Expositions of Holy ScriptureEXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTUREReading editionChapter navigation118 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterEXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTUREEXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTUREIntroductory materialTHE VISION OF CREATIONHOW SIN CAME INEDEN LOST AND RESTOREDTHE GROWTH AND POWER OF SINWHAT CROUCHES AT THE DOORWITH, BEFORE, AFTERTHE COURSE AND CROWN OF A DEVOUT LIFETHE SAINT AMONG SINNERS'CLEAR SHINING AFTER RAIN'THE SIGN FOR MAN AND THE REMEMBRANCER FOR GODAN EXAMPLE OF FAITHABRAM AND THE LIFE OF FAITHGOING FORTHCOMING INTHE MAN OF FAITHLIFE IN CANAANTHE IMPORTANCE OF A CHOICEABRAM THE HEBREWGOD'S COVENANT WITH ABRAMTHE WORD THAT SCATTERS FEARFAITH AND RIGHTEOUSNESSWAITING FAITH REWARDED AND STRENGTHENED BY NEW REVELATIONSA PETULANT WISH'BECAUSE OF HIS IMPORTUNITY'THE INTERCOURSE OF GOD AND HIS FRIENDTHE SWIFT DESTROYERFAITH TESTED AND CROWNEDTHE CROWNING TEST AND TRIUMPH OF FAITHJEHOVAH-JIREHGUIDANCE IN THE WAYTHE DEATH OF ABRAHAMA BAD BARGAINPOTTAGE VERSUS BIRTHRIGHTTHE FIRST APOSTLE OF PEACE AT ANY PRICETHE HEAVENLY PATHWAY AND THE EARTHLY HEARTMAHANAIM: THE TWO CAMPSTHE TWOFOLD WRESTLE—GOD'S WITH JACOB AND JACOB'S WITH GODA FORGOTTEN VOWTHE TRIALS AND VISIONS OF DEVOUT YOUTHMAN'S PASSIONS AND GOD'S PURPOSEGOODNESS IN A DUNGEONJOSEPH, THE PRIME MINISTERRECOGNITION AND RECONCILIATIONJOSEPH, THE PARDONER AND PRESERVERGROWTH BY TRANSPLANTINGTWO RETROSPECTS OF ONE LIFE'THE HANDS OF THE MIGHTY GOD OF JACOB'THE SHEPHERD, THE STONE OF ISRAELA CALM EVENING, PROMISING A BRIGHT MORNINGJOSEPH'S FAITHA COFFIN IN EGYPTEXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTUREIntroductory materialTHE BOOK OF LEVITICUSTHE BOOK OF NUMBERSFOUR SHAPING CENTURIESDEATH AND GROWTHTHE ARK AMONG THE FLAGSTHE BUSH THAT BURNED, AND DID NOT BURN OUTTHE CALL OF MOSESA LAST MERCIFUL WARNINGTHE PASSOVER: AN EXPIATION AND A FEAST, A MEMORIAL AND A PROPHECYTHOUGHT, DEED, WORDA PATH IN THE SEA'MY STRENGTH AND SONG'THE SHEPHERD AND THE FOLDTHE ULTIMATE HOPEMARAHTHE BREAD OF GODJEHOVAH NISSIGERSHOM AND ELIEZERTHE DECALOGUE: I—MAN AND GODTHE DECALOGUE: II.—MAN AND MANTHE FEAST OF INGATHERING IN THE END OF THE YEAR'THE LOVE OF THINE ESPOUSALS'THE BREAD OF THE PRESENCETHE GOLDEN LAMPSTANDTHE NAMES ON AARON'S BREASTPLATETHREE INSCRIPTIONS WITH ONE MEANINGTHE ALTAR OF INCENSERANSOM FOR SOULS—I.RANSOM FOR SOULS—II.THE GOLDEN CALFTHE SWIFT DECAY OF LOVETHE MEDIATOR'S THREEFOLD PRAYERGOD PROCLAIMING HIS OWN NAMESIN AND FORGIVENESSBLESSED AND TRAGIC UNCONSCIOUSNESSAN OLD SUBSCRIPTION LISTTHE COPIES OF THINGS IN THE HEAVENSTHE BOOK OF LEVITICUSSTRANGE FIRETHE FIRST STAGE IN THE LEPER'S CLEANSINGTHE DAY OF ATONEMENT'THE SCAPEGOAT'THE CONSECRATION OF JOYSOJOURNERS WITH GODGOD'S SLAVESTHE KINSMAN REDEEMERTHE OLD STORE AN THE NEWEMANCIPATED SLAVESTHE WARFARE OF CHRISTIAN SERVICETHE GUIDING PILLARHOBABTHE HALLOWING OF WORK AND OF RESTMOSES DESPONDENTAFRAID OF GIANTSWEIGHED, AND FOUND WANTINGMOSES THE INTERCESSORSERVICE A GIFTTHE WATERS OF MERIBAHTHE POISON AND THE ANTIDOTEBALAAMAN UNFULFILLED DESIREPrevious