Sermons and Biblical Studies

Numbers Autor: T. De Witt Talmage

Sprinkled and Cleansed Lev_14:5-7 : ’93And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel, over running water. As for the Jiving bird, he shall take it, and the cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the … Continue reading “048. Sprinkled and Cleansed”

An Obnoxious Diet Lev_11:13-30 : ’93And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls… the owl, the vulture, and the bat… These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth… the chameleon… and the snail.’94 The Bible offers every possible variety of theme, of … Continue reading “047. An Obnoxious Diet”

Leviticus Autor: T. De Witt Talmage

The Gospel Looking-Glass Exo_38:8 : ’93And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the looking-glasses of the women assembling.’94 We often hear about the Gospel in John and the Gospel in Luke and the Gospel in Matthew; but there is just as surely a Gospel of Moses and … Continue reading “045. The Gospel Looking-Glass”

The Ballot-Box Exo_37:1 : ’93Two cubits and a-half was the length of it, and a cubit and a-half was the breadth of it, and a cubit and a-half was the height of it.’94 Look at it!’97the sacred chest of the ancients, about five feet long, three feet wide, and three feet high. Within and without … Continue reading “044. The Ballot-Box”

The Golden Calf Exo_32:20 : ’93And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.’94 People will have a god of some kind, and they prefer one of their own … Continue reading “043. The Golden Calf”

Abolition of Sunday Exo_31:13 : ’93Verily my Sabbaths ye shall keep.’94 While the evangelical denominations put especial emphasis upon the sanctity of the Sabbath, I am glad to know that the wisdom of resting one day in the seven is almost universally acknowledged. Men have found out that they can do more work in six … Continue reading “042. Abolition of Sunday”

The Conchology of the Bible; or, God Among the Shells Exo_30:34 : ’93And the Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha.’94 You may not have noticed the shells of the Bible, although in this early part of the sacred Book God calls you to consider and employ them, as he … Continue reading “041. The Conchology of the Bible; or, God Among the Shells”

Plagiarism Exo_20:15 : ’93Thou shalt not steal.’94 Steal what? Overcoats? Furniture? Dry-goods? Horses? United States bonds? Merchandise? Silver? Gold? Do not so limit the command. This Sinaitic thunder rolls out not only against the purloining of the goods of others, but against the theft of intellectual possessions. It is high time that somewhere a sermon … Continue reading “040. Plagiarism”