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9eteneed .gsa1st htm nHes1an Is fsnf I
,D1ssass tbh 1eIai. IL ta&ies Of tks :o,sthsss
vary In Significance, .kr0otdirs 10 the psses
uheIe Tbs act is -dona- Taus,--if q man un |
dseases hizasslf In B.btlen, he is :1ishcat stn'
;hut il in Cataan, he il, 1old ut Hghteouanees.
i, y : nss dreams that he q being caught, oE
hid bold Of, it is'Axtk&n thai he il wAtched
;oyeK In heaven fot goal, t-..s = r -
1f he y being hlsd, biz. stua aro forsi1en. :,
! ALL dIink4h1o4 ses0t in 1alasp are :of good
pmen. with the sirgls exception of Ntnbt
for = hiob. bntiouAly .nr1xh.> tbs authority 'of
thssWsss Nun IL q9sted. Prev. 1t:s. "Gye
ard vino untp 8kose that bd at heavy hsstts."
II = man Sesa Dkviain: his 1eaNt' lot kim
hpE0 10 become 4 haiAt.'f Il: ii. -: &" h-:i -
IT unceeee 8olousa In M1 dresmiiaot
him hops to becons.Wisa-t :; ";:
NAana seaa -Ahab in his drsau, let him
sevesAuf the bonks Of Scripture h&vs their
own spec,sl Significance vhan seen in dreams.
Thpk:: ,-ry IT,: /, =! t4!. -; =
The raaaAa, - T., :, taesn holiness =,
! -FEcvsiSs (: l, EaesR waaaom. :. :
fs@ePaueqr @ ne.a .s.a aalsuoai.. = u.
/, Iss1sn i-'-7 - ~ mean cousosado1. .
Book Of Kinks mean greatness.
, But Ill these fade into nothing before tho
Book Of Esibsz,- fox II tias apFeara to any
ore in bis eleep, let him kIov, Of ! certainly
thtt = mirsnle viii happen to Him. -
/, Anopg had dreaus there are few. which
are held 10 be Of such msf1guAnt nesning
that the u1lunby sleeper must keep y strict
!. fast fpr twenty four hours to avert tho I'm
:; pending anil, -Nok even tho 5abbAtAS itself,
On which III fAs.ing il forbidden, will excuss
= K.,v- - In 'ran wit
tial excruiAs. .Tee' oocaaisDs for this dlsci-
/ pline ere uhen man has dreamed: !. That
|; tho roll OF the synsgogue on Whioh the Scrip.
tutes 1ro written IL being burned. g. That
!: he II takirg part in tho prlyer whion con
GUIDES the services on the Day OF Antoine
in, 4. That his teeth are dropping ont. ~
Sons: OF these interpretations, It Will be-
seep, have for long generations taken their
rllce Among popular -Hupetntitions Of onr
own, and 1t il curious to note how their OH
gia may 10 traced Alurg tho chanpel Of Jewish
tradition up 70 tbs 'teuntalaAead. of tho
houaewife and Cornish ootsasa1 is 1t this mo-
nttt rpea:ins 6reanalAnd wonders thnt wssa
6ts: teatnsd when Istxsli'leh hArps Hsro bang
ing eilins upon Tho wills VI Of ths EuphrAtes.
|. Tho foregoing explanation Of the language
OF ereams, which, after Al. is only ; ffsg-
told, Is not delivered By tho Ts'mud
II mere opinion, but III an
authoritative statement xhich no orthodox
child of Abraham nay venture to gkinsay.
Oonaistently with this, there iB bold and
foundation upon which the System Of inter-
metation IL made to rest. Some OF the pas
sagos cited arc 60 far-fetched II to say more
for the ingenuity Of the Rabbis than for the
e.uctdation Of the mA'tor in hand, while
others could be made insslljgible to the gsn-
La. Y,.-l1 81
The SANE difficulty will not be fslt in what
follows, ard the scHpsural ausholittea are
cited as examples Of tho spisit Of 1lborious
1eHtaroh that guided the flamuaical writer's
in their marvellous compilation.