chapter ←A COFFIN IN EGYPTNext chapter →Introductory materialAll chapters and sections (118)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsEXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTUREEXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTUREOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsTHE VISION OF CREATIONHOW SIN CAME INEDEN LOST AND RESTOREDTHE GROWTH AND POWER OF SINWHAT CROUCHES AT THE DOORWITH, BEFORE, AFTERTHE COURSE AND CROWN OF A DEVOUT LIFETHE SAINT AMONG SINNERS'CLEAR SHINING AFTER RAIN'THE SIGN FOR MAN AND THE REMEMBRANCER FOR GODAN EXAMPLE OF FAITHABRAM AND THE LIFE OF FAITHGOING FORTHCOMING INTHE MAN OF FAITHLIFE IN CANAANTHE IMPORTANCE OF A CHOICEABRAM THE HEBREWGOD'S COVENANT WITH ABRAMTHE WORD THAT SCATTERS FEARFAITH AND RIGHTEOUSNESSWAITING FAITH REWARDED AND STRENGTHENED BY NEW REVELATIONSA PETULANT WISH'BECAUSE OF HIS IMPORTUNITY'THE INTERCOURSE OF GOD AND HIS FRIENDTHE SWIFT DESTROYERFAITH TESTED AND CROWNEDTHE CROWNING TEST AND TRIUMPH OF FAITHJEHOVAH-JIREHGUIDANCE IN THE WAYTHE DEATH OF ABRAHAMA BAD BARGAINPOTTAGE VERSUS BIRTHRIGHTTHE FIRST APOSTLE OF PEACE AT ANY PRICETHE HEAVENLY PATHWAY AND THE EARTHLY HEARTMAHANAIM: THE TWO CAMPSTHE TWOFOLD WRESTLE—GOD'S WITH JACOB AND JACOB'S WITH GODA FORGOTTEN VOWTHE TRIALS AND VISIONS OF DEVOUT YOUTHMAN'S PASSIONS AND GOD'S PURPOSEGOODNESS IN A DUNGEONJOSEPH, THE PRIME MINISTERRECOGNITION AND RECONCILIATIONJOSEPH, THE PARDONER AND PRESERVERGROWTH BY TRANSPLANTINGTWO RETROSPECTS OF ONE LIFE'THE HANDS OF THE MIGHTY GOD OF JACOB'THE SHEPHERD, THE STONE OF ISRAELA CALM EVENING, PROMISING A BRIGHT MORNINGJOSEPH'S FAITHA COFFIN IN EGYPTEXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTUREOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsTHE BOOK OF LEVITICUSTHE BOOK OF NUMBERSFOUR SHAPING CENTURIESDEATH AND GROWTHTHE ARK AMONG THE FLAGSTHE BUSH THAT BURNED, AND DID NOT BURN OUTTHE CALL OF MOSESA LAST MERCIFUL WARNINGTHE PASSOVER: AN EXPIATION AND A FEAST, A MEMORIAL AND A PROPHECYTHOUGHT, DEED, WORDA PATH IN THE SEA'MY STRENGTH AND SONG'THE SHEPHERD AND THE FOLDTHE ULTIMATE HOPEMARAHTHE BREAD OF GODJEHOVAH NISSIGERSHOM AND ELIEZERTHE DECALOGUE: I—MAN AND GODTHE DECALOGUE: II.—MAN AND MANTHE FEAST OF INGATHERING IN THE END OF THE YEAR'THE LOVE OF THINE ESPOUSALS'THE BREAD OF THE PRESENCETHE GOLDEN LAMPSTANDTHE NAMES ON AARON'S BREASTPLATETHREE INSCRIPTIONS WITH ONE MEANINGTHE ALTAR OF INCENSERANSOM FOR SOULS—I.RANSOM FOR SOULS—II.THE GOLDEN CALFTHE SWIFT DECAY OF LOVETHE MEDIATOR'S THREEFOLD PRAYERGOD PROCLAIMING HIS OWN NAMESIN AND FORGIVENESSBLESSED AND TRAGIC UNCONSCIOUSNESSAN OLD SUBSCRIPTION LISTTHE COPIES OF THINGS IN THE HEAVENSTHE BOOK OF LEVITICUSSTRANGE FIRETHE FIRST STAGE IN THE LEPER'S CLEANSINGTHE DAY OF ATONEMENT'THE SCAPEGOAT'THE CONSECRATION OF JOYSOJOURNERS WITH GODGOD'S SLAVESTHE KINSMAN REDEEMERTHE OLD STORE AN THE NEWEMANCIPATED SLAVESTHE WARFARE OF CHRISTIAN SERVICETHE GUIDING PILLARHOBABTHE HALLOWING OF WORK AND OF RESTMOSES DESPONDENTAFRAID OF GIANTSWEIGHED, AND FOUND WANTINGMOSES THE INTERCESSORSERVICE A GIFTTHE 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