Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

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Little by little, one cherished sin will disgrace the character.Giving in to one evil habit breaks down the defenses of the heart andmind and opens the way for Satan to lead us away from God. Theonly safe way is to pray, as David did, "Uphold my steps in Yourpaths, that my footsteps may not slip" (Psalm 17:5).395
Chapter 41How Balaam Led Israel into SinThis chapter is based on Numbers 25.With renewed faith in God the victorious armies of Israelreturned from Bashan and were confident of conquering Canaanimmediately. Only the Jordan river stood between them and thePromised Land. Just across the river was a rich plain watered withstreams and shaded by fruitful palm trees. On the western borderrose the towers and palaces of Jericho, "the city of palm trees."On the eastern side of Jordan was a plain several miles wideand extending some distance along the river. This sheltered valleyhad a tropical climate. The Israelites camped here and found a goodresting place in the acacia groves.But in the middle of these beautiful surroundings they were toencounter an evil more deadly than hosts of armed men or wildbeasts of the wilderness. That country, rich in nature's beauty, hadbeen spoiled by its inhabitants. In the public worship of Baal, themost shameful scenes were acted out. All around them were placesknown for idolatry and sexual immorality. Even the namessuggested corruption.The Israelites' minds became familiar with the degrading396
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BEGINNINGOF THE ENDEllen G. White
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God wants the service of love from
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angels seemed for a time to carry h
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might have saved himself and many a
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Why God Did Not Destroy SatanGod co
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Chapter 2Creation: God's Answer to
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After the creation of Adam, "God sa
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in Paradise. They needed to lay asi
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even though it bring weariness and
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Like the angels, the dwellers in Ed
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Adam to the present time, and he ha
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destiny opened to the human race if
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The Lord then passed sentence upon
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The warning given to our first pare
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The Garden of Eden remained upon th
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Himself" (2 Corinthians 5:19). Huma
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fail to give them hope. They could
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few who would preserve the knowledg
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murderer. With one voice the loyal
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with his brother to approach God in
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the works of obedience, faith "is d
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done and the falsehood he had spoke
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Chapter 6Seth: When Men Turned to G
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restrictions of the seventh command
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undisputed facts, and the existence
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law and despising the atonement. He
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By the translation of Enoch the Lor
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Chapter 7When the World Was Destroy
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The world was in its infancy, yet e
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leaders in rejecting the preaching
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this generation." His influence and
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no horror of evil. They would have
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God sent Noah to warn the world, so
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Chapter 8After the Flood, a New Beg
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How great the condescension of God,
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witnessed at the second coming of C
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consisted of the evening and the mo
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never answer. There is much among t
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Chapter 10When Languages Were Chang
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the Euphrates River, attracted by t
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that pointed to the death of Christ
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Chapter 11Abraham, the Father of Al
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more exceeding and eternal weight o
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temporary home as near as possible
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Chapter 12Abraham, a Good Neighbor
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unswerving, and his friendliness an
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entitled.If given such a test, few
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be observed by him and his descenda
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loved father. Though Lot had chosen
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Abraham's children and household we
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to every faithful parent: "I know h
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servant, however, and he still left
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would show him.Abraham had reached
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his father to worship, and this bro
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old man, exhausted with the struggl
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demonstrated by obedience. The Lord
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Chapter 14The Sin of Sodom and Gomo
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Lot Entertains Angels UnwittinglyBu
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superstitious fears. His daughters
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wealth that had taken years to accu
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that person's destiny has been fixe
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The great majority of the world wil
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Chapter 15Isaac's Marriage: The Hap
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for water. His thoughts troubled hi
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took Rebekah and she became his wif
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wife, and he loved her. So Isaac wa
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Chapter 16Jacob and EsauThis chapte
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Jacob had learned from his mother t
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But finally he gave in and proceede
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In Scripture Esau is called a "prof
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But God's mercy was still extended
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God's house, and of all that You gi
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pay for a wife--they were permitted
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Christ is compared to a shepherd, a
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power to do you harm," said Laban,
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Chapter 18Jacob's Terrible Night of
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exposed to danger and death. Bitter
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Jacob went forward, pale and disabl
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If Jacob had not previously repente
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Chapter 19Jacob Comes HomeThis chap
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them to join in the worship of God
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continually, and be obedient to eve
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and also stood upright; and indeed
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Joseph Is Sold as a SlaveSoon a gro
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Chapter 20The Amazing Story of Jose
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Joseph increased daily, and he fina
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Joseph in PrisonBut Joseph's real c
