Part 3
162. And behold (says David in his _dying moments_ to his son Solomon,) thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse, in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at Jordan, _and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword_. Now therefore hold him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; _but his hoary head bring thou down to the grave with blood_. 1 Kings ii. 8, 9.
SOLOMON.
193. And he had _seven hundred wives_ princesses, and _three hundred concubines_; and his wives turned away his heart. 1 Kings xi. 3.
164. How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O princess daughter! _the joints of thy thighs are like jewels_, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. Thy navel is like a round goblet which wanteth not liquor; thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies. Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. Thy neck is a tower of ivory, thine eyes like the fish-pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim; thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon, which looketh toward Damascus. Solomon's Songs vii. 1 to 4.
JOSHUA.
165, And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, _Go into the harlot's house and bring out thence the woman and all that she hath_, as ye sware unto her. Joshua vi. 21, 22.
16.6. And it was told Joshua, saying, the five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah. And Joshua said, Roll great stones by the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them. And stay you not, but pursue after your enemies, _and smite the hindmost of them, suffer them not to enter into their cities_; for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand. Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out these five kings unto me out of the cave. And afterwards Joshua _smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees_; and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. Joshua x. 17 to 26.
EZEKIEL.
167. Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin from time to time shalt thou drink. And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes _and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man_, in their sight. And the Lord said, even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them. Then said I, ah Lord God, behold my soul hath not been polluted; for from my youth up even till now, have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces, neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth. Then said he unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith. Ezekiel iv. 11 to 15.
ABRAHAM.
168. And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, _She is my sister_; and Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said unto him. Behold thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is _a man's wife_. But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord; wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? Said he not unto me, _She is my sister?_ and she, even she herself said, _He is my brother_; in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. Genesis xx. 1 to 5.
169. And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, _which she had borne unto Abraham_, mocking. Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman, and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. And Abraham rose up early in the morning _and took bread and a bottle of water_, and gave it unto Hagar (putting it on her shoulder) and the child? and sent her away, and she departed, _and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba_, Genesis xxi. 9, 10, 14.
ISAAC.
170. And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, _She is my sister_? for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she was fair to look upon. And it came to pass when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw and behold, _Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife_. And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold of a surety she is thy wife; and how saidst thou, _She is my sister?_ And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, lest I die for her. Genesis xxvi. 7, 8, 9.
NOAH.
171. And he drank of the wine, and was drunken, _and he was uncovered within his tent_. And Ham the father of Canaan _saw the nakedness of his father_, and told his two brethren without. Genesis ix. 21, 22.
SAMSON.
172. Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an _harlot and went in unto her_. Judges xvi. 1. judah.
173. And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; _and he took her and went in unto her_. And she conceived and bare a son; and he called his name Er. Gen. xxxviii. 1 to 3.
174. And Judah said unto Onan, _Go in unto thy brother's wife_, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed should not be his, and it came to pass when he went in unto his brother's wife, _that he spilled it on the ground_, lest that he should give seed unto his brother. Genesis xxxviii. 8, 9.
175. And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath, to shear his sheep. And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place which is by the way to Timnath, for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot, because she had covered her face. And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, _let me come in unto thee;_ (for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law;) and she said, _What wilt thou give me, that thou mayst come in unto me?_ And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock; and she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge till thou send it. And he said, What pledge shall I give thee! and she said, Thy signet and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand: and he gave it her, _and came in to her, and she conceived by him_. And she arose and went away, and laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand, but he found her not. Then he asked the men of that place saying, Where is the harlot that was openly by the way-side? and they said, there was no harlot in this place. And he returned to Judah, and said I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, That there was no harlot in this place. And Judah said, let her take it to her lest we be shamed; behold I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. And it came to pass about three months after, and it was told Judah say-. ing, Tamar thy daughter-in-law _hath played the harlot_; and also behold, _she is with child by whoredom_; and Judah said, Bring her forth _and let her be burnt_. When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law saying, By the man whose these are am I with child; and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet and bracelets and staff. And Judah acknowledged them, and said, _She hath been more righteous than I_; because that I gave her not to She-lah my son; and he knew her again no more. And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that behold _twins were in her womb_. And it came to pass when she travailed, _that the one put out his hand_; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, _This came out first_. And it came to pass as he drew back his hand, _and behold his brother came out_; and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee; therefore his name was called Pharez. And afterwards came out his brother that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zarah. Genesis xxxviii. 13 to 30.
