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to his sons. And Moses took the redemption-money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites. Of the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money; a thouBand three hundred and threeScore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. And

Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

POLL TAX.

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Exod. xxx, 12-16. When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou uumberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty geralis:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD. Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD. The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make atonement for your souls. And thou shalt take the atonement-money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.

Exod. xxxviii, 25, 26. And the silver of them that were numberhundred talents, and a thousand

ed of the congregation was an

seven hundred and threescore

and fifteen shekels, after the

shekel of the sanctuary: A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered,from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand, and three thousand, and five hundred and fifty men.

BOOTY GIVEN TO GOD. Num. xxxi, 26-31, 47. Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation; And divide the prey into two parts, between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation; And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul

of five hundred, both of the per-
sons, and of the beeves, and of the
asses, and of the sheep. Take it
of their half, and give it unto
Eleazar the priest, for an heave-
offering of the LORD. And of the
children of Israel's half, thou
shalt take one portion of fifty, of
the persons, of the beeves, and of
the asses, and of the flocks, of all
manner of beasts, and give them
unto the Levites, which keep the
charge of the tabernacle of the
LORD. And Moses and Eleazar
the priest did as the LORD com-
manded Moses. Even of the
children of Israel's half, Moses
took one portion of fifty, both of
man and of beast, and gave them
unto the Levites, which kept the
charge of the tabernacle of the
LORD: as the LORD commanded
Moses.

and gold, and vessels of brass and
Joshua vi, 19. But all the silver,
iron, are consecrated unto the
LORD: they shall come into the
treasury of the LORD.

chandise and her hire shall be
Isa. xxiii, 18. And her mer-
holiness to the LORD: it shall not
be treasured nor laid up; for her
merchandise shall be for them
cat sufficiently, and for durable
that dwell before the LORD, to
clothing.

INSTANCES.

was

Num. xxxi, 37-41, 48-51, 53, 54. And the LORD's tribute of the cheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. And the beeves were thirty and six thousand, of which the LORD's tribute threescore and twelve. And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred, of which the LORD'S tribute, was threescore and one. thousand, of which the LORD's And the persons were sixteen tribute was thirty and two perFuns. And Moses gave the tribut, which was the LORD's heaveoffering, unto Eleazar the priest: as the LORD commanded Moses. And the officers which were over

thousands of the host, the captains hundreds, came near unto Moses: of thousands, and captains of And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. We have thereLORD, what every man hathi gotfore brought an oblation for the ten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, ear-rings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. (For the meu of war had taken spoil, every man for himself:) And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the cap tains of thousands and of hun467

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1 Sam. xv, 14, 15, 21. And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears. and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. But which should have been utterly and oxen, the chief of the things the people took of the spoil, sheep destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.

king of Hamath heard that David 2 Sam. viii, 9--12. When Toi had smitten all the host of Hadadezer.

with him vessels of silver, and And Joram brought brass: Which also king David did vessels of gold, and vessels of dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedisubdued: Of Syria, and of Moab, cated of all nations which he and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of

Zobah.

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spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.

1 Chron. xxvi, 27. Out of the

THE SACRED TREASURY. the Levites, Ahijah was over the 1 Chron. xxvi, 20, 26, 28. And of treasures of the house of God, dicated things. and over the treasures of the demith and his brethren were over Which Sheloall the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

the seer, and Saul the son of And all that Samuel Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had

dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.

