The pictorial Bible and commentator- presenting the great truths of God's word in the most simple, pleasing, affectionate, and instructive manner (1878) (14763969132)

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Title: The pictorial Bible and commentator: presenting the great truths of God's word in the most simple, pleasing, affectionate, and instructive manner

Year: 1878 (1870s)

Authors: Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851 March, Daniel, 1816-1909 Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 Stretton, Hesba, 1832-1911

Subjects: Jesus Christ John, the Apostle, Saint Bible

Publisher: Philadelphia (etc.) Bradley, Garretson & co. Columbus, Ohio (etc.) W. Garretson & co.

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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plain robes the prophets used to dress. Johns meatwas also as singular as his dress, for he lived chiefly on locusts and wildhoney. It appears that John by his preaching attracted great crowds. Thenwent out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the region round aboutJordan ; not that every person in Jerusalem and Judea, and round aboutthem, heard him at the same time, nor that every person heard him at all,—but Matthew means that the crowds were great from all parts of Jeru-salem and Judea, and they were of all sorts, men and women, young andold, rich and poor, Pharisees and publicans. To these he spoke in boldlanguage, and warned them to flee from the wrath to come! And he toldthem not to boast about Abraham being their father,—that is, not to boastthat they were Jews descended from Abraham; but to bring forth goodfruit, that is, good works, as a good tree brings forth good fruit; and so, ifthey wished to be thought the children of pious Abraham, they must bepious like Abraham.

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628 Matthew. 629 Our Lord Jesus from his childhood till now, when he was almost thirtyyears of age, had lain hid in Galilee. It is supposed that John the Baptist began to preach and baptize aboutsix months before Christ appeared. Prior to his entering on his ministry,Christ came to John to be baptized of him; and John baptized him, thoughhe felt reluctant to do it, and thought it too great an honor when Christwent to him for that purpose. After this was done, John saw the heavensopened, as it were; the sky looked all clear, and bright, and glorious, tohis eyes, and the sweet influences of divine grace were coming gently andyet strikingly upon Jesus, like a dove —that is, in some form of lightresembling the appearance of a dove, and mild as a dove,—or as a dovedescends, and hovers, and lights. John also heard a voice speaking fromheaven, This is my beloved Son, inwhom I am well pleased. Thus was Jesus declared to be the Sonof God. In this chapter you read of the Phari-sees and Sadd

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