Biblical Extracts Part 8

243. And G.o.d saw the light that it was good; and G.o.d _divided_ the _light_ from the _darkness_, Gen. i. 4.

244. And G.o.d made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; he made the stars also. And G.o.d set them in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth.

Gen. i. 16, 17.

245. And there shall be _upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters_, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. Moreover, _the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun_, and the light of the sun shall be _seven-fold_, as the light of seven days' in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. Isaiah x.x.x. 25, 26.

246. Again the Devil taketh him (Christ) up into an exceeding high mountain, _and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them_, Matt. iv. 8.

247. The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of _bones_. And caused me to pa.s.s by them round about; and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and lo, _they were very dry_. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord G.o.d, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O _ye dry bones hear the word of the Lord_. Thus saith the Lord G.o.d unto these bones, Behold _I will cause breath to enter into you and ye shall live_. And I will lay sinews upon you, and bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you; and ye shall live, and ye shall know that I am the Lord. So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied there was a noise, _and behold a shaking, and the bones came together bone to his bone_. And, when I beheld, lo, _the sinews and the flesh came up upon them_; and the skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them. Then said he unto me, prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, _and say to the wind_, Thus saith the Lord G.o.d, Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, _and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet_, an exceeding great army. Ezek. x.x.xvii. 1 to 10.

248. And it came to pa.s.s, as _they were burying a man_, that behold, they spied a band of men, and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, _and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet_. 2 Kings xiii. 21.

249. Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming in the which _all that are in the graves shall hear his voice_. John v. 28.

250. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump, (for the _trumpet_ shall sound) and the _dead shall be raised incorruptible_, and we shall be changed. 1 Corinth xv. 52.

251. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven _with a shout_, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of G.o.d; and the dead in Christ shall rise first; then we which are alive and remain, shall be _caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air_; and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 Thessa. iv. 16, 17.

252. And I saw the _dead_, small and great, stand before G.o.d; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, _and death and h.e.l.l delivered up the dead which were in them_; and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and h.e.l.l were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Rev. xx. 12, 13, 14.

253. For I am he that _liveth and was dead;_ and behold I am alive for ever more. Amen; _and have the keys of h.e.l.l and of death_. Rev, i. 18..

254. But Mary stood without at the sepulchre, weeping; and as she wept she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre. _And seeth two angels in white, sitting_ the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. _And they say unto her_, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, _and saw Jesus standing_, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?

she, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary, she turned herself, and said unto him, Rabboni, which is to say Master. John xx, 11 to 16.

255. But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore saith unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. _And after eight days_ again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them; _then came Jesus: (the door being shut) and stood in the midst,_ and said; Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, _and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side_; and be not faithless but believing. John xx. 24 to 27.

356. Jesus saith unto them, _Come and dine_. And none of his disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then _cometh and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise_. This now was the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples, _after that he was risen from the dead_. John xxi. 12 to 14.

257. And when he had spoken these things while they beheld, _he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight_. And while they looked steadily toward heaven, as he went up, behold two men stood by them in white apparel: Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Acts i. 9 to 11.

258. _Then the Spirit took me up_, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.

_So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away_, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

Ezek. iii. 12, 14.

259. And he put forth the form of an hand, _and took me by a lock of mine head, and the Spirit lift me up between earth and heaven_, and brought me in the visions of G.o.d to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate, that looketh toward the north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. Ezek. viii. 3.

260. And Habbakuk said, Lord, I never saw Babylon; neither do I know where the den is. _Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown, and bare him by the hair of his head, and through the vehemence of his spirit, set him in Babylon over the den_. And Habbakuk cried, saying, O Daniel, Daniel, take the dinner which G.o.d hath sent thee. Bel and the Dragon, x.x.xv. 6, 7.

261. Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees) and were filled with indignation.

And laid their hands on the Apostles, and put them in the common prison.

But the _angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors_, and brought them forth, and said, Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people, all the words of this life. Acts v. 17 to 20.

262. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came _and rolled bach the stone from the door_ and sat upon it. Matt, xxviii. 2.

263. And _the angel of the Lord_ came again the second time, _and touched him_, and said, Arise and eat, because thy journey is too great for thee. 1 Kings xix. 7.

264. Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of his staff _that wa.s.s 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 of the Lord departed out of his sight.

Judges vi. 21.

265. Then Tobit called his son Tobias, and said unto him, My son, see that the man have _his wages_, which went with thee, and thou must give him more, So he called _the angel_, and he said unto him, _Take half of all that ye have brought, and go away in safety_. Tobit xii, 1, 5.

266. Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of G.o.d came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of _an angel of G.o.d, very terrible_; but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name. Judges xiii. 6.

267. Whose throne is inestimable, whose glory may not be comprehended, _before whom the hosts of angels stand with trembling_, 2 Esdras viii.

21.

268. Thou shalt not suffer a _witch_ to live. Exodus xxii. 18.

269. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the water pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water _that was made wine_, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants which drew the water knew,) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of _miracles_ did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. John ii. 7 to 11.

270. And Jesus said unto the Centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. _And his servant was healed in the self same hour._ And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. _And he touched her hand and the fever left her_; and she arose and ministered unto them. Matt. viii.

13, 14, 15.

271. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

And behold there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves; but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him and awoke him, saying, Lord save us; we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, _and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm_. Matt. viii.

23 to 26.

272. And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them, _walking on the sea_. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit: and they cried out for fear.

But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid, And Peter answered him, and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, _he walked on the water_, to go to Jesus.

Matt. xiv. 25 to 29.

273. And Jesus arose and followed him; so did his disciples. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, He said unto them, Give place; _for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth_, and they laughed him to scorn. But, when the people were put forth, he went in, _and took her by the hand, and the maid arose_, Matt. ix. 19, 23, 24, 25.

274. And behold, a woman _which was diseased with an issue of blood_ twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment. For she said within herself, _If I may but touch his garment I shall be whole_. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her he said, Daughter, be of good comfort: _thy faith hath made thee whole_; and the woman was made whole from that hour. Matt. ix. 20 to 22.

275. And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. _And he that was dead came forth_, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes and his face was bound about with a napkin, Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, _and let him go_, John xi. 43, 44.

276. And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve and said unto him, send the mult.i.tude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. BUt he said unto them? give ye them to eat, and they said, we have no more _but five loaves and two fishes_; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, make them sit clown by fifties in a company. And they did so, and made them all sit down. Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the mult.i.tude.

_And they did eat and were all filled_, and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them _twelve baskets_.

277. And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind; and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them _cloven tongues, like as of fire_, and it sat upon each of them. _And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost_, and began to speak with other tongues, as the spirit gave them utterance. Acts ii. 1 to 4.

278. And he (Moses) was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; _he did neither eat bread nor drink water_; and he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. Exod. x.x.xiv. 28.

279. And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, arise and eat, because thy journey is too great for thee.

And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat _forty days and forty nights_, unto h.o.r.eb the Mount of G.o.d. 1 Kings xix. 7, 8.

280. Moreover he said unto me, son of man, eat that thou findest; _eat this roll_, (of a book) and go Speak unto the house of Israel. So I opened my mouth, _and he caused me to eat that roll_. And he said unto me, son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it, _and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness_. Ezek. iii. 1 to 3.

281. And when the a.s.s saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the a.s.s with a staff. _And the Lord opened the mouth of the a.s.s_, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times. Num. xxii. 27, 28.

282. And I beheld, and lo, the eagle rose upon her talons, _and spake to her feathers, saying_, watch not all at once; sleep every one in his own place, and watch by course, &c. Then I heard a voice which said unto me, look before thee, and consider the thing that thou seest. And I beheld, and lo, as it were _a roaring lion_ chased out of the wood; and I saw that he _sent out a man's voice_ unto the eagle, and said, Hear thou? I will _talk_ with thee, and the highest shall say unto thee, &c. 2 Esdras xi. 7, 8, and x.x.xvi. 7, 8.

283. But _let_ man and _beast_ be covered with sackcloth, _and cry mightily unto G.o.d_; yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Jonah iii. 8.

284. And I took it and drank; and when I had drunk of it, _my heart uttered understanding, and wis-dom grew in my breast_, for my spirit strengthened my memory. 2 Esdras xiv. 40.