LOT.
176. And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar; and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. And the first-born said unto the younger, Our father is old, _and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us_ after the manner of all the earth. Come let us make our father drink wine, _and we will lie with him_. that we may preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night; and the first-born _went in and lay with her father_; and he perceived not when she lay down nor when she arose. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born said unto the younger, Behold I lay yesterday with my father; let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of my father. And they made their father drink wine that night also; and the younger arose, and lay with him, and he perceived not when she lay down nor when she arose. _Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their FATHER_. Gen. xix. 30 to 36.
RUTH.
177. Wash thyself therefore and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor; but make not thyself known unto the man; until he shall have done eating and drinking. And it shall be when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie? _and thou shalt go in and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do_. And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry; he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: _and she came softly and uncovered his feet and laid her down_. And it came to pass at midnight that the man was afraid? and turned himself, and behold a woman lay at his feet. And he said, Who art thou? and she answered, I am Ruth, thine handmaiden; _spread therefore thy shirt over thine handmaiden, for thou art a near kinsman_. And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast showed more kindness _in the latter end than at the beginning_, inasmuch as thou followest not young men, whether poor or rich: and now my daughter, fear not, _1 will do thee all that thou requirest,_ for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a _virtuous_ woman. Ruth iii. 3 to 11.
RACHEL.
178. And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said unto Jacob. Give me children, or else I die.. And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel; and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb: And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, _go in into her; and she shall bare upon my knees, that I may also have children by her_. And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife and Jacob _went in unto her_. And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. Genesis xxx. 1 to 5.
179. And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maid servants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Baehel's tent. _Now Rachel had taken the images_, and put them into the camel's furniture, _and sat upon them_, and Laban searched all the tent but found them not. And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord, that I cannot rise up before thee: _for the custom of women is upon me_: and he searched, but found not the images. Gen, xxxi. 33 to 35.
POTIPHAR'S WIFE.
180. And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, _Lie with me_. But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hands. There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me, but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? And it came to pass as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her to lay by her, or be with her. _And it came to pass about this time that Joseph went into her house to do his business: and there was none of the men of the house there within. And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me and he left his garment in her hand, and fled and got him out._ And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, _See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice._
She then told the same unblushing falsehood to Pharaoh her husband as soon as he returned home; when he becomes indignant, and orders poor Joseph to be cast into prison. Gen. xxxix. 7 to 20.
REUBEN.
181. And it came to pass when Israel dwelt in that land, _that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah_, his father's concubine, and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. Gen. xxxv. 22.
182. Reuben (says Jacob) thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, the excellency of power. Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel, _because thou wentest up to thy father's bed_; then defiledst thou it; he went up to my couch. Gen. xlix. 3; 4.
AMNON.
183. And Amnon (David's eldest son), said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand: and Tamar took the cakes which she had made and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her _and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister_. And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing ought to be done in Israel; do not thou this folly. And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel; now, therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king: _for he will not withhold me from thee_, Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but? being stronger than she, _forced her and lay with her_, 2 Samuel xiii. 10 to 14.
ABSALOM.
184 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, [another of David's sons] Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house, and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father; then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong. So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house, _and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel._ 2 Samuel xvi. 21, 22.
SHECHEM.
185. And Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land: and when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, _he took her and lay with her, and defiled her_. Gen, xxxiv. 1, 2.
CHRIST.
186. If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, _he cannot be my disciple_. Luke xiv. 26.
187. _I am come to send fire on the earth_, and what will I if it be already kindled. Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? _I tell you nay; but rather division._ Luke xii. 49; 51.
188. Think not that I come to send peace on earth; _I come not to send peace, but a sword_. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. Matt. x. 34, 35.
189. Then said he unto them, But now he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip; and he that hath no sword, _let him sell his garment and buy one_. Luke xxii. 36.
