ACCEPTANCE-ACCIDENTS. voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.—MAT., ch. 3. 53. Assurance of. Manoah. 22 Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. 23 But his wife said.. If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor..have told us such things as these.-JUDGES, ch. 13. 54. in Dedication. Tabernacle. [At the dedication of the tabernacle,] 23 Moses and Aaron came out, and blessed the people and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people. 24 And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.-LEV., ch. 9. 55. Denied. Jewish Offerings. 13..ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord.MAL., ch. 1. 56. Evidence of. Gideon. [He made an offering for his angel guest.] 21 The angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel..departed.JUDGES, ch. 6. 57. Saints. No more.. foreigners, but fellow citizens Walking. Enoch walked with God.. God took CONVERSION. 5 1420 1421 62. ACCIDENT, A destructive. Wall. [In the city of Aphek,] 0..a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. [After a destructive battle.]-1 KINGS, ch. 20. 63. Fatal. Mother. [One woman said to Solomon,] 19 This woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.-1 KINGS, ch. 3. 64. Impossible. Kine. 10..the Philistines took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home: 11 And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart.. 12 And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.-1 SAM., ch. 6. Lameness from. Jonathan's Son. 65. Manifested. Abram. [Abram divided the sacrifices, and waited.] 17 When the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking..Mephibosheth was five years old when the furnace, and a burning lamp..passed between tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezthose pieces. 18 In that same day the Lord made reel, and his nurse took him up, and fled : and.. a covenant with Abram.-GEN., ch. 15. as she made haste to flee, he fell, and became lame.-2 SAM., ch. 4. 58. of Piety. Peter. [After the vision of the sheet let down from heaven, Peter witnessed the conversion of Cornelius the Gentile, and said,] ..Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: 35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.-ACTs, ch. 10. 59. by Sacrifice. Abel. Abel..brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and his offering he had not respect.-GEN., ch. 4. 60. according to Sacrifice. Widow. 41 Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.. 13.. This poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury.-MARK, ch. 12. 61. Terms of. Sacrifice. Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? ..What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?— MICAH, ch. 6. See other illustrations under: COMMUNION. 1413 66. Loss by. Are. As one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water and he cried, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.—2 KINGS, ch. 6. 67. Misjudged. Tower. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.-LUKE, ch. 13. 68. -A pardonable. Chance. 22 If he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait, 23 Or with any stone..seeing him not..that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm.-NUM., ch. 35. 69. Unpunished. Axe. 4.. Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past; 5 As when a man goeth into the wood.. to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live.-DEUT., ch. 19. 11 Ye shall 70. ACCIDENTS, Fatal. Refuge. appoint you cities to be cities of refuge..that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.-NUM.. ch. 35. See other illustrations under: Invitation. I stand at the door..open..I will [Ahaziah] Fell down through a lattice 6961 ACCOMPLISHMENTS-ACCUSATION. See MUSIC and references. 72. ACCOUNTABILITY, Future. 2283 3784 3519 4645 583 583 10028 Debtor. 23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.-MAT., ch. 18. 73. 12.. A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said.. Occupy till I come. -LUKE, ch, 19. [One hid his pound in a napkin.] Pounds. for Gifts. 74. Minute. Judgment. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the 31 evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36. .Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37. By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.-MAT., ch. 12. 75. Personal. Steward. 1..There was a certain rich man, which had a steward..was accused..that he had wasted his goods. ..Said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.-LUKE, ch. 16. See other illustrations under: JUDGMENT. 4761 4767 4768 one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds; That all of you have conspired against me.-1 SAM., ch. 22. [David did not intrigue.] 79. Of Treachery. 19 Jeremiah went forth..to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. 13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah..and he took Jeremiah..saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. 15 Wherefore the princes were wroth.. and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe.-JER., ch. 37. 80. Investigated. Traitor. 18 As they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. 19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?-MARK, ch. 14. 81. Meekness under. Jesus. 9 Herod questioned with him in many words; but he 10 And the chief priests answered him nothing. and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. -LUKE, ch. 23. Awards. As ye did not..these..not to me 4769 4770 85. See RESPONSIBILITY and references. 76. ACCUSATION, An astounding. Jesus. Jesus healed and pardoned the paralytic.] But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only ?-MARK, ch. 2. 77. A fraudulent. Potiphar's Wife. 10 She spake to Joseph day by day, he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. [When Potiphar returned, his wife said,] "..The Hebrew servant..came in unto me to mock me: 19 And..as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out.-GEN., ch. 39. 78. A false. King Saul. Saul said unto his servants.. Will the son of Jesse give every 13 Falsely Sustained. Stephen. [The Jews arrested Stephen, ] 1 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law. ACTS, ch. 6. 86. Suppressed. Adulteress. 3 The scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?..He that is without sin among you, let And they..being him first cast a stone at her. convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last.-JOHN, ch. 8. ACCUSATION—ACUTENESS. archangel, when contending with the devil he See other illustrations under: 2729 780 1111 EFFORT. 2605 2606 2607 2608 2603 2610 2611 2612 2613 2614 2615 Concentrated. Fight neither small nor great Deliverance. Why sit we here till we die? Fruitless. The king labored to deliver Daniel Humble. Jesus said..loose him and let him go IH-considered. This man began to build Personal. Have mercy on me..my daughter is 2732 Sphere. Witnesses..uttermost part of the earth 2727 Single. With the spear..I will not smite the 3036 Singleness. I determined not to know anything 3088 Union. They strengthened their hands with gold 4270 Men and women brought bracelets and 3089 Unavailing. Earneth wages to put in a bag with 2616 Victory without. Stand still and see the salvation 2017 EARNESTNESS. 