This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...and well-disposed people; and those who had been trained soldiers under Joshua also gathered at his call. Then Moses spoJre aloud to the crowd, commanding them to return to tiiieir senses, and leave off such abominable customs al would surely bring God's punishment upon them. Many, frightened before him, made ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...and well-disposed people; and those who had been trained soldiers under Joshua also gathered at his call. Then Moses spoJre aloud to the crowd, commanding them to return to tiiieir senses, and leave off such abominable customs al would surely bring God's punishment upon them. Many, frightened before him, made haste to fall cUn eir knees, and beg pardon. As for the bold, bad ones wh0 still held out, stubborn in their wickednt JSS, Joshua and his men fell upon them and killed C1t them, lest they should lead away all the rest; and rburned their idol. This, perhaps, seems cruel to usfe even for such bad men: but those times were very div01.ent from 0urs, and Moses was alone in the wildernSf ss with his people, surrounded by enemies; and f"iie knew that he could only save them by making tlX om obey him. When all was quiet again, irMoses returned upon Mount Sinai, and wrote out tthe laws, which he brought back, as before, on tablet!-of stone. It was the custom in those times, "when any writing was to be kept a great while, to cut it into stone with a sharp-pointed iron. Sometimes smooth tablets were prepared of wood instead of stone. Moses now thought the people would not be so likely to think of their old idols if they had some altar or sacred place where they could oner up their sacrifices, and come together for public worship: so he told the people to bring offerings of gold, linen, fine cloth, precious woods, and such things, that they might build a holy tabernacle. They were well pleased at this; for not many of them could understand the unseen God whom Moses wished them to worship, and were eager for something to hold sacred that they could see with their eyes. They were therefore willing enough to give of their treasures; and brought...
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