Chapter XXXVIII: Appendix (2)

Brick, the building material of Egypt, 258.
Israelites make, 242;
without straw, 258.

Brotherly kindness, 424.

Burial, after flood, 108.
in Machpelah, 169, 237, 697.
of Jacob, 237, 239;
Joseph, 282, 499;
Rachel, 206;
Aaron, 427;
Moses, 477;
Samson, 567;
Samuel, 663;
Saul and sons, 682;
Abner, 700;
Ishbosheth, 701;
Absalom, 744.

Burning bush, 251, 488.

Burnt-offerings, 352.

Business, integrity in, 309.
discussing on Sabbath, 296, 307.
to be laid aside during atonement, 355.

By-word, Israel to become, 466.

Cain, character of, 71, 73.
offering of, why rejected, 71, 73.
curse on, 77.
God reasons with, 74.
God’s purpose in sparing life of, 78, 325.
leaves home and founds city, 81.
descendants of, choose own rest-day, 81.
influence of, 1,500 years later, 78, 325.

Cain and Abel tested, 71-79.
represent two classes, 72.

Caleb, promise of inheritance to, 391, 511.
faith of, 512.
Nabal, a descendant of, 664.

Caleb and Joshua, good report of, 388.
mob try to stone, 390.
reward of, 391, 456.

Calf, an Egyptian god, 316.
worshiped by Israelites, 317, 325, 335.

Call of Abraham, 125, 126.
see Abraham.

Calvary, 69.

Camp of Israel, arrangement of, 374, 447.

Canaan, heredity of, 117.
to be servant to Shem, 117.
posterity of, 118.

Canaan, land of, 128, 133, 387, 465, 472.
Abraham reaches, 127.
Jacob returns to, 192, 204-212.
famines in, 128, 224.
Israelites enter, 486.
eleven days’ journey from Sinai, 376.
Jericho the first-fruits of, 491.
divided among tribes, 510-520.
northern, in league against Israel, 510.
southern, conquered by Joshua, 510.
heavenly, promise fulfilled in, 169.

Canaanites, character of, 492.
when to be dispossessed, 118, 232, 543.
why destroyed, 390, 492.
not utterly driven out, 511, 521, 543.
Israel in league with, 543, 544.
advantages of, over Israelites, 487.
condition of, caused by evil spirits, 688.

Candlestick, golden, description of, 348.

Captains as rulers in Israel, 374.

Card-playing, effect of, 460.

Cares, worldly, 294.

Caste, see Exclusiveness.

Casting lots, ceremony of, 494, 495.

Cattle destroyed by plagues, 267, 269, 280.

Caves, Hebrews seek refuge in, 546.
Lot forced to live in, 167.

Cavilling, see Infidelity.

Cedar, emblem of royalty, 450.

Censure, many driven from right by, 519.
of brethren, 420.

Census, David punished for taking, 747, 748.

Ceremonial law, see Law, ceremonial.

Ceremonies, mere round of, 354.

Character, of man at creation, 49.
-building, the great work of life, 596.
noble, how formed, 129, 222, 223, 601.
trial needed to develop, 49.
not easily changed, 269.
influence of home on, 169.
Satan works through defects in, 421, 457, 568.
tested by little things, 158, 222, 549.
effect of one sin on, 452.
developed by inequality, 535.
effect of diet on, 562.
how revealed, 134.
worth of upright, 223.

Character of God, decalogue a transcript of, 52.
revealed by Abraham, 368.
misrepresented by Satan, 54, 338.

Charity, fund for, 530.
neglect of, in church, 497.
see Poor.

Chastening, of Jacob, fruit of, 237, 238.
of Israelites, 545.
of David, 720, 721, 748.

Chastisement, why sent, 407, 575.

Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, 134.

Cheerfulness, see Happiness.

Childhood, outgrowing sins of, 578.

Children, early training of, 142, 209, 360, 572, 592.
every-day duties a school for, 574.
favorable surroundings for, 169.
God pleased with service of, 573.
parents to be teachers of, 244, 592.
parents under control of, 575.
punishment of, 578.
see Education.

Choice, freedom of, see Free moral agency.

Christ, made in God’s image, 34, 36.
one with God, 34, 37, 520.
supremacy of, 36, 479.
superintendent of all worlds, 69.
God’s agent in creation, 34, 36.
glory in face of, 340.
Lucifer’s envy of, 35, 38.
appellations of, 34.
the living water, 413.
the light of the world, 367.
in the Old Testament, 367.
spoke through prophets, 366.
law spoken by, on Sinai, 366.
the leader of Israel, 311, 396, 419.
on earth, 637;
education of, 592.
to reveal the character of God, 469.
watched by other worlds, 69.
priests and rulers jealous of, 239.
miracles wrought by, 265.
man’s only redeemer, 63, 66.
mediation of, 184, 326, 343, 357, 366.
offerings show faith in, 71.
merits in blood of, 277, 357.
Passover typical of, 277, 539.
the Lamb of God, 63.
sufferings and death of, foretold, 64.
angels minister to, 65.
death of, a proof of God’s love, 69, 469.
proves the law immutable, 366.
what will be accomplished by, 358.
Heaven marked insults to, 69.
Jews reject, but accept law, 476.
Christians accept, but reject law, 477.
bears names of followers on heart, 351.
image of, when too late to receive, 269.
now in most holy place, 353.
second advent of, 339-342.
representatives of:
sacrificial offerings, 63, 68;
Adam, 67;
Joseph, 239;
ram, 154;
Moses, 426, 480;
serpent, 431;
cities of refuge, 516;
the poor, 535.
See Symbols.

Christ and Satan, enmity between, 65, 77.
see Controversy.

Christian homes, influence of, 144.
religion, powerful argument for, 144.

Christians, influence of, 144, 667.
under same restrictions as Jews, 458.
to have same experience as Christ, 278.
to have sympathy, 541.
see Righteous.

Church, cause of weakness in, 404, 497.
Aarons and Achans in, 317, 497.
effect on, of sin in one member, 497.
how Satan plots to ruin, 675.
greatest victories of, how gained, 203.

Church-building, debt not to be left on, 344.
deportment in, 252, 303.
reverence for services in, 303.

Churches, condition of, in last days, 124.
devices of, for raising funds, 529.
infidelity in, 166.

Circumcision, rite of, 138, 363.
why needed, 364.
neglect of, causes bondage in Egypt, 363.
not allowed in wilderness, 406.
re-instituted, 485, 613.

Cisterns, water in, turned to blood, 265.

City, the first, founded by Cain, 81.

Cities of refuge for man-slayer, 515-517.

Cities of Bashan, 388, 435.

Citizenship in heaven, 447.

Civil government, see Government.

Cleanliness in camp of Israel, 304, 375.

Climate, 61, 96, 97.

Clothing, of Adam and Eve, 45, 57, 61.
of Hebrews preserved, 407, 429.
clean in presence of God, 304.

Cloud, see Pillar of fire.

Coal beds, origin of, 108.

Coat, made for Joseph, 209.
shown to Jacob by sons, 212.

Coffin, Joseph embalmed and put in, 240.

Co-laborers with God, 34, 299, 528, 713.

Coming of the Lord, see Second advent.

Commandment, fourth, Satan’s opposition to, 113, 336, 337.
seventh, special temptations on, near end, 458;
violated in name of religion, 337.

Commandments, love the basis of, 305.
spoken from Sinai, 304.
far-reaching principles of, 310.
death the penalty of, 409.
penalties of third and fourth compared, 409.
why written on tables of stone, 364.
taught by Adam, Noah, Abraham, 363.
see Law.

