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Sir George Adam Smith (1840-1876)
Old Testament scholar ofAberdeen ni!ersit"# Scotland$
%No hotter book lies in allthe Old Testament. &either
de' nor grass nor tree nor an"blossom li!es in it# bt it ise!er"'here re# smo*e anddar*ness# drifting cha+# rins#nettles# salt ,its# and o'ls andra!ens loo*ing from the'indo's of desolate ,alaces#
%The .oo* of the T'el!e /ro,hets#
ol 22# /age 48
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=e,haniah %
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1$1 ni!ersal and S,ecic
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(6) =e,h 16 nbelie!ers %and those that ha!e notsoght
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=e,haniahis oftenassociated
'ith theimage ofholding
lam,slanterns in searchof thosedeser!ing of
God?s,nishment$
=e,h 11
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1$ The Great a" of the ord# =e,h 114-18
1$B A 5all for
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$ OO9 A3O& God?s @dgment on srrondingnations
$1 &ations to the >est# Kast# Soth and &orth
>est and Kast
=e,h 4-7 /hilistia# to the >est
=e,h 8-11 Hoab and Ammon# to the Kast
Soth and &orth
=e,h 1 5sh (Kthio,ia)# to the Soth
=e,h 1B-1E Ass"ria# to the &orth
$ >oe to oe to
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Philistia
- The Philistines, also called the "Sea Peoples," migrated from Crete
during 13th century BC to the Gaza They had a superior army !ith
chariots that made life miserale for #srael for many years
- $uring the time of the %udges, there !as constant !arfare et!een
Philistia and #srael &t one time the Philistines captured the &r' of theCo(enant after a attle !ith #srael, and after God caused a plague of
tumors to afflict the Philistines, they decided to return the &r'
- Samuel and )ing Saul oth sudued the Philistines in attles, ut in
a later attle, the Philistines 'illed Saul and his sons
- & young $a(id, efore he ecame 'ing, 'illed the giant Philistinenamed Goliath and spar'ed a great (ictory for #srael o(er thePhilistines
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*oa and &mmon
The nations called *oa and &mmon are considered together ecause the men,*oa and &mmon, !ere half-rothers, children of incest in(ol(ing +ot and his t!o
daughters Gen1. &fter Sodom, Gomorrah, &dmah, and /eoiim !ere destroyedy God, +ot and his t!o unnamed daughters li(ed in a ca(e in a mountain near /oarThere, on t!o consecuti(e nights, his t!o daughters made +ot senselessly drun' and
ha(e se0 !ith him The son of the older daughter !as named *oa, and the son ofthe second daughter !as named Ben-ammi Thereafter 'no!n as &mmon.
hen #srael came out of the desert !ilderness on their !ay to Canaan, *osesimplored the 'ing of *oa to allo! #srael to pass through his country, promising to
stay on the high!ay and e(en offering to pay for any !ater !hich the people or
animals !ould drin', ut the 'ing refused to grant *oses permission %ud1121.Because neither the *oaites nor &mmonites pro(ided any assistance to the#sraelites at this time, God angrily forade #srael to allo! any *oaite or &mmonite
to enter into the congregation of the +ord until ten generations had passed $t4323-5. #n these same (erses, God forade #srael e(er to do anything eneficial for the
nations of *oa and &mmon
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Cush
The !ord Cush means lac' Bilically, Cush is the son of 6am andfather of 7imrod 6e is considered the ancestor of the dar'-s'inned
people that occupied 8thiopia 6is name is often associated !ith8thiopia, ut there are some !ho are still sceptical aout it Cush firstappears on the Bilical Timeline after the 9lood #n the :ldTestament, Cush usually refers to the countries in the south !here thechildren of Cush, 6am;s son li(ed *any also elie(ed that Cushconsisted of &raia and the country of the !est coast of the
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&ssyria
9or many years, it ruled most of the !orld
#n 44 BC the &ssyrians destroyed #srael and too' the people !ho
li(ed in #srael a!ay to &ssyria They did not ta'e people a!ay from%udah But soon the &ssyrians started to tell people in %udah !hat
they must do They made people in %udah pay money to &ssyria The&ssyrians !ere ruthless people
&fter aout =>BC 7ine(eh ecame the capital of &ssyria #ts !all!as nearly 1>> 'ilometres long and nearly ?> metres high #t !as (ery!ide Three horses and their chariots could dri(e together on it 5>>
>>> people li(ed in 7ine(eh #t is almost impregnale and
unassailale
6o!e(er, in 545BC one of their strongest 'ings died, follo!edthereafter y !ea' 'ings #n 514B, the Baylonians destroyed
7ine(eh and the &ssyrian 8mpire
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44 oe to %erusalem for its
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$B >oe to
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B$ OO9 .KO& Crom @dgment to blessing
=e,h B8 Therefore 'ait for me
B$1 3emnant# =e,h BL-1B
B$ 3e@oicing# =e,h B14-17
B$B 3estoration# =e,h B18-0
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31 , from eyond the ri(ers of Cush, my !orshipers, my scattered
people, !ill ring me offerings
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of :eart5r" Hissionar"Societ" 'hichs,,orts indigenosmissionar" 'or*$
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33 , D# !ill ring you homeD gi(e you honor and praiseD
restore your fortune efore your (ery eyesD
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Zeph 3: 17
The O3 th" God in the midst of thee is might"D
he 'ill sa!e# he 'ill re@oice o!er thee 'ith @o"D
he 'ill rest in his lo!e# he 'ill @o" o!er thee 'ith singing$(9
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17 T:A Allah *am men"ertai *amD
*am menang *erana *asa-&"a$
T:A& gembira dan bers*acita *erana *amD
ia memberi *am hid, bar
*erana ia mengasihi *am$
9am men"*a*an hati-&"a#
ma*a ia a*an men"an"i dengan gembira#18se,erti orang "ang sedang ber,esta$ NAl*itab .erita.ai* (.H)
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God does not do "o good ot of someconstraint or coercion$ :e is freePAnd in his freedom he o!erQo's in @o"to do "o good$ :e eFlts o!er "o
'ith lod singing$5an "o imagine 'hat it 'old be li*eif "o cold hear God singingR3emember that it 'as merel" a s,o*en'ord that broght the ni!erse into
eFistence$ >hat 'old ha,,en if Godlifted , his !oice and not onl" s,o*ebt sangP /erha,s a ne' hea!en and ane' earth 'old be created$
God sa"s something almost @st to that e+ect in 2saiah 6E17-18#.ehold# 2 create a ne' hea!ens and a ne' earth $$$ 2 create
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