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Title: Biblical Extracts; Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed;
Author: secularist Robert Cooper
Author: secularist Robert Cooper
Release date: October 10, 2011 [eBook #37700]Most recently updated: March 18, 2013
Language: English
Credits: Produced by David Widger
*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BIBLICAL EXTRACTS; OR, THE HOLY SCRIPTURES ANALYZED; ***
"The Bible contained details of Atrocity at which human nature shuddered. Part of the Holy Writings consisted of history and of the narration of facts of a kind, that could not be mentioned in the presence of a virtuous woman without exciting Horror. Should a woman be permitted to read in her chamber what she would tremble to hear at her domestic board? Should she con over and revolve what she would rather die than utter?"—[The Right Hon R. L. Shiel, M.P.]
"The Bible contained details of Atrocity at which human nature shuddered. Part of the Holy Writings consisted of history and of the narration of facts of a kind, that could not be mentioned in the presence of a virtuous woman without exciting Horror. Should a woman be permitted to read in her chamber what she would tremble to hear at her domestic board? Should she con over and revolve what she would rather die than utter?"—[The Right Hon R. L. Shiel, M.P.]
The distinguishing characteristic of the present age, is the freedom of inquiry and discussion which prevails upon all subjects; and most particularly upon religious subjects. Intelligent and thinking men of every class, are beginning to investigate and discuss questions of the latter kind with considerable closeness, fearlessness and determination. They are now resolved no longer to be hoodwinked with the veil of prejudice, enchained with the trammels of superstition, or deluded by the Hosted by or intimidated by the denunciations of a crafty and intolerant priesthood; but to examine for themselves—"to prove all things, and hold fast that which is good." And long have the priesthood dreaded, and anxiously have they endeavored to procrastinate, the arrival of this period. Long have they been apprehensive of the development of intellect, and the enlightenment of mind. Long have they feared the advent of that era which will hail the dawn of rationality and advancement. And why? Because they knew full well, ignorant and superstitious as many of them may appear, that when intellect and rationality become the main-springs of society—when men begin dispassionately and philosophically to examine into the mysteries and workings of religion, that all their impositions will be discovered, all their craftiness detected, and all their designs and practices fully exposed. And, when once this is done, they are conscious that their influence over the people, would immediately decline, and ultimately fall. This has already in some measure proved true. For by the many bold and daring innovations, which have been made by a Paine, a Voltaire, a Mirabaud, a Volney, a Taylor, a Howitt, and an Owen, upon what is arrogantly called the consecrated ground of religion, their influence has materially declined, and has every prospect of still continuing to do so. And this they know—this they feel. Hence, the terrific thunderbolts of indignation and anathema which they have hurled at the characters of those distinguished men. And hence, that malicious and vindictive spirit which they have manifested toward all those who have had the integrity or boldness to acknowledge themselves their disciples. Hence, too, their present discreditable opposition to every educational, political and social measure, which would conduce to the elevation and improvement of society. But poor deluded mortals! how vain will they find all their attempts to impede the mighty progress of truth—the glorious advancement of thought and enlightenment! As well, indeed, might they attempt to overthrow the pyramids of Egypt with the waft of a feather, as to endeavor to demolish the temple of reason and intellect which is now erecting in society; a temple which, while it will be a glorious emblem of the progression of man, will be a lasting monument of their final downfall! So considerably, in fact, is the power of the priesthood already diminished, that they are now beginning to be looked upon by the leading minds of all classes, with feelings of indifference and compassion, rather than those of reverence and admiration.