which cometh of the sale of Lis fine linen, and goats' hair, And rams' skins dyed red, and badpatrimony. 2 Chron. xxxi, 4, 15-19. More-gers' skins, and shittim wood, Oil 2 Chron. v, 1. Thus all the work over, he commanded the people for the light, spices for anointing that Solomon made for the house that dwelt in Jerusalem to give oil, and for sweet incense; Onyxof the LORD was finished: and the portion of the priests and the stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastSolomon brought in all the things Levites, that they might be enthat David his father had dedi-couraged in the law of the LORD. plate. Exod. xxxv, 5-9, 22-24, 27.28 cated; and the silver, and the gold, And next him were Eden, and and all the instruments, put he Miniamin, and Jeshua, and She-Take ye from among you an offeramong the treasures of the house maiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, ing unto the LORD: Whosoever is in the cities of the priests, in of a willing heart, let him bring it, of God. their set office, to give to their an offering of the LORD, gold, and brethren by courses, as well to silver, and brass, And blue, and the great as to the small. Besides purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, their genealogy of males, from and goats' hair, And rams' skins three years old and upward, even dyed red, and badgers' skins, and unto every one that entereth into shittim - wood, And oil for the the house of the LORD, his daily light, and spices for anointing oil, portion for their service in their and for the sweet incense; And charges, according to their cour-onyx-stones, and stones to be set ses; Both to the genealogy of the for the ephod, and for the breastpriests by the house of their plate. And they came, both men fathers, and the Levites from and women, as many as were twenty years old and upward, willing - hearted, and brought in their charges, by their courses: bracelets, and earrings, and And to the genealogy of all their rings, and tablets, all jewels of little ones, their wives, and their gold; and every man that offered, sons, and their daughters, through offered an offering of gold unto all the congregation: for in their the LORD. And every man with set office they sanctifled them- whom was found blue, and purselves in holiness. Also of the ple, and scarlet, and fine linen, sons of Aaron the priests, which and goats' hair, and red skins of were in the fields of the suburbs rams, and badgers' skins, brought of their cities, in every several them. Every one that did offer city, the men that were expressed an offering of silver and brass, by name, to give portions to all brought the LORD's offering: and the males among the priests, and every man with whom was found to all that were reckoned by gen- shittim-wood, for any work of the And the service, brought it. ealogies among the Levites.. rulers brought onyx-stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate; And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet

2 Chron. xxxi, 7-13. In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel. Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. And Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store. Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them, And brought in the offerings, and the tithes, and dedicated which things, faithfully: over Cononial the Levite was ruler,

the

and Shimel his brother was the next. And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers, under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiahi the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

Neh. xii, 44. And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, out of the fields of the cities, the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.

Neh. xiii, 12, 13. Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn, and the new wine, and the oil, unto the treasuries. And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe; and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattauiah: for they were counted faithful; and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

DISBURSEMENT. Deut. xviii, 8. They shall have like portions to eat, besides that

Neh. xii, 47. And all Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.

Neh. xiii, 10, 11. And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field. Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken ? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

THE MAINTENANCE OF
DIVINE SERVICE.
Exod. xxiii, 15. Thou shalt keep
the feast of unleavened bread:
(thou shalt eat unleavened bread
seven days, as I commanded thee,
in the time appointed of the
month Abib; for in it thou camest
out from Egypt; and none shall
appear before me empty:)

Exod. xxv, 3-7. And this is the
offering which yeshall takeof them;
gold, and silver, and brass, And
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and

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incense.

Exod. xxxvill, 24, 29. All the gold that was occupied for the work, in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. And the brass of the two thousand and four hundred offering was seventy talents, and shekels.

Num. xxx1, 52. And all the gold up to the LORD, of the captains of of the offering that they offered thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

Deut. xvi, 16, 17. Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty: Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.

1 Chron. xxix, 4,7-9. Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: And gave, for the service of the house of God, of gold, five thousand talents and ten thousand drams; and of silver, ten thousand talents; and of brass, eighteen thousand talents; and one hundred thousand talents of iron. And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

2 Chron. xxiv, 6, 9. And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in, out of Judah, and out of Jerusalem, the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness? And they a proclamation through

made

silver, and threescore and seven
priests' garments.

money that was found in the house of the LORD

ordinances for us, to charge ourNeh. x, 32, 33, 39. Also we made selves yearly with the third part king Josiah, that the king sent 2 Kings xxii, 8, 4. And it came of a shekel for the service of the Shaphan the son of Azalial, the to pass in the eighteenth year of house of our God; For the shew-son of Meshullam, the scribe, to bread, and for the continual the house of the LORD, saying, Go meat-offering, and for the contin- up to Hilkiah the high priest, ual burnt-offering, of the sab- that he may sum baths, of the new-moons, for the which is brought into the house set feasts, and for the holy things, of the LORD, which the keepers the silver and for the sin-offerings, to make of the door have gathered of the an atonement for Israel, and for people. all the work of the house of our God. For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the ters, and the singers: and we will priests that minister, and the pornot forsake the house of our God.

oblation that ye shall offer; the
Ezek. xlv, 13-16. This is the
sixth part of an ephah of an ho-
the sixth part of an ephah of an
mer of wheat, and ye shall give
homer of barley. Concerning the
ordinance of oil, the bath of oil,

things of gold, and the silver for
things of silver, and for all man-
1 Chron. xxix, 5. The gold for
ner of work to be made by the
hands of artificers.
ther is willing to
his service this day unto the
LORD.

