James, and John the brother of James. And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with hin and entereth in where the damsel was lying. And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha-cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, (I say unto thee,) arise. And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat. And SON OF THE WIDOW OF NAIN. Luke vii, 11-15. And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now, when he came nigh to the gate of the city. behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. LAZARUS. John xi, 14, 15, 18, 25, 26, 31, 33, 34 43, 44. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. (Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off) Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth, and belleveth in me, shall never die. Believest thou this? The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled. And sald, Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Lord, come and see. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. OTHER MIRACLES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT BY THE SEVENTY DISCIPLES. Luke x, 9, 17. And heal the sick that are therein; and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. BY AND IN CONNECTION WITH THE APOSTLES, ETC. Mark ix, 38-40. And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us; and we forbade him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is on our part. Mark xvi, 20. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. Acts ii, 3, 43. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. Acts iii, 12, 16. And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? And his name, through faith in his name, hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know; yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. Acts iv, 9, 10. If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. Acts v, 12, 22. And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. But when the officers came and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told. Acts xiv, 3. Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands. BY PETER. LAME MAN CURED. Acts ill, 7-9. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up; and immediately his feet and ancle-bones received strength. And he, leaping up, stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking, and praising God. DEATH OF ANANIAS. these words, fell down, and gave Acts v, 5. And Ananias, hearing up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. DEATH OF SAPPHIRA. Acts v, 10. Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. THE SICK HEALED. Acts v, 16. There came also a multitude out of the cities round sick folks, and them which were about unto Jerusalem, bringing vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one. ENEAS MADE Whole. Acts ix, 32-34. And it came to all quarters, he came down also pass, as Peter passed throughout to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. certain man named Eneas, which And there he found a had kept his bed eight years, and said unto him, Eneas, Jesus Christ was sick of the palsy. And Peter maketh thee whole; arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately. DORCAS RESTORED TO LIFE. Acts ix, 40, 41. But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body, said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up: and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive. BY STEPHEN. GREAT MIRACLES. BY PHILIP. Acts viii, 6, 8, 13. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were posBessed with them; and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And there was great joy in that city. Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. was a great earthquake, so that SPECIAL MIRACLES. Acts xix, 11, 12. And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. EUTYCHUS RESTORED TO LIFE. 2 Kings xx, 8-10. And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD tho third day? And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken; shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. 2 Chron. xxxii, 24. In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign. Isa. xxxviii, 22. Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD? Acts xx, 9-12. And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. And Paul went down, and fell on him, and, emActs xxii. 12, 13 And one Ana-bracing him, said, Trouble not nias, a devout man according to yourselves: for his life is in him. the law, having a good report of When he therefore was come up would see a sign from thee. BY ANANIAS. all the Jews which dwelt there, Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me. Brother Saul, re ceive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. BY PAUL. ELYMAS SMITTEN WITH BLINDNESS. Acts xi, 11. And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand. LAME MAN CURED. Acts xiv, 8-10. And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: The same heard Paul speak; who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. again, and had broken bread, and VIPER'S BITE MADE HARMLESS. Acts xxviii, 5. And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm, FATHER OF PUBLIUS HEALED. Acts xxviii, 8. And it came to BY PAUL AND SIGNS REQUESTED. AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT CAST OUT. Acts xvi, 16-18. 26. And it came Gen. xxiv, 42-44. And I came to pass, as we went to prayer, a this day unto the well, and said, certain damsel possessed with a O LORD God of my master Abra spirit of divination met us, which ham, if now thou do prosper my brought her masters much gain way which I go: Behold, I stand by soothsaying: The same follow-by the well of water; and it shall ed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. And suddenly there come to pass, that when the vir- Matth. xil, 38. Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we Matth. xvi, 1. The Pharisees also, with the Sadducees, came, and, tempting, desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. Luke xi, 16. And others, tempting him. sought of him a sign from heaven. John ii. 18. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these thing? John vi, 30. They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? Matth. xvi, 4. A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign And he of the prophet Jonas. left them, and departed. Mark viii, 11, 12. And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit and saith, Why doth this genera tion seek after a sign? Verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. Luke xi, 29, 30. And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. SIGNS GIVEN. Num xxii, 28-30. And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass; and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times ? And Balaam said unto the ass. Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. 1 Sam. x, 2-4, 7. When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre, in the border of Benjamin, at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil: Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give Pharaohhophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life, Isa. vii, 10-13. Moreover, the the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the Judges vi, 36-40. And Gideon plain of Tabor, and there shall said unto God, If thou wilt save meet thee three men going up to Israel by mine hand, as thou hast God to Bethel, one carrying three LORD spake again unto Ahaz saysaid, Behold, I will put a fleece kids, and another carrying three ing, Ask thee a sign of the LORD of wool in the floor; and if the loaves of bread, and another car- thy God; ask it either in the depth, dew be on the fleece only, and it rying a bottle of wine: And they or in the height above. But Ahaz they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl-full of water. And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground. with thee. Isa. xxxvii, 30. And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof. Jer. xliv, 29, 30. And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, 497 tempt the LORD. And he said, said, I will not ask, neither will I Hear ye now. O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? LITERATURE. WRITING. Judges v, 14. . . . . Out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. Esther vili, 9, 10. Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written (according to all that Mordecai commanded) ... unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language. And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring... Job xix, 23. Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! Isa. viii, 1. Moreover, the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great an answer unto Rehum the chan cellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, Ezra vil, 11. Now this is the Deut. iv, 32. For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of hea ven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? Deut. xxiv, 9. Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt. Deut. xxxii, 7. Remember the days of old, consider the years of and he will shew thee; thy elders, many generations: ask thy father, and they will tell thee. Josh. xiv, 6, 15. Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unthat the LORD said unto Moses, the to him, Thou knowest the thing man of God, concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea. And the name of Hebron before was Kir roll, and write in it with a man's of the LORD, and of his statutes to /Jath-arba; which Arba was a great pen concerning Malier-shalal hash-baz. Isa. xxxviii, 9. The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness. Ezek. ii 10. And he spread it before me: and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. Ezek. xxiv, 2. Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. Luke i, 63. And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. 2 Tim. iv, 13. The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments. LETTERS. 2 Sam. xi, 14. And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. Ezra iv, 7-9, 11, 17, 18. And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and Israel. Neh. vi. 5. Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me, in like manher, the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand. Esther ix, 20. And Mordecal ters unto all the Jews that were wrote these things, and sent letin all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far. (See under SCRIPTURE.) MATTERS OF ANTIQUITY. Gen. xxviii, 19. And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. Exod. xii, 2. This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. Num. xxi, 27. Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared. Deut. ii, 12. The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead, as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them. 498 man among the Anakims. . . thence the three sons of Anak, Josh. xv, 14, 15. And Caleb drove Sheshal, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher. he went against the inhabitants of Judges 1, 11. And from thence Deb r: (and the name of Debir betore was Kirjath-sepher.) Judges xviii, 29. And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. rael, when a man went to enquire 1 Sam. ix, 9. (Beforetime in Isof God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet, was beloretime called a Seer.) 1 Sam. xii, 7. Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers. 1 Chron. iv, 22. And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the domin ion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things. Ezra vl, 1. Then Darlus the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. Job vill, 8--10. For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? Isa. xxiii, 13. Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin. Eccles. 1, 9-11. The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done, is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. Eccles. iii, 15. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. Eccles vil, 10. Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. HERALDRY. Num. 1, 17, 18. And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names: And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. 1 Chron. v, 17. All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. Ezra ii, 59, 60. And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azınaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. And Maaseiab, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Neh. vii, 5, 61--63. And my God Elam, and Ezer: and the singers put into mine heart to gather to- sang loud, with Jezrahiah their Also that day they gether the nobles, and the rulers, overseer. and the people, that they might offered great sacrifices, and rebe reckoned by genealogy: and Ijoiced; for God had made them foun 1 a register of the genealogy rejoice with great joy: the wives of them which came up at the also and the children rejoiced; so frst, and found written therein. that the joy of Jerusalem was And these were they which went up heard even afar off. And both also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, the singers and the porters kept Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but the ward of their God, and the they could not shew their father's ward of the purification, accordhouse, nor their seed, whether ing to the commandment of David, they were of Israel. The children and of Solomon his son. For in of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the days of David and Asaph of the children of Nekoda, six hun- old there were chief of the singers, dred forty and two. And of the and songs of praise and thankspriests: the children of Habaiah, giving unto God. the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. Neh. xii, 22, 23. The Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers; also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the Chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. Jer. xxxiv, 19. The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf. MUSIC. VOCAL MUSIC. 1 Sam. xviii, 7. And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 1 Chron. xv, 22. And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful. 1 Chron. xxv, 7. So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight. Neh. xi, 23. For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day. Neh. xii, 28, 29, 42, 43, 45, 46. And the sous of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; Also Ps. lxxxi, 1. Sing aloud unto God our strength; make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Ps. xcviii, 4. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 1 Cor. xiv, 15. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. Gen. iv, 21. And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. Gen. xxxi, 27. Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? 2 Sam. vi, 5. And David, and all the house of Israel, played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. 1 Chron. xiii, 8. And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. 1 Chron. XV, 19-21. So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were appointed to sound withcymbals of brass; And Zechariah, and Aziel,andShemiramoth,and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Jeiel. and Obed - edom, and Azaziah, with harps on the She minith to excel. |