II a man sees 4 river in bis dream. be is told
to rise earty and report Isaiah Xvi, II: II
wilt extend peace to her liLs = river" lest
O. up. Tx !, 19, ehon1d come into his mind first,
and epotl tie good omen, "When the enemy
Ehsn come in like food"
II be eees = bird, he Is TO rise aud say, Ish.
xxi, 5.."As birds flying, 60 viii the Lord de-
think OF PROV. xvii, 8, LAS bird that wan
derteh from her nest, 70 ia MN that wan-
deIeth from bis plsce, which would be very
un1ucky.
II be secs erapes, be must repeat Hosss L.,
H. eo1s e9ona 1 5i f i he vasI vns i
Of the vine OF Sodou, their grapea are erkpss
Of gall. their clukterg are bitter"
II he eers mountain, he must rapeAt IsA-
Wi, z, = ETen them VIII bring TO nv holy
munnt1in," before Jer. X, 10. @ For the
monntsina will I take up Weeping and
wailirg-"
II be sees atrumpet, bs must repeat Iss.
xvii, 10, The great trumpet shall 6e blown,
and they ahan come that were ready to
perish" before Hosea. ", 8, elbow SO the
cernet in aiteab. and the trumpet In hanab-
Ephraim ahall be desolxts in the day Of re-
buIo."'
II he eees dog, hs must rspoAt E1od RI.
z, "Against any Of the children OF Isr.el shalt
not dog Mofe his tongue" before Prov.
XVI, Il; "Ass dog 1etutneth to his romit,
60 fcol roturneth'to hiH folly"
II he sees q lion, he must repess Hosea1i..
10. "They shall walk after the Lord. he shall
roar like lion,," baforo Jer- IL, Z. " TIE lion
10 come up from his thlckas; ho is gone forth
from his..rlace{to make the Land dosolate-"
Il be sses xszos & oE &sciasors, he must re-
called Joseph, AID tbsy brought him hastily
before Judges XII, II, "Thara hath not
come razor upon mine head, il I b. ehayen,
then my strength will go from ma... and
! ah.l1 become Eeak. and bo Like any other
u he iees well, be must reps.t Can. ~,
Is. :" A-fonntAin of gA1depa. = well Of living
wa'ers, and streams from Lxab1nnn,r before
Jer. vi, Z, "Aa tho fountains casteth ont hor
waters, 10 Abe c2etath out her Wlckadnost+
Il be aeos reed, hs must repeat Iaa. Kill,
3. "a bruised reed sh.ll hs not break, and
tho EmoHnE aa1. aha1l he not queuch; be
ahsu bEDg forth judgment unto truth, be-
fora Kings xviii, a, "No., behold. 'tnou
trusttst upon the stat OF thss bruised reed,
e!gaupon Egypt, On which II : man loan, 1t
will 80 into his hAnd, and pierce It. ! :.
L he eees An o., be must repeit Deut.
x1xiii.. II, " His glory il like the tiratllug Of
his bullock, and his horna ara like the horns
Of un1corna,.' before Exodus, x1i, %. eff an
,ox gore ! man or woman that they die, then
the o1 sba'l surely be STONED, md his feAh
Mich more might be written, Tor this ID :
matter In which the Rabbls hive delighted to
oxe1cise an ever fertile Ingenuity; but the
abore Hill ent6ce az = sample Of the kind Of
use to which familiar texts Of Holy Scripture
may be turned. It would be easy, OF course,
to ridicule or to find fault With mode Of treat
ment which may possess little In couuon with
nocern forms Of Interpretation; but mono tho
1s=B does It establish ths fact that the wondera
Of dreamiand have betn deemed by the a1gss
to receiTe their fullest light from pages OF in
spiratiou.