190. But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them bring hither, _and slay them before me_, Luke xix. 27.
191. He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be _damned._ Mark xvi. 16.
192. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but unto them that are without, all these things are done in _parables_; That seeing they may see, _and not perceive_, and hearing they may hear, _and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them_. Mark iv. 11, 12.
193. And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage, and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you; and as soon as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never mam sat; _loose him and bring him_; and if any man say unto you, Why do you this? _Say ye that the Lord hath need of him_; and straightway he will send him hither. Mark xi. 1 to 3.
194. And it came to pass that he went through the corn-fields on the Sabbath-day, and his disciples began as they went, _to pluck the ears of corn_. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, _why do they on the Sabbath-day that which is not lawful?_ And he said unto them, have ye never read what David did when he had need, and was a hungered, he and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the show-bread, which is not lawful to eat, but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him! Mark ii. 23 to 26.
195. Now there was there, nigh unto the mountain, a great herd of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. _And forthwith Jesus gave them leave_, and the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine; and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea (they were about _two thousand_) and were choked in the sea. Mark v. 11, 12.
196. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry, and seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon; and when he came to it he found nothing but leaves; _for the time of figs was not yet_. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever: and his disciples heard it. And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots; and Peter calling to remembrance, saith unto him, Master, _behold the fig-tree which thou cursedest is withered away_. Mark xi. 12? 13, 14, 20, 21.
[In the four preceding notes Christ is represented, both as taking or destroying other people's property himself, as well as allowing others to do it, _which of course is eminently moral_. ]
PETER.
197. Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, _and cut off his right ear_. The servant's name was Malchus. John xviii. 10.
198. Then took they him (Christ) and led him and brought him into the high priest's house, and Peter followed afar off. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall and were sat down together, Peter sat down among them. But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, this man was also with him. _And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not_. And after a little while another saw him, and said, thou art also of them. And Peter said, _Man, I am not_. Luke xxii. 54 to 58.
PAUL.
199. _I robbed other churches_, taking wages of them, to do ye service. 2 Cor. xi. 8.
200. For if the truth of God hath more abounded, _through my LIE unto his glory_, why yet am I also judged as a sinner? Romans iii. 7.
201. But if any man be ignorant, _let him be ignorant_. 1 Cor. xiv. 38.
202. Beware lest any man _spoil you through philosophy_ and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Col. ii. 8.
203. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you, than ye have received, _let him be accursed_. Gal. i. 9.
204. If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, _let him be anathema maranatha_. 1 Cor. xvi. 22.
205 A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition, _reject_. Titus iii. 10.
206. But Elymas the sorcerer, (for so his name by interpretation) _withstood them_, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. Then Saul (who also is called Paul) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him and said, O full of all subtlety and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, will thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? And now behold, _the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind,_ not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness: and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand. Acts xiii. 8 to 11.
BARNABAS AND PAUL.
207. And some days after, Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them, to the work. _And the contention was so sharp between them that they departed asunder one from another_; and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed into Cyprus. And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. Acts xv. 36 to 40.
JOHN.
208. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, _receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed._ 2 John i. 10.
GENERAL.
209. So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, _even with their buttocks uncovered to the shame of Egypt_. Isaiah xx. 4.
210. And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she denied the land, _and committed adultery with stones and stocks_. Jer. iii. 9.
211. Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans, for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. Take the mill-stones and grind meal, uncover thy locks, _make-bare thy leg, uncover the thigh,_ pass over the rivers. _Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen_; I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man. Isaiah xlvii. 1, 2, 3.
212. Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? Wherefore do I see _every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail_, and all faces are turned into paleness % Jer. xxx. 6.
213. Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs, so have we been in thy sight, O Lord. Isaiah xxvi. 17.
214. Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones; strip ye and make ye bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. Isaiah xxxii. 11.
215. Thus saith the Lord God, Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large; thou shalt be laughed to scorn, and had in derision; it containeth much. Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. Ezek. xxiii. 32, 33.
216 He that is unjust, _let him be unjust still_; and he which is filthy, _let him be filthy still_; and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still. Bevel, xxii..11.