...time, the object of their only adoration a»d delight. " They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountams, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars,...because the shadow thereof is good." — Hosea, iv. 13. " And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord's house; and behold, at the door of the temple...

...them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God. 13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the ophets, 33 and mockers of the true prophets. 'Woe be : therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. 14 'I will...

...heathen whom the Lord carried away before them." And again : — " They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under...poplars, and elms, because the shadow thereof is good." Hence the needful prohibition, " Thou shalt not plant a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the...

...them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God. 13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under...poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good : therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. HI will not...

...name only once in the bible. The prophet Hosea, declaring against the idolatry of Israel, says : "They burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good" (iv. 13). "Some commentators," says lady Calleott, " doubt the correctness of the translation : but,...

...HOSEA, iv. l3. — " They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the kills, under oaks, and poplars, and elms, because the shadow thereof is good" THE T/LMUS, or elm, is only mentioned once in Scripture, namely, in Uosea, iv. l3. The Hebrew name,...

...AUGUST 28. DAILY LESSONS. have gone a whoring from under their God. They sacrifice upon the topa of the of the air, »" to the wild beaste of : therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. I will not...

...counsel at their -stocks, and their staff declareth unto them, they sacrifice upon the -tops of the mountains, and burn -incense upon the hills, 'under oaks and poplars and elms." The punishment for their ungodliness is thus described, " I will change their glory into shame, mine...

...neck. THE ELM TREE. "They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the A -<'/.<, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good."— HOSE A, iv. 13. The elm is the handsomest tree that grows in England, and in the height that it attains...

...counsel at their stocks, and their staff declarelh unto them.' ' They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under...poplars, and elms, because the shadow thereof is good' (Hos. iv. 12, 13). Again (Isa. six. 11 — 15), the prophet speaks of the wise men of Egypt being deceived...