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208 INFLUENCE OF SCRIPTURE1092. The following is <strong>the</strong> account given <strong>of</strong> this favourite <strong>of</strong> Jehovah" And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by <strong>the</strong> hand <strong>of</strong>Saul : <strong>the</strong>re is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escapeinto <strong>the</strong> land <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philistines ; and Saul shall despair <strong>of</strong> me, to seek meany more in any coast <strong>of</strong> Israel ; so shall I. escape out <strong>of</strong> his hand. AndDavid arose, and he passed over with <strong>the</strong> six hundred men that were withhim unto Achish, <strong>the</strong> son <strong>of</strong> Maoch, king <strong>of</strong> Gath. And David dwelt withAchish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even Davidwith his two wives, Ahinoam <strong>the</strong> Jczreclitcss, and Abigail <strong>the</strong> Carmclitess,Nabal's wife. And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath : and hesouo-ht no more again for him. And David said unto Achish, If I havenow found grace in thine eyes, let <strong>the</strong>m give me a place in some town in<strong>the</strong> country, that; I may dwell <strong>the</strong>re :for why should thy servant dwell in<strong>the</strong> royal city with <strong>the</strong>e ? Then Achish gave him Ziglag that day : whereforeZiglag pcrtaincth unto <strong>the</strong> kings <strong>of</strong> Judah unto this day. And <strong>the</strong>time that David dwelt in <strong>the</strong> country <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philistines was a full yearand four months. And David and his men went up, and invaded <strong>the</strong>Geshuritcs, and <strong>the</strong> Gezritcs, and <strong>the</strong> Amalckites : for those nations were<strong>of</strong> old <strong>the</strong> inhabitants <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> land, as thou gocst to Shur, even unto <strong>the</strong>land <strong>of</strong> Egypt. And David smote <strong>the</strong> land, and left nei<strong>the</strong>r man norwoman alive, and took away <strong>the</strong> sheep, and <strong>the</strong> oxen, and <strong>the</strong> asses, and<strong>the</strong> camels, and <strong>the</strong> apparel, and returned, and came to Achish. AndAchish said, Whi<strong>the</strong>r have ye made a road to-day? And David said.Against <strong>the</strong> south <strong>of</strong> Judah, and against <strong>the</strong> south <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jerahmeelites,And David saved nei<strong>the</strong>r man norand against <strong>the</strong> south <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Kenites.woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest <strong>the</strong>y should tell on us,saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all <strong>the</strong> w^hile he dwellethin <strong>the</strong> country <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philistines. And Achish believed David, saying, liehath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him ; <strong>the</strong>refore he shall bemy servant forever."1093. Here is massacre, spoliation, base lying to Achish, his trulynoble-hearted friend, whom he deceives into a belief that he had made <strong>the</strong>people <strong>of</strong> Israel abhor him, when it was his intention to become king <strong>of</strong>Judea, and <strong>of</strong> course <strong>the</strong> enemy <strong>of</strong> his too-confiding protector, wheneveran opportunity <strong>of</strong>fered.1094. Praise be to God that he has sent us a new way to religious light,not associated with this detestable immorality !1095. Jehovah is made to arrest <strong>the</strong> sun, in order that Joshua mayslaughter his flying foes. He is described as authorizing <strong>the</strong> Jews to extirpate<strong>the</strong>ir neighbours and seize <strong>the</strong>ir territory.I do most conscientiouslydeclare that <strong>the</strong> portrait <strong>of</strong> Jehovah by <strong>the</strong> Bible appears to me morebutchering, robbery, and treachery : just <strong>the</strong> part which would belong to Satan, were suchan evil being to exist. lie is called to account for <strong>the</strong> murder <strong>of</strong> Uriah, but <strong>the</strong> paganswhom he robbed and massacred were only vermin in <strong>the</strong> estimation <strong>of</strong> tbe Jewish Jehovah.

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