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and that of the chief baker had bee
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meet it. There were none among the
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Chapter 21Joseph and His BrothersTh
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These sons of Jacob had changed in
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was nearly exhausted. The shadow of
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people of any other nation. This is
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iniquity of your servants; here we
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and your household, and all that yo
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you are still alive.'"Joseph wished
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the mercy and loving-kindness of Go
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Him shall be the obedience of the p
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made them distrustful and suspiciou
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a solemn oath from the children of
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with them." But they had kept thems
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dared to go closer, and at last sai
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Angels taught the elders of Israel
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The next day Moses saw two Hebrews
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As the years rolled on, he prayed f
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would show His power. "I will stret
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A person will gain power and effici
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Chapter 23The Ten Plagues of EgyptT
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oversee the work. When the requirem
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develop the tyrannical spirit of th
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Pharaoh was seeking some excuse to
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could not declare it to be the resu
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this purpose I have raised you up,
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very heavy that there was none like
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The king was filled with rage. He c
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priests who opposed the demands of
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before, nor shall be like it again.
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and they are life" (John 6:53, 54,
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brought down. Shrieks and wails fil
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deliverance.Instead of taking the d
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they saw flashing armor and moving
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and their hearts were turned to Him
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Chapter 26Israel Meets With Difficu
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them, they would have cheerfully ac
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the bread which the Lord has given
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25)--that is, food provided for the
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lead them against the enemy, while
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duties of the people referred to hi
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Chapter 27God Gives His Law on Moun
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spoke His law.God honored the Hebre
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This commandment forbids us to use
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(7) "You shall not commit adultery.
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according to them. Unlike the Ten C
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the people all the words of the Lor
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From then on the people were to be
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determined to not wait any longer f
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Only a few days had passed since th
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As Moses and Joshua came down from
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Aaron's yielding spirit and desire
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Flood people testifies that God's g
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stiff-necked people." And God comma
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skill of learning can substitute fo
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Chapter 29Satan's Hatred of God's L
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Joseph received an education that,
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then the evil passions of the heart
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died, she was required to submit to
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The terrors of Sinai were to repres
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Chapter 30The Sanctuary: God's Dwel
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These were of magnificent colors--b
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breaker, but above the law was the
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variety of precious stones, the sam
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visible from the first apartment. W
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This work went on day by day throug
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The True Heavenly SanctuaryThe eart
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will be freed, or cleansed, from th
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the light of His glory, they should
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The same obligation rests on every
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so likely to forget, but wrote them
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forms and ceremonies. But this is a
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God's Word and study its pages with
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26:5). Though this covenant was mad
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by the Holy Spirit on the heart. We
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Strict order and specific sanitary
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contagious, and it soon spread in t
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weak, sickly one in all their tribe
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a still more bitter trial happened
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communion had been granted to Moses
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and go up at once to possess the la
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milk and honey.' Only do not rebel
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the result of their evil course rat
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The Canaanites had heard of the mys
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Unwilling to die in the wilderness,
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made them woodcutters and water car
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While the Amorites were fleeing in
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Chapter 48Home at LastThis chapter
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spies who had brought a good report
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children of Joseph, the tribe of Ep
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served.Cities of RefugeSix cities a
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There was no time to say goodbye to
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were unwilling to live in that land
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have love for one another." (John 1
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courageous to keep and to do all th
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would serve--"the gods which your f
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Chapter 50The Blessing of Tithes an
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but it leads to poverty." (Proverbs
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Chapter 51God's Care for the PoorIn
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"and it will bring forth produce en
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Preventing Extremes of Wealth or Po
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rich on the poor. While the one cla
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Chapter 52Annual Feasts of Rejoicin
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Great is the Lord, and greatly to b