Commandments, with comments, 305-309.
first: reverence for God—how we make gods, 305.
second: images or similitudes—idols as symbols of Deity—how
conception of God is lowered—God said to be jealous—idolatry is
spiritual adultery—children not punished for parents’
sins—heredity—worship of true God—mercy to faithful worshipers,
306.
third: false oaths—using name of God lightly, frequently—meditation,
306, 307.
fourth: Sabbath not a new institution—memorial of creation—sign of
allegiance—contains name and title of Lawgiver—seal of God—six
days for labor—what labor permitted on Sabbath—words not to be
spoken—discussing business—worldly thoughts—to be kept by all
within gates, 307.
fifth: parents entitled to love—in place of God—rejecting authority
of—respect to ministers and rulers—first commandment with
promise—wide application of, 308.
sixth: injustice, hatred, revenge—care for suffering and
needy—self-indulgence and self-deprivation—excessive labor, 308.
seventh: sensual thoughts and looks—secret intents, 308.
eighth: public and private sins—slavery—wars of conquest—theft,
robbery, fraud—debts and wages, 308.
ninth: false speaking—intention to deceive—suppression of
truth—misleading statement of facts—exaggeration—different ways of
telling lies—evil surmising—slander, 309.
tenth: selfish desire—covetousness the root of all sins, 309.

Commerce in Jordan valley, 156.

Common and holy, 359, 360, 362.

Communication between God and man, mediums of, 683.

Communion, open, see Adam.

Companion, faithfulness to, 175.
influence of, 174.

Complaints, see Murmurings; Israelites.

Compromise of principle, see Joseph.

Condemnation, see Conscience.

Confession of sins in sanctuary, 354, 355.
before pardon, 614.
too late, 497.
of Pharaoh, 270;
Moses, 472;
Israelites, 392, 429, 455, 590.

Confidence of Abraham, 128.
in God, Satan would destroy, 687.

Conscience, danger of quieting guilty, 269.
how hardened, 362, 459, 720.

Consecration of Samuel, 571.
of priests, 359.

Conspiracy, see Rebellion.

Contradictions, Satan author of, 55.

Controversy between Christ and Satan, 36, 69, 70, 73, 78, 154.
see Enmity; Lucifer.

Conversation, using God’s name in, 306.
vile, of Sodom, 168.

Convicted, but not converted, 100, 393, 587.

Corn, Joseph stores for famine, 224.
of Canaan, 486.
of heaven, 297.

Coronation, of Saul, 611.
of David, 697.
of Solomon, 749.

Council in heaven, 36.

Counsel of peace for race, 63.

Counselors, of Pharaoh, 271, 280.
of Moses, 301.

Countenance, see Face; Glory.

Counter-agencies, why God uses, 393.

Counterfeits, why Satan uses, 264, 334, 683.

Courage, see Samson; David; Joshua.

Court life, David studies, 643, 644.

Courtesy, in the home, 176.
of Abraham, 132, 138;
Lot, 158;
Rebekah, 172;
Abigail, 666;
David, 713, 714.
to the erring, 520.

Covenant between God and Abraham, 137, 138, 153, 371, 476.
conditions of, 138.
old and new contrasted, 372.
to be established with Isaac, 146.

Covenant, old, between God and Israel, 371.
ratified by blood of sacrifice, 371.
condition of obedience, 312, 371, 372.
no Saviour in, 372.
why made, 371.

Covenant of grace (second, new), 370.
made in Eden, in promise of seed, 370.
condition of—pardon through Christ, 370.
renewed to Abraham, 370, 371.
ratified by blood of Christ, 370, 371.
law of God the basis of, 371.
why and when called new, 371.
Saviour in, 372.
faith and law under, 372.
blessings of, how obtained, 431.
renewed at Shechem, 499, 524.

Covenants, two, 370.

Covetousness, 309, 439, 448, 496.

Cowardice not effect of righteousness, 135.

Cows, ark drawn by, 588.

Creation, account of, 44-51.
harmony of, dependent on obedience, 52.
love expressed in, 33.
perfection in, 574.
purpose of, 67, 342.
how upheld, 115.
scientific theories of, 111, 113.
under control of Creator, 509.
whole, why in pain, 443.

Creeds, speculative, 124.

Crime, to increase, 67.
effect of reading of, 459.
effect of not punishing, 325, 326, 728.
nature’s penalty for, 461.

Criticism, see Censure.

Culture, true, 595.

Cup of iniquity, see Mercy.

Curiosity, of Eve, 54.
of men of Beth-shemesh, 589.
Satan excites an irreverent, 55.

Curse, earth blighted by, 63;
freed from, 477.
of sin, 59.
where heaviest at flood, 108.
of unlawful gains, 497.
on earth, to grow heavier, 68.
on Jericho, 491, 492.
turning benefits into a, 112.

Cursing, 389, 447, 736.
law against, 408.
see Blasphemy.

Cymbals, 538.

Dagon, god of Philistines, 567, 586.
falls before ark of God, 586.
Saul’s head in temple of, 682.

Damascus, 172.

Dan, tribe of, 235.

Dancing, 460, 707.

Dangers unrealized, Israel kept from, 429.

Daniel, 113, 592.

Darkness, plague of, 272.

Dathan, see Korah.

Daughter of Jacob, 204.

Daughters of Lot, 167.

David, Hannah’s prophecy of, 572.
born at Bethlehem, 637.
training of, 592, 644.
character of, 641-647, 651.
communion with nature, 641, 642.
acquainted with God, 642.
learning lessons of trust, 644.
talents of, 642, 723.
singing of, 642, 658, 660, 664.
and Goliath, 645-648.
selected as Saul’s successor, 637-642.
God’s purpose for, 649.
at court of Saul, 643, 649, 650, 652.
Saul tries to kill, 651, 653.
why hated by Saul, 650, 651.
loved by people, 651.
marriage of, to Michal, 652;
Abigail, 668.
and Jonathan, 649, 655, 660, 696, 713.
a fugitive, 649-697.
guarded by angels, 653.
family of, seek refuge with him, 657.
all the discontented resort to, 658.
Saul in power of, 661, 668, 671.
with Philistine army, 674, 690, 691.
deceptions of, 656, 673, 674.
faith of, fails, 657, 672.
anointed king of Judah, 697;
Israel, 702.
seeks counsel of God, not man, 704.
brings ark to Jerusalem, 707.
desires to build temple, 711, 712, 750.
kingdom assured to, 712.
victory over allied nations, 713, 715.
effect of war on, 737.
defeat amid triumph, 716.
sin and repentance of, 717-726.
effect of his sin on nation, 720.
reproved by Nathan, 720, 721.
to restore fourfold, 721, 727, 750.
change in, after sin, 723, 729.
history of sin a warning, 722, 724.
joy of, after pardon, 725.
when a man after God’s own heart, 723.
why punished for sin, 738.
contrasted with Saul, 726.
Absalom’s alienation from, 728.
Absalom rebels against, 730.
flees from Jerusalem, 731;
recalled, 746.
Adonijah rebels against, 749.
sins in numbering Israel, 747.
given choice of three punishments, 748.
abdicates in favor of Solomon, 749.
lessons from life of, 746, 754.
prosperity of Israel under, 747.
last address of, to people, 750.
last words of, a song, 754.

Days of creation, literal, 111.

Dead, deification of, 684, 685.
Enoch troubled in regard to, 85.
how buried after flood, 108.
judgment of, 357.

Death, penalty, reasons for, 310.
sentence, an act of mercy, 78, 82.
sorrow of Adam at first, 68.
the wages of sin, 60, 62, 67, 68, 70.

Deborah and Barak, deliverers of Israel, 545.

Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, 206.

Debt, not to be left on house of God, 344.
seventh year release from, 532.

Decalogue, see Commandments.

Decay, the result of sin, 62.

Deception, power of, 404, 405.
a fatal, 360.
of Satan, 37, 41, 53, 55, 338.
how God seeks to save from, 55.
see Abraham; Jacob; Commandment, ninth.

Degeneracy of the race, 83, 91, 306, 461.

Deity, idols as representations of, 96, 306.

Delilah, Samson enamored with, 565.
learns secret of his strength, 566.

Deliverance, from Egypt, 252, 253, 259, 260.
Israel not prepared for, 260.
report of, spread to all nations, 319.
from sin, greatness of, 289.
obedience a condition of, 258.
song of, 288, 289.

Deliverers of Israel, 245, 251, 545.

Delusion, result of rejecting light, 96.

Demon worship, 685, 686, 688.

Depravity, cause of, 143.

Despair, see Esau; Saul.

Destitution, cause of, 536.

