Identifier: beautiesofsacred00wyat (find matches)
Title: Beauties of sacred literature ..
Year: 1852 (1850s)
Authors: Wyatt, Thomas, (from old catalog) ed
Subjects: Bible stories, English Religious poetry, American. (from old catalog)
Publisher: Charlestown, Ladies New-England art union
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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the pillars of the state be established uponthe immutable foundations of Justice and Truth. 1 MOSES SMITING THE EOCK. BY REV. N. L. FROTHINGHAM, D. D. The rock, before which Moses is here representedwith his people around him, proved to be a memo-rable place in the Hebrew annals, and one of deepand melancholy interest in the life of the Hebrewchief It was here that he buried Miriam, his pro-phetic sister, in the sands of the desert; and it washere the decree was pronounced against himself,that for his mistrust and petulance, through whichhe had failed to sanctify the Lord in the sight ofthe children of Israel, he should not be permittedto lead them in to possess the promised land, to-wards which their march was directed. This pointof their ancient history deserves attention, from thefrequency with which it is alluded to, both in theOld and the New Testament. It leads forward themind also to religious thoughts, that are distinctfrom the literal story, but most naturally suggestedby it.
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T, Doney.sc. §Eg COMMAEDI^G TME Wi^TEE OUT OF TME liOC^o MOSES SMITING THE ROCK. 15 I cannot think of that scene in the wildernesswhich is here depicted, — the barren crag, thedesolate prospect, the murmuring tribes and theirimpatient leader, the smiting of the rock and thegushing out of the waters ; without thinking at thesame time of the many weary and dreary passagesthat befall, in human life, the mourning and rebel-lion of unsubdued minds, and the misgivings andunreasonableness even of faithful persons, while themiraculous goodness of God breaks forth over thewhole, making refreshment and revival flow downfrom flinty discouragements and through the parchedwaste. But before coming to the spiritual and accommo-dated view of the Scripture account, it will be bestto take a survey of the facts themselves, as they arerecorded in the books of Exodus and Numbers.The fortieth and last year of the tedious wanderingsof the Israelites had now begun. But as their sea-son of trial drew towar

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