The National tribune., 1892-09-08
SUNDAY . ...,.,n!EDITA7I0N,
A Study forasa5 International Sunday
Schools Sept. IS, 1892.
Subject: The Names of the Bible as Gath
cred from Ps. lI9.

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Subject: The Manner of the Bible as Gath
cred from Ps. 1l9.
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| In the absence of any specific lesson, it being
Review Sundays we 9Have chosen to consider
Tho names applied to tlie Holy Scriptures. The
Church Text Book is the Bible 1t has many
names. These rise largely from the varied
| purposes which tho Book serves. We have SO
much occasion to refer to the Volume that it is
we'll we have such series of titles for it, every
| one significant almost every one pointing to
some special Office work OF the Sacred Volume.
The Bible has held a large place in the affec-
tions of all devout people. The concentrations
| of the Book would themselves fill volumes.
| Almost every great man and woman has said a
| good word for the Sacred Scriptures.
The great philanthropist Wilberforce visited
| Carlisle in person at Dorchester Pointing to
the Bible Carlisle said, How, sir, can you
| suppose ! can like that book for if it be true,
| am undone fOrever!" NO." answered Mr.
Wilberforce, "this is not the necessary conse-
quence, and 1t need not be; that book excludes
| none from hope who will seek salvation by our
| Lord Jesus Christ"
| Thomas Jefferson asserted, ~ have always
said, and always will say, that the stndious
perusal of the Sacred Volume will make better
citizens, better fathers and better husbands"
| We read of certain man who received q
Bible present. In consideration of the
marked, "Wife, dear, if this Book be true, we
are astray" Reading again he said, wife,
dear. if this Book be true, weare lost" But he
kept searching the Sacred Volume. Then he
became impressed by influence OF the Holy
Spirit, and in happiness stated, Wife, dear, If
this Book be true, we are sared."
The Independent New York; has these words
of commentator of the Holy Scriptures: The
Bible is indeed wonderful book, alike in
vting and rewarding the study of its con-
tents. 1t is immense in the dimensions and
relations of these contents. It covers vast
field in the history of this world, is full and
copious in its ethics, and is as high as God
Himself in its spirituality. 1t deals with the
great problem of sin and it's remedy. In
Christ and his offices it discloses the fact and
the doctrine of a Savior, and in both the plan of
God for the salvation of sinners. 1t pours
light upon the great future and by the lasting
issues of immortality shows what this life
really means. The Bible is not upon its own
showing. book for iasty glance, or merely
an occasional and careless thought. 1t solicits
protracted and earnest study, and it is only
upon this condition that it yields to the soul
its richest treasures. A lifetime thus spent
will not exhaust it, or make it tame and COM
monplace by reason of familiarity The expe-
rience of all Bible students is that the more
they study the Book the greater are its inter-
est and charms to their minds They learn to
love the study"
The English divine, James Hervey Q713-
1853, exclaimed of a time 20 blessed Book
our better, our spiritual sun, that sheddest thy
light beams upon our souls, and furnishest rs
with the light of life; thou sovereign antidote
against the delusions of the devil, the treachery
OF our fallen nature, and the darkness OF the
world; thou guide to lead US safely from the
waves Of this miserable life unto our heavenly
and everlasting rest! No wonder that David
counted his kingdom nothing, and called
thee his heritage and portion forever; no won
der the holy martyrs parted with their estates
their families, their blood, rather than with
thee 1t is rather to be wondered at that
mankind do not prize thee as their richest
jewel, converse with thee as their sweetest
companion, and talk Of thee as the dearest
object Of their love all the day long. 1t is
with regret / leave off from speaking Of thy
unspcakable WORTH"
We are prepared for the poetic prayer of the
Rev. Charles Wesley that the Scriptures may
be universally dffused:
Jesus. the word bestow-
The true immortal seed;
Thy gospel then shall greatly grow,
And all our land o'erspread;
Through earth extended wide
Shall nightly prevail
Destroy the works OF self and pride,
And shake the gates of hell.
It's energy exert
In the believing soul:
Diffuse thy grace through every part,
And sanc;fy the whole;
It's utmost virtue show
In pure consumnate love,
And fill with all thy life below,
And give US thrones above"
SUBJECT: THE NAMES OF THE CHURCH TEXT
Book.
The English Names
Almost all books have variety of appella-
tions by which they are known. This is we'll.
We have to speak SO often of the Bible that If
title for it orr dcti0n in this respect might
seem quite monotonous.
/. The Alphobetic List Of Names.
We have the following names:
/. Bible (The).
2. Book (The).
g. Book Divine.
4. Book of God Tor of the Lord)
s. Book of Life.
6. Holy Bible Tor Book.
z. Holy Library (The).
g. Holy Scripture Tor scriptures).
g. Holy Writ (or Writing).
TO- Law and Gospel.
H. Sacred Word.
~ Scriptures (The).
H. Word (of God or Of the Lord).
2. Miscellaneous English Names of the Bible
a. We proceed first to give names found in
Psalm 1l9.
That is wonderful Psalm. There is some
word as substitute for the Scriptures in all
the 176 verses, except in verses 122 and 1872.
few so render verse 122 as to understand
the word good in the sense of the Script
ures, and some have believed the word
name" in verse 132, another expression SYM
onymous for the Bible. We choose, however,
to omit from our list the words good" and
name" found in verses 122 and 1872. Though
the Hebrew language has only about 5000
words, find in this SINCE Psalm, in the
original, 10 different expressions to be under
stood as substitutes for the word Scriptures.
In the outline below the first column gives
the number Of different words used in said
Psalm for the Holy Scriptures; the second col
umn gives in alphabetical order words SO used
the third column. gives the first verse in which
each such word is found; the fourth column
states the number of times each such word oc.
curs the fifth column is list of the Hebrew
words Anglicized:
l Commandments ...........t % Mitsvaw
Judgments, Ordinanees.. % Mishpawt
3 Law. .4....s.... l Is Thoraw
PrecepfS ....... ....1... a Il FIX udeem
Righteousness ......... 123 3 Tsadek
D statutes. q CnOke
z Testimonies. ,....-..... ~ Ghadaw
rL r,;, ~ . 40 Emeth or