Deuteronomy, 503.

Development claimed to be man’s need, 73.

Devils, sacrificing to, 685, 686.

Diet, the best for man, 378.
effect of, 562.
of Israel in Egypt, 378.

Discipline, race under, 60.
in schools, 594.
of God’s workers, 248.

Discord the result of sin, 39, 42, 58, 522.

Discouragement, 432.

Disease, immunity from, 291, 378, 543.
how transmitted, 306.

Dispensations, see Covenants.

Distrust of God, 130, 294, 417, 656.
of human power, 717.

Divine nature, how we may partake of, 330.

Doeg, 656, 659.

Dominion, given to man, 44, 45, 50, 59, 67.
lost to Satan, 66.
restored by Christ, 67, 69.

Dothan, Joseph’s brothers at, 210.

Double-minded, the, 384.

Doubt, all men beset by, 437.
will always be occasion for, 432.

Dowry, ancient custom regarding, 188, 189.

Drama, effect of witnessing, 459.

Dream, of Jacob, 183, 184.
of Pharaoh, 220.
of Midianite soldier, 550.

Dreams, of butler and baker, 219.
of Joseph, 209, 210;
fulfilled, 224, 228.
who can interpret, 220.

Dress, pride in, 558.
of priests in tabernacle, 350, 351.

Drought, in Canaan, 128, 224.
in time of Haggai, 527.
in Egypt, 224.

Drunkenness in Sodom, 157.

Dumb animals, see Animals.

Duty and inclination at variance, 441.

Dwellings, of antediluvians, 90.
of Bashan, 435.
of righteous—in the hills, 118.
of wicked—on the plains, 118.

Earth, beauty of, at creation, 44, 90;
before flood, 90, 96, 97.
surface of, changed at flood, 107, 108.
curses upon, 90, 107.
destruction of, by fire, thought impossible, 103.
new, God’s purpose fulfilled in, 342.

Earthquakes, cause of, 108.
to occur in many places, 109, 110.

Eating, see Appetite.

Ebal, Mt., curses given from, 500.
monument and altar on, 500.

Eden, description of, 46, 47, 49.
Adam and Eve driven from, 50.
untouched by curse, 62.
men worship at gate of, 62, 83.
withdrawn from earth;
restored, 62.

Edom, Israelites journey around, 422-432.

Edomites, descendants of Esau, 423.
not to be dispossessed of Mt. Seir, 423.
Israelites to be courteous to, 424.
Saul wars against, 628.

Edrei, battle with Og at, 435, 436.

Education, the foundation of, 596.
true, object of, 115, 595.
how to attain success in, 595.
in Egypt under priests, 245, 332, 333.
of Joseph, 217;
Moses, 245, 332, 333.
of Israel, directed by God, 592.

Egypt, influence of priests in, 332, 333.
sacred animals of, 265, 267, 333.
Israel to become great nation in, 232, 241, 334.
plagues of, 265-280.

Egyptian, slain by Moses, 246.
tries to pitch tent in camp, 407.

Egyptians, much light sent to, 332, 369.
sell themselves to Pharaoh, 241.
convinced of God’s power, 271, 272.
many seek refuge with Israelites, 279.
first to murmur in wilderness, 377.
drowned in Red Sea, 287, 288.

Elamites, Lot rescued from, 135, 157.

Elders, mission of Moses revealed to, 245.
Moses sent with message to, 253, 257.
seventy, appointed to assist Moses, 380.
called up with Moses into mount, 312.
Moses’ charge to, 381.
of Judah, David sends present to, 694.

Eleazer, the successor of Aaron, 426.

Election, doctrine of, 72, 73, 207, 208.

Eli, Hannah reproved by, 570.
Samuel presented to, 571.
friendship of, for Samuel, 573.
both priest and judge, 575.
influence of, over Israel, 575, 579, 582.
reproved by a prophet, 577.
Samuel given a reproof for, 581.
given time to repent, 582.
accountability of, 578, 582.
reproofs of, made known to nation, 582.
death of, 585.

Eli’s sons, 571-585.

Eliab, why not chosen king, 638.
jealous of David, 645.

Eliezer, Abraham proposes to adopt, 136.
selects wife for Isaac, 172.

Elijah, search for, after translation, 88.

Elim, Israelites at, 292.

Elkanah, father of Samuel, 569.

Emerods returned with ark, 587.

Emulation, danger in fostering, 595.

Endor, witch at, 676;
Saul visits, 679-683.

Enemies, defense against, 325.
of Israel, triumph of, 486.

Enmity, between Christ and Satan, 58, 65, 77.
between man and Satan, 58, 65, 66, 77.
of Satan against law of God, 331-342.

Enoch, progenitor of promised seed, 84.
scholarship of, 85.
special revelations given to, 85, 87.
plan of redemption revealed to, 85.
preaches to descendants of Cain, 86.
first among men to enter heaven, 87.
search for, after translation, 88.
prototype of righteous in last days, 89.

Enos, son of Seth, 80.

Envy, cause of sin in heaven, 35-40, 385.
of Miriam, 382-386.
nature of, 385, 651.

Ephod, description of, 351.
worn by Samuel, 573;
by David, 707.
wrongly worn by Gideon, 556.

Ephraim, blessing of, 234.
and Manasseh, land allotted to, 513.

Ephraimites, lack of faith in, 514.
not called by Gideon, 554, 555.

Equality, social, 295, 534, 535.
of man and woman at creation, 46, 58.
why not maintained, 58.

Erring, how to treat, 140, 516, 520, 657.
when left in darkness, 165.

Esau, character of, 177.
birthright despised by, 178, 179.
angry at losing blessing, 181.
marriage of, 179.
wealth and position coveted by, 180, 207.
Jacob sends greeting to, 195, 196.
heart of, touched by God, 198.
Mt. Seir given to, 207, 423.
Israelites to buy supplies of, 414.

Estates, how sold and redeemed, 534.

Eve, creation of, 45, 46.
warned against Satan, 53, 54.
eats the forbidden fruit, 56.
sentence passed upon, 58.

Evil, anticipating, 293.
-speaking, 385, 663.
-surmising, 309.
agencies, when God allows to work, 728.
God constantly counteracting, 694.
spirits, see Sorcery.

Evolution, no ground for, in Bible, 45.

Exaggeration, sin of, 309.

Example of: Enoch, 88;
Abraham, 128, 142, 147, 158;
Lot, 161;
Sarah, 147;
Joseph, 332;
Israelites, 332, 344;
Hannah, 572;
Jews, 354.

Exclusiveness not God’s plan, 85, 368, 369.

Exercise, physical, 601.

Exodus of Israelites, 281-290.

Extravagance in last days, 101.

Extremes to be shunned, 519.

Face, divine glory in, 87, 329, 330, 340, 363.

Faith, accounted for righteousness, 153, 370.
sufficient evidence given for, 430, 432.
the gift of God, 431.
true, how manifested, 73.
students taught how to exercise, 594.
failure due to lack of, 513, 657.
necessity of, in last days, 202.
nominal, no power in, 584.
and law, relation between, 372.
and works, 153, 279.
test of, in time of trouble, 202, 203.
see Abel; Abraham; Gideon.

Faithfulness, of Joseph, 217.
of Jacob to Laban, 190, 193.
tests of, 222, 223.

Fall of man, 52-62.
sorrow in heaven over, 63.

False witness, what is, 309.

Falsehood, what constitutes, 130, 309.
how men come to believe, 404.
see Belief.

Falsehoods, the most dangerous, 338.

Familiar spirits, messengers of Satan, 685.
see Sorcery.

Family, safe guards of the, 599.
life, effect of, 141-144.
worship, need of, 144, 354;
neglect of, 143.
influence of an ill-regulated, 579.

Families, God keeps account with, 165.

Famine, in Egypt, 220, 224.
Joseph makes preparations for, 224.
extent of, 224.

Fanaticism, Noah accused of, 96.

Farmer, see Pastoral life.

Fast, of Moses, forty days’, 313, 329.
held at Mizpeh, 590.

Father, authority of, 141, 337, 577, 578.

