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LECTURE IV.
HISTORY OF DEBORAH
Judg. v. 1, 5.-Then sang Deborah, and Barak the son of
Abinoam, on that day, saying, Praise ye the Lord for the
avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered them-
selves. Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes: I,
even I will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the
Lord God of Israel. Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir,
when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth
trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also drop-
ped water. The mountains melted from before the Lord,
even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.
LECTURE V.
HISTORY OF DEBORAH.
Judg. v. 12, 13.-Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake,
utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive,
thou son of Abinoam. Then he made him that remaineth
have dominion over the nobles among the people: the
Lord made me have dominion over the mighty.
LECTURE VI.
Judg. v. 20, 21.-They fought from heaven; the stars in
their courses fought against Sisera. The river of Kishon
swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon : 0,
my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
LECTURE VII.
HISTORY OF RUTH.
Ruth i. 1, 5-Now it came to pass in the days when the
judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a
certain man of Beth-le-hem-Judah went to sojourn in the
country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. And
the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his
wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chi-
lion, Ephrathites of Beth-le-hem-Judah. And they came
into the country of Moab, and continued there. And Eli-
melech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left and her
two sons. And they took them wives of the women of
Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of
the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
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And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the
woman was left of her two sons, and her husband.
LECTURE VIII.
Ruth i. 14, 18.And they lift up their voice, and wept again :
and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth clave unto
her. And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back
unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy
sister-in-law. And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave
thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither
thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will
lodge thy people shall be my people, and thy God my
God: where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be bu-
ried the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but
death part thee and me. When she saw that she was sted-
fastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto
her.
LECTURE IX.
Ruth i. 19, 22.-So they two went until they came to Beth-
lehem. And it came to pass when they were come to
Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them; and
they said, Is this Naomi ? And she said unto them, Call me
not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt
very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the Lord hath
brought me home again empty: Why then call ye me Na-
omi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Al-
mighty hath afflicted me? So Naomi returned, and Ruth,
the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law with her, which return-
ed out of the country of Moab. And they came to Beth-
lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
LECTURE X.
Ruth ii. 1, 3.-And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's,
a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and
his name was Boaz. And Ruth, the Moabitess, said unto
Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn
after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said
unto her, Go, my daughter. And she went, and came,
and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was
to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was
of the kindred of Elimelech.
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LECTURE XI.
Ruth ii. 4. And behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and
said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you; and they
answered him, The Lord bless thee.
LECTURE XII.
Ruth ii. 5, 17.-Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set
over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? And the servant
that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the
Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the
country of Moab and she said, I pray you, let me glean,
and gather after the reapers amongst the sheaves: so she
came, and hath continued even from the morning until now,
that she tarried a little in the house. Then said Boaz unto
Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in
another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by
my maidens. Let thine eyes be on the field that they do
reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the
young men that they shall not touch thee? And when thou
art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which
the young men have drawn. Then she fell on her face,
and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why
have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take
knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? And Boaz an-
swered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me all
that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the death
of thine husband and how thou hast left thy father and
thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto
a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The Lord
recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of
the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come
to trust. Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my
lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou
hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not
like unto one of thine handmaidens. And Boaz said unto
her, At meal-time come thou hither, and eat of the bread,
and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the
reapers and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat,
and was sufficed, and left. And when she was risen up to
glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her
glean even amoug the sheaves, and reproach her not. And
let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and
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leave them that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she
had gleaned and it was about an ephah of barley.
LECTURE XIII.
Ruth ii. 19, 23, and iii. 1.—And her mother-in-law said unto
her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wrought-
est thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee.
And she shewed her mother-in-law with whom she had
wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought
to-day is Boaz. And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-
law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his
kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said
unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next
kinsmen. And Ruth, the Moabitess, said, He said unto
me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they
have ended all my harvest. And Naomi said unto Ruth
her daughter-in-law. It is good, my daughter, that thou go
out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other
field. So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean
unto the end of barley harvest, and of wheat harvest; and
dwelt with her mother-in-law. Then Naomi, her mother-
in-law, said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest
for thee, that it may be well with thee?
LECTURE XIV.
Ruth iv. 13, 17.-So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife :
and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her concep-
tion, and she bare a son. And the women said unto Nao-
mi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day
without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nou-
risher of thine old age. For thy daughter-in-law, which
loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath
born him. And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her
bosom, and became nurse unto it. And the women her
neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to
Naomi, and they called his name Obed. He is the father
of Jesse, the father of David.
LECTURE XV.
HISTORY OF HANNAH THE MOTHER OF
SAMUEL.
1 Sam. i. 1, 8.-Now there was a certain man of Ramath- aim-Zophim, of Mount Ephraim, and his name was Elka-
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nah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu,
the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. And he had two wives;
the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other
Peninnah and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no
children. And this man went up out of his city yearly, to
worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of Hosts in Shiloh.
And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests
of the Lord were there. And when the time was that Elka-
nah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her
sons and daughters, portions. But unto Hannah he gave
a worthy portion: for he loved Hannah; but the Lord had
shut up her womb. And her adversary also provoked her
sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up
her womb. And as he did so year by year, when she went
up to the house of the Lord; so she provoked her; there-
fore she wept, and did not eat. Then said Elkanah her
husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why
eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? Am not I
better to thee than ten sons?
LECTURE XVI.
HISTORY OF HANNAH.
1 Sam. i. 9, 18.-So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in
Shiloh, and after they had drank. Now Eli the priest sat upon
a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord. And she was in
bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.
And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of Hosts, if thou
wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and re-
member me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give
unto thine handmaid a man-child, then I will give him unto
the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor
come upon his head. And it came to pass as she continued
praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth. Now
Hannah, she spake in her heart, only her lips moved, but
her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had
been drunken. And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou
be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. And Hannah
answered and said, No, my Lord, I am a woman of a sor-
rowful spirit: I have drank neither wine nor strong drink,
but have poured out my soul before the Lord. Count not
thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the
abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hither-
to. Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the
God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked
of him. And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in
thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and
her countenance was no more sad.
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