Sermons and Biblical Studies

The Chronology of the Bible; or, God Among the Centuries A New Year’92s sermon. Deu_32:7 : ’93Consider the years of many generations.’94 At twelve o’92clock last night, while so many good people were watching, an old friend passed out of our homes and a stranger entered. The old friend making valedictory was the departing year; … Continue reading “059. The Chronology of the Bible; or, God Among the Centuries”

Dominion of Fashion Deu_22:5 : ’93The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’92s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.’94 God thought womanly attire of enough importance to have it discussed in the Bible. Paul, the apostle, by … Continue reading “058. Dominion of Fashion”

Martyrdom at Lucknow Deu_20:19 : ’93When thou shalt besiege a city a long time in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an ax against them.’94 The awfulest thing in war is besiegement, for to the work of deadly weapons it adds hunger and starvation and … Continue reading “057. Martyrdom at Lucknow”

Spiritualism an Imposture Deu_18:10; Deu_18:12 : ’93There shall not be found among you any consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer, for all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord.’94 We are surrounded by mystery. Before us, behind us, to the right of us, to the left of us, … Continue reading “056. Spiritualism an Imposture”

The Christ-Land Deu_8:7 : ’93The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land.’94 Out of the sixty-four millions of our present American population and the millions of our past, only about five thousand have ever visited the Holy Land. Of all those who cross to Europe, less than five per cent. ever get as … Continue reading “055. The Christ-Land”

The Hornet’92s Mission Deu_7:20 : ’93The Lord thy God will send the hornet.’94 It seems as if the insectile world were determined to extirpate the human race. It bombards the grain fields and the orchards and the vineyards. The Colorado beetle, the Nebraska grasshopper, the New Jersey locust, the universal potato-beetle, seem to carry on … Continue reading “054. The Hornet’s Mission”

Half a Planet Deu_3:27 : ’93Lift up thine eyes westward.’94 So God said to Moses in Bible times, and so he said to Christoforo Colombo, the son of a wool-comber of Genoa, more than four hundred years ago. As if to condemn the slur that different ages put upon mothers-in-law, the mother-in-law of Columbus gave … Continue reading “053. Half a Planet”

The Giant’92s Bedstead Deu_3:11 : ’93Only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof and four cubits the breadth of it.’94 The story of giants is mixed with myth. … Continue reading “052. The Giant’s Bedstead”

Deuteronomy Autor: T. De Witt Talmage

Among the Bedouins Num_10:31 : ’93Forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness.’94 Night after night we have slept in tent in Palestine. There are large villages of Bedouins without a house, and for three thousand years the people of those places have lived in black tents, made out of dyed … Continue reading “050. Among the Bedouins”