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and a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee. because of Jehovah thy Go, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath slorified thee t. Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near. [. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteOus man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah. and he will have mercy upon him; and 10 our God for he will abundantly pardon. <. For my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah. Q. For as the heavens are higher than the earth. so are my ways higher than your ways. and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10. For as Inc rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thith- CT, but Watereth the earth and maketh it bring forth and bud, and giveth seed to the sOwer and bread to the eater; II. So shall my word be that goeth forth out Of my mouth. 1t shall not return unto me void, but it shall ac- complish that which I please. and it shall prosper in the thing whereto sent it. I2. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands 13. Instead of the thorn shall como up the fir tree: and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and 1t shall be to Jehovah for a. name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off-Isaiah. chap. 55.
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 2. And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath- 5earim. that the time was long, for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lanented after Jehovah. 3. And Samuel spale unto all the house of Ts4..- .1 hovah with all your heart, then put away the foreign Gods and the Ashta- roth from among you. and direct your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out Of the hands of the Philistines 4. Then the children of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served Jehovah only. ,. And Samuel said, Gather all Tscrael to AIizpah. and l will pray for you unto Jehovah. 6. And they gathered together to Alizpah. and drew water and poured it out be- fore Jehovah. and lasted on that day, and said there. We have sinned against Jehovah. And Samuel Judged the children of Israel in Mizpah. 7. And when the Phiiistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered to- gether at MizDah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel And when the children of Israel heard
 
 g. And the children of Israel said to samuel. Cease not to cry unto Jehovah our God for us, that he will save us out of the hands of the Philistines. 9. And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering unto Jehovah: and Samuel cried unto Jehovah for Israel: and Jehovah an- swered him. To- And when Samuel was offering up the burnt nt-offering the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but Jehovah thundered with great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten down before Israel. IT. And the men of Israel went out of Aizpah and pursued the Philistines, and smote them until they came under Bethcar. 12. Then Samuel took a stone and set it before Mizpah and Shen and called the name of it Eben- ezer. saving Hitherto hath Jehovah i helped us.--1 Sam. 7:2-12.
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 I 1. Iamenting after Jehovah All the house of Israel lamented after Je- hovah- As the period of the twenty years drew to a close. the people of Israel began to feel like orphan chil- ! dren. From their traditions they knew they were the people of Jehovah. l 2. Serving Jehovah only. Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel For ! twenty years Samuel had been the judge and the advisor of the people. He knew how their Iongings for J ehovah were deepening. If ye do re- turn unto Jehovah with all your heart. l This was doubtless the expressed pur- I pose of the people as they talked with 1 one another and with Samuel. Put away the foreign Gods. Israel came ] cut of a land of idolatry when they ! left Egypt. Before they entered the l promised land they lived for eleven | months n Nqah land Of i1oTafry i There they learned to serve BaaL They came into the land of foreign gods when they settled in Canaan.