefore hot1 and the winters mild4 ,in ,jerusalem1 which lies at such great altitude1 snow may occasionally fall in ,january and ,february1 but melts immediately4--,the land used to be very fruitful1 producing grain1 wine1 many kinds of fruit1 and had good pastures4 ,in the ,bible it is called 8a land flowing with milk and honey40 ,now it is entirely different4 ,the country has through many centuries been badly governed1 and the saying appears to be true that where the ,turk sets his foot1 grass will grow no more4--,of forests may be mentioned the ,woods of ,ephraim1 where ,joab slew ,absalom4 ,the cedar wood1 with which ,solomon ceiled the temple1 came from ,lebanon4--,the camel was a beast of burden1 and used mostly in traveling4--,of wild animals there were lions and bears1 as we read in the stories of ,samson and ,david4 ,the country was at first divided into twelve parts among the twelve tribes4 ,later on it was divided into the kingdoms of ,judah and ,israel4 ,at the time of our ,savior it was divided into four parts3 ,juda1 ,samaria1 ,galilee and ,perea4 ,juda was the southern1 ,samaria the middle1 ,galilee the northern part west of the ,jordan river2 while ,perea was east of the ,jordan4 ,chronological ,table #a4 ,abraham goes to ,canaan1 about #aiba ,b4,c4 #b4 ,moses born1 about #aega ,b4,c4 #c4 ,david becomes king1 about #ajee ,b4,c4 #d4 ,the kingdom is divided1 about #ige ,b4,c4 #e4 ,kingdom of ,israel destroyed1 about #gbb ,b4,c4 #f4 ,the people of the ,kingdom of ,judah carried #ehf ,b4,c4 into captivity #g4 ,death of ,paul and ,peter #fg ,a4,d4 #h4 ,destruction of ,jerusalem #gj ,a4,d4 #i4 ,constantine the ,great #cbc ,a4,d4 #aj4 ,mohammed #fjj ,a4,d4 #aa4 ,saint ,olav in ,norway #ajcj ,a4,d4 #ab4 ,luther begins the ,reformation #aeag ,a4,d4 #ac4 ,the ,augsburg ,confession #aecj ,a4,d4 #ad4 ,the ,reformation introduced in ,norway #aecg ,a4,d4 #ae4 ,the first ,protestant ,mission ,society #afdi ,a4,d4 organized1 about #af4 ,the first ,bible ,society organized #agab ,a4,d4 #ag4 ,american ,bible ,society organized #ahaf ,a4,d4 #ah4 ,norwegian ,bible ,society organized #ahaf ,a4,d4 ---------------------------------------- ------------------------ ,transcriber's ,note3 ,the footnotes were moved to the relevant paragraph4 ,there are minor inconsistencies between the table of contents and the actual chapter headings4 ,for example1 the first section is named ,creation4 in the ,,toc1 but ,the ,creation in the heading4 ,those are not noted here4 ,there are #b headings that differ between the ,contents and the body text and have been left as published in the original publication3 7,,toc7 #ib4 ,peter's ,denial4 ,the ,death of ,judas4 7,,txt7 #ib4 ,peter's ,denial4 ,the ,suicide of ,judas 7,,toc7 #ajf4 ,the ,books of the ,new ,testament4 7,,txt7 #ajf4 ,the ,writings of the ,new ,testament ---------------------------------------- ------------------------