Fault-finding, see Murmuring.

Faults, why the Bible records, 238.

Favoritism, 142, 209.

Feast, of Harvest; of Weeks, see Pentecost,

of Tabernacles, 412, 503, 540, 541.
of Unleavened Bread, 537, 539.

Feasts, three annual, 311, 537-542.
homes protected during, 537.

Fidelity, see Abraham; Joseph.

Fiftieth year, the year of release, 533.

Figs of Canaan, 387, 417.

Figures, rhetorical, used by Balaam, 450.

Fires of last day, effect of, 110.

First advent seen in vision, by Enoch, 85;
by Moses, 475.

First-born, Israel was God’s, 273.
Levites accepted in place of, 350.
redemption of, 274, 277, 526.
of Egypt slain, 273-280.

First-fruits, 526, 539.

Flattery, used by Satan, 37, 40, 42.
Satan’s purpose in using, 688.
of Israel by Korah, 397, 401.
David succumbs to, 717.

Fleece, Gibeon’s test by, 548.

Flesh, as food, 92, 377, 378.
permission given to eat, 107.
provided Israel for one day, 378;
one month, 382.
significance of eating at Passover, 277.

Flies, plague of, 266.

Flood, account of, 90-104.
reasons for, 92, 99, 363.
regarded as impossible, 103.
God’s wisdom justified in, 78.
history of, explains geological conditions, 112.
apostasy after, 118, 119, 332.

Flowers in Eden, 47, 62.

Food, for man, the original, 378.
clean and unclean, 562.
stimulating, 562.

Forbearance of God, presuming upon, 360, 361.
toward man, 588, 754.
hearts hardened by, 582.
passing limits of, 118, 159, 162.

Forbidden fruit, effect of eating, 57, 59.

Force, not to control conscience, see Free moral agency.

Forests buried by flood, 108.

Forgiveness, of God, 754.
under new covenant, 372.

Formalism among Christians, 166, 317, 584.

Form of godliness, 103.

Frankincense, 354.

Fraud, 309.

Freedom, miscalled, 178.
See Liberty.
perverted by Satan, 35.

Free moral agency, 34, 36, 48, 49, 72, 331, 384, 523.

Free-will offerings, 106.
for tabernacle, 526.
disaster from withholding, 527.

Friday, the preparation day, 296.

Frogs, plague of, 265.
why permitted to die, 266.

Fruit, of Eden, 47.
of Canaan, 387, 486, 513.

Fugitives, treatment of, 532.

Funerals, extravagance at, 427.

Furnace, to purify, not consume, 738.
all to be tested in, 129.

Future, men seek to know, 687.
Satan pretends to reveal, 686.
revealed by God, 686.
trusting God for, 292, 293.

Gad, inheritance of, beyond Jordan, 517.

Garden, see Eden.

Gath, ark removed to, 586.

Generations, seven contemporaneous, 83.

Geology and the Bible, 112-114.

Gerizim, Mt., blessings given from, 500.

Gershonites, part of, in tabernacle service, 705.

Gibeonites, league with, 505-508.
made bondmen to sanctuary, 506.
territory of, 506.

Gideon, character of, 553, 555.
learns God’s will by fleece, 548.
delivers Israel from Midianites, 546-553.
war-cry of, 550.
faith in army of, 549, 550.
refuses to be made king, 555.

Gifts, bless the giver, 218.
gratitude shown in, 529.
to God, our duty to offer, 106.
and offerings, 525-529.

Gilboa, battle on, 681.

Gilead, lesson in conquest of, 436.

Gilgal, meaning of, 486;
a noted place, 613.
Joshua at, 509.
seat of government removed from, 514.
kingdom confirmed to Saul in, 613.
Saul summons army to, 617.
Saul’s presumption at, 616-626.

Giving, continuous, 188.
a blessing in, 527.
robbing God in, 497.
see Offerings.

Gleanings to be left for poor, 531.

Glory due to God, misappropriating, 421.

Glory of God, on Mt. Sinai, 304, 309, 312, 339.
seen from holy place, 353.
shown to Moses, 328.

Goat used in atonement ceremonies, 355.

God, earthly powers under control of, 694.
authority of, 34, 36, 42, 331, 334, 407, 603, 605, 621.
elements obey voice of, 269, 287.
all-pervading care of, 115, 644.
long-suffering mercy of, 558.
repentance of, 630.
no respecter of persons, 420.
holiness of, 371.
justice of, 469.
struggle of, to give up Son, 63.
how to address, 252.
how he communicated with men, 405.
misrepresented by Satan, 38, 42, 54, 78, 338.
purposes of, to be vindicated, 42, 43.
antediluvians denied existence of, 91.
Joseph taught Egyptians to respect, 222.
as ruler of Israel, 303, 305, 379, 605.

Gods, false, supposed power of, 259, 263.
smitten with plagues, 267, 272, 334.
clothed with human attributes, 91.

Gold, amount of, before flood, 90, 108.

Goliath, 645-648.
sword of, given to David, 656.

Gomorrah, see Sodom.

Goshen, Jacob and family settle in, 233.
Moses and Aaron visit, 257.
exempt from plagues, 266, 267, 269, 273, 279.

Gospel, given to the patriarchs, 85, 154, 366, 370.
how worldlings judge of, 134.
how to be sustained, 529.

Government, patriarchal, 141.
parental and pastoral, 578.
independent of God, 123.
of God and Satan contrasted, 335, 336.
stability of, how maintained, 534.

Government of God, extent of, 41.
superiority of, 605.
foundation of, 34, 49, 66.
essential to well-being of man, 43.
Lucifer attempts to overthrow, 35, 37, 69, 78, 336, 403.
charging evil to, 605.

Government of Israel, a theocracy, 303, 312, 603.
organization of, 374;
foundation of, 311.
seventy elders assist in, 312.
how wrongs were righted in, 534.

Governments affected by family training, 579.

Gratitude due to God, 188, 289.
of Israelites, 279, 288, 350.

Great men, why God cannot use, 554.

Ground, curse on, 59.

Groves, idol worship in, 91.

Guilt, fear in, 329.
in proportion to light received, 359, 379.
how others partake of, 361, 401, 578.

Habit, danger of indulging one bad, 452.

Habits, power of early, 622.
to be regulated, 561.

Hagar, marriage of, 145, 174.
and Sarah, 145.
promise of angel to, 146.
and Ishmael sent away, 146, 147.

Hail, one of God’s weapons, 509.
plague of, 269.
on Amorites, 508.

Ham, unnatural crime of, 117.

Hannah, Samuel’s mother, 569.
prays for child, 570.
devotes Samuel to temple service, 571.
reward of, 572.

Hanun insults David’s messengers, 714.

Happiness dependent on obedience, 34, 49.

Haran, Abraham removes to, 127.
conversions in, 127.
home of Rebekah, 172.

Harmony, in universe, 35, 39.
of creation, how effected, 52.
in family, how maintained, 58.
destroyed by polygamy, 145.
in disaffection, 398.

Harp, 637, 642-644, 660.

Harvest, of the world, 557, 558.
of sin, God does not prevent, 268.

Hatred, 308.

Hazor burned, 510.

Health, God’s care for, 375.
need to study laws of, 601.
religion conducive to, 600.
sacrificing for pleasure, 182.
of Hebrews, 545.

Heart, hardening of the, 78, 260, 263-268, 404, 405, 558.

Heathen, customs of, 587.
necromancy among, 684.
effect of association with, 141.
marriage with, 138.
fear Hebrews, 319.
Israelites slow to drive out, 521.
God’s mercy to, 434.
how may become Israelites, 507.

Heathenism, Israelites corrupted by, 363.

Heaven, order in, 376.
praise in, 289.
sorrow in, at fall of man, 63.
joy in, over plan of redemption, 65.
awaits our demand, 554.

Hebrew camp, arrangement of, 374.

Hebrews, keepers of God’s law, 305.
a distinct people, 447, 458.
wall of separation about, 368.
peculiar character of, changed, 603.
see Israelites.

