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Extra value meals are back. Get a big something extra. With a big Mac or 10-piece McNuggets, fries and a medium Coke all for just $9. Limited time only, promotion pricing may be lower than meal pricing. Ba-da-ba-ba-ba. Section one of my Bible history, O Testament. This is a liberal box recording. All liberal box recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit libravox.org. My Bible history, O Testament, by Master of End Lewis Lerivore Moral. Creation. God has always lived. He had no beginning, and he will have no end. There was a time when only God lived. Then out of nothing, by His Almighty power, He made everything, heaven and earth, and all things in heaven and on earth. Out of nothing, God created the earth. At first it was dark and all covered with water. Then God said, be light made,
and at once light appeared. God separated light from darkness. He called the light day and the darkness night. This was all done the first day. On the second day, God said, let there be a sky to divide the waters above and below. The blue sky was made, God called it heaven. On the third day, God spoke, let the waters under heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear, let this dry land ring forth grass and trees and plants of every kind. So everything was done. God called the waters it sees, and the dry land he called earth. On the fourth day, God created the sun, the moon and the stars. He said, let these heavenly lights separate day from night, let them mark the days, the seasons and the years. On the fifth day, God created the fishes and other creatures that were to live in the seas. He also made birds and other creatures that were to fly in the sky.
God blessed them, saying, increase and multiply. On the sixth day, God made all the animals that were to live on the ground. Then God said, I shall make man in my image. I shall make man to roll over all the things that I have created. God formed man out of the dust of the earth, and he breathed into him a soul that will never die. And God saw all the things that he had made, and they were very good. On the seventh day, God rested from his work. He blessed the day and made it holy. Catholics are obliged to keep Sundays and holidays of obligation holy by hearing Mass and abstaining from a survival work. In the section one. Section two of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Moral. The slurvox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Dris, the Battle of the Angels. Before the creation of man, God made angels.
They were to adore God and carry out his commands. They are pure spirits. That is, they have souls only in their bodies. This is why we cannot see angels. God wanted the angels to live forever in heaven with him. He made them so beautiful that we cannot imagine their loveliness. When he made them, they were all perfectly beautiful, good and holy. They were in the grace of God and very happy with him. Of all the angels, most wonderful for his glory and beauty was Lucifer, which means bearer of light. This beauty and glory had all come from God, but instead of blessing his creator, Lucifer became very proud of himself. At last he came to think himself as great as God. Lucifer cried out against God. I will not obey. Having tempted other angels to join him, he let them revolt against God crying. I will be like the most high. Now the Archangel Michael loved God and was faithful crying.
Who was like God? He called good angels to join him against Lucifer and his wicked angels and a great battle took place. Michael and his good angels drove Lucifer in the wicked ones into hell. Lucifer, who was all glory and beauty, is now called Satan, the devil, the demon. No one can imagine his wickedness and ugliness and the bad angels in hell are devils like their head, Satan. God rewarded the good angels with everlasting happiness with him in heaven, but God punished Satan and the other devils in hell forever. There are nine choirs of angels, Saraphim, Cherubim, Throne, Dominations, Virtues, Powers, Principleites, Archangels, and Angels. Among the angels, the ones given individual charge of men are the Guardian Angels. They garden protect us and inspire us with good thoughts. They are always nearest. We should try to listen to their advice and pray to them in all dangers.
Each of us has a guardian angel into whose care God gave us. Devils may tempt us to sin, but with the grace of God we can fight against these temptations. We must fly from temptations and occasions of sin. And a section two. Section three of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This lip of ox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Trees. Adam and Eve in Paradise. God called the first man Adam. God loved him and planted a beautiful garden for him to live in. This was the Garden of Eden, or Paradise. In Paradise God put all kinds of trees, plants, flowers, and fruits. He made a clear river that flowed through it. He brought beasts and birds before Adam that he might give them names. Then in the middle of the Garden God planted two trees,
the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Calling Adam God said to him, You may eat of the fruit of every other tree in the Garden, but you must not eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. If you eat of it, you shall surely die. God and His goodness and wisdom wish to give man the precious gift of liberty or free will. This is his freedom to choose between good and evil. If man chooses the good, he will receive an eternal reward in heaven. But if he disobeys God and chooses evil, he will be punished in hell. God is good, but he is also a just. He rewards the good and punishes the wicked. Then God said to himself, It is not good for man to be alone. Let us make a companion like unto him. So God put Adam to sleep and taking one of his ribs formed out of it a woman. When Adam awoke, God gave him the woman for his companion.
She was called Eve, meaning Mother of all the living. Adam said to Eve, This now is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. In this way, God instituted the ordinance of marriage in the Garden of Paradise. When Jesus Christ came on earth, He raised marriage to the dignity of a sacrament. He honored it by his first miracle at Cana of Galilee. Adam and Eve were very happy and paradise. The Tree of Life kept them free from sickness and death. They had everything their hearts could desire. Best of all, they had the love of God. They were in God's grace. The Tree of Life is a figure of the blessed sacrament of the altar, of which it is written. He who is fed by it shall live forever. End of Section 3 Section 4 of my Bible History, Old Testament by Bishop Moral. Thus the Bavox recording is in the public domain, according by Maria Trees.
Man's first sin. In Paradise, Adam and Eve had everything their hearts could desire. They felt neither pain nor want nor sorrow. To them God had promised the mortality, as long as they were obedient, they would not die. But Satan, the Prince of Devils, was jealous. He resolved attempt Adam and Eve to disobey God. For this Satan made use of the serpent. One day Eve was near the Tree of Knowledge of God and Eve. The devil in the serpent asked her, Why has God commanded you that you should not eat of every Tree of Paradise? Eve answered, Of the Fruit of the Trees that are in Paradise, we do eat. But of the Fruit of the Tree which is in the Mist of Paradise, God has commanded us that we should not eat and that we should not touch it, less perhaps we die. But the devil, tempting Eve, said, No, you shall not die. God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes shall be opened and you shall be thy gods,
knowing good and evil. Eve did not turn away from the Tempter, as she should have done it once. She listened to him and so was led into sin. She looked at the Tree and at the Fruit. She thought that she would like to be as great as God. At last Eve wanted to eat the Fruit, although she knew that God had forbidden it. She plucked the Fruit and ate it. She gave some to Adam and he also ate it. Adam and Eve knowingly and willfully disobey God, they committed sin. As soon as Adam and Eve had eaten, they felt how ugly their sin was. They were filled with shame and fear. They stood together fig leaves, and made themselves close to cover their nakedness. When Adam and Eve heard God walking in the garden, they ran to hide themselves among the trees. They foolishly thought that they could hide from him. By this sin, our first parents lost the grace of God. Since then, all their children have been born
in the state of original sin. MacDonald's is putting value back on the menu, whether you're craving a Big Mac, McNuggets or sausage egg and cheese, McGrittle's, make it a meal and save. Your favorite is now your wallet's favorite too. Extra value meals are back. Get a big something extra. With a Big Mac or 10-piece McNuggets, fries and a medium Coke all for just $9. Limited time only, promotion pricing may be lower than meal pricing. Ba-da-ba-ba-ba. Toyota's easy choice sales event is on. Whether you're looking for the performance of a camera, the versatility of Arab 4, the efficiency of a Corolla, or all electric driving in the BZ, there's a Toyota that's just right for you. And with great deals across the lineup, now's the time to find yours. But hurry, these deals won't last long. Toyota's easy choice sales event ends soon. We make it easy. Toyota, let's go places.