7205 Angelic. [Lot] While he lingered.. laid hold Bold. Second time..Joab's field..set it on fire Checked. Running and kneeled..master what Chosen. Every one that lappeth of the water Hospitality. [Lot] Pressed upon them greatly Important. Aaron ran..plague begun..incense Influence. Because of his importunity he will Lack. [Joash] Should have smitten 5 or 6 times Rewarded. Whoso first after the troubling Safety. Look not behind.. escape to the mount [Bartimeus] Cried the more a great Seeking. Uncovered the roof..broke it..down 4221 See BLAME and references. 89. ACQUAINTANCE, Influence of. Herod. Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and a holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.-MARK, ch. 6. See ASSOCIATES and references. 90. ACQUITTAL, Punishment after. Pilate. 14 Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people; and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: 15 No, nor yet Herod. -LUKE, ch. 23. 91. ACTION instead of Eloquence. Moses. 10 O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue..17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. Ex., ch. 4. 92. ACTIVITY, Astonishing. Jesus. 20 The multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him for they said, He is beside himself.— MARK, ch. 3. 93. Benevolent. Jesus. 35 Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.-MAT., ch. 9. 9981 9983 9984 9991 Age. [Caleb, 85 years] Give me this..Anakim See WORK and references. 95. ACUTENESS of Perception. David. [Joab suborned a widow of Tekoah to disguise herself, and by a parable incline David's heart toward Absalom the fratricide.] 19 Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered. . As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid.-2 SAM., ch. 14. Also see Weatherwise. When ye see a cloud rise..shower 2341 hearkened not unto them..they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.ESTHER, ch. 3. 103. A fraternal. Paul. 14 If any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. 15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.-2 THESS., ch. 3. 104. An incredible. Passover. they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.-MARK, ch. 14. See other illustrations under: ADVICE. Foolish. Said his wife..curse God and die 18 As 152 153 154 9163 CAUTION. 486 485 656 3000 1522 677 1070 1071 1072 97. ADJURATION, A foolish. Saul. [The Israelites were victorious after long subjugation. The Philistines were panic-stricken,] 24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. -1 SAM., ch. 14. [Jonathan, his brave son, ate in ignorance of the adjuration. The famished people afterward ate flesh with the blood, thus breaking the law.] 98. Sacred. Trial of Jesus. 63 Jesus held his peace. And the high priest..said..I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. 64 Jesus saith..Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the righ, hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. -MAT., ch. 26. 66 Strife. Consulteth whether he be able to meet I made as if they were beaten..and fled Wise. Fool uttereth all his mind.. wise WARNING. Experience. Alexander..did me much harm 66 Did not Solomon.. sin by these things not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and Repeated. Moses..go down and charge the 101. Change of. Moses. [The ten spies returned to Moses with their evil report of the land of Canaan, which alarmed the people.] And they said. Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.-NUM., ch. 14. See GOVERNMENT and references. 102. ADMONITION disregarded. Mordecai. The king's servants..said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment? ..When they spake daily unto him, and he Saved. He that taketh warning shall deliver 9327 9328 9329 9330 9331 9332 9333 9334 9335 9336 9337 9338 Failure. Watch..know not what. hour L. cometh 9345 See BLAME and references. 4546 ADOPTION-ADVENT. : 9 116. Destructive. Influence. 18 Her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. 19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.-PROV., ch. 2. 105. ADOPTION by Attraction. Esther. Mor- offerings with me; this day have I paid my decai brought up.. Esther, his uncle's daughter vows.--PROV., ch. 7. for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai ..tock for his own daughter.-ESTHER, ch. 2. 106. Grateful. Mephibosheth. ..David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?..Mephibosheth shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.-2 SAM., ch. 9. 107. through Sympathy. Moses. [Pharaoh's daughter opened the ark where Moses lay, and] ..the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrew's children. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son.-Ex., ch. 2. 108. ADORNMENT, Christian. Paul. That women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 10 But..with good works.-1 TIм., ch. 2. See BEAUTY and references. 109. ADULTERY, Accusation of. Potiphar's Wife. 19 When his master heard the words of his wife, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound.-GEN., ch. 39. 110. Resentment. Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine? 8 Then was Abner very wroth..and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul.-2 SAM., ch. 3. 111. Concealment of. Darkness. 15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me and disguiseth his face. 16 In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. " For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.-JOB, ch. 24. 112. Divorce for. Jesus. ..Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.-MAT., ch. 19. 113. man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? 28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? 32 Whoso commiteth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.-PROV., ch. 6. Destructive. Solomon. 27 Can a 114. Incipient. Jesus. 23..Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. — MAT., ch. 5. Also see Incestuous. Thou shall be as one of the fools in I. 4379 115. ADULTERESS, Arts of the. Harlot. 'In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 10. .Behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and subtile of heart. 13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said: 14 I have peace 4 117. Deception of the. The End. The lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil. But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. - PROV., ch. 5. 118. Pardoned, Jesus. 10.. Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.-JOHN, ch. 8. 15 The 119. ADVANCE by Faith. Red Sea. Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: 16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.-Ex., ch, 14. 120. Signal for. Trees. [The Philistines were in the valley of Rephaim,] 23 And when David inquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 24.. When thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees..then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host.2 SAM., ch. 5. 121. Challenge. [The Philistines were in their strong hold. To his armor bearer] ..said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men.. 9 If they say..Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. 10 But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand; and this shall be a sign unto us.1 SAM., ch. 14. See other illustrations under: Christian. Path of the just, shineth more and 7 6631 4366 6634 6632 4365 See IMPROVEMENT and references. 122. ADVENT, The first. Bethlehem. Mary brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.-LUKE, ch. 2. 123. The second. Heavens. 30 Then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great |