165, And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and
woman, young and old, and ox and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the
sword. But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the
country, _Go into the harlot's house and bring out thence the woman and
all that she hath_, as ye sware unto her. Joshua vi. 21, 22.
16.6. And it was told Joshua, saying, the five kings are found hid in a
cave at Makkedah. And Joshua said, Roll great stones by the mouth of the
cave, and set men by it for to keep them. And stay you not, but pursue
after your enemies, _and smite the hindmost of them, suffer them not to
enter into their cities_; for the Lord your God hath delivered them into
your hand. Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out
these five kings unto me out of the cave. And afterwards Joshua _smote
them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees_; and they were
hanging upon the trees until the evening. Joshua x. 17 to 26.
EZEKIEL.
167. Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin
from time to time shalt thou drink. And thou shalt eat it as barley
cakes _and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man_, in
their sight. And the Lord said, even thus shall the children of Israel
eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.
Then said I, ah Lord God, behold my soul hath not been polluted; for
from my youth up even till now, have I not eaten of that which dieth of
itself, or is torn in pieces, neither came there abominable flesh into
my mouth. Then said he unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for
man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith. Ezekiel iv. 11
to 15.
ABRAHAM.
168. And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and
dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. And Abraham
said of Sarah, his wife, _She is my sister_; and Abimelech king of Gerar
sent and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and
said unto him. Behold thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou
hast taken; for she is _a man's wife_. But Abimelech had not come near
her; and he said, Lord; wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? Said he
not unto me, _She is my sister?_ and she, even she herself said, _He is
my brother_; in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have
I done this. Genesis xx. 1 to 5.
169. And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, _which she had borne
unto Abraham_, mocking. Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this
bondwoman, and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir
with my son, even with Isaac. And Abraham rose up early in the morning
_and took bread and a bottle of water_, and gave it unto Hagar (putting
it on her shoulder) and the child? and sent her away, and she departed,
_and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba_, Genesis xxi. 9, 10, 14.
ISAAC.
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