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Title: The Bible and its story..
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942 Brewer, Julius August, 1877-1953, joint ed
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: New York, F. R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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Moab leads Israel into sin
FROM THE SERIES, BY GERHARD HOET.
"And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat and bowed down to their gods." —Num., 25, 2.
FOLLOWING the crafty advice of Balaam, King Balak would not fight against the Israelites. He made peace with them, granting all they asked. Then the women of Moab made themselves specially friendly to the men of Israel, invited them to their homes, and persuaded them to worship the false gods, the idols of Moab. Many Israelites fell into the snare; idolatry spread among them. So bold at length did the idolaters become, that a prince of the house of Simeon paraded his evil practices even before the eyes of Moses himself. Then came the punishment, God sent another plague to strike down those who had deserted Him; and Phinehas, a son of the high priest Eleazar, seized a spear and before all the congregation slew the chief offender, the prince of Simeon. So God stayed the plague and blessed the house of Phinehas forever because of his prompt and decisive action.
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The Women of Midian
BY J. JAMES TISSOT. REPRODUCED BY COURTESY OF THE AMERICAN TISSOT SOCIETY, NEW YORK.
"And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives." —Num., 31, 9.
THE Moabites in their plotting against Israel had been joined by the Midianites, Moses former friends. With both of these people the Israelites had desired to be friendly; because both were traditionally allied to Abraham. Now, however, Moses saw that his people could not live beside these idolaters and preserve their own faith. The Moabites had fled from the immediate neighborhood; Moses dispatched against the Midianites an armed force under the lead of the resolute Phinehas. Only twelve thousand men were sent on this expedition. Yet it was enough; the Midianites gave but feeble resistance and then fled. Balaam, the treacherous prophet, was among them, and was slain.

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