McDolls is putting value back on the menu. Whether you're craving a Big Mac, McNuggets are sausage egg and cheese McGrittle's, make it a meal and save. Your favorite is now your wallet's favorite too. Extra value meals are back. Get a big something extra. With a Big Mac or 10-piece McNuggets, fries and a medium Coke all for just $9. Limited time only, promotion pricing may be lower than meal pricing. Ba-da-ba-ba-ba. That is, without the grace of God, original sin is washed away in the sacrament of baptism. End of section 4. Section 5 of My Bible History, Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This lip or vox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. The Punishment for Disobedience. In the garden, God called Adam, where are you?
Adam came forth from his hiding place and answered, I heard your voice and paradise and I was afraid. God asked Adam why he'd eaten of the forbidden fruit. Adam tried to excuse himself, saying, the woman whom you gave me to be my companion gave me a blood tree and I did eat. God turned to Eve and asked, why have you done this? Eve replied, the serpent deceived me and I did eat. Then God said to the serpent, because you have done this thing, you are cursed among all cattle and beasts of the earth. God condemned the serpent to crawl upon the ground and to eat dirt always. God said to the serpent, I will put imanatees between you and the woman in your seed and her seed. She shall crush your head. In these words, God foretold the coming of a Redeemer to save mankind from the devil, a Redeemer to be born of the blessed Virgin. God told Eve that because of her disobedience,
she should bring forth her children in sorrow and pain and that she should always be subject to her husband. Turning to Adam, God rebuked him and said, cursed is the earth in your work. With labor and toil, you shall eat thereof all the days of your life. You shall eat of the herbs of the earth and the sweat of your face shall you eat bread until you return to the earth, out of which you were taken, for you are dust and into dust you shall return. God then clothed Adam and Eve in garments of skins and sent them out of paradise. At the gate, he placed cherubin with a flaming sword, turning every way to prevent their return. Because of their disobedience, our first parents were driven out of paradise until a world of suffering. All the miseries we suffer on earth are the results of our first parent sin and of our own sins. They are the punishment for breaking God's commands. End of Section 5
Section 6 of my Bible history, O Testament, my Bishop Moral, the slipper box recording is in the public domain recording by Maria Teresa. Kane and Abel. Kane and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve. Kane grew up to be a farmer, Abel became a shepherd, Kane was envious and cruel, Abel was loving and kind. One day, Kane and Abel both offered gifts to God, Kane offered some fruit and grain that he had raised, Abel brought some little limbs from his flock. God looked in the heart of Kane and saw that it was full of wickedness. He therefore refused Kane's gift. But when God looked in the heart of Abel, he saw it full with goodness. He therefore accepted Abel's gift with pleasure. This may came more jealous than ever. He made up his mind to kill Abel. Sometime later, Kane asked Abel to go with him into the fields. When they had walked some distance and there were no other people near, Kane struck down his brother Abel and killed him.
God saw everything that Kane had done. He asked Kane, where is your brother Abel? Kane tried to hide his sin from God. He answered, I know not, am I my brother's keeper? God rebuked him, saying, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood crides out to me, cursed shall you be upon the earth that has received your brother's blood. When you plow it, it shall not yield to you its fruit. You shall be a wanderer upon the earth. Hearing how he was to be punished, Kane cried out in despair. My sin is too great to be pardoned. I must hide myself in your face. Everyone that finds me will kill me. The God answered, No, it shall not be so. Whoever kills Kane, shall be punished sevenfold. And God set a mark upon Kane as a sign so that no one should kill him. Kane went forth to wander over the earth and to suffer for his sin. His children also suffered for their father's sins.
We should not be like Kane who tried to hide his sins from God. If we fall into sin, we should at once be sorry for our sin. Go to confession and resolve never to sin anymore. End of Section 6 Section 7 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral. The slip of box recording is in the public to remain recording by Maria Trees. The Ark of Noah. When Adam and Eve learned how Kane had murdered Abel, they were very sad. God taking pity on them sent them another son whom they called Seth. The son grew up to be a good man. The children of Seth honored God and lived according to his laws. Because of their goodness they were called children of God. The children of Kane, however grew up full of wickedness. They neither sought God nor wished to serve him. After a while, the children of Kane began to marry the children of Seth.
Then the sons and daughters of one to these parents also became wicked. At last most of the men on earth turned evil because of the children of Kane. When God saw how men forgot and disobeyed him, he was full of sorrow. He said, I am sorry that I ever created the earth. Now men are unclean because of sin. I will destroy them all in all other living creatures. I will wipe every living thing from the face of the earth. Among the wicked people they lived a good man, Noah, who still loved God. So God said to him, men have turned away from me and have defiled themselves and the good earth that I created. They no longer seek me nor obey my commands. I will destroy them. I will send rain for forty days. A great fledge I rise to wipe away every living creature from the face of the earth. But because you honor and obey me, I shall spare you. Go therefore and build an ark of wood. When it is finished, take your wife, your sons, and their family sent into the ark
that you may be saved. Noah did all that God commanded. He built an ark of wood. It was three stories high and was divided into little rooms. It took Noah over one hundred years to build it. Then with his family, Noah entered the ark. God also told him to carry enough food and to take with him seven pairs of certain animals and two pairs of the other animals. When all of them had entered, the door was closed and fastened. What a fearful thing sin must be that God should have decided to punish it by forty days of flood. In the section seven. Section eight of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This lip of ox recording is in the public domain according by Maria Teresa. The great flood about twenty five hundred BC. After the closing of Noah's ark, God sent the rain and torrents upon the earth.