It was the desire to endeavor to hasten the annihilation of the influence of these men that induced me to publish the following work—-a work which, I trust, will serve somewhat to expose one of the greatest impositions ever palmed upon mankind in any age, or in any country. I allude, as may be supposed? to the Bible. Yes, the Christian priesthood dare so outrageously to blaspheme the character of the Supreme Governor of the Universe as to say, that book is his word; that he either wrote or inspired men to write it. O shame, shame upon such blasphemy! What! a munificent and omniscient Deity the author of a book replete with more contradictions, containing more immoralities, and inculcating more absurdities, than any book extant; contradictions, too, of the grossest character, immoralities of the most pernicious tendency, and absurdities of the most extravagant nature! Audacious impiety! Such an opinion perhaps might be entertained in the dark ages of ignorance and superstition, but in this the boasted era of reason and science, it must be repudiated by all who dare openly and frankly avow their sentiments, This may be deemed by those who have always read the Bible with their eyes closed, or who are interested in teaching its doctrines and mysteries, as very bold and presumptuous; but let the reader refer to the extracts contained in this little book, (and which are only a few to what may be adduced) and I am persuaded that he will at once acknowledge that I am perfectly justified in making these statements, Indeed, so extremely immoral and disgustingly obscene, are many passages in this book, that I feel almost ashamed to publish them, and I am sure that any one who has the least sense of delicacy or chastity, will blush to read them. A book which had really originated from an Omniscient and Munificent Divinity—-a book which was the word, or organ of such a being, must inculcate in every chapter and in every verse, the strictest, the purest, and most exalted morality; must constantly exhort mankind to every thing that was just, rational and charitable; and must contain no language but that which was exquisitely beautiful and elevating; and no expressions but those which were irresistibly persuasive and convincing. But the Bible is a book, as may be seen on a reference to these extracts, quite the reverse of this. We are compelled, therefore, to conclude against the established opinions of society, that it cannot be of Divine origin, and that consequently it cannot be the word of God.
My humble, but decided opinion is, as I have previously observed, that it was nothing more than a mere imposition; an imposition which was palmed upon mankind by the Christian priesthood, for the purpose of deluding or enslaving them; for the purpose of leading them from the open and cheering paths of knowledge and improvement, into the nauseous and gloomy quagmires of ignorance and superstition. The priesthood of every sect of religion, in every country of the habitable globe, have instituted and perpetuated certain impositions, by means of which they have conceived they would be enabled to maintain and increase their influence over the minds of their followers; so that thereby they might still continue to luxuriate in ease and enjoyment, while their poor deluded victims repined in ignorance and woe. And this is such an imposition now established and supported by the Christian priesthood—an imposition which is the corner stone of all their power, the fountain of all their influence. It has been the tool which they have invariably used in the accomplishment of their objects, however selfish; and in the consummation of their machinations, however odious. Whenever they have massacred, immolated, or incarcerated those who have dared to dispute their vicegerency, or who have presumed to expose their doctrines, or denounce their practices, they have quoted this imposition as their authority. Whenever they have defended, or connived at the extortions of the tyrants who have flattered or supported them, they have quoted this imposition as their authority. Whenever they have opposed any system or any measure, which they considered would be inimical to their interests, or subversive of their power, they have quoted this imposition as their authority. And the sooner this imposition is removed—the sooner the few good seeds which it may contain are extracted from it, and the immense mass of chaff is cast into oblivion, the better will it be for the amelioration and progression of man. Perhaps the expression of such opinions as these may be painful to the feelings of many excellent individuals. For this I am truly sorry, as my object is, not to cause pain or uneasiness, but to expose error and imposture. The time has now arrived when truth must come out, when truth must be spoken, "without mystery, mixture of error, or fear of man." Too long, indeed, has this precious jewel been sacrificed to the paltry predilections of interest and prejudice. Too long have we been tossed in the dark and unfathomable gulf of bigotry and intolerance; we must now make our way to the expansive and unruffled ocean of reason and inquiry, and there, free from the storms of persecution, and the squalls of denunciation, proceed, on our onward course, in security and felicity. R. C.
PREFACE.
IMMATERIALITY.
OMNIPRESENCE.
OMNIPOTENCE.
OMNISCIENCE.
MUNIFICENCE.
IMPARTIALITY.
IMMUTABILITY.
INCOMPREHENSIBILITY.
PASSAGES IMMORAL AND OBSCENE.
GOD.
MOSES.
DAVID.
SOLOMON.
JOSHUA.
EZEKIEL.
ABRAHAM.
ISAAC.
NOAH.
SAMSON.
LOT.
RUTH.
RACHEL.
POTIPHAR'S WIFE.
REUBEN.
AMNON.
ABSALOM.
SHECHEM.
CHRIST.
PETER.
PAUL.
BARNABAS AND PAUL.
JOHN.
GENERAL.
PASSAGES ABSURD AND UNNATURAL.
PASSAGES CONTRADICTORY.
1. So God created manin his own image, in theimage of Godcreated he him; male and female-created he them. Gen. i. 27.
2. Theeyesof the lord are in everyplace, beholding the evil and the good. Prov. xv. 3.
3. So shall my word be that goeth from out of mymouth; it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah lv. 11.
4. Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me for I am holier than thou; these are a smoke in mynose, a fire that burneth all the day. Isaiah lxv. 5.
5. Behold the name of the Lord cometh from afar burning with his anger and the burden thereof is heavy: hislipsare full of indignation, and histongueas a devouring fire. Isaiah xxxth, 27.
6. And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lordheardour voice andlookedon our affliction, and our labor and our oppression. Deut. xxvi. 7.
7. Lord, bow down thineearand hear, open thine eyes and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God. 2 Kings xix. 16.
8. And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of thesolesof myfeet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places. Ezek. xliii. 7.
9. And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand, and with a strongarmeven in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath. Jer. xxi. 5.
10. The Lord hath made bare hisholy arm, in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. Isaiah lii. 10.
11. When I consider the heavens, the work of thyfingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained. Psalms viii. 3.
12. And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon Mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with thefingerof God. Exod. xxxi. 18.
13. And I saw as the color of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of hisloinseven upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about it. Ezek. i. 27.
14. And it repenteth the Lord that he had made man upon the earth, and it grieved him at hisheart, Gen. vi. 6.
15. Mybowels, my bowels, I am pained at my veryheart, my heart maketh a noise in me: I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. Jer. iv. 19.
16. And with the blast of thynostrilsthe waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. Exod. xv. 8.
17. And it shall come to pass while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with myhandwhile I pass by. And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see myback parts, but myfaceshall not be seen. Exod. xxxiii. 22, 23.
18. Then the Lord put forth hishandandtouchedmymouth, and the Lord said unto me, Behold I have put my words in thy mouth. Jer. i. 9.
19. Behold the Lord'shandis not shortened, that it cannot save; neither hisearheavy, that it cannot hear. Isaiah lix. 1.
20. Minehandalso hath laid the foundation of the earth, and myright handhath spanned the heavens,—when I call unto them they stand up together. Isaiah xlviii. 13.
21. I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest; I the Lord have said it. Ezekiel xxi. 17.
22. And the Lordspakeunto Moses, saying. Num. xxv. 16.
23. And Godspakeunto Noah, saying. Genesis viii. 15.
24. And the Lordspakeunto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. Jonah ii. 10.
25. And Abraham fell on his face; and Godtalkedwith him saying. Genesis xvii. 3.
26. And the Lordsmelleda sweet savour, and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth, neither will I again smite any more every thing living as I have done. Genesis viii. 21.
27. And the Lord formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life: and man became a living soul. Genesis ii. 7.
28. By thebreathof God frost is given and the breadth of the waters is straitened. Job xxxvii. 10.
29. And the Lord said unto him, this is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying I will give it unto thy seed; I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither. So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died therein the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. Andheburied him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor; but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. Deut. xxxiv. 4-6.
Also notes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 44; 46, 637 64, 65, 72, 114, 130, 133.
One God and father of all, who is, above all, through all, and in you all. Ephesians iv. 6.
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in hell, behold thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Psalms cxxxix. 7—-10.
30. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus; Whobeing in the form of Godthought it not robbery to be equal with God. Phil. ii. 5, 6.
31. And the Lordcame downupon Mount Sinai on the top of the mount; and the Lordcalled Moses upto the top of the mount, and Moses went up. Exodus xix. 20.
32. And the Lordcame down in a cloud, and spake onto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass that when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease. Numbers xL 25.
33. And the Lordcame down in the pillar of the cloud, andstood in the doorof the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam, and they both came forth, Numbers xii. 5.
34. For I know their works and their thoughts; it shall come that I will gather all nations and tongues, and they shallcome and see my glory. Isaiah lvi. 18.
35. Andcome and stand before me in this house, which is called by name, and say, we are delivered to do all these abominations. Jeremiah vii. 10.
36. And the Lord said unto Moses,Come up to me in the mountand be there; and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayst teach them. Exod. xxiv. 12.
37. And he left on talking with him, and Godwent up from Abraham. Genesis xvii. 22.
38.. And the Lordcame down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. Gen. xi..5.
39. And the Holy Ghostdescended in a bodily shape like a doveupon him, and a voice came from heaven which said, Thou art my beloved son; in thee I am well pleased. Luke iii. 22.
40. For the Lord himself shalldescendfrom heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. 1 Thessalonians iv. 16.
