Chapter XXXIX: Section I: Infidels assert that the pillar of cloud and

fire is a fiction. The assertion considered and answered.--The
assertion that the Israelites crossed the Red Sea at
Suez. Vindication of the Scriptural account. Assertion
that the tremendous scene upon Sinai was a cheat. Its
fallacy. Olmsted's objection founded on the length of time
the Israelites were in the wilderness. Explanation of the
design of the dealings of Jehovah with the Israelites.
Vindication of the dresses, rites, and customs enjoyed by
the ceremonial law. Objection founded on the repeated
apostacies of the Israelites. The objection considered and
answered. The objection founded on the treatment of the
Moabites and the Midianites. Considered and answered.--Objection,
on the ground that the Israelites were commanded
to exterminate the Canaanites. Considered and
answered.--Assertion that the Old Testament Scriptures
sanction adultery and murder. Its falsehood.--Assertion
that Jehovah kept false prophets, and violated his promises.
Mr. Horne's answer.--Objection founded on the speaking
of Balaam's ass. Considered and answered. Mr. Paine's
objection on the ground that the sun is represented as
standing still upon Mt. Gibeon. Vindication of the Scriptural
account of that miraculous event. Dr. Clarke's very
satisfactory reply to the objection. Objection founded on
the passage, "Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord, and
he brought the shadow ten degrees backward by which it
had gone down on the dial of Ahaz."--Objection founded
on what is said of the Witch of Endor. Considered and
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VOLUME II

THE GENUINENESS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES