SECULAR ANNOTATIONS ON SCRIPTURE TEXTS. Scripture Texts Illustrated BY GENERAL LITERATURE. BY THE REV. FRANCIS JACOX, B.A. [Illustration] NEW YORK: THOMAS NELSON & SONS, 42, BLEECKER STREET. 1871. _Issued in this country by special arrangement with Messrs. HODDER & STOUGHTON, of London, England._ CONTENTS. PAGE FELLOWSHIP IN ACHAN’S FALL 1 JOSHUA xxii. 20. SILENT SYMPATHY 6 JOB ii. 13. THE TEMPTER’S “IT IS WRITTEN” 10 ST. MATTHEW iv. 6, sq. ROYALTY REMINDED OF THE POOR 15 DANIEL iv. 27. WIND, EARTHQUAKE, FIRE, AND STILL SMALL VOICE 32 1 KINGS xix. 11, 12. HAMAN HANGED ON HIS OWN GALLOWS 41 ESTHER vii. 10. TO-DAY’S SUFFICING EVIL, AND TO-MORROW’S FORECAST CARE 47 ST. MATTHEW vi. 34. MEDICAMENTAL MUSIC 55 1 SAMUEL xvi. 23. FREE FROM RIGHTEOUSNESS 60 ROMANS vi. 20. THE SERVICE OF FREEDOM 66 ST. MATTHEW xi. 29, 30. THE DISCREET SILENCE OF FOLLY 70 PROVERBS xvii. 28. PENAL PREVISION 76 1 SAMUEL xxvii. 19, 20. BEATIFIC VISION AND OVERSHADOWING CLOUD 86 ST. LUKE ix. 34. THE SPREADING GOURD AND THE SPEEDING WORM 91 JONAH iv. 6-8. SELF-PRAISE 96 PROVERBS xxvii. 2. PAINTED FACE, TIRED HEAD, AND EXPOSED SKULL 101 2 KINGS ix. 30, 35. THE CARCASE OF JEZEBEL ON THE FACE OF THE FIELD 104 2 KINGS ix. 37. “CONSIDER THE LILIES” 109 ST. MATTHEW vi. 28. A HISTRIONIC ASPECT OF LIFE 114 1 CORINTHIANS vii. 31. PHARAOH’S ALTERNATIONS OF AMENDMENT AND RELAPSE 125 EXODUS vii.-x. _passim_. SLEEP AND DEATH 134 ST. JOHN xi. 11-14. ELIAB AND DAVID IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH 139 1 SAMUEL xvii. 28. THE PROPHET IN HIS OWN COUNTRY 143 ST. LUKE iv. 24. DESIRED BOON: REALIZED BANE 147 PSALM cvi. 15; lxxviii. 22, sq.