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THE FIRST BOOK OF MACCABEES 5
Maccabees 5 3 Judas vanquished the heath that go about to destroy Israel, and is holpen of his brethren Simon and Jonathan. 30 He overthrows the city of Ephron, because they denied him passage through it. NOW when the nations round about heard, that the altar was built, and the Sanctuary renewed, as afore, they…
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BE STILL MY SOUL
Amazing Grace Katharina von Schlegel, 1697–?English Translation-Jane L. Borthwick, 1813–1897 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. (Psalm 46:10) Spiritual revivals throughout history have always been accompanied by an outburst of new song. This was especially true of the 16th…
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Morning & Evening
Tell me where you lost the company of a Christ, and I will tell you the most likely place to find him. Have you lost Christ in the closet by restraining prayer? Then it is there you must seek and find him. Did you lose Christ by sin? You will find Christ in no other…
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THE FIRST BOOK OF MACCABEES 4
Maccabees 4 2 Judas gives against Gorgias which lies in wait. 14 He puts Gorgias and his host to flight. 28 Lysias invadeth Judea. 29 But Judas drove him out. 43 Judas purifies the Temple and dedicates the altar. THEN took Gorgias five thousand footmen, and a thousand of the best horsemen, and departed out…
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THE FIRST BOOK OF MACCABEES 3
1 Maccabees 3 2 Judas is made ruler over the Jews. 11 He kills Apollonious and Seron the princes of Syria. 44 The confidence of Iudas toward God. 35 Iuda determines to fight against Lysias, whom Antiochus had made captain over his house. THEN Iudas his son, called Maccabeus, rose up in his place. And…
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THE FIRST BOOK OF MACCABEES 2
1 Maccabees 2 2 The mourning of Mattathias and his sons for the destruction of the holy city. 19 They refuse to do sacrifice unto idols. 24 The zeal of Mattathias for the Law of God. 33 They are slain and will not fight against because of the Sabbath day. 49 Mattathias dying commands his…
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SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY
Amazing Grace John W. Peterson, 1921 – 2006Alfred B. Smith, 1916 – 2001 Answer me, O Lord, out of the goodness of Your love; in Your great mercy turn to me. (Psalm 69:16) Charles Haddon Spurgeon, known as the “Prince of Preachers” of the 19th century, labored for more than 20 years on his unrivaled…
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Morning & Evening
How different will be the state of the believer in heaven from what it is here! Here he is born to toil and suffer weariness, but in the land of the immortal, fatigue is never known. Anxious to serve his Master, he finds his strength unequal to his zeal: his constant cry is, “Help me…
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THE FIRST BOOK OF MACCABEES 1
I Maccabees 6 The death of Alexander the King of Macedonia. 11 Antiochus takes the kingdom. 12 Many of the children of Israel make covenant with the Gentiles. 21 Antiochus subdues Egypt and Jerusalem unto his dominion. 50 Anticochus sets up idols. AFTER that Alexander the Macedonian, the son of Philippe, went forth of the…
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THE HISTORY OF BEL THE DRAGON
Which is the fourteenth chapter of Daniel after the Latin. NOW when King Astyages was laid with his fathers, Cyrus the Persian received his kingdom. And Daniel did eat at the King’s table, and was honored above all his friends. Now the Babylonians had an idol, called Bel, and there were spent upon him every…
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