Bible History - Old Testament

- 103- reformation so happily begun, and the religious revival which had appeared, only issued in a thorough return to the LORD, ...

- 104- But the king kept his part of the solemn engagement. However difficult it might be, he removed "the Queen-mother" from he ...

- 105- CHAPTER 13 : Reign of Nadab — his murder by Baasha — war between Judah and Israel — Baasha’s alliance with Syria — Asa ga ...

- 106- Baasha's object in this war, and what his preparations for it had been. It seems, that Asa's father, Ahijah, had formed a ...

- 107- height") and Mizpah ("the outlook") (comp. Joshua 18:24, 26; also Jeremiah 41:5-9). Both these cities lay within the terr ...

- 108- heathen), nor to suppose that they used idolatrous or even superstitious means. The example of Hezekiah (2 Kings 20; 2 Ch ...

- 109- princes, indulged in orgies in the houses of his favorites, while his army was fighting before Gibbethon. He fell a victi ...

- 110- Omri, Ahab, and their successors held high court, contains but few remains of its ancient grandeur. But these are suffici ...

- 111- CHAPTER 14 - ASA AND JEHOSHAPHAT (3RD AND 4TH) KINGS OF JUDAH -AHAB : THE KING OF ISRAEL. Accession of Ahab — further rel ...

- 112- its aspect of power - as displayed by an Elijah and an Elisha, so far from seeming strange or unaccountable, appears emin ...

- 113- As we infer from later notices, there was a "vestry" attached to these temples, where special festive garments, worn on g ...

- 114- It was in circumstances of such marked prosperity that Jehoshaphat "joined affinity with Ahab." The sacred text specially ...

- 115- Lastly came the terrible tragedy of the wholesale murder of the royal princes by Athaliah, then her reign, and finally he ...

- 116- CHAPTER 15 - AHAB, (8TH) KING OF ISRAEL. Rebuilding of Jericho — the mission of Elijah — his character and life — Elijah’ ...

- 117- the ax to the root of the tree, yet, ere it fell, called for fruits meet for repentance. He was not the forerunner of the ...

- 118- been shown (by Keil) to be untenable. Even more fanciful is the suggestion, that the Hebrew expression means that he was ...

- 119- apparition; the bold confronting of king and people there in Samaria; the announcement apparently so incredible in itself ...

- 120- His servant in most unlikely circumstances; and that, when faith seems to fail, where most we might have expected it, God ...

- 121- consequent on the want of rain in Israel, had also extended to Tyre. But when Elijah addressed to her what, even in these ...

- 122- childlike trustfulness in the God of Israel. What a lesson this, and how full of comfort, to Elijah! There was faith not ...