The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-02-05
SEVEN. AND IT'S USEEN BIBLICAL
HISTORY.


The following was suggested at the
Friends First Day School, Of Mullica
| Hill. 1t is an interesting compilation of
the Number lseoen. and was first printed III
1916:
In six days creation was perfected, the
18th was consecratod. Noah had ! days
notice to enter the ark, himself and all
that were to be saved from the flood, and
was commanded to take in the clean beasts
by seoens, and the fowls of the air by SEQ
ems Gen, vii. 2. 3, 4. The ark rested in
the 18th month upon the mountain of Ara
rat-Gen., viii, T. And after days, Noah
sent forth dove the second time, and she
returned in the evening with an olive leaf
in her mouth. And he staid yet another Z
days and sent forth the dove: which re-
turned to him not again.-Gen., viii, 10, u
| Abraham gave eve lambs TO Abimelech
as memorial for well-Gen xxi, 80.
Jacob served years for the possession of
| Rachael and again other : for Leah
Gen, xxx, 90, 30. Leban pursued Jacob
| Z days journey. XXI. %. The seven
years of plenty and the sever years of fam
inc, were foretold in Pharaoh's dream by
the fat and the ! lean beasts, and the
ears of full and the : ears of blasted corn
Zen, XII, ?, 3. A, 5, 6, I. Joseph mourned
: days for Jaeob.-Gen., !, 10. In the
tabernacle were lamps.-Exod., XIV, 81.
Seven days were appointed to make atone
ment for the altar &s.-Exed., xxx.
81 Every It'll year the law was directed
to be read TO the people; every 18th year
was to be a Sabbath of rest TO the land
Lev, XIV, 4; Exod., xiii, II. And at the
| end of I times years commenced the
grand jubilee, when all the bondsmen of
the children of Israel were set free Lev,
XIV, 8, 0, 40, Al, AZ, "a, 80; see also Dcut.,
XIV, 10. On the 18th day God called to
Moses. ont of the midst of the cloud on
Mt. Sinai.-See Exod., xiv, Is. The
young animals for sacrifice, We're to remain
with the dam days.--See Lew, xxi. -
The Priests son was ordained 10 wear his
fathers garment days, and the Priests
were to be consecrated days. Exod.,
xxx, 30 80, So Aaron and his SONS were
to abide at the door Of the tabernacle, day
and night, : days.-Sec Lev, viii, 80, 50.
In ali solemn rites of purgation, dedication
or conservation, the oil, blood or water was
| to be times sprinkled.-See Lev, xiv, l.
16, 81, 3S, 81; XIV, 10. 10, "a, 2S; XII, Il.
-, 10. And i'll the signs of the leprosy,
the person or house affected was to be
shut mp days-See Lev, xiii, 4, ), u,
| 2G, 81, 33, so, 81. The 18th month and 10th
day was a Sabbath of rest. See Lev,
xvi, 90 30, 81; xiii, "a. The children of
Israel at their ingatherings, were to keep
feast days, and remain in booths days
Lev, xiii Al, a. The children of
| Israel were to eat unleavened bread days
Sec Exod., xiii, II; xxxiv, Is; Lew
xiii, G. s. The anointcd oil was sprinkled
| Z times upon the altar.-Lev., viii, II.
| Under the law man was commanded to
forgive his offending brother times. But
under the gospel, his humility and forbear-
ance is extended to 20 times Matt,
xviii %. Ii Cain should be avenged
fold truly I4ameeh 20 and fold.--Gen.,
| iv, "a The elders Of Israel were TO
Exod.. xiv, /. The vision of Daniel was
| for 20 weeks.-Dan., *, "a. And Jesus
sent out 20 ciples.-Luke, X, l. Enoch,
who was translated, was the It'll after
Adam, and Jesus Christ the nth in a Ill
rect linc.-See Luke iii, froin 90 to IS
Balak. by Balaam's advice, built affairs,
| and they offered on each altar bullock
and a ram.-Num., xiii, /, ?. In the des-
truction of Jericho, priests bore 7
trumpets days, on the eth day they sur
rounded tine walls times, and after the It'll
| time the walls fyll.-See Joshua, vi, ID,
| Il, 20. Seven of Saul's sons were hanged
| to stay 4 famine.-lI Sam'l. Xxi. 6. ..
Jobs friends sat with him on the ground
| Z days and nights, and offered bnllocks
and I rams as an atonement for their
crimes. job, ii. 10; xiii, s. 9. David. in
bringing up the ark, Offered bullocks and
rams-I Chron., XIV, % solomon was
times years building the temple. at the
| dedication of which he toasted days
See Kings. viii, IS. The house of Wis
dom hath : pillars.-Scc Prov, tx, /.
Elijah sent his servant times to look for
/ the cloud.-See | Kings, xviii, 4a, A.
lEezekiah, in cleansing the temple, offered
! bullocks and rams, Z lambs and ! he
goats. for sin offering. Sec II Chron.,
xxx, 21. Tho children OF Israel. when
IIczekiah took away the strange affairs,
kept the feast ofunleavenod breadI days.
See IL Chron.. xxx, 81, %. King Alias
uerus had princes, who saw his face and
sat the first in the kingdom. He had also
ehamberlains, ! days feast. and sent for
the Queen on the It'll day. Queen Esther
had maids to attend her; in the 9Th year
Of bis reign, Esther was taken to him.
See Esther, !, ), 10 IA; Ii, 8, l6. The
Chaldees of Israel. toasted days.-Sec
Ezra, vi, %. Naaman was TO dip himself
times in Jordan. SEQ II Kings, Y, 10.
Tho fiery furnace was made times hotter
Tor Shaslraeh. Mesl,aek aud Abc,lnego
Dan, iii, ~ Perfection is likcned nnta