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passed the city seven times. And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trampets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city. And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall So the people shouted when the come into the treasury of the LORD. priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, city, every man straight before him, so that the people went up into the and they took the city. And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass with the edge of the sword. But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she

when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD. And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD. And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them. And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. And Joshua rose early in the morn-hath, as ye sware unto her. And the ing, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trum-silver, and the gold, and the vessels pets. And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they com

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young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her bre brought out all her kindred, and left thren, and all that she had; and they them without the camp of Israel. and all that was therein: only the And they burnt the city with fire,

of brass and of iron, they put into LORD. And Joshua saved Rahab the treasury of the house of the household, and all that she had; and the harlot alive, and her father's she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out

Jericho. And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in

his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.

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earsed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the aner of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel. And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which beside Beth-aven, on the east side Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and mite Ai; and make not all the eople to labour thither; for they ere but few. So there went up thither the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. And the men of Ai note of them about thirty and six en for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. And Joshna rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, be and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore last Thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy s? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ as round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what

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wilt Thou do unto Thy great name? And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you. Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you. In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel. So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: and he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites

the apple of His eye. As an eagle | with burning heat, and with bitter stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over destruction: I will also send the her young, spreadeth abroad her teeth of beasts upon them, with the wings, taketh them, beareth them poison of serpents of the dust. The on her wings: so the LORD alone sword without, and terror within, did lead him, and there was no shall destroy both the young man strange god with him. He made and the virgin, the suckling also him ride on the high places of the with the man of gray hairs. I said, earth, that he might eat the increase I would scatter them into corners, of the fields; and He made him to I would make the remembrance of suck honey out of the rock, and oil them to cease from among men: out of the flinty rock; butter of were it not that I feared the wrath kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of of the enemy, lest their adversaries lambs, and rams of the breed of should behave themselves strangely, Bashan, and goats, with the fat of and lest they should say, Our hand kidneys of wheat; and thou didst is high, and the LORD hath not done drink the pure blood of the grape. all this. For they are a nation void But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kick- of counsel, neither is there any uned: thou art waxen fat, thou art derstanding in them. O that they grown thick, thou art covered with were wise, that they understood fatness; then he forsook God which this, that they would consider their made him, and lightly esteemed the latter end! How should one chase Rock of his salvation. They pro- a thousand, and two put ten thou voked Him to jealousy with strange sand to flight, except their Rock gods, with abominations provoked had sold them, and the LORD had they Him to anger. They sacrificed shut them up? For their rock is unto devils, not to God; to gods not as our Rock, even our enemies whom they knew not, to new gods themselves being judges. For their that came newly up, whom your fa- vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of thers feared not. Of the Rock That the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes begat thee thou art unmindful, and are grapes of gall, their clusters are hast forgotten God That formed bitter: their wine is the poison of thee. And when the LORD saw it, dragons, and the cruel venom of He abhorred them, because of the asps. Is not this laid up in store provoking of His sons, and of His with Me, and sealed up among My daughters. And He said, I will hide treasures? To Me belongeth ven My face from them, I will see what geance, and recompence; their foot their end shall be: for they are a shall slide in due time: for the day very froward generation, children of their calamity is at hand, and the in whom is no faith. They have things that shall come upon them moved Me to jealousy with that make haste. For the LORD shall which is not God; they have pro- judge His people, and repent Himvoked Me to anger with their vani- self for His servants, when He seeth ties: and I will move them to jea- that their power is gone, and there lousy with those which are not is none shut up, or left. And He a people; I will provoke them to shall say, Where are their gods, anger with a foolish nation. For a their rock in whom they trusted, fire is kindled in Mine anger, and which did eat the fat of their s shall burn unto the lowest hell, and crifices, and drank the wine of their shall consume the earth with her drink offerings? let them rise up and increase, and set on fire the founda- help you, and be your protection. tions of the mountains. I will heap See now that I, even 1, am He, and mischiefs upon them; I will spend there is no god with Me: I kill, and Mine arrows upon them. They shall I be burnt with hunger, and devoured

make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver

out of My hand. For I lift up My hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. If I whet My glittering sword, and Mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine enemies, and will reward them that hate Me. I will make Mine arrows drunk with blood, and My sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. Rejoice, Oye nations, with His people: for He will avenge the blood of His servants, and will render vengeance to His adversaries, and will be merciful unto His land, and to His people. And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun. And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel: and he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words

of this law. For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying, Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho ; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession: and die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people: because ye trespassed against Me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified Me not in the midst of the children of Israel. Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel.

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blessed the children of Israel before his death. And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, and He came with ten thousands of saints: from His right hand went a fiery law for them. Yea, He loved the people; all His saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words. Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob. And he was king Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together. Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few. And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be Thou an

and Thy Urim be with Thy holy one, whom Thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom Thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah; who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed Thy word, and kept Thy covenant. They shall teach Jacob Thy judgments, and Israel Thy law: they shall put incense before Thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon Thine altar. Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again. And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and He shall dwell between his shoulders.

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, and for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, and for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, and for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of Him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. And he provided the first part for himself, be

cause there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and His judgments with Israel. And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan. And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south. And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in His excellency on the sky. The eterna! God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and He shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down' dew. Happy art thou, O Is rael: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the Shield of thy help, and Who is the Sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shal be found liars unto thee; and tho shalt tread upon their high places.

MARCH 10. Morning, DEUTERONOMY XXXIV. MARCH 10. AND ND Moses went up from the it with thine eyes, but thou shalt plains of Moab unto the mounnot go over thither. So Moses the tain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, servant of the LORD died there in that is over against Jericho. And the land of Moab, according to the the LORD shewed him all the land word of the LORD. And He burie of Gilead, unto Dan, and all Naph him in a valley in the land of Moab tali, and the land of Ephraim, and over against Beth-peor: but no man Manasseh, and all the land of Ju- knoweth of his sepulchre unto thi dah, unto the utmost sea, and the day. And Moses was an hundre south, and the plain of the valley of and twenty years old when he died

Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto his eye was not dim, nor his natura Zoar. And the LORD said unto him, force abated. And the children This is the land which I sware un- Israel wept for Moses the plain to Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto of Moab thirty days: so the day Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see

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