For forty days and forty nights every rain fell and flooded the land. The waters rose higher and higher till even the mountains were covered. Every living thing, bird, beast, and man was drowned. All living things died except those that were on the ark. After forty days, the rain stopped, but the waters remained on the earth for one hundred and fifty days. Then a wind blew over the earth and the flood went down. The water sank away from the earth until one day the ark stood still. It had come to rest on the top of a mountain. Noah waited forty days. Then he opened the window of the ark and sent out a raven. The raven flew back and forth over the waters but did not return to the ark. Then Noah sent out a dove. Finding no place on which to a light the dove returned to the ark. After another week Noah again sent out the dove and the evening it returned with a green out of branch in his beak. By this Noah knew that the waters were growing less over the earth. After one more week Noah sent forth the dove
a third time. It did not return and Noah knew that the waters were no longer covering the earth. And so Noah with his wife, his sons, their families and all living creatures went forth out of the ark onto the dry land. Noah was very grateful to God. He built an altar and upon it offered to sacrifice a thanksgiving to God. God was pleased with Noah and promised. The waters will never again become a flood to destroy all living things. This is the sign of our agreement. I will put the rainbow in the sky. Whenever it appears, I will remember my promise. Then God blessed Noah and all the other creatures that have been saved. He said increase and multiply and replenish the earth. The ark of Noah is the figure of the Catholic Church, found in Barrel, Lord Jesus Christ, the one place of refuge in which we may find salvation. In the section eight. Section nine of my Bible history,
Old Testament by Bishop Moral. The slumber fox recording is in the public domain recording by Maria Trees. The Tower of Babel. Noah had three sons, Sim, Cham, and Jaffat. They helped him take care of his vineyard. Once when the time came together the grapes, Noah drunk too much wine because he did not know its strength. Toyota's easy choice sales event is on. Whether you're looking for the performance of the camera, the versatility of Arab 4, the efficiency of a Corolla or all electric driving in the BZ. There's a Toyota that's just right for you. And with great deals across the lineup, now's the time to find yours. But hurry, these deals won't last long. Toyota's easy choice sales event ends soon. We make it easy. Toyota, let's go places. Meet the Red Bull Dragonberry Emergizer. It's one of the many new drinks out now. Who knew ice cold drinks could be so?
Fire. Try them all only at my dogs. Toyota's easy choice sales event is on. Whether you're looking for the performance of the camera, the versatility of Arab 4, the efficiency of a Corolla or all electric driving in the BZ. There's a Toyota that's just right for you. And with great deals across the lineup, now's the time to find yours. But hurry, these deals won't last long. Toyota's easy choice sales event ends soon. We make it easy. Toyota, let's go places. Becoming very drunk, Eley exposed in his tent. Chams saw him. Instead of covering his father, he went laughing to tell his brothers. Simon Jaffet, filled with full-lead-old love, went to where Noah slept, and walking backwards, covered their father. When Noah awoke and learned what had taken place, he cursed Chams the sentence through Chams' son, Kenan. But he blessed Simon Jaffet.
Noah lived for about 950 years. After his death, many of his descendants forgot God. They became proud and ungrateful. They were so numerous that many families had to move to distant lands. But before separating, they resolved in their pride to build a city and tower that would reach up to heaven. Their pride was quickly punished. God can found out their speech. That is, he made them talk in different languages. Before that time, they had only one language. Now they could not understand each other. This is why the tower was called Babel, because of the confusion of tongues. Giving up their plan of the tower, which they had already started, the builders gathered all over the earth. The descendants of Simon, from whom the Israelites sprang, spread over the greater part of Asia. Those of Chams settled in Africa, while those of Jaffet passed over to Europe. In their wanderings, the foolish workmen of Babel carried with them a remembrance of the flood and of the existence of a supreme being.
This is why even among uncivilized tribes, we find the tradition of these beliefs had ever distorted by ignorance and superstition. Babel, a monument of pride, destroyed the unity of language. Unbelief or heresy resolved a pride, destroyed the unity of faith. Let us ever guard against pride. In the Section 9. Section 10 of My Bible History Old Testament to Pipech at Marl, this the bevoxed recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. The promise to Abraham. At Heron in the midst of a wicked world, there lived a good man named Abram. He was chosen to carry on the knowledge of the true God, whom others had forgotten. Therefore, a God called Abram and said to him, Abram, leave your country and go to the land of Canaan. Abram did as God commanded him.
He was obedient, although it was hard for him to leave his old home in his friends. With his wife, Aceri, his nephew Lot, and his helpers and flocks, he went to Canaan. To reward him, God made him this promise. I will give you in your children the land of Canaan. You shall be the father of a great people. Through you, O nation shall be blessed. From that time on, because God had promised the land of Canaan to Abram, it was called the promised land. God blessed Abram, and the years following, he gave him great riches. His flocks increased rapidly, yet, though Abram was already very old, God had not given him a son. Remembering how God had promised that he should be the father of a great people, Abram prayed fervently, he asked, I die without children, shall I have to give all my riches to the son of one of my servants? God heard Abram's prayer, and the night God called him out of his tent and said, look up Abram and try to count the stars in the sky if you can.
Your children and your children's children shall be his numerous as those stars. They shall inherit this land that I promised to you. Abram believed other God told him and waited patiently for a son. One day, God said to him, your name from now on shall be Abram and not Abram, because you shall be the father of many nations, and your wife's name shall be Sarah and no longer Sarah, because you shall be the mother of princes, for I will fulfill my promise to you and will give you a son. I will bless him, he shall be the father of kings and nations, you shall name him Isaac. Because Abraham obeyed whatever the Lord commanded him, God blessed him all his days. End of section 10. Section 11 of my Bible history Old Testament, by Bishop Moro. This the provokes recording is in the public domain recording by Maria Teresa. Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
In time, the flocks of Abraham and Lot increased and quarrels arose between their herdsmen, but Abraham loved peace, and therefore suggested that he in Lot separate. Lot went to live in Sodom, while Abraham remeaded Hebrew. One day three strangers came to Abraham's tent. He knew at once that one represented the Lord and that the other two were angels. He went with them some distance on their way to Sodom. God told Abraham that he was about to destroy the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, because their people had committed many impurities. Abraham was filled with pity for the people. He asked, will you destroy the just with the wicked? If there be fifty just men there, will you spare the cities for their sake? And the Lord said, I will. Abraham continued to proceeding for the cities. Finally, God promised, for the sake of ten just men, I will not destroy them. Abraham then returned home, but the two angels went on to Sodom.
