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slow, yet he is able to get over a good deal ofground in a short time. As a rule, he kills onlywhen hungry or attacked, and not for the merepleasure of killing.— Ezek. 1:10; 10:14.FM79And the second beast.— Power, exhibited inthe Flood, was the second of God's attributesmanifested to man. "God, the Creator of allthings, is also the competent Sustainer of allthings. In silent grandeur, from age to age, thewhole physical Universe fulfils His will, withouta suspicion or disorder or mishap; and the samePower is pledged for its sustenance throughoutthe eternal future."— Z.'95-153; Ezek. 1:10.Like a calf.— With the Hebrews the calf (youngox) was the emblem of Power, the attribute ofGod with which they were principallyacquainted. As an agricultural people, they werebrought in frequent contact with it, the strongestof all the domestic animals. They were broughtout of Egypt by a "mighty power and a stretchedout arm" (Deut. 9:29); and when they sought tomake a representation of it, the form selectedwas a golden calf.— Deut. 9:16-21.And the third beast.— Love, exhibited in theFather sending His Only-Begotten Son to diethat we might live, was the third of God'sattributes manifested to man. "Our recovery costthe sacrifice of the dearest treasure of His heart,and the subjection of this Beloved One to themost abject humiliation, ignominy, suffering anddeath. Ah, did the Father let Him go on thaterrand of mercy without the slightest sensationof sorrowful emotion! had He no appreciation ofthe pangs of a father's love when the arrows ofdeath pierced the heart of His beloved Son?When our dear Lord said, ‘My soul is exceedingsorrowful, even unto death,' and again, ‘Father, ifit be possible, let this cup pass from Me:nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt,' didit touch no sympathetic chord in the heart of theEternal? Yea, verily."— Z.'95-154.Had a face [as] LIKE a man.— Theembodiment of love. (A174.) "Close your eyes