Hebron, description of, 697.
Abraham goes to, 133, 511.
Jacob meets father at, 207, 511.
Rachel dies at, 206.
allotted to Caleb, 511.
the home of the Anakim, 512.
David goes to, 697.
Absalom made king at, 731.

Herbs at Passover, significance of, 278.

Heredity, 306, 561.

Heritage of God’s people, 169.

Heth, Esau marries daughters of, 179.

High places chosen for sacrifice, 609.
positions, peril in, 222.

High priest, see Aaron.

Higher sphere, Satan presents to Eve, 54, 55.
modern Eves seeking, 59.

Hiram, David’s alliance with, 703.
sends supplies for David’s palace, 703.

Hire of laborer, 532.

Historical poem written by Moses, 467, 468.

History, of world revealed to Adam, 67.
of God’s people shown Moses, 475.
Bible, why regarded as unreliable, 113.
taught in schools of prophets, 593.
human, partial; Bible, impartial, 238.
of Jacob an assurance of pardon, 202.
of Israel rehearsed, 463, 522, 614.

Hobab, 628.

Holy men, unbroken line of, from creation down, 67, 84, 92, 117, 118,
125, 259, 332, 338, 545, 560, 581.

Holy Spirit, influence of, 460, 657.
God’s agent to men, 405.
danger in resisting, 269.
men to be controlled by, 421.
the sin against, 405, 580, 584, 635, 676.
students taught how to understand, 594.
withdrawn from earth, 201.

Home, how to choose, 49, 168, 169.
life, love in, 176.
test of Christianity in, 579.
rule, God’s law the foundation of, 143.

Home schools, 141-144.
see Schools of the prophets.

Honor, worldly, danger in, 746.
of God to be vindicated, 393.

Hope, for poor and needy, 534.
given Adam before condemnation, 65.

Hophni, son of Eli, 577.

Hor, Mt., Aaron dies on, 424-427.

Horeb, burning bush on, 251, 488.
smiting rock at, 298, 411.
see Sinai.

Hornets promised to drive out Canaanites, 437, 543.

Hospitality, fund for, 530.
to strangers, 138, 158.
in Jerusalem, at feasts, 539.
see Abraham; Lot.

House of God, see Church-building.

Household, Christian, influence of, 144.
methods of training in, 141, 142.

Human race, origin of, 44;
regeneration of, 73.

influences, men called from, 126.
mind, law of the, 91.
reasoning in place of Bible, 113, 124.
wisdom, insanity of following, 658.
rights, disregard of, 124.
life, indifference to, 92.
sacrifices, 128, 337.

Humanity, Satan plots ruin of, 52.
cannot regenerate itself, 73.

Humility, before honor, 553.
need to cultivate, 420.
in presence of God, 252.
of Christ, marvel of universe, 69.
of Enoch, 85.
of Israel, deliverance follows, 545, 558.

Husbandry, 612.
See Agriculture.

Hushai, faithful to David, 735, 741.
counsel of, accepted by Absalom, 740.

Hygiene in camp of Israel, 375.

Hymn of Levites, 115, 406.

Hypocrisy, how offensive to God, 523, 584.
of Satan, 41.

Hyssop, symbol of purification, 277.

I AM, burning traces of, 253, 264, 366.

Ichabod, son of Phinehas, 585.

Idleness, result of, 601.
the sin of Sodom, 156, 157.

Idol groves, 91.

Idols, in tower of Babel, 119.
as representations of Deity, 96, 316.
how we make, 305.

Idolatry, debasing effects of, 91, 214, 268.
cruelty of, 337.
warning against, 369, 543.
punishment of, 325.
result of Sabbath breaking, 336.
in Ishmael’s family, 174.
of Esau’s wives, 179.
in Jacob’s household, 205, 500.
Moses taught the sin of, 244.
of Israelites, 259, 363, 577.
Israelites cured of, 487, 711.
in mixed multitude, 408.
of Amorites, their ruin, 434.
Gideonites pledged to renounce, 506.
modern teachings the same as, 143.
Spiritualism the corner-stone of, 684.

Image, man made in God’s, see Adam.
see Idols.

Immortal sinner, not one, 60.

Immortality only through Christ, 67.

Impartiality of God, 420.

Impenitent, anxiety for, 140.

Impulse, danger of being controlled by, 182, 622, 650.

Impurity, Spiritualism leads to, 688.
see Licentiousness; Sensuality.

Incense, a symbol of Christ, 353.
prayers ascend with, 353.

Inclination not a guide, 441.
see Impulse.

Independence of God, 123, 605, 622, 634.

Indignation, righteous, 323.

Individuals, God keeps account with, 165.
sacrifices for, in temple service, 354.

Industry of Joseph, reward of, 214.

Industries, why taught to students, 601.

Infidels, an excuse for, 738.
power of God acknowledged by, 109.

Infidelity, one cause of, 113.
in churches, 166.
most insidious form of, 111.
children, how prepared to meet, 143.

Influence, extent of, 556.
effect of corrupt, 168.
see Human influences.

Inheritance, of Abraham, 170.
of children, 306.

Ingathering, see Feast of Tabernacles.

Iniquity, cherishing, 584.
restrained by God, 123.
result of man’s not punishing, 728.
judgments always follow, 584, 586.
in last days, 88, 89.

Instruction, manner of imparting, 593.

Insult, the greatest we offer to God, 402.

Integrity, men of, needed now, 574.

Intemperance, effect of, 101, 361, 378.

Isaac, birth of, 146.
disposition of, 171.
as a burnt-offering, 147-155.
contrasted with youth of our day, 175.
marriage of, 171-176.
gospel given to, 366.
deceived by Jacob, 179-181.
closing years of, 207.

Ishbosheth, character of, 698.
proclaimed king of Israel, 698.
overthrown by treachery, 699, 701.

Ishmael, God’s promise concerning, 146.
descendants of, 174.

Ishmaelites, Joseph sold to, 211, 212.

Israel, Jacob’s name changed to, 198.
the true, who are, 447.

Israelites, why permitted to go to Egypt, 333.
prosperity of, in Egypt, 232, 241, 332.
a distinct people, 232, 242, 369, 447, 603.
why allowed to become slaves, 260, 364.
forced to break the Sabbath, 258, 336.
condition of, during Moses’ exile, 333.
revolt of, suspected by Pharaoh, 242, 247, 258.
Moses shows signs before, 257.
why not delivered at once, 260.
many willing to leave Egypt, 260.
exodus of, 281-290.
led by cloudy pillar, 282, 481.
deliverance of, known to nations, 319.
God’s purpose for, 292, 314, 447, 554.
forgetfulness of, 293.
incorporated as church and nation, 303.
organization of, 374.
under training in wilderness, 378.
murmurings of, 284, 291, 292, 297, 315, 377, 388, 392, 402, 414, 428.
reliance of, on Moses for faith, 315.
preservation of, in wilderness, 291, 407, 429, 543.
idolatry at Sinai, 315-330.
Moses pleads for, 318, 326, 379, 390.
sentenced to forty years’ wandering, 391;
one cause of, 410.
how conquest was made difficult by, 436, 437.
charge God with misfortunes, 389, 428.
God threatens to disinherit, 318, 390.
repentance of, not sincere, 391, 401, 410, 557.
apostasy at the Jordan, 453-461.
chastised, but not forsaken, 406, 585.
why Canaanites lost fear of, 394.
clamoring for blessings of wilderness, 414.
how brought to realize need of Saviour, 371, 372.
history of, rehearsed by Moses, 463.
faith tested before entering Canaan, 414.
effect on, of Moses’ sin, 417.
feebleness unknown among, 429.
to lend to many nations, 533.
the gospel through, 476.
intermarriage with Canaanites, 544.
oppressors of, 281, 545, 557, 558.
God refuses to deliver, 557.
rejection of, 327, 485.
scattered from Canaan, 689.
freed from idolatry, 711.
greatness of, under David, 715, 716.