The two angels went to the house of Lot. He received them gladly. The angels told Lot of the coming destruction of Sodom, in which they were not even ten just men. Upon learning of the arrival of the strangers, many people surrounded Lot's house, wishing to do them harm. However, the wicked plan did not work out because the people were miraculously struck with blindness and could not find the door of Lot's house. Early the next morning, the angels led Lot and his family out of the city. The angels warned them not to look back, but to flee the place at once. Out of curiosity, Lot's wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt. God reigned Brimstone and fire upon Sodom and Gomorrah. Everything, people, cattle, and houses were destroyed. The place where the cities were located was turned into a lake, what we now call the Dead Sea. No fishes can live in this lake, neither can plants grow on the shore. It is a fearful unlasting proof of God's punishment, a sins of impurity.
In the section 11. Section 12 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral, the slip of Vox recording is in the public domain recording by Maria Teresa. Abraham's test. Abraham and Sarah were at last given a son whom they named Isaac. They loved him with all their hearts because they had been sent as God had promised to gladden them in their old age. Abraham loved Isaac so much that God decided to test him to see whether he carried more for his son than for his God. To test Abraham's faith, God one night commanded him, take Isaac and go to a mountain that I shall show you. There are offer me your son as a sacrifice. Abraham's heart was filled with grief, but he had always obeyed God and he wanted to continue obeying him. Therefore, he prepared to do what God asked. Abraham cut wood for the sacrifice. With two servants in his son, he set out to find the place
that God would show him. Abraham and his companions traveled for three days until they came to the foot of a mountain, Mount Moriah. Abraham said to his servants, remain here with the ass, Isaac and Isaac will up the mountain to sacrifice, wait for our return. Abraham placed the wood upon the shoulders of Isaac. He himself carried the fire and a knife. Then he and Isaac went up the mountain. As they ascended, Isaac asked, Father, we have fire and wood, but where is the victim for the sacrifice? God will furnish a victim for the sacrifice. Abraham replied, finally, they came to the place for the sacrifice, making an altar, they arranged the wood on it. Then Abraham bound Isaac and laid him upon the wood. With knife up raised, Abraham was on the point of sacrificing Isaac when an angel called Abraham, do not kill your son. God knows now that you truly love him for you are ready to sacrifice Isaac at his command.
How happy Abraham was, looking around, he saw a sheep cut by the horns and some bushes. He took the sheep and offered him to God of the sacrifice instead of Isaac's son. Isaac willingly carrying the wood up Mount Moriah is the figure of Jesus Christ carrying his cross as the willing divine victim about to be offered up in sacrifice upon it. In a section 12. Section 13 of my Bible history, Old Testament, by Bishop Moral, this lip of fox recordings in the public domain recording by Maria Trees, Eliza, the faithful servant. Abraham was becoming very old. He wished before his death, the sea Isaac happily married. Therefore, he called his faithful servant Eliza and said, go to the country from where I came and from among my people ring a wife from my son Isaac. In preparation for the journey, Eliza loaded 10 camels with
rich gifts, then he departed for Heron in Mesopotamia, the place where Abraham had lived before he went to Canaan. Upon arriving in Heron, Eliza made his camels lie down near a well where each evening the women came to draw water. He begged God to let him know which of the women should be Isaac's bride. Eliza prayed, when I say to the one whom you want Isaac to marry, let down your picture that I may drink. Please make her answer drink and I will give your camels drink also. In this way, I shall be sure that I have chosen right. Almost before Eliza had done praying, I made an arrived to the picture on her shoulder, going down to the well she filled the picture. She was preparing to return home when Eliza went near and said to her, please let me drink from your picture. The girl replied, drink my lord at the same time quickly lowering the picture upon her arm. Then she hastened to fill it once more saying, I will draw water for your camels that they may also drink.
Upon hearing her answer, Eliza was filled with great joy. Whose daughter are you? He asked, tell me is there room in your father's house for me to stay tonight? The girl answered, I am Rebecca, daughter of one of Naker's sons. In our house, there is room for you and straw for your camels. Eliza bowed down and praised God, then taking earrings and bracelets he gave them to Rebecca as gifts. Rebecca ran home to tell her family about the visor and about all that had taken place in the section 13. Section 14 of my Bible History Old Testament, by Bishop Moral, this the provokes recording is in the public domain recording by Maria Trees. Isaac and Rebecca. When Laban Rebecca's brother heard what had happened to his sister at the well, he ran out to meet Eliza. He said, come in, the blessed of the Lord. Why do you stand outside?
I have prepared the house in a place for your camels. Laban took Eliza into his house and brought him some water to wash his feet. Then taking down the pack of these camels, he gave the animals food. Laban's mother and Rebecca brought food for Eliza, but Eliza would not eat till he had spoken of his errand. I am Abraham servant, he said. He told them how he prayed God to show him which girl was to be Isaac's wife and how God had answered his prayer. When the whole story had been told, Eliza turned to Laban and inquired, tell me what answer shall I take back to Abraham my master. They have been replied, the answer is in God's hands. It shall be as he wills. Take Rebecca, let her be the wife of Isaac. Eliza took the gifts he had brought and gave them to Rebecca to her mother and to Laban. Early the next morning, he prepared to return to Canaan. Laban and his mother blessed Rebecca. Then taking her nurse with her, Rebecca left with Eliza.
And Canaan, Isaac, had been waiting for return of Eliza. As he walked in the fields one evening thinking about the goodness of God, he saw on the distance some camels perching. He knew then that Eliza was returning home. When Rebecca saw Isaac, she lied it from her camel. Who is that man who is coming to meet us? She asked of Eliza. Eliza answered, he is my master, Isaac. And he then told Isaac that had been done in Heron. As soon as Isaac saw Rebecca, he loved her. Soon they were married and lived happily with her father, Abraham. Abraham gave Isaac his flocks, his liens and all the other riches with which God had blessed him. And a section 14. Section 15 of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Samuel, this liberal box recording is in the public domain recording by Maria Teresa. Massive potage.
