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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, image by E.J. Poynter
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: New York, F. R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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fe. They were the means bywhich God trained him for his great work. Amidthe solitude of the barren mountains he learned tobe calm and self-contained and patient. All therashness and vehemence of his youth were burnedout of him. Never again would he slay a humanbeing in sudden wrath. Ambition also sank downdead within his heart. During all those forty yearshe must have oelieved that earthly success was at anend for him, must have accepted this thought anddwelt with it. Repudiated in Egypt both by therulers of the land and bj- his own enslaved andsuffering people, he was an outcast indeed. Two sons were born to Moses there in Midian;and by the names he gave them we may judge of hispensive state of mind. The first he named Gershom,whicli means a stranger here; but the second hecalled Eliezer, which is translated, my God hathhelped me. Protest and sorrow had passed intoacceptance and ijcacc aiid thankfulness. Here wasa man to be relied on, an instrument worthily fittedto Gods hand. ii-l.)
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;i I tE:i)e Purning Pusif) FROM THE BIBLICAL SERIES BY THE ENGLISH PAINTER, JOHN MARTIN, DIED 1854. + And he looked, and, behold, the bush burned withfire, and the bush was not consumed.—Ex., S, 2. WHEN the long trial of patience and soli-tude was at an end, then God summonedMoses to his mighty task of rescuing thenation of Israel. One day the quiet shepherd ledliis flocks to the back side of the desert, and cameto the mountain of God. Here he saw suddenlybefore him a bush which flamed brightly, yet did notburn away; and he marvelled and went forward toexamine this strange thing. As he approached, God or an angel of God calledto him from out the flame and bade him take off hisshoes, for this was holy ground whereon he stood.In awe and astonishment Moses obeyed; and thenGod Himself spake from the burning bush and pro-claimed His presence. I am the God of thj father,tiic (jod of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the Godof ,Iacob. .\nd Moses hid his face; for he was afraid toIdok upon God

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