battles of: with Amalek, 298, 456, 550, 628;
Ammonites, 558, 612, 613, 628, 715;
Amorites, 433, 508;
Anakims, 513;
Arad, 428;
at Ai, 493, 499;
with Edomites, 628;
at Jericho, 487;
with Og, 435;
Midianites, 456, 550;
Moabites, 628, 713;
Palestine kings, 510;
Philistines, 564, 567, 583, 618, 623, 628, 629, 648, 675, 681, 704,
713;
Syrians, 715, 718;
between David and Absalom, 743.
journeys of: leave Egypt, 281;
at Succoth, Etham, 282;
Red Sea, 283;
Marah, 291;
Elim, Wilderness of Sin, 292;
Rephedim, 297;
Mt. Sinai, or Horeb, 301, 376;
Taberah, 379;
Hazeroth, 382;
Kadesh, 387, 413;
in wilderness, 406-410;
Edom, 422;
Mt. Hor, 424;
Moabites, Amorites, 433;
Bashan, Edrei, 435;
Vale of Shittim, 453;
cross Jordan, 483;
at Gilgal, 486, 505.
judgments on: Nadab and Abihu, 359;
apostasy at Sinai, 3,000 slain, 324, 327;
fire of Jehovah, 379;
plague for flesh-eating, 382;
leprosy on Miriam, 385, 396;
plague on ten spies, 391;
defeat in battle, 394;
Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, 400;
250 princes burned, 401;
plague, 14,000 slain, 402, 403;
serpents, 429;
pestilence, 455, 748;
lessons in, 461, 469.

Ittai, fidelity of, to God and David, 731.
commands David’s body-guard, 731.
commands battalion of army, 742.
a convert from paganism, 732.

Jabbok, Jacob at, 196, 208.

Jabesh-gilead, threatened, 612.
delivered by Saul, 613.

Jabesh-gileadites rescue bodies of Saul and sons, 682, 697.

Jabin leads confederacy against Israel, 510.

Jacob, history of, 177-237.
vision of a ladder, 183, 184.
prosperity of, 192.
foreboding of, 195.
night of wrestling, 197-203.
angels accompany, 195.
faith of Abraham undimmed in, 208.
gospel given to, 370.
prophetic vision of, 235.

Jacob’s sons, character of, 208, 211, 225, 230, 232.

Jacob and Esau, character of, foretold, 177.
meet at deathbed of Isaac, 207.

Japheth to share blessings of gospel, 118.

Jealousy between Rachel and Leah, 190.
in Abraham’s household, 145.
of Lucifer, 36, 37;
Laban’s sons, 192;
Joseph’s brothers, 209;
Korah, 395;
Saul, 650;
over Saul’s appointment, 611;
of priests and rulers, 239.

Jebus taken by Israelites, 703, 704.

Jehovah, identified, 305.
See God.
-jirah, meaning of, 153.
rejected as king of Israel, 605.

Jephthah delivers Israel, 558.

Jericho, description of, 453, 487.
fear in, at deliverance of Israelites, 369.
spies sent to, 482.
peculiar siege of, 482, 487-498.
curse on, 491, 492.

Jerusalem, destruction of, 166, 514.
suffering in, during siege, 467.
Shiloh a warning to, 514.
capital changed to, from Hebron, 703.
ark carried to, 704, 706.
Absalom takes possession of, 738.
destroying angel seen over, 748.
travelers view with awe, 539.

Jesse, father of David, 637.

Jesus, born in Bethlehem, 637.
the Alpha and Omega of redemption, 367.
see Christ.

Jethro, a worshiper of God, 247.
Moses with, in Midian, 247.
visits Moses at Sinai, 300.
counsel of, to Moses, 301, 384.

Jewelry borrowed from Egyptians, 253.
given for golden calf, 317.
given for tabernacle, 344.

Jewish economy, gospel sheds light on, 368.
religion, Christ in, 366.

Jews, made guardians of law, 305.
worship toward holy place, 353.

Joab, feud with Abner, 699.
sins in obeying David, 719.
plans Absalom’s return to Jerusalem, 728.
commander in David’s army, 742.
slays Absalom, 744;
reproves David, 745.
remonstrates against taking census, 747.
joins conspiracy against Solomon, 749.
slain for rebellion, 749.

Job, lessons in afflictions of, 129.

John, vision of Babylon, 167;
of heavenly sanctuary, 356.
song of Moses heard by, 289.
lesson in exile of, 129.

Jonathan, 1,000 attendants appointed for, 618.
victory in war gained by, 616, 623.
condemned for eating honey, 624.
and David, 649, 652-655, 660, 696.
Saul attempts to kill, 655.
death of, reported to David, 695.
son of, befriended by David, 713.

Jordan, apostasy at, 453-461.
miraculous crossing of, 484, 613.
valley, beauty of, 133, 156.

Joseph, character of, 209, 213, 222, 332.
Jacob’s love for, unwisely shown, 209, 213.
dreams of, 209, 210;
fulfilled, 224, 228.
exposes wickedness of brothers, 209.
sold as a slave, 211, 214.
turning point in life of, 214.
Satan’s design in selling of, 332.
a light to the Egyptians, 332, 368.
education of, 217.
test of, 217;
in prison, 218.
interprets Pharaoh’s dream, 220.
made prime minister of Egypt, 221.
makes provision for famine, 224.
and his brothers, 224-240.
double portion of birthright falls to, 234.
death and burial of, 240, 282, 499.

Joshua, character of, 481, 515, 524.
in mount with Moses, 313.
a faithful spy, 389.
successor of Moses, 462, 470, 481, 485.
sun stands still at command of, 508.
retires to Timnath-serah, 521.
claims his inheritance, 515.
calls Israel for last council, 521.
prosperity of Israel under, 603.

Jubilee, liberty proclaimed in, 533.
land reverts to original owner, 533.

Judah, birthright blessing to, 236.
eloquent plea of, for Benjamin, 230.
Messianic promise to, 235.

Judah, tribe of, David king of, 697.
and Israel, war between, 699.

Judges, the earlier, 543-559.
self-constituted, 625.

Judging others, evil of, 385, 386.

Judgment, description of, 339, 340.
confession in, 498.
what will condemn in, 55.
wicked forsaken by God in, 557.
God’s people preserved in, 341.

Judgments, why sent, 109, 332, 461, 588.
why delayed, 123.
when executed, 165.
warning of, always sent, 166.
how turned away, 97, 722.
see Repentance.

Judgments of Moses, how delivered, 310, 364, 367.
additional to decalogue, 310, 364.
why needed, 310, 311, 364, 367, 466.
precepts covered by, 310, 311.
when abolished, 365.
gospel gives significance to, 368.
rehearsed by Joshua at Shechem, 500.

Justice of God, impeached by Lucifer, 37, 39, 40, 71.
shown in dealing with Satan, 69, 339.
evidenced in history of Jews, 393, 469.
to be vindicated to universe, 42, 339, 393.

Justification by faith, 372.

Kadesh-barnea, eleven days from Sinai, 376, 387.
rebellion at, 388, 406.
a retrospect at, 436.
last survivors slain at, 456.
water supply ceases before reaching, 413.

Keeping power, 460.

Kenites, why spared from slaughter, 628.

Kindness, reflex action of, 218.

King, demand of Israelites for, 603-608, 636.
people see error in choosing, 626, 663.

Kirjath-arba, see Hebron.

Kirjath-jearim, ark welcomed to, 589;
removed from, 704.
school of prophets at, 593.

Knowledge, see Education; Scholars.

Kohathites to bear tabernacle furniture, 705.

Korah, rebellion of, 395-405, 407, 635.
ambitions of, 395;
self-deceived, 397.
and Lucifer compared, 403.

Laban, brother of Rebekah, 173.
Jacob welcomed by, 188;
cheated by, 190.
character of, 189, 193.
prosperity of, under Jacob, 192, 193.
pursues Jacob, 193;
peace with, 194.

Labor a blessing, 50, 60, 593.
a safeguard against temptation, 50.
six days for, 307.

Laborer to be paid promptly, 532.

Lamb, a symbol of Christ, 68, 277, 278.

Lamech, the first polygamist, 81.

Land, God the owner of, 534.

Language, before the flood, 120.
confounding of, at Babel, 119.
when God speaks in our, 106.

Last day, fires of, 339.

