This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1821 Excerpt: ... people. This book concludes with Moses's song and de1tth. The book of Joshua contains the conqnests of the israelites over the seven nations, and their esta)lishment in the promised land. Their treatment 1fthese conqnered nations must appear to you very 1rnel and unjust, if yon consider it as their own act, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1821 Excerpt: ... people. This book concludes with Moses's song and de1tth. The book of Joshua contains the conqnests of the israelites over the seven nations, and their esta)lishment in the promised land. Their treatment 1fthese conqnered nations must appear to you very 1rnel and unjust, if yon consider it as their own act, mauthorized by a positive command: but they had he most absolute injunctions, not to spare these 'orrupt people--" to make no covenant with them, tor shew mercy to them, but utterly to destroy hem." And the reason is given--" lest they should urn away the Israelites from following the Lord, hat they might serve other gods."--Dent. chap. ii. l-he children of Israel are to be considered as instrunents in the hand of the Lord, to punish those vhose idolatry and wickedness had deservedly 1rought destruction on them: this example, thereore, caunot be pleaded in behalf of crnelty, or bring hy imputation on the character of the Jews. With egard to other cities, which did not belong to these even nations, they were directed to deal with them-ccording to the common law of arms at that timefthe city submitted, it became tributary, am' 'he 20 on THE srunr or people were spared; if it resisted, the men wt be slain, but the women and children saved.----chap. xx. Yet though the crime of cruelty ca be justly laid to their charge on this occasion will observe, in the course of their history, 1 things recorded of them very different from you would expect from the chosen people of Gt you supposed them selected on account of their merit. Their national character was by no m amiable; and we are repeatedly told, that they not chosen for their superior righteousness; they were a stiffnecked people, and provoked Lord with their r...
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Add this copy of Rev. Wm. Jones's Letters to His Pupils: Letters on the to cart. $53.53, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Nabu Press.