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At these yearly gatherings the hear
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Chapter 53The Judges, Deliverers of
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Until the generation who had receiv
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condition of Israel and how to brea
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shall know that You will save Israe
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that was coming in the morning, but
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ruler, a priest, or a Levite. He th
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his family and on all Israel. The t
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The Lord answered them through one
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Chapter 54Samson, the Strongest Yet
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A good legacy from the parents must
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(2 Corinthians 6:15, 16).At his wed
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He did not venture among the Philis
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Samson's Final Repentance and Tragi
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Chapter 55God Calls the Child Samue
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a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have
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father, but Samuel did not try to s
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Chapter 56Eli and His Wicked SonsTh
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over the corrupt practices of Hophn
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Thousands of homes throughout Israe
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Chapter 57Punishment: The Ark Taken
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Eli Loses His Last ChanceYet Eli di
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visible symbol of the most high God
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But when they entered the temple th
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ungrateful and rebellious, but when
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those living in Kirjath Jearim, inv
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Other nations followed this example
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counselors. He drew young men who w
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is the great purpose of life. It is
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the growing grain, the barren soil,
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of the hope of reward or fear of pu
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divine Sovereign--the demand for a
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the burdens that a king would lay u
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Satan to persecute the faithful.God
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to him from God. "Then Samuel took
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While most of the people were ready
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Samuel and Saul; and when the shout
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Chapter 60Saul Makes a Terrible Mis
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seek God by sacrifice was a most so
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monarchy and the nation must be gov
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"Look, the Hebrews are coming out o
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Jonathan's Life Is SavedSaul could
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Chapter 61Saul Rejected as KingThis
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"Saul attacked the Amalekites. ...
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mingled grief and anger he declared
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When called to the throne, Saul lac
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Saul's fatal presumption must be at
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and more nearly resembled Saul in h
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out of his house, and rejoicing "as
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Chapter 63David Kills GoliathThis c
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As David came close to the army, Is
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The king had little hope that David
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A shout of joy went up from the cam
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future ruler.When Saul and David we
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nation for his evil act. He laid a
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overpowered by the Spirit of God an
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When Saul heard these words, his an
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majesty, he would have had peace ev
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What would come next?600
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But David, warned of their intentio
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hatred rekindles and they return to
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David and his men needed supplies,
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children of God." (Matthew 5:9 KJV)
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And no man saw or knew it or awoke
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them the weakness of his own people
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Chapter 66Saul Takes His Own LifeTh
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were the only conditions on which S
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reproofs and warning, but now he tu
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chains, to be eaten by birds of pre
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purpose of trickery.In ancient time
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worship of the dead, they were actu
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God and cut them off from their inh
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power, it was still the purpose of
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In this time of utmost desperation,
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elders of his own tribe of Judah. E
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Chapter 69David Crowned King at Las
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royal residence. Ishbosheth's coron
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They declared, "You were the one wh
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Chapter 70The Prosperous Reign of D
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Jerusalem. It was fitting that the
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The Ark Brings Blessings to Those W
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Lift up your heads, O you gates! Li
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"Do all that is in your heart, for
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Then a vast alliance of surrounding
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this land, from the river of Egypt
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Before the end of the war, David re
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The king's answer was, "Thus you sh
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sword; you have taken his wife to b
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result. So David was severely punis
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Lord,' and You forgave the iniquity
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Absalom's alienation from his fathe
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with their sufferings and regret at
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In humility and sorrow, David went
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Ahithophel, the most talented of po
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David had confessed his sin and had
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Having succeeded in securing his ow
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people that are with him be swallow
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Absalom, seeing that the battle was
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daughters, ... in that you love you
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national customs and awakened ambit
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threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusi
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Knowing that he was soon to die, th
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With deepest interest the king had
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