The Bible and its story..

Identifier: bibleitsstory1316horn (find matches) Title: The Bible and its story.. Year: 1908 (1900s) Authors: Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942 Brewer, Julius August, 1877-1953, joint ed Subjects: Bible Publisher: New York, F. R. Niglutsch Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: and Godgave him a second message to bear to Israel, a proffer ofeternal guardianship. Now, therefore, if ye will obeymy voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall bea peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all theearth is mine. And ye shall be unto me a kingdom ofpriests, and a holy nation. Joyfully indeed did Moses bear this message to hispeople, and eagerly did they promise to obey. Then Godtold Moses that He Himself would speak to the Israelites.Such was His Glory that no mortal might look on Himand live; but as a hidden Voice would He speak from themountain that Israel might remember His commandsforever. The people were given two days to prepare themselvesfor the tremendous event, to cleanse themselves both inbody and mind from all impurity. And it came to passon the third day in the morning, that there were thundersand lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, andthe voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all thepeople that was in the camp trembled. r-50 Text Appearing After Image: m (goD Speaks! to Ssirael AFTER THE DUTCH MASTER, GERHARD HOET. And Mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, becausethe Lord descended upon it in fire.—Ex., 19, 18. MOSES cautioned the astounded Israelites to keepback, for their lives, and not approach too nearthe awful mount. He even set bounds whichthey must not pass. Then in answer to the Almightyssummons, Moses himself went forward upon the mount,which was all aflame. And the great Voice issued fromthe flame and proclaimed the ten commandments, the tenwords of God, which are still treasured and rememberedin every heart even to our own day. Thus far all the people heard; then awe lay too heavilyupon them. And they said unto Moses, Speak thouwith us and we will hear: but let not G©d speak with uslest we die. So they removed, and stood afar off,while their leader received from God many other com-mands, a wise and far-seeing code of laws for the completeguidance of the people, setting for them feast days anddavs of fasting, ordaining Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.