Last days, apostasy in, 166, 167.
condition of society in, 101, 102, 166;
of youth in, 142.
faith and perseverance tested in, 202.
slavery in, 102.
Spiritualism in, 686.
worldliness in church in, 558.

Laver, description of, 347.

Law, man placed under, 49.
essential to government, 49.
of mutual dependence, 535.

Law of God, sacredness of, 52, 63, 66, 80, 706.
controversy on, 69.
immutability of, 68, 80, 365.
perpetuity of, 68, 69.
compared with human laws, 465.
reverence for, in heaven, 349.
spoken by Christ, 304, 366.
given for whole world, 305, 338.
how handed down, 363.
written in hearts, 372.
Satan’s enmity against, 331-342.
false teachings in regard to, 37, 111, 143.
not changed after fall of man, 363.
not abolished at cross, 70, 365.
claims of, how satisfied, 63, 64, 66, 68, 70, 356.
result of rejecting, 78.
death the penalty of, 67, 349.
to be vindicated, 338.
why repeated by Moses, 463.

Law and covenants, 363-373.

Law and mercy, relation of, 349.

Laws, two, difference between, 365, 370.
Moses recognized value of, 464.
God not restricted by his own, 114.
of nature, what is meant by, 114.

ceremonial; of Moses, see Judgments.

Lawgiver greater than laws, 104.

Lawlessness in last days, 102.

Leaders, education of, 593.
special temptations of, 458.
misrepresentations of, 404.

Leaven of sin, to be put away, 278.

Lebanon, cedars of, 450, 472.

Legacy, the most precious, 142.
of sin, fearful, 306.

Leisure, why men desire, 156.

Leprosy, Miriam smitten with, 385.

Lesson-book of universe, our world the, 154.

Lessons in Bible, object of, 55, 129.
in God’s providences: offerings of Noah, 106;
Isaac, 154;
Joseph, 214;
Moses, 247;
Israelites, 290, 295, 324, 410, 418, 437, 452, 457, 461, 484, 545;
Achan, 496;
David, 738.

Levi, guilt of, in selling Joseph, 235.
cruelty of, toward Shechemites, 235.

Levites, forty-eight cities assigned to, 236, 511.
priesthood apportioned to, 235, 350.
true to God in apostasy, 324.
care of tabernacle committed to, 375.
hymn of, 101, 115, 406.
supported by tithes, 526, 530.

Liberality, 529, 533.

Liberty of the disobedient, 41, 55, 178.

Licentiousness, 217, 308, 317, 338, 364, 457.
effect of, 458.
in last days, 101, 166.
examples of: Ham, 117;
Sodomites, 156, 157, 159;
Lot’s daughters, 167;
Jacob’s daughter, 204;
Reuben, 206;
Israel, 317, 451, 454-461, 545;
Samson, 565;
Eli’s sons, 576;
David, 718;
Amnon, 727;
Absalom, 739.

Lie, of Satan, 54, 56, 685;
Cain, 77;
Abraham, 130;
Jacob, 180;
spies, 389;
Saul, 630.

Life, how sustained in Eden, 47.
length of, 83, 90.
how to make a blessing, 158.
cause of failure in, 169.
Satan no power to give, 264.

Light, rejection of, 96, 269, 379, 405.
sin of hiding, 370.
see Face.

Light-bearers, 34, 134, 144, 217, 528.

Lion, slain by Samson, 564.
symbol of tribe of Judah, 236.

Liquor, spirituous, 562.

Little things of life, greatness of, 574.

Living water, see Rock.

Loathing for sin, how to obtain, 601.

Locusts, plague of, 270.

Lord’s supper succeeds Passover, 539.

Lot, accompanies Abraham to Canaan, 127.
chooses home in Vale of Siddim, 133.
rescued from Elamites by Abraham, 135.
escapes from Sodom, 156-170.
living in cave, 167.
posterity, character of, 168;
not to be dispossessed, 433.

Lot’s wife, influence of, 174.
judgment on, 161.

Lotteries, 529.

Love, true, what it is, 176.
expressed, in creation, 33.
basis in law of God, 33, 305.
demands judgment for sin, 325.
tokens of, 48.
Christ the gift of, 63.
Enoch sought to reveal, 84.

Loyalty of angels, 36, 37;
Abel, 71.

Lucifer, position of, 35, 37, 41.
claimed equality with Christ, 35, 37, 40.
sin originated with, 35.
convinced of wrong, 39.
God’s mercy to, 39.
probation of, closed, 41.
lesson in rebellion of, 42.
deceptive power of, 37, 40-42, 55, 331.
why not immediately destroyed, 42.
see Satan.

Luxury, in Sodom, 156.

Machpelah, 169, 234, 237, 697.

Magician, Balaam a, 449.

Magicians, counsel sought by Pharaoh, 219.
counterfeit miracles of Moses, 263-265.
baffled, acknowledge God’s power, 266.
affected by plagues, 267.

Mahanaim, 195, 742.
Ishbosheth crowned at, 698.

Majorities not on side of right, 96.

Mamre, see Hebron.

Man, crowning work of creation, 44, 52, 595.
next lower than angels, 60.
depraved by one sin, 53.
deterioration of, foretold, 67, 68.
how God communicates with, 67, 268, 470.
can rise no higher than ideals, 91.

Man-stealing forbidden, 309.

Manasseh, blessing on, 234.
inheritance beyond Jordan, 517.

Manna, food provided for Israel, 295-297.
threefold miracle in giving, 296.
Sabbath taught by giving of, 296.
no more beyond Jordan, 486, 613.
a type of Christ, 297.

Manoah, household of, true to God, 560.

Manual labor for youth, 593, 601.

Marah, bitter water at, 291.

Marriage, when instituted, 46.
sacredness of, 101, 147.
ancient customs in regard to, 171.
not respected before flood, 92, 101.
with heathen;
ungodly, 138, 174, 332, 563.
youth need counsel in contracting, 175.
true love in, 176.
duty when converted after, 175.
perverted by Satan, 338.
God and church under figure of, 306.

Marriages, hasty, 189.

Martyrs, 77.

Masquerade, effect of witnessing, 460.

Massah, or Meribah, a memorial, 298.

Matter, vital properties of, 114.

Measure of iniquity, see Mercy.

Meat, see Flesh.

Meditation, Enoch given to, 85.

Meek, the, why God can lead, 384.

Meekness of Moses, 384, 396.

Melchizedek, Abraham gives tithes to, 136, 157, 525.
refreshments served to army by, 136.

Memorials: Babel, 123;
Passover, 274;
Sabbath, 307;
at Bethel, 187, 206;
Mizpeh, 194;
Ebenezer, 591;
Jordan, 484, 613;
Shechem, 524.

Memory, of antediluvians, 83.
how to fix lessons in, 592.
not to be trusted, 364.

Men of power, 509.

Mephibosheth, how crippled, 713.
David’s kindness to, 713.

Merarites, part of, in tabernacle services, 705.

Mercy, divine, invitations of, 162.
promised in second commandment, 306.
last resource of, 405.
limit to, 98, 118, 139, 158, 162, 390.
misinterpreted by Satan, 39.

Mercy-seat, description of, 348.

Mesopotamia, Abraham leaves, 127.
Isaac finds wife in, 172.
Jacob goes to, 188, 194.

Messages of warning, 86, 95, 102, 103, 166.

Messiah, see Christ.

Methuselah, true to God, 92.
assisted in building ark, 92.

Mice, plague of, 586.
returned with ark from Philistines, 587.

Michal, given David to wife, 652.
helps David to escape from Saul, 653.
reproaches David for dancing, 708;
rebuke of, 711.

Michmash, Philistine army at, 618.

Midian, Moses flees to, 247.

Midianites, relation of, to Moabites, 438.
Israel revenged on, 456, 492.
ravages of, east of Jordan, 545, 546.
power of, forever broken, 550, 553.

Military service required by David, 747.

Millennium predicted, 103.

Mind, capacity of, to increase, 51.
law of the, 91, 222, 459, 596.
how strengthened, 599-601.
how weakened, 91, 545.
control of, 460.
and body, relation between, 562, 601.