For many years after their marriage, Isaac and Rebecca had met children. At last, however, God answered their prayers and gave them two sons, Esau and Jacob. Esau, the favorite of Isaac was the older. He grew up to be a hunter and was hairy and strong. Jacob, the favorite of Rebecca, became a shepherd. He stayed home much of the time. One day, as Jacob was cooking some vegetables, Esau came and tired from a day of hunting. He asked, give me some of that potage for I am very faint. Sell me your birthright, said Jacob, and I will give you some. As he was very hungry, Esau exclaimed, what good is my birthright? If I die because of my faintness, let it be done as you wish. In this way, Esau sold to Jacob his birthright for a mess of potage. Now, Isaac was grown very old and his eyes were dim. One day, fearing that he would soon die, he called his favorite son, Esau, and said, go, and when you have taken some game, cook me a dish of it, and bring it that I might eat,
the nice I blessed you before I die. Esau hurried out to do his Isaac bed, the Rebecca, having heard the words of her husband, called Jacob and told him all that she had heard. She said, bring me two young goats from the flock that I may cook them for your father. When the meat was cooked, Rebecca dressed Jacob and Esau's clothes, covered his neck in hands with the hairy skins, and sent him with the food to Isaac to get his brothers blossing. Meet the Red Bull Dragonberry Emergizer. It's one of the many new drinks out now. Who knew ice cold drinks could be so? Fire. Try them all only at McDonald's. Meet the Red Bull Dragonberry Emergizer. It's one of the many new drinks out now. Who knew ice cold drinks could be so? Fire. Try them all only at McDonald's. McDonald's is putting value back on the menu.
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The Hebrews by rejecting Jesus Christ have like Esau lost their birthright. God's blessing. End of section 15 Section 16 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Morrell. The slip of Vox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. Jacob's dream. Esau was full of anger and despair. He cried. Jacob made me sell him my birthright for a mess of potage, and now he has taken away my blessing. Esau was so angry that he swore vengeance against Jacob. Rebecca saw the anger of Esau, infired for Jacob. She said, Jacob, my son, your brother Esau is furious that you have taken away his blessing. I am afraid that he will want to kill you. Go to my brother, Leibin and Heron, and stay there until Esau's anger has passed. When that time comes, I will sin for you so that you may return.
Isaac, learning of Jacob's plan to go to Heron, called him and blessed him. He told him to find a bride among the daughters of Leibin. Jacob sat out on his journey to Heron. One night he stopped to rest in an open field. Taking a stone, he placed it under his head for a pillow. As Jacob slept, he had a strange dream. He thought he saw a tall ladder reaching her on earth, the heaven. Up and down the ladder, many angels went and at the top of the ladder there stood God. God said to Jacob, I am the Lord God of Abraham and Isaac. I will give to you and to your children the land where you are now lying. Your children shall be as numberless as the dust of the earth through you. All the people on earth shall be blessed. I shall be with you wherever you go to guide you and to watch over you. I shall bring you back to this land. I will never leave you until all that I have told you is done. Upon awakening, Jacob sat to himself. Surely God was here and I did not know it. This is the house of God and the gate of heaven.
And he called that place Bethel, which means house of God. Then he took the stone that he had used for a pillow, poured oil on it and set it up as a stone. This stone is a figure of our altars. They are consecrated with holy oil and on them Christ Himself dwells, acting as the successor between heaven and earth. In section 16. Section 17 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This liberal box recording is in the public domain, recording my Maria trees. Jacob and Rachel. On the way to Heron, Jacob came to a well near which flocks a sheep relying. A large stone covered the well. When all the flocks were there, the shepherds used to roll with the stone, let the sheep drink and then put back the stone over the well. Jacob went up to the shepherds of the flocks and asked, from where are you? From Heron, the answered, do you know Laban?
Ask Jacob. Some of the shepherds replied, yes, we know him. As they spoke, a young girl was seen coming driving her sheep towards the well. The shepherds said to Jacob, here comes Rachel, daughter of Laban, with her father's flocks. When Jacob saw Rachel, he rolled away the stone that covered the well's mouth so that her sheep might drink. I am Jacob, son of Rebecca, your father's sister, he said to her. Rachel received Jacob gladly. She ran to tell her father of his arrival. Upon hearing the good news, Laban hastened to welcome Jacob. Jacob told Laban why he had come to Heron. He asked me to stay and work for Laban. Laban consented. After a month, Laban asked, but wages do you want for your labor? Jacob answered, I will serve you seven years without wages if you will let me marry your daughter, Rachel. Laban agreed, saying, it is better that I should give her to you than to a stranger, that it be as you wish.
From that time, Jacob served Laban faithfully. He loved Rebecca and was glad to work for her. The seven years seemed only a short time. At last Jacob was given Rachel. In this way he found his wife and the land of his mother's people. Jacob and Rachel had many children. Even after his marriage, Jacob stayed with Laban and worked for him. God bless Jacob and gave him great riches. In time he owned large flocks. He became so rich that at last Laban became envious and even tried to cheat Jacob. In the section 17. Section 18 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This lip of vox recording is in the public domain, according by Maria Trees. The return of Jacob. Jacob stayed in her in 20 years. One night as he was sleeping, God spoke to him, telling him to return to Kenan.
Jacob therefore took all his family, all his flocks, camels and cattle, and started back to the land of Kenan. As Jacob came near to Kenan, he remembered why he had left it 20 years before. He remembered the anger of his brother Esau. Being very much afraid, Jacob sent ahead some messengers with gifts. To ask for him, Esau's forgiveness. When the messengers returned, they said, Esau is coming to meet you. He has 400 men with him. How afraid Jacob was. He thought that Esau was coming to destroy him and his companions, falling upon his needs. He prayed God to help him. That night as Jacob prayed, a stranger appeared and wrestled with him until dawn. As it was beginning to be light, the stranger said the Jacob, let me go for it is now dawn. But Jacob replied, I will not let you go until you bless me. What is your name? Ask the stranger. It is Jacob. For now, on to the stranger, you shall not be called Jacob, but Israel, which means strength of God.
For if you have been strong against God, how much more shall you prevail against men? He blessed Jacob and then disappeared. At last, Jacob knew that he had wrestled all night with an angel. He was glad because he believed he had been given a sign that God would protect him against the anger of Esau. In the morning, Jacob saw Esau coming toward him with 400 men. The moment Esau saw Jacob, he ran to meet him. Weeping, Esau embraced his brother Jacob. All his anger was gone. Jacob was very happy that his brother had forgiven him and gave Esau many gifts. Finally, Esau returned to his house. Jacob continued on his journey until he arrived at Hebron where Isaac his father lived. End of Section 18. Section 19 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral, this lip of ox recording is in the public domain, recording my Maria trees.