And who consecrate

2 Chron. xxxiv, 17. And they have gathered together the money the hand of the overseers, and to LORD, and have delivered it into that was found in the house of the the hand of the workmen.

the congregation of the children
CHEERFUL GIFTS.
Exod. xxxv, 20, 21, 29. And all

Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in ye shall offer the tenth part of a of Israel departed from the pres

to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.

Ezra ii, 69. They gave after their ability, unto the treasure of the work, threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.

bath out of the cor, which is an
homer of ten baths; for ten baths
ence of Moses. And they came,
are an homer: And one lamb out him up, and every one whom his
every one whose heart stirred
out of the fat pastures of Israel, brought the LORD's offering to the
of the flock, out of two hundred, spirit made willing, and they
for a meat-offering, and for a work of the tabernacle of the con-
burnt-offering, and for peace-gregation, and for all his service,
offerings, to make reconciliation and for the holy garments. The
for them, saith the Lord GOD. children of Israel brought a will-
All the people of the land shall
give this oblation for the prince
in Israel.

Ezra vil, 16-18. And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the free-will-offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house children of Israel, that they Exod. xxv, 2. Speak unto the of their God which is in Jerusa- bring me an offering: of every lem; That thou mayest buy speed- man that giveth it willingly with fly with this money bullocks, his heart ye shall take my offerrams, lambs, with their meat-ing. offerings, and their drink - offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God

which is in Jerusalem.

whatsoever shall seem good to And thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your

God.

Neh. vii, 70-72. And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work: the Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments. And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver. And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of

ash said to the priests, All the 2 Kings xii, 4, 9, 10. And Jehomoney of the dedicated things the LORD, even the money of that is brought into the house of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that bring into the house of the LORD. cometh into any man's heart to But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in hags, and told the 469

ing offering unto the LORD every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring, for all manner of work which the LORD had commanded to be made

by the hand of Moses.

ceived of Moses all the offering
Exod. xxxvi, 3--7. And they re-
which the children of Israel had
withal.
brought for the work of the ser-
vice of the sanctuary, to make it

the

unto him free-offerings every And they brought yet that wrought all the work of the morning. And all the wise men, sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made; And they spake unto Moses, saying, than enough for The people bring much more of the work which the LORD commanded to make. service gave commandment, and they caused And Moses throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man be proclaimed any more work for the offering of nor woman make the sanctuary. were restrained from bringing. For the stuff they had was sufficiSo the people ent for all the work to make it, and too much.

it to

1 Chron. xxix, 6, 17. Then the

chief of the fathers, and princes of if he that sanctified the field will the tribes of Israel, and the cap-in any wise redeem it, then he tains of thousands and of hun- shall add the fifth part of the dreds, with the rulers over the money of thy estimation unto it, king's work, offered willingly. and it shall be assured to him. I know also, my God, that thou And if he will not redeem the triest the heart, and hast pleasure field, or if he have sold the field in uprightness. As for me, in the to another man, it shall not be reuprightness of mine heart I have deemed any more. But the field, willingly offered all these things: when it goeth out in the jubilee, and now have I seen with joy thy shall be holy unto the LORD, as people, which are present here, to a field devoted; the possession offer willingly unto thee. thereof shall be the priest's. And if a man sanctify unto the LORD which is not of the fields of his a field which he hath bought, possession; Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubilee: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD. Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD, of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD. None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.

Ezra ii, 68. And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to set it up in his place.

DEVOTED THINGS. Lev. xxvii, 2. 8-23, 28, 29. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation. But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him. And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy. He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy. An 1 if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest: And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be. But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation. And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall Lo his. And if a man shall sanc

tify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof; an homer of barley-seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy estimation it shall stand. But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubilee, and it shall be abated from thy estimation. And

Num. xviii, 14. Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.

