...their neighbour nations : the contrary was notorious ; — but hear God's own account of the matter: " For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God ; the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto him, above all people that are upon the face of the earth....

...nation to the Lord ; all which, even in the external privileges, were out of royal favor; so says Moses, "Thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God : the Lord, thy God, hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth....

...said Moses to them, ft therefore he chose their seed after " them." Deut. iv. 37. " For thou art " a holy people unto the Lord thy God ; " the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to " be a special people unto himself, above ** all people that are upon the face of the...

...men to plant any such groves, that it enjoins all its professors to destroy them. " Ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut...down their groves, and burn their graven images with tire," Deut. vii. 5. and therefore, though Joseph us imputes the erection of these to the impiety of...

...kindled against vou, and destroy thee suddenly. But thus shall ye deal with them ; ye shall destroytheir altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images witnfire. v For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy* Go3\ the LORD thy GOD hath chosen thee to...

...suddenly. 5 But thus shall ye deal wilh ihem; ye shall ' destroy their altars, and break down their f children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, M 6 T * For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God : ' the LSRD thy God hath chosen thee to be...

...for our good always thai he might preset-lit us alive, ¿fc. chap. vii. 6, 7, 8. (Ant.) Thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God ; the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people uitto himself; the Lord loved you and redeemed you out of the house...

...kindled against you, and destroy the suddenly. ó But thus shall ye deal with them ; у shall destroy ß IT For thou art a holy people unte the LORD thy God : the LORD thy Got hath chosen thee to be a...

...for you'? Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct theeg; for thou art a holy people unto the Lord 'thy God. The Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all the people that are upon the face of the...

...passing their children before this idol of the sun. From the commands given to Moses, to destroy " their altars and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and to burn their graven images with fire," it appears that they were idolaters of a deeper dye, than most...