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... faith , and humility , charm every reader . In our youth we follow the fascinating story with eager interest , until with a sigh of relief we see the beautiful gleaner married to the generous husbandman , Boaz . In more advanced years ...
... faith , and humility , charm every reader . In our youth we follow the fascinating story with eager interest , until with a sigh of relief we see the beautiful gleaner married to the generous husbandman , Boaz . In more advanced years ...
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... faith . But whatever personal trials may have been , thank God ! national starvation has been unknown . May we never need a similar judgment of famine to remind us that it is the Divine Father's hand which fills us with the finest of ...
... faith . But whatever personal trials may have been , thank God ! national starvation has been unknown . May we never need a similar judgment of famine to remind us that it is the Divine Father's hand which fills us with the finest of ...
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... faith- less , " to describe him as " unregenerate , " and " spiri- tually dead , " and " a hardened worldling , " all of which epithets have been freely flung at his memory , because he quitted , or rather was driven out of Bethlehem ...
... faith- less , " to describe him as " unregenerate , " and " spiri- tually dead , " and " a hardened worldling , " all of which epithets have been freely flung at his memory , because he quitted , or rather was driven out of Bethlehem ...
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... faith in Christ , that , believing in Him , the voice of Death shall sound like His welcome voice , calling us to the heavenly home . Remember , die where we may , heaven is near to every country . 13 CHAPTER II . MARRIAGES AND ...
... faith in Christ , that , believing in Him , the voice of Death shall sound like His welcome voice , calling us to the heavenly home . Remember , die where we may , heaven is near to every country . 13 CHAPTER II . MARRIAGES AND ...
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... faith is sin ; " in other words , if you are not firmly con- vinced that the step is right , then for you to take it is to sin . But it will be asked , What does the New Testament say ? Does it lay down any law ? I 16 The Beautiful ...
... faith is sin ; " in other words , if you are not firmly con- vinced that the step is right , then for you to take it is to sin . But it will be asked , What does the New Testament say ? Does it lay down any law ? I 16 The Beautiful ...
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Page 47 - And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard ? thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger : I am the LORD your God.
Page 30 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God; where thou diest I will die, and there will I be buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
Page 101 - And now, my daughter, fear not ; I will do to thee all that thou requirest : for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
Page 103 - And the women said unto Naomi, "Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter-in-law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.
Page 114 - Deeply ripened ; — such a blush In the midst of brown was born, Like red poppies grown with corn. Round her eyes her tresses fell, Which were blackest none could tell, But long lashes veiled a light, That had else been all too bright.
Page 97 - And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel...
Page 62 - If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled ; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
Page 92 - Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things ; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour : and this was a testimony in Israel.
Page 58 - And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves : so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
Page 24 - Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me ; the Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband." Then she kissed them ; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. And they said unto her, "Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.