1 Kings vii, 51. So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.

1 Kings xv, 15. And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.

1 Chron. xviii, 9-11. Now when Tou king of Hamath heard, how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah, He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold, and silver, and brass. Them also king with the silver and the gold that David dedica ed unto the LORD, he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

2 Chron. xv, 18. And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

Neh. x, 34. And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites,

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ROYAL GIFTS.

1 Chron. xxii, 14. Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.

1 Chron. xxviil, 13-17. Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD. He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service: Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof, and for the candlesticks, of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick. And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver: Also pure gold for the flesh-hooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver.

1 Chron. xxix, 3. Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have and silver, which I have given to of mine own proper good, of gold the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house.

2 Chron. Xxx, 24. For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.

2 Chron. xxxl, 8. He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt-offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt-offerings, and the burntofferings for the sabbaths, and for the new-moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD.

Ezra vi, 8, 9. Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews, for the building of this house of God; that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expences be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt-offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the commandment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail.

II.

(PROPHETS, see under
PROPHECY.)

III.

UNDER THE NEW
DISPENSATION.

APOSTLES.

Matth. x, 1. And when he had called unto him his twelve disagainst unclean spirits, to cast ciples, he gave them power them out, and to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease.

Mark ii, 14. And as he passed
by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus
sitting at the receipt of custom,
and said unto him. Follow me.
And he arose and followed him.

him the twelve, and began to
Mark vi, 7. And he called unto
send them forth by two and two;
and gave them power over un-
clean spirits.

day, he called unto him his dis-
Luke vi, 19. And when it was
ciples: and of them he chose
twelve, whom also he named
Apostles.

THEIR NAMES.

Ezra vii, 14, 15, 20-23. Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand; And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the twelve apostles are these; Matth. x, 2-4. Now the names of the God of Israel, whose habita- The first, Simon, who is called tion is in Jerusalem; And what- Peter, and Andrew his brother; soever more shall be needful for James the son of Zebedee, and the house of thy God, which thou John his brother; Philip, and shalt have occasion to bestow, Bartholomew; bestow it out of the king's treas- Matthew the Publican; James the Thomas, and ure-house. And I, eren I Artax-son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, erxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasures which are Simon the Canaanite, and Judas whose surname was Thaddeus; beyond the river, that whatso- Iscariot, who also betrayed him. ever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily, Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

Ps. Ixvill, 29. Because of thy temple at Jerusalem, shall kings bring presents unto thee.

Ezek. xlv, 17. And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt-offerings, and meat-offerings, and drink-offerings, in the feasts, and in the new-moons, and in the Babbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin-offering, and the meatoffering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.

Luke vi, 14-16. Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes, And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

ed two, Joseph called Barsabas, Acts i, 23-26. And they appointwho was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, That he may take part of from which Judas by transgresthis ministry and apostleship, sion fell, that he might go to his their lots: and the lot fell upon own place. And they gave forth Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

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of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Matth. xvili, 18. Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

nesses of these things.
Luke xxiv, 48. And ye are wit-

bear witness, because ye have
John xv, 27. And ye also shall
been with me from the begin-
ning.

John xx, 23. Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

Acts i, 21, 22. Wherefore, of Lord Jesus went in and out these men which have companied with us all the time that the among us, Beginning from the us, must one be ordained to be a baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from witness with us of his resurrec

tion.

Acts xv, 22, 23. Then pleased men of their own company, to the whole church, to send chosen it the apostles and elders, with Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: And they wrote The apostles and elders letters by them after this manner; brethren send greeting unto the and tiles in Antioch, and Syria, and brethren which are of the GenCilicia.

through the cities, they delivered Acts xvi, 4. And as they went them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

his witness unto all men of what Acts xxii, 15. For thou shalt be thou hast seen and heard.

or in love, and in the spirit of shall I come unto you with a rod, 1 Cor. iv, 21. What will ye? meekness?

1 Cor. ix, 3-5. Mine answer to them that do examine me is this; Have we not power to eat and to drink? Have we not power to as other apostles, and as the lead about a sister, a wife, as well brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

a man is this punishment, which
2 Cor. ii, 6-10. Sufficient to such
was inflicted of many. So that
contrariwise, ye ought rather to
forgive him, and comfort him, lest
perhaps such an one should be
sorrow.
swallowed up with overmuch
you, that ye would confirm your
Wherefore I beseech

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