land all that day, and all that DARKNESS. Exod. x, 21-23. And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. AND FIRST-BORN DESTROYED. Exod. xi, 4-6. And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: And all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the And there first-born of beasts. Shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. of the captive that was in the Neh. ix, 10. And showedst signs Ps. cxxxv, 8. Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast. Jer. xxxil, 20, 21. Which hast RED SEA DIVIDED. THE SHECHINAH. Exod. xiv, 19, 20. And the angel nacle. And when the cloud was Num. ix, 15 23. And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appear ance of fire, until the morning. So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. And when the cloud was taken up from the ta Num. xiv, 10. But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel. Exod. xii, 28-30. And the chilExod. x1, 34-38. Then a cloud dren of Israel went away, and did Num. xvi, 42, 43. And it came to as the LORD had commanded covered the tent of the congregaMoses and Moses and Aaron, so did they. tion, and the glory of the LORD against And it came to pass, that at mid- filled the tabernacle. And Moses pass, when the congregation was night the LoRD Smote all the first- was not able to enter into the tent gathered born in the land of Egypt, from of the congregation, because the against Aaron, that they looked the first-born of Pharaoh that sat cloud abode thereon, and the toward the tabernacle of the conon his throne, unto the first-born i glory of the LORD filled the taber-gregation: and, behold, the cloud 485 covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared. And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. Ps. lxxvill, 14. In the day-time also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. Ps. xcix, 7. He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them. Ps. cv, 39. He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night. Neh. ix, 12, 19. Moreover, thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar, and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go. Yet thou, in thy manifold mercies, forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go. TRANSFIGURATION OF MOSES. Exod. xxxiv, 29 35. And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone: and they were afraid to come nigh him, And Moses called unto them; and Exod. xvi, 15, 19, 21, 31, 35. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is mauna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning. And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating; and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited: they did eat manna until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. Joshua v, 12. And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. Deut. viii, 3. 16. And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make Aaron and all the rulers of the thee know that man doth not live congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them. And that proceedeth out of the mouth by bread only, but by every word afterward all the children of Is- of the LORD doth man live. Who rael came nigh: and he gave them fed thee in the wilderness with in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in manna, which thy fathers knew mount Sinai. And till Moses had not, that he might humble thee, done speaking with them, he put and that he might prove thee, a vail on his face. But when Mo-to do thee good at thy latter ses went in before the LORD, to speak with him, he took the vail off until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded. And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone; and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with Him. 2 Cor. ili, 13. And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished. WATER SWEETENED. Exod. xv, 24, 25. And the people end. Neh. ix, 20. Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst. John vi, 49. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. QUAILS. Exod. xvi, 13. And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. WATER FROM THE ROCK. said unto Moses, Go on before the Exod. xvii, 5, 7. And the LORD people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, he called the name of the place take in thine hand, and go. And Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? AARON'S ROD BUDDING. Num. xviii, 1-9. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod, according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes, according to the house of their fathers, twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you. And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod whom I shall choose shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod aplece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness. And it came to pass, that on the mor nacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron, for the house of Levi, was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the child n of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod. row Moses went into the taber THE LEPROSY OF MIRIAM. Num. xii, 10. And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became lep rous, white as snow; and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous. DESTRUCTION OF KORAH. Num. xvi, 31-33. And it came to pass as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was Psalm cv, 40. The people asked, under them: And the earth and he brought quails, and satis-opened her mouth, and swallowed fied them with the bread of hea- them up, and their houses, and all ven. the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. They, DEATH OF NADAB AND ABIHU. Korah. And Aaron will bring again from Bashan; I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea. P8. lxxviii, 13, 15, 16, 44, 47, 51, 53. He divided the sea, and caused made the waters to stand as an them to pass through; and he heap. He clave the rocks in the wildernesss, and gave them drink Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took tabernacle of the congregation as out of the great depths. He either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put inceuse theron, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them; and they died be fore the LORD. Deut. xi, 6, 7. And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben; how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel. But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did. Ps. cvi, 17. The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. WATER FROM THE ROCK IN Num. xx, 8-10. Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink. Ani Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him. And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? HEALING. Num. xxi, 8. And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. PLAGUE. Num. xvi, 46-50. And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer,and put fire there in from off the altar, and put on incense,and goquickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun. And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an and the plague was stayed. FIRE. Lev. ix, 24. And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. Num. xi, 1, 2. And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled: and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched. Num. xvi, 35. And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fitty men that offered incense. Ps. cvi, 18. And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burnt up the wicked. REFLECTIONS ON THE MIRACLES OF MOSES, AND REFERENCES. Exod. xv, 5, 8, 10, 12. The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone. And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. Deut. xi, 4. And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red Sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day. Joshua xxiv, 7. And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season. Ps. lxvi, 6. He turned the sea Ps. lxviii 22 The LORD said, I brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. And had turned their rivers into blood, and their floods, that they could not drink. He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore-trees with frost. And smote all the first-born in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles And he led them on of Ham: safely, so that they feared not; but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. not Ps. CV, 27-29, 32, 33, 35, 36. They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled against his word. He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. He gave them hail fr rain, and flaming fire in their land. He smote their vines also and their fig-trees, and brake the And did trees of their coasts. eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. He smote also all the first-born in their land, the chief of all their strength. Ps. cvi, 9, 11. He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. And the waters covered their enemies; there was not one of them left. Ps. cxiv, 8. Which turned the rock into a standing water, the fliut into a fountain of waters. Ps. cxxxvi, 13-16. To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever: And made israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy enBut overthrew dureth for ever: Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for To him which led his ever. people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever. Isa. xi, 15. And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod. Isa. xliii, 16. Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters. Isa. xlviii, 21. And they thirsted not when he led them through, the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. Isa. li, 10. Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? Isa. Ixiii,12. That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them to make himself an everlasting name? Rev, xvi, 12. And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. IN CONNECTION WITH JORDAN DIVIDED. Joshua iii, 14-17. And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) That the waters, which came down from above, stood, and rose up upon an heap, very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people passed over right against Jericho. And the priests, that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan. Joshua iv, 16-18. Command the fled; Jordan was driven back. CAPTURE OF JERICHO. Joshua vi, 20. So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. SUN AND MOON STAYED. Josh. x. 13. 14. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. And there was no day like that before it, or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel. STORM. Josh. x. 11. And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. SUPERNATURAL STRENGTH IN CONNECTION WITH A LION KILLED. Judges xiv, 6. And the Spirit priests that bear the ark of the of the LORD came mightily upon testimony, that they come up out him, and he rent him as he would of Jordan. Joshua therefore have rent a kid, and he had noth commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan. And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before. Ps. cxlv, 1-6. When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; Judahwas his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. The sea saw it, and ing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. Slaughter of the PHILISTINES. Judges xiv, 19. And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle: and his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. Judges xv, 7, 15. And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I PERSONAL STRENGTH. Judges xv, 11-14. Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson. Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand; but surely we wil not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD come mightily upon him; and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. Judges xvi, 6-14. And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou might est be bound to afflict thee. And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. (Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber.) And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when the it toucheth fire: so his strength was not known. And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast nocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, bound. And he said unto her, If thou mightest they bind me fast with new ropes, that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait, abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread. And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound, And he said unto her, If thou wherewith be weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. CARRYING THE GATES OF GAZA. Judges xvi, 1-3. Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill, that is before Hebron. DESTRUCTION OF DAGON'S Judges xvi, 29, 30. And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein: so the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. THE OVERTHROW OF 1 Sam. v, 4. And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. IN BOOKS OF SAMUEL. 1 Sam xii, 18. So Samuel called unto the LED; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people. So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. UPON UZZAH. 2 Sam. vi, 7. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. UPON THE MEN OF BEтnshemesh. 1 Sam. vi.19. And he smote the men of Bethshemesh,becausethey had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men. And the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. IN CONNECTION WITH DAVID AND SOLOMON. 1 Chron. xxi, 26. And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. 2 Chron. vil, 1. Now, when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burntoffering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house IN CONNECTION WITH JEROBOAM. 1 Kings xiii, 3--6. And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, INFLICTION OF DISEASE UPON THE his hand, which he put forth saying, Lay hold on him. And against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him. The altar also was reut, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD. And the king PHILISTINES. 1 Sam. v, 9-11. And it was so that, after they had carried it ab ut, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and I answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. IN CONNECTION WITH DROUGHT CAUSED. 1 Kings xvii, 1. And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years. but according to my word. James v, 17. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, might not rain: and it rained not and he prayed earnestly that it on the earth by the space of three years and six months. MEAL AND OIL MULTIPlied. 1 Kings xvii, 14, 15. For thus saith the LORD God of Israel. The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. THE PROPHET FED BY RAVENS. 1 Kings xvii, 6. And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. A CHILD RESTORED TO LIFE. 1 Kings xvii, 19-23. And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon this child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let the child's soul come into him again. And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. And Elijah took the child, and brought him down and out of the chamber into the house, delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. SACRIFICE CONSUMED BY FIRE. 1 Kings xviii, 33--38. And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and lai |