Nebraska advertiser., 1860-02-16
miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous
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: [Originall
4 Reviewed Prophecy Reduced to
Rhyme.
We srethe creatures hers on earth Of some supreme
first cause.
Erssin was born, OK Adam fell, that power gave Us
/ - J-t t - bs5isr Flaws.
Those laws were perfect, SO We learn, and reeog-
Inizd BY God;
/ Who Woulal break them pre5unptuously was made
ito9esrhis rcd.
Justthen as now some lovid this King and also bis
ls commands.
One EnOch taught them every DAY and IabOr'd with
ibis hands.
city by his skin was built; to God temple given
This work on earth accepted was; the builder took
l. an .aI 81 iaaIa[ heaven.
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The world now lost in Wieknedness; content with
.af q tout the Law.
They neither had prophets voice, nOrOpen vision
:, sr IsaW,
A Noah was yet with this king engagedin his work
And in his correspondence be told to build ark
tfa @ hs-l sou a.l @
Yea build an ark your God commands; all feshis
! IgOne astray.
Ny holy law they viii not keep; by water al must die
pattern now give to you; let nothing be delayed,
and fail not for it must be done just as the Lord
.-f -,,sr-es-,, hath said:
Thus by the Lord of sartbs commands did Noah su
1 [relydo.
And Of all flesh into the ark there came By two and
two.
Thus Noah by the patssrn wrought, nor mnrmurd
vali8 against heaven F
Of beasts for foodand birds thatselean he took them
Er lin by seven.
NOwaH these in the ark were sav'd before the wind
So sn~n fit flew;
For just as God the model gave just so did Noah do
Now had thing been different q plank too long or
oif tHi Twide,
The vessel would have useless been, and founderid
--sfe-r.. :, lin the tide.
Look further down the stream Of time A Moses
counsel sOught
The Lord he gavea plan to him and see thou change
lit not;
Twas the pattern on the Mount, ana this divine
aa. command
By which the temple stood when in the prOmis land
This temple when twas all complete was recognized
above
By Him that dOeth all things well, who fI'd it with
[his love.
His presence fll'd the mercy seat: he said 1me Gcd
80. Talone
And lam Israes saviour too beside me there none
This temples fame few far and wide; some envied
gas @ some adOred;
And some nistook in zealOus whim and choose anOth
r Ter Lord.
A temple nOwhe too must have;Samaria bOasted one
And Egypt too must do her part; so said the priest
bs.-E ~ o @ EOfOn.
z And several Others now were built, tits true by
Izealous hands.
That on MOriah's mount alone was built by Gods
7 1sll commands.
That pattern not to others giVen their work nOtre
cognized by heaven,
They had voice their ears to greet; no presence
.ITLC2 IL Z fIlid tseir mercy seats.
Yet Israel's king, to whom God gave such wisdom
land such plans,
Was made to sin by bOwing to the gods of other lands
S To MOllOek he altar rais'd, and Baal was wor-
~ v Eship'd too;
The word then from his God went forth his king
Fdom IN undo
True teachers from it soon were driven and one by
ravens fed,
Said alone Of all am left and yet they seek my head
The Lord then said not quite so bad, for many yet
a.sasss sllsJ ..,a n own,
Who kiss not Baal and still confess that am God
d alOne.
This prophet by the power of God Baars teachers
- [overeame.
They prayd and cried from morn till night and
then were put to shame
] The prophet calrd on IzraeIs God their mock ne
rF vhI [raised his ire.
he made them know he was his friend by answering
him with FIRE.
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IS Ejahs heart was grateful too; he knew he'd been
IA guest,
And for the ravens that him fed he made noble
rfeast
No. of the blood of bull. and goat. was this gr.a
m Tsaerifcs.
But Of four hundred imPiOus men who had feeE
teaching lies.
Yet Israels still got worse and worse, more wicked
still they grew.
Gods presence left the mercy seat and back to hsav
len il few.
Their holy things were now exposd. they had n,
lpOWerto stand,
And years three score and ten they ssrvd all in
iarc7-rr 81 t .yIfgeign land.
Their house Of God Chaldea OverthreE, the Other
'7 Temples stood;
Why not Of them haysshOsen one and said is a
IgOod;
Up to that time God had not chang'd, his eOvei1an
[still WIS nsW,
And as he pronsisd Abraham justsO ne iind hinl do
ng He knew to him they would return when mads Il
a feel the rod.