The coat of many colors. Jacob had 12 sons of whom his favorite was Joseph. To show his love for Joseph, Jacob gave him a coat of many colors. This made the other brothers very jealous of Joseph. When Joseph was 16 years old, he had two dreams. In one, he saw himself and his brothers finding sheaves of corn in a field. As they worked, his sheaves stood upright while his brother's sheaves stood around and bowed to it. In another dream, he saw the sun, the moon and eleven stars bowed down before him and honor him. Jacob wondered when he heard about Joseph's dreams. What, he cried, shall you rule over us, shall I in your mother and brothers bow down before you? One day, Jacob sent Joseph to the fields where his brothers were tending the flocks. When they saw him coming in the distance, they said, here comes that dreamer, let us kill him and throw his body into a pit. Al of jealousy, Joseph's brothers planned to kill him.
But Rubin, the oldest, wished to save Joseph's life. Rubin said, let us not kill him, let us throw him into a deep pit here in the wilderness, but let us not shed his blood. As soon as Joseph arrived, the brothers took away from him his coat of many colors. They cast him into a deep pit, then they sat down to eat, all except Rubin, who had gone away. After a while, some merchants passed on their way to Egypt. Judah, one of the brothers, said, what Google would do us to kill our brother, let us sell him to these merchants instead. The others agreed. They drew Joseph out of the pit and sold him to the merchants for twenty pieces of silver. The brothers dipped Joseph's coat in some goat's blood and took it to Jacob. They asked their father, is this Joseph's coat? At the side of the bloody coat Jacob cried aloud. It is my son's coat, a beast has devoured him.
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There's a Toyota that's just right for you. And with great deals across the lineup, now's the time to find yours. But hurry, these deals won't last long. Toyota's easy choice sales event ends soon. We make it easy. Toyota, let's go places. In to section 19. Section 20 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This Libra Vox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. Joseph in prison. Upon their arrival in Egypt, the merchants who had bought Joseph sold him to Pudafar, a captain in the King's army. Pudafar came to trust Joseph and made him chief servant in his house. One day, Pudafar's wife became very angry and told her husband a wicked lie about Joseph. Pudafar believed her and sent Joseph to prison. The chief keeper soon came to like Joseph.
He gave him charge of all the other prisoners, among whom were the chief Butler and chief Baker. One morning, Joseph sold the two servants of the King. They were very sad. When he asked them the reason, they answered, we have each dreamed a dream, but there is no one to tell us the meaning. With God's help, I shall explain your dreams. Reply Joseph. The Butler had dreamed of a vine on which were three ranches, little by little, right grapes came out on the branches. Taking the grapes, the Butler pressed them into the King's cup, then he gave the cup to the King. Joseph explained, the three ranches are three days, within three days the King will forgive you. He will take you back into his service. Do not forget to help me out of prison when you are free. The Butler gladly promised to help Joseph when he should again be with the King. The Baker had dreamed that he carried three baskets on his head. The topmost basket contained all kinds of pastry.
The birds of the air came to eat out of it. Joseph explained, the three baskets are three days, within three days you will be hanged. The birds of the air will eat your flesh. On the third day everything happened as Joseph had predicted. The chief Butler was taken back into the King's service, while the chief Baker was hanged. But the chief Butler forgot his promise to help Joseph out of prison. Joseph in prison, with two offenders, one of whom is restored to favor, while the other parishes, is a figure of Jesus on the cross, between two thieves, one of whom receives the promise of eternal life. In the Section 20, Section 21 of my Bible history will testament, by Bishop Morrell, the Sliverbox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. The King's dream.
Two years later, the King of Egypt had two very strange dreams. He dreamed that he was standing near a river, when out of it came seven fat and beautiful cows. As they grazed in a meadow, out of the river came seven lean and ugly cows. These lean cows ate at the fat cows. The King was frightened because of his dream and woke up. But when he slept again, he dreamed that seven full and good ears of corn grew upon one stock. Then seven thin and riddled ears grew upon the same stock, and the seven thin ears ate up the seven good ears. The King was greatly troubled. He sent for all the wise men in Egypt to explain his dreams, but nobody could tell him their meaning. At last, the chief but the remembered Joseph and said, when the chief baker and I were in prison, we had strange dreams. A young Israelite in prison explained them, everything happened as he said. The King sent for Joseph, who was hurriedly taken from prison.
The King said to him, I have heard that you can tell the meaning of dreams. Can you explain mine? Joseph replied, God will help me explain the King's dreams. And so the King related all that he had dreamed about the cows and the ears of corn. Joseph said, the two dreams are one. God has shown the King what he is about to do. The seven fat cows are seven years of plenty. The seven good ears of corn are those same seven years of plenty. The seven lean cows are seven years of famine. The seven thin ears are those same seven years of famine. The dreams mean the same in our one. There will come seven years of great plenty throughout Egypt. Then will come seven years of scarcity, so great that all the plenty before shall be forgotten and famine shall consume the land. Let the King choose a wise man who rule over Egypt, let this ruler gather corn during the years of plenty so that the people may have food during the seven years of famine.
And to section 21. Section 22 of my Bible history will testament by Bishop Moral. This liberal box recording is in the public domain recording by Maria Teresa. Plenty and famine. The King heard all that Joseph said and was pleased. He said to his servants, can we find another man is full of the Spirit of God? To Joseph the King said, is there anyone wise other than you? God has shown you all these things. You shall be ruler of Egypt and all shall acknowledge you. No one shall be above you except me who am the King. Taking office ring, the King put it on Joseph's finger as a sign of authority that Almighty obey him. The King also gave him one of his chariots. Wherever Joseph went, a soldier walked before his chariot, crying aloud, bowed the knee because Joseph, governor of Egypt, is coming.
Soon the seven years of plenty arrived, all over Egypt there were rich harvests. The earth euded his products abundantly, every one had more than he needed. Joseph commanded the people to store away as much grain as they could. He built great storehouses where he gathered in the grain that was as plentiful as the sands of the sea. At the end of the seven years of plenty, Joseph had filled a great number of storehouses to overflowing. The years of plenty passed, and the seven years of famine that Joseph had foretold began. Such a famine had never been seen before. It was only in Egypt that there was food. When the famine began and the Egyptians had eaten up all their grain, the people cried out to the King to feed them, or they would all die of hunger. The King said to the people, go to Joseph, do whatever he commands. Joseph ordered the great storehouses to be opened one by one. The grain was sold to the people. No one died of hunger in Egypt because Joseph had widely stored up grain
during the plentiful years. Soon other lands heard about the food in Egypt. From far and near, people came to buy grain of Joseph. Joseph preferred to go to prison rather than the thing God. Even in this life, God rewarded him with wealth and honors. End of Section 22. Section 23 of My Bible History Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This liberal box recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. Joseph and his brothers in Egypt, 1706 V.C. In Canaan there was great suffering because of the famine. One day, Jacob sent his ten oldest sons to buy corn in Egypt. He kept only his youngest Benjamin whom he loved best. As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he knew them, but they did not recognize him. He pretended to think of them as spies and cast one of them,
Simeon, into prison. Then he gave them as much corn as they could carry, saying, bring Benjamin to see me and I will set Simeon free. When Jacob learned from his sons what Joseph wanted, he would say I for fear some harm would befall his little boy. He refused to let Benjamin go. Soon the corn that the brothers had brought was gone. Jacob told his sons to buy some more. But they said, we cannot, unless you let Benjamin go, or Joseph will not sell us corn. Judah, one of the brothers, promised to bring back Benjamin. Finally Jacob agreed to let his youngest son go. The brothers set out for Egypt. When Joseph saw Benjamin, he went for joy. He prepared a banquet for his brothers. He ordered that their sacks should be filled with corn. At last the brothers started back for Canaan. They had not gone far when the servant of Joseph's over took them. You have stolen my master's silver cup, said he.
