275. And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus,
come forth. _And he that was dead came forth_, bound hand and foot with
grave-clothes and his face was bound about with a napkin, Jesus saith
unto them, Loose him, _and let him go_, John xi. 43, 44.
276. And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve and said
unto him, send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and
country round about, and lodge and get victuals: for we are here in a
desert place. BUt he said unto them? give ye them to eat, and they said,
we have no more _but five loaves and two fishes_; except we should go
and buy meat for all this people. For there were about five thousand
men. And he said to his disciples, make them sit clown by fifties in a
company. And they did so, and made them all sit down. Then he took the
five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven he blessed
them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
_And they did eat and were all filled_, and there was taken up of
fragments that remained to them _twelve baskets_.
277. And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with
one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven,
as of a rushing mighty wind; and it filled all the house where they were
sitting. And there appeared unto them _cloven tongues, like as of fire_,
and it sat upon each of them. _And they were all filled with the Holy
Ghost_, and began to speak with other tongues, as the spirit gave them
utterance. Acts ii. 1 to 4.
278. And he (Moses) was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights;
_he did neither eat bread nor drink water_; and he wrote upon the tables
the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. Exod. xxxiv. 28.
279. And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched
him, and said, arise and eat, because thy journey is too great for thee.
And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that
meat _forty days and forty nights_, unto Horeb the Mount of God. 1 Kings
xix. 7, 8.
280. Moreover he said unto me, son of man, eat that thou findest; _eat
this roll_, (of a book) and go Speak unto the house of Israel. So I
opened my mouth, _and he caused me to eat that roll_. And he said unto
me, son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this
roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it, _and it was in my mouth as
honey for sweetness_. Ezek. iii. 1 to 3.
281. And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under
Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a
staff. _And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass_, and she said unto
Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these
three times. Num. xxii. 27, 28.
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