...smell of myrrh, aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces." And the patriarch "smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the...the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed."* As in chap. i. 8, the perfume expressed the loveliness of Jesus and the pleasantness of hia * The orientals...

...to the character and political importance of the promised land, and not to its locality. " God will give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine ; peoples will serve thee, and nations will bow down to thee ; be thou the ruler of thy brethren, and...

...him, which Jacob did ; when his father, smelling the perfume of his raiment, blessed him, saying, " See ; the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed: therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and...

...or women, who in the vill around us were confined to their beds. These 12 From Gen. xxvii. 27 — " See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed." 1:1 " Mandatum pauperum." The washing of the feet of the poor, in obedience to the " mandate" or "...

...came near and kissed him : and be smellod the scent of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed. And God give thec of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and...

...' Nor fear with his Righteousness on Thy person an offering to bring;' 80 THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE. and blessed him, and said, See the smell of my son...the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed! " (Gen. XXTO. 27). Fear not, poor trembling Jacob! the blessing is yours! Yea, " all are youis, ye...

...see that this was a land blessed by Jehovah ; and in which the prayer of Isaac had been fulfilled. " God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine." (Gen. xxvii. 28.) Eldad drank of the clear mountain stream that ran sparkling along, and thought the...

...? I am come, Abba dear Father at thy command, thou didst say " come near now and kiss me my son." " See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed," (Gen. xxvii. 26.) Behold thy little one has come up this morning to present his song of praise, " I...

...surely come to pass. II. And it did come to pass. The patriarch exclaimed before blessing Jacob, " See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed;" and this assurance of the peculiar Divine favour which was to attend him and his, was afterwards, as...

...— (1.) Antecedent, in the commu&<ri T.?e»r. nication of goodness, or fruit-causing virtue to it. "The smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed," Gen. xxvii. 27 ; — a field that abounds with blossoms, flowers, and fruits, yielding a sweet savour;...