41. Thus saith the Lord, I amreturnedunto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain. Zech. viii. 3.
42. And Iwill dwellamongst the children of Israel, and will be their God. Exodus xxix. 45.
43. And GodmetBalaam, and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and 1 have offered upon each altar a bullock and a ram. Numbers xxiii. 4.
44. For the Lord thy Godwalketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy, that he sees no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. Deuteronomy xxiii. 14.
45. They shall be carried to Babylon; and there shall they be until the day that Ivisitthem, saith the Lord, then I will bring them up and restore them to this place. Jeremiah xxvii. 22.
46. I saw the Lordstanding upon the altar; and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake; and cut them in the head all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword; he that fleeth of them shall not flee away; and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. Amos ix. 1.
47. God that made the world, and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earthdwellethnot in temples made with hands. Acts xvii. 21.
48. Moreover the word of the Lordcame to mesaying. Jeremiah ii. 1.
49. Godcame from Teman,and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. Habakuk iii. 3.
Also notes 1, 63, 66, 303.
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. Matt. xix. 26.
50. And the Lord was with Judah, and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountains, butcould not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. Judges i. 19.
51. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than man, and theweaknessof God is stronger than man. 1. Corinthians i. 25.
52. For thou shalt worship no other God; for the Lord whose name is Jealous; isa jealous God. Exod. xxxiv. 14.
53. They have moved me tojealousywith that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities; and I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people, I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. Deut. xxxii. 21.
54. I am the Lord, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to anotherneither my praiseto graven images. Isaiah xlii. 8.
55.Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord;for I am married unto you; and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion. Jeremiah iii. 14.
56. A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth, for the Lord hath acontroversywith the nations; he willpleadwith all flesh, he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord of hosts. Jeremiah xxv. 31.
57. Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel, for the Lord hath acontroversywith the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. Hosea iv. 1.
58. I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and willpleadwith them there for my people, and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. Joel iii. 2.
59. And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people. Now therefore,let me alonethat my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of thee a great nation. Exod. xxxii. 9, 10.
60. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on theseventhday herestedand wasrefreshed. Exodus xxxi. 17.
61. For God created man to be immortal, and made him to be an image of his own eternity. Nevertheless,through the envy of the Devil, camedeathinto the world; and they that do hold of his side do find it. Wisdom of Solomon ii. 23.
62. To wit, that God was in Christreconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 2. Corinthians v. 19.
63. And Jacob was left alone; and therewrestleda man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh: and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as hewrestledwith him. And he said, Let me go for the day breaketh; and he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name! And he said, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel; for as a princethou hast power with God, and with men, and hathprevailed. And Jacob asked him and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name: And he said, Wherefore is it, that thou dost ask after my name? and he blessed him there. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, forI have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. Genesis xxxii. 24—30.
And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord which knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two thou hast chosen. Acts i. 24.
But God hath revealed them unto us by his spirit: for the spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 1. Corinthians ii. 10.
No thought escapeth him, neither any word is hidden from him. Eccles. xlii. 20.
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knoweledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out. Romans xi. 33.
64. And the Lord called unto Adam, and said unto him,Where art thou?Gen. iii. 9.
65. And he said.Who told theethat thou wast naked?Hast thou eaten of the treewhereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat? Gen. iii. 11.
66. And God came unto Balaam, and said,What men are these with thee?Numbers xxii. 9.
67. And the Lord said,Who shall entice Ahab, king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead?
2 Chronicles xviii. 19.
68. Thus saith the Lord,What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? Jeremiah ii. 5.
69. Then saith the Lord unto Moses, Behold I will rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day,that I may prove them whether they will walk in my law or no. Exodus xvi. 4.
70. Whentherefore the Lord knewhow the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptised more disciples than John. John iv. 1.
71. Becausethe foolishnessof God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 1 Corinthians i. 25.
72. Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another, and the Lord hearkened and heard it, anda book of remembrancewas written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name. Malachi iii. 16.
73. And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein. But have walked after theimaginationof their ownheart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them. Jeremiah ix. 13, 14.
74. And ye have done worse than your fathers; (for behold ye walk every one after the imagination of hisevil heart, that ye may not hearken unto me.) Jeremiah xvi. 12.
75. Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee,receive into thine heart, and hear with thine ears. Ezek. iii. 10.
76. They shall walk after the Lord; he shallroar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west. Hosea xi. 10.
77. The Lord your God, which goeth before you, he shallfightfor you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes. Deut. i. 30.