To prove their innocence the brothers asked to be searched. The couple has found in Benjamin's sack. A shamed and bewildered they returned to Joseph's house. Now Joseph had ordered his servant to put the cup secretly in Benjamin's sack. When his brothers returned, he said, let Benjamin, in whose sack my couple has found, remain as my servant, the rest of you may return home. Judah cried, take me as your servant. What shall I say to my father if Benjamin does not return? Jacob will die of grief. Joseph could no longer restrain himself. Weeping before them, he said, I am Joseph your brother. Joseph pardoning his brothers, who his old him into Egypt, is a figure of Jesus Christ, forgiving our sins, if we repent and make a humble confession. And a section 23. Section 24 of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Moral.
This the provost recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. Jacob in Egypt. Joseph repaired gifts for his brothers to take back to Jacob. Toyota's easy choice sales event is on. Whether you're looking for the performance of a camera, the versatility of Arab 4, the efficiency of a Corolla, or all electric driving in the BZ, there's a Toyota that's just right for you. And with great deals across the lineup, now's the time to find yours. But hurry, these deals won't last long. Toyota's easy choice sales event end soon. We make it easy. Toyota, let's go places. He also sent wagons full of food. He told them to return to Kenan to bring back Jacob and all their families and goods to Egypt. When his sons told Jacob that Joseph was alive, he could not believe the news. But when he saw the gifts and wagons, he exclaimed,
Joseph really lives, I will go and see him before I die. Soon they set out for Egypt. One night his Jacob slept, God said to him, if you're not, go to Egypt. There I will make a view of Great Nation. And I will surely bring you back to Kenan. To let Joseph know of their arrival, Judah went ahead of the rest. Then Joseph, writing in his chariot, went to meet Jacob and Jessen. Upon seeing his father, he embraced him and went with joy. Jacob cried out, Now I shall die with joy, for I have seen your face and know that you are alive. With the kings consent, Joseph gave his father and his brothers, which landing, Jessen, where they were to live and pasture their flocks. He gave the kings cattle in their charge. He presented Jacob to the king, whom Jacob blessed. The Israelites were in Jessen 17 years when Jacob died. He was then 147 years old. Before his death, he charged Joseph to bury him
with Abraham and Isaac back in Kenan. Then he called his 12 sons and gave each one a blessing. He gave the greatest blessing to Judah, saying, You shall roll over your enemies. The sons of your father, Shabbat, them before you. The sceptic shall not be taken away from Judah, till he comes, that is to be sent, and he shall be the expectation of nations. This prophecy clearly for telling the time when the Messiah would come was accomplished to inherit the first foreigner, Road River Judea. Inherit the scepticast from Judah, and then Jesus Christ was born, as it happened for told. End of Section 24 Section 25 of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This the provokes recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. The Trials of Job
About the time of Joseph, though lived in the land of Husk and Arabia, a man named Job, an upright man, who loved God and avoided sin. He had seven sons and three daughters. He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 oxen, and 500 asses, as well as many other riches. One day God wished to prove the goodness of Job. God spoke to Satan, saying, Have you seen my servant Job? There is none like him on earth, a perfect and upright man, fearing God and avoiding evil. Satan replied that it was easy for Job to be good because he was rich. God answered Satan, You can do what you will to Job's possessions, but do not hurt his body. You shall see how he will remain faithful to me in spite of what you do to him. Soon after a messenger arrived before Job, to tell him that the Sableans had taken his oxen and asses and its slain on his servants. Unless at the same time another messenger arrived,
to announce that all Job's sheep and shepherds have been struck by lightning. A third messenger came to say that the Chaudyans had taken Job's camels and slain those who took care of them. At last a fourth messenger arrived. He brought the worst news of all. He announced, As your sons and daughters were eating and drinking, there came a strong wind from the desert. It shook the whole house. The house fell and killed all your sons and daughters. I alone escaped to tell you. When you heard all the misfortunes that had happened, Job was filled with great sorrow, but he did not sin by believing God. Instead Job fell upon his face and adored God. He exclaimed, The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away blessed to be the name of the Lord. God was very much pleased with Job because of his faith and love. Job is a figure of Jesus Christ, who endured sorrow and agony, but did not complain. From Job's story, we also learn how far sometimes
God permits a devil to exercise his power. In the section 25, Section 26 of My Bible History, Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This lip of ox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Trees. The reward of patience. One day Satan appeared before God and said, Job is faithful to you because I cannot hurt his body. If you let me touch his person, he will curse you and will no longer be patient. So God allows Satan to hurt Job's body, telling him only to spare his life. Satan caused sores to break out all over the body of Job, from the souls of his feet to the top of his head. Job did not complain. With a piece of broken pottery, he scraped his sores as he sat among the ashes. His wife angrily said, Are you still patient? Toyota's easy choice sales event is on.
Whether you're looking for the performance of a camera, the versatility of Arab 4, the efficiency of a Corolla, or all electric driving in the BZ. There's a Toyota that's just right for you. And with great deals across the lineup, now's the time to find yours. But hurry, these deals won't last long. Toyota's easy choice sales event ends soon. We make it easy. Toyota, let's go places. You talk like a foolish woman, replied Job. If we ever received good things from the hands of God, why should we not receive evil? Three of Job's friends arrived to visit him. They were very sorry in stays seven days without saying a word, because they knew how much Job suffered. After seven days, Job began speaking of his sorrows to his friends. They said that his trials must be a punishment for his sins, but the answer that he had done no wrong. Job said, Although he should kill me, I will trust in him.
