Löydetty 1388 Tulokset: Holy Land
For a brief moment it seemed as if the Lord our God had listened to our prayers; he would leave a remnant of our race surviving, leave us a foot-hold✻ on this holy ground; some gleam of hope our God would afford us, some breath of life in our bondage. (Ezra 9, 8)
That will of thine, through thy servants the prophets, thou hast made fully known to us. They warned us, The land in whose conquest you are engaged is a heathen land, like heathen lands everywhere, unclean; detestable rites have filled it to the brim with defilement. (Ezra 9, 11)
Never a daughter of yours for their sons, never a daughter of theirs for yours; never peace or good will between them and you, while time lasts! So you shall rise to greatness, so you shall enjoy all the blessings this land of yours can give, and bequeath them evermore to your sons for their inheritance. (Ezra 9, 12)
There thou didst reveal to them how thy sabbath should be kept holy; law and observance and award thou, through Moses, didst hand down to them. (Nehemiah 9, 14)
When they were hungry, thou didst give them bread from heaven; when they were thirsty, thou didst bring water out of the rock; and for the goal of their journey didst beckon them on to take possession of this same land, which thou hadst sworn to give them. (Nehemiah 9, 15)
By now, thou hadst given increase to their race till they were countless as the stars in heaven; it was the fathers thou hadst first bidden to invade the land and take possession of it, (Nehemiah 9, 23)
Never shall Gentile wares, exposed on sabbath or feast-day, furnish our needs. Every seventh year the land shall lie fallow, and all debts shall be remitted. (Nehemiah 10, 31)
The rulers must needs have their dwelling in Jerusalem; the common folk had their residence assigned by lot, every tenth man going to live in the holy city, while the other nine remained in the country parts; (Nehemiah 11, 1)
we come of holy stock, you and I, and God has life waiting for us if we will but keep faith with him. (Tobit 2, 18)
and Raphael, one of the Lord’s holy angels, was sent out, bearing common deliverance to the suppliants of a single hour. (Tobit 3, 25)
But the angel bade him catch it by the gill and pull it towards him; so catch it he did, and brought it out on to the dry land, where it lay struggling at his feet. (Tobit 6, 4)
On the second night, union thou shalt have, but with the company of the holy patriarchs.✻ (Tobit 6, 20)