78. The great God that formed all things, bothrewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. Prov. xx vi. 10.
79. And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. And the Lord said, behold the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do. Go to, let us go down, and thereconfound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. Genesis xi. 5. 6, 7.
Also notes, 63, 121, 144, 147, 152, 153.
The Lord is good, a strong-hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. Naham i. 7.
All the works of the Lord are good; and he will give every needful thing in due season. Eccles. xxxix. 83.
80. For the Lord thy God isa consuming fire, even a jealous God. Deut. iv. 24.
81. God is jealous and the Lordrevengeth; the Lord revengeth and isfurious; the Lord will takevengeanceon his adversaries; and hereserveth wrathfor his enemies. Nahum i. 2..
82. It is afearful thingto fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews x. 31.
83. The Lord is aman of war; the Lord is his name. Exodus xv. 3.
84. The Lord shall go forth as amighty man; he shall stir up jealousy likea man of war; he shall cry, yea roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. Isaiah xl. 11. 13.
85. The Lord hath opened hisarmory, and hath brought forth theweapons of his indignation; for this is the work of the Lord God of hosts, in the land of the Chaldeans. Jeremiah 1. 25.
86. And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp,and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor. And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day aboutthree thousand men. Exodus xxxii. 27, 28.
87. For a fire is kindled in my anger, and shall burn unto thelowest helland shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundation of the mountains. I will heapmischiefsupon them, I will spend mine arrows upon them. They shall be burnt with anger, and devoured with burning heat? and with bitter destruction. I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both theyoung manand thevirgin, thesucklingalso, with theman of gray hairs, Pent, xxxii. 22 to 25.
88. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am ajealous God; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generationof them that hate me. Exodus xx. 5.
89. The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea,even the wicked for the day of evil. Prov. xvi. 4.
90. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peaceand create evil: I the Lord do all these things, Isaiah xiv. 7.
91.And I will harden Pharaoh's heartand multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. But Pharaohshall not hearken unto you, thatI may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth minearmiesand my people the children of Israel, out of the land of-Egypt, by great judgments. Exodus vii. 3, 4.
92. And it came to pass that at midnightthe Lord smote all the first-born of the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne, unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon and all the first-born of cattle. Exodus xii. 29.
93. And mywrathshall wax hot, andI will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. Exodus xxii. 24.
94. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,"Vexthe Midianites andsmitethem." Numb. xxv. 17.
95. And the Lord'sangerwas kindled the same time, and he sware saying, "Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt from twenty years old and upwards, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have notwhollyfollowed me." Num. xxxii. 10, 11.
96. Now go, and smite Amalek,and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay bothman and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 1. Samuel xv. 3.
97. Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land; therefore he hath sent lions among them, and behold,they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land. 2nd Kings xvii. 26.
98. For theindignationof the Lord is upon all nations, and hisfuryupon all their armies; he hathutterly destroyedthem, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. Isaiah xxxiv. 2.
99. Then the angel of the Lord went forth and smote in the camp of the Assyriansone hundred and fourscore and five thousand; and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. Isaiah xxxvii. 36.
100. Therefore, thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me,I will not hearken unto them. Jer. xi. 11.
101.The fierce angerof the Lord shall not return until he have done it, and until he have performed theintents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it. Jeremiah xxx. 24.
102. For thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword, "They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whomI have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city." Jer. xxxii. 4; 5.
103. And he hathviolentlytaken away his tabernacle as if it were of a garden; he hath destroyed his places of the assembly; the Lord hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despisedin the indignation of his angerthe king and thepriest. Lament of Jer. ii. 6.
104. The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword;thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied. Lam. of Jer, ii. 21.
105. Thereforethe fathers shall eat the sonsin the midst of thee, and thesons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds. "Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, surely because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee,neither shall mine eye spare, neither will 1 have any pity.." Ezek. v. 10, 11.
106. So the Lord sentpestilenceupon Israel; and there fell of Israelseventy thousand men. 1st. Chron. xxi. 14.
107. He that is far off shall die of thepestilence, and he that is near shall fall by thesword,and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by thefamine; thus will I accomplish myfuryupon them. Ezek. vi. 12.
108. Samaria shall become desolate, for she hath rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword;their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ript up.Hosea xiii. 16.
Also notes 79, 56, 119, 121, 126, 143, 149.