He shall be my savior. For I know that my redeemer lives, and then the last day I shall rise out of the earth, and in my flesh I shall see my God. He knows my ways and has tried me as gold that passes through the fire. My foot has followed his steps. I have kept his way. I have not departed from the commandments of his lips. Job loved God so much that he was granted the gift of prophecy. He spoke of God as if he had been talking with him. God was much pleased with the patience of Job. He took pity on him and delivered him from his sufferings. He gave him twice the amount of riches that he had before. He had 14,000 cheap, 6,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, and 1,000 asses. God also gave him seven sons and three daughters. Job lived happily till he was 140 years old. Even in this life, and always in heaven, God rewards those who are faithful to him, let us imitate the patience of Job.
In destruction 26. Section 27 of my Bible History Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This the Bavox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Trees. The rescue of Moses. After the death of Jacob, his descendants lived many years in Egypt. Because they worked hard and long, they became very rich. Their number increased rapidly, till finally they spread all over the land. Everywhere they went, they recalled children of Israel, or Israelite, because Jacob's name was Israel. After many years, a new king ruled Egypt. He was afraid of the Israelites because of their number and industry. He said to the Egyptians, let us be harsh with the Israelites, so that they may not increase, for they may become our enemies and rule over us. In spite of the Crow treatment, however, the Israelites continued to increase in number.
At last, the king ordered that every baby boy, born of the Israelites, should be cast into the river to die. At this time, a baby boy was born to an Israelite woman of the tribe of Levi. For three months, she hid the child in her home. When it was no longer possible to hide him, she will a basket of grasses. She covered the basket with mud and pitch. Putting the baby in the basket, she laid in among the reeds near the river bank. Through her daughter, she said, stand near it, Miriam, see what happens to the baby. After a while, the king's daughter came to bathe in the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and ordered one of her maids to fetch it. When the basket was opened, the princess saw the baby. He was crying. She took pity on the child and decided to save him. This is one of the Israelite children, she said. Miriam saw all that had taken place. Running forward, she asked the princess, shall I get an Israelite woman to nurse the baby?
The princess consented and Miriam hurried to fetch her mother. Take the child, the princess said to the mother, nurse it for me, I will pay you wages. The happy mother took her baby home. She nursed it until it was grown up. This child was Moses. And a section 27. Section 28 of my Bible History Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This the provokes recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. The flight of Moses. When Moses was grown up, his mother gave him back to the king's daughter. The princess took him to live with her in the palace and loved him as her own son. I will call him Moses, she decided, for I drew him out of the water. The lag grew up to be strong and good. Although he lived like a prince in the palace, he was not happy because of the sufferings of his people with the Israelites.
Moses was sorry for his people, whom the Egyptians treated cruelly. All kinds of burdens were laid on them. The Israelites had to do much heavy work, such as digging and carrying great stones for the structures that the Egyptians built. Day and night, the Israelites had to work. They could not rest, however tired they might be, until their Egyptian masters gave them permission. Moses suffered to seize people place under such cruel masters. One day, Moses sought an Egyptian strike one of the Israelites' laborers. How angry Moses was. In his anger, he struck down the Egyptian and killed him. This happened near the desert. Moses hid the body in the sea and. Moses thought that no one had seen what had taken place, but the king learned what he had done and decided to put him to death. Afraid of the king's anger, Moses fled to a country called Median. One day, Moses sat beside a well to rest. The seven daughters of a man named Jathra arrived
to give their flocks drink. After a while, some shepherds also came and began pushing the girls aside. Angry at the rude shepherds, Moses drove them away. Then, drawing water, he helped the girls give their sheep drink. When the daughters of Jathra arrived to him, they told their father all that had happened at the well. Where is this good man? Ask Jathra. Call him that I may show him my gratitude. Jathra may Moses welcome in his house. Later on, Moses married one of Jathra's daughters and took care of Jathra's flocks. He lived in Median for the years. And a section 28. Section 29 of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This, the bevox recording, is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. The burning bush. One day, Moses let his flocks to graze the amount horub.
There he saw a wonderful sight. Fire appeared from a bush. The bush burned brilliantly, but was not consumed. From the burning bush, God spoke to Moses. I have heard the prayers of the children of Israel. I have seen how they suffer at the hands of the Egyptians. God said, I will deliver them from their masters and take them to a land flowing with milk and honey. Go therefore to the king of Egypt and ask them to let the Israelites go to the desert to offer sacrifice. But who am I, objected Moses, or the king in the Israelites should believe me when I tell them that you have sent me? God gave Moses signs by which he could convince the children of Israel. God baited him cast his rod upon the ground, the rod turned to a serpent. When God commanded him to take it up, it became a rod once more. When God said, if they will not yet believe, take water out of the river, pour it out upon the dry land and the water shall be turned into blood.
By those signs, God said, the Israelites will believe that I have sent you. Still Moses was unwilling. He told God that he was slow at speech. God became angry at Moses and said, who made man's mouth, or who made the dumb in the death, the seeing in the blind, go, I will be with you to teach you what to say. Take your brother Aaron to speak for you. Moses bayed Jathroga by and set out with his wife and children for Egypt. On the way they were met by Aaron, to whom Moses told all that God had commanded him to do. Upon their arrival in Egypt, Moses and Aaron called the Israelites. Aaron gave them God's message. Moses showed them the wonderful signs. The Israelites believed him and were happy. And thanksgiving to God for having sent Moses to deliver them from slavery, the Israelites fell down on their knees and worshiped God. In section 29.
Section 30 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This liberal box recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Trees, the punishment of Egypt. Moses and Aaron went to ask the king of Egypt in the name of the Lord to let the Israelites go to sacrifice in the desert. The king answered, who is the Lord that I should hear his voice. I do not know him. I will not let the Israelites go. Then he ordered his servants to give the Israelites more work so that they might not have time to think of offering sacrifices. Let them make the same number of bricks they have been making, he said. But let them find their own straw. Do not give them straw for the bricks. When the Israelites were given harder work, they blamed Moses and Aaron for their troubles. Moses said to God, why do you allow the people to suffer so much? Since I came, the king instituted them more harshly. Why have you sent me? God answered Moses, you shall see what I shall do to the king.
Go to the Israelites and tell them I shall free them from their slavery. But the Israelites who no longer listen, Moses and Aaron again went to the king. They asked until let the Israelites go. To prove that they came at God's command, Aaron cast this rod down before the king. It immediately became a serpent. The king called his magicians. The magicians cast their rods down and their rods also turned into serpents. But Aaron's rod ate up all the other rods. Nevertheless, the king refused to let the Israelites go. Therefore, God punished the land of Egypt. Every