Bible Animals and the Lessons Taught by Them
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ISBN13: 9781150703409
Paperback|9781150703409
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ... XVI. THE DOG. "Deliver my soul from the sword, my darling from the power of the dog."--Psalm xxii. 20. In going on with our study of " Bible Natural History," the last animal that we can consider is the dog. In the eastern countries, and in the days when the Bible was written, dogs were not much thought of. They were never properly treated by the people of those countries. The different variety of dogs, that we are familiar with, were not found in that part of the world. The little lap-dog, the terrier, the greyhound, the mastiff, the bull-dog, and the noble Newfoundlander, were all unknown there. The dogs they had were of but one kind, and they were all hungry, half-starved, savage and cowardly, and were more like wolves than dogs. The eastern people used to have a very poor opinion of dogs, and so, when the prophet Elisha spoke to Hazael, who was soon to be made king of Syria, about the mean, and cruel things that he would be sure to do, he said to him, --" Is thy servant a dog, that he should do these things?" But with us, the dog is a very useful animal, and when properly treated he exhibits some of the noblest qualities that any animal can possess. Our sermon to-day is about the dog, and the lessons we may learn from it. And there are four important practical lessons, of which we find good illustrations, in the habits and character of the dog. I. In the first place we may learn from the dog THE LESSON OF COURAGE. This is a very important lesson for us to learn. And God expects us to learn it. His command to all His people is: "Be ye strong, and of a good courage."--Deut. xxxi. 6. And this command is repeated many times in the Bible. We cannot properly honor God, and do our duty unless we learn to have a good courage. And the dog sets...
| ISBN-13 | 9781150703409 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1150703407 |
| Weight | 0.57 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.39 In |
| List Price | $22.40 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 168 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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