Ministers, as under-shepherds, 191.
example of, 580.
reformation in, needed, 143.
unruly children of, 579.
respect for, 308;
speaking evil of, 386.

Ministry, account of, to be rendered, 192.

Miracles, before Pharaoh, 263-280.
trying to account for, 264-266.
design of, 316.

Misfortune of others, taking advantage of, 309.

Misunderstandings, 519.

Miter, description of, 351.

Miriam, guards Moses in ark, 243.
character of, 382.
poet, musician, prophet, 288, 382.
jealous of Zipporah, 382-384.
judgment of God on, 385, 396.
death of, 410.

Mizpeh, 194;
assembly at, 611.
Samuel made judge at, 590.

Mixed multitude, who composed, 281.
leaders in apostasy, 315, 316, 408.
not to camp with tribes, 375, 407.

Moabites, descendants of Lot, 168, 433.
not to be dispossessed, 433.
David places parents with, 658.
David makes tributary, 713.

Monarchs, crimes tolerated in, 717.

Monopoly, see Wealth.

Monument on Mt. Ebal, law written on, 500.

Moon, Ashtaroth the goddess of, 487.
worshiped by Egyptians, 272.

Moral law, man alone subject to, 49, 52.

Moral perceptions, how deadened, 182, 362, 496.

Morals, debased, a legacy, 306.

Moreh, Abraham encamps at, 127.

Moriah, Isaac offered on, 152, 153, 749.

Moses, history of, 241-480.
training of, under mother, 243;
at court, 245.
under God’s tuition in Midian, 247, 248.
character of, 255, 272, 297, 384, 481.
impressions of Egypt removed from, 251.
commission of, 252.
visible leader of Israelites, 374, 377.
how God spoke with, 385, 396.
in mount with God, three times, 311, 313, 328.
the one sin of, 417, 418, 472, 478, 479.
sentence against, 419, 462, 479.
not permitted to bear Israel’s guilt, 326.
pleads for Israel, 318, 326, 390, 402.
a representative of Christ, 330, 426.
to be an attendant of Christ, 476.
plan of salvation revealed to, 330, 366.
preparing to enter Canaan, 454.
why shut out of Canaan, 479.
accusations against, 258, 297, 303, 377, 388, 397, 398, 414, 464,
470.
charge of, to Israel, 465;
to Joshua, 463, 470.
Hebrews’ regard for, 464, 470, 481.
prophetic vision of, 471-477.
death and resurrection of, 477, 479.
burial place, why secret, 478.
first to receive life of Christ, 478.
at the transfiguration, 472.

Moses and Aaron, contrasted, 323.
experiences, of, recounted, 425.
God’s purpose for, 426.

Mother, great opportunities of, 244, 572.
of Samuel, 569-572.
of Samson, 560-562.

Motives, misunderstanding, 126.

Murder, how committed, 308.

Murderer, cities of refuge for, 515.
when no ransom for, 516.

Murmuring, in Eden, 58.
of Cain, 71.
of Babel-builders, 120.
of Israel, see Israelites.
of Moses, 380.
why recorded, 344.

Murrain, plague of, 267.

Music, sacred, purpose of, 594.
taught in schools of prophets, 593.
elevating nature of, 642, 644.
how degraded to Satan’s uses, 594.

Musical instruments, 705, 707.

Mutual dependence, law of, 535.

Mystery, used by Lucifer to deceive, 37, 41.
of redemption, 69.

Mystic ladder of Jacob’s dream, 184.

Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, 664.
protected by David’s men, 664.
refuses David’s request for food, 665.
death of, 668.

Nadab and Abihu, early training of, 360.
intemperance of, 359-362.

Nahash, king of Ammonites, 612, 714.

Nahor, brother of Abraham, 127.

Narrowness in commandment-keepers, 55.

Nathan, message of, to David, 711.
reproves David for Uriah’s death, 720, 721.
faithful to David, 749.

Nathanael, 184.

Nations, emboldened by seeing sin in Israel, 582.
God keeps account with, 165.

National prosperity, Bible principles of, 599.

Nature, God’s handiwork in, 48, 49, 599.
operations of, explained to Adam, 51.
made subject to man, 59.
laws of, 52, 114.
but little changed before flood, 90.
reasoning of antediluvians about, 96, 97.
under God’s control, 103, 114, 269, 509.
young led to see God in, 592, 596, 599.
testifies of God’s care for man, 600.
in harmony with revelation, 114, 115.
worshipers, 91.

Nature of man, how depraved, 61.

Nazarite, 560, 562.

Nebo, see Pisgah.

Necromancy, 676, 684.

Neighbor, duty toward, 424.

New earth, visions of, 447, 477.

Newspapers, records of crime in, 102.

Nile, worshiped by Egyptians, 265.
turned to blood, 265.

Ninevites, compared to antediluvians, 97.

Noah, warning of flood given by, 92-97.
faithfulness of, 92, 95, 96.
gospel given to, 366.
sons of, difference between, 117.

Nob, tabernacle at, 656.
priests slain at, 659.

Novels, crime detailed in, 459.

Oak, Jacob buries idols under, 205, 206.

Oath, sacredness of, 506.

Obed-edom, ark left at house of, 705, 706.

Obedience, blessings to follow, 155, 535, 543, 591.
God particular about, 360, 479, 631.
faith shown by, 73, 279.
filial, 337.
danger of deferring, 290.
forced, 34, 523.
partial, 629, 634, 706.

Occupation, of Adam and Eve, 50.
of students, 593.

Offerings, for divine service, 525-529.
counterfeiting, 120.
how made worthless, 634.
for tabernacle, given willingly, 344, 751, 752.
robbing God in, 497.
required in proportion to light, 528.

Officers in Hebrew camp, 374.

Og, king of Bashan, 435, 483.

Old Testament, Christ speaks in, 367.
not abrogated, 365, 366.

Olivet, David goes up, weeping, 735.

Opera, effect of witnessing, 459.

Ophrah, Gideon destroys altar at, 547.
men of, join Gideon’s army, 548.

Opportunities, how success depends on, 223.

Oppressed, Christ’s pity for, 535.

Oppression sure to be punished, 268.

Oracles of Greece and Rome, nature of, 684.

Order in heaven and on earth, 376.

Organization of camp of Israel, 374.

Ornaments, Israel to lay aside, 327.
given for temple, 344.

Othniel a deliverer, 545.

Ox, Egyptian symbol of Deity, 316, 317, 323.

Padan-aram, Jacob leaves, 195.

Parables: poor man’s ewe lamb, 721;
widow and two sons, 728.

Parents, authority of, 176, 337.
responsibility of, 176, 244, 308, 579.
how treated among heathen, 337.

Partiality, results of showing, 213.

Passion, see Licentiousness.

Passover, preparation for, 274.
time of, 537.
ceremonies of, 539.
typical and commemorative, 277.
not observed during wilderness wandering, 406, 485, 613.
when significance of, ceased, 539.
Lord’s supper to take place of, 539.

Pastoral life, 81.

Patience, lack of, 291, 420.
of Moses, 251, 297, 384, 396, 479.

Paul a tent-maker, 593.

Peace and safety cry, 167.

Peace offerings, design of, 576.

Penitence, 57, 100.

Pentecost, when celebrated, 540.

Persecution, cause of, 77.
all must suffer, 74, 608.

Pharaoh, kindness of, to Abraham, 130.
dreams of, Joseph interprets, 219.
blessed by Jacob, 233.
Moses’ commission to, 252, 253, 257.
in defiance of God, 257, 260, 333.
heart of, how hardened, 268.
educated to cruelty, 333.
pursues Israelites, 283;
overwhelmed, 287.
opposition of, not from ignorance, 333.

Philistines not dispossessed, 511.
remember plagues of Egypt, 369.
Samson begins to deliver from, 560, 567.
Samson’s association with, 562-568.
ark taken by, 583;
punished, 585, 586.
attack Israel during burnt-offering, 590;
destroyed by storm, 591.
in heart of Canaan, 616.
weakness of Israel exposed to, 672.

Philosophy, no salvation in, 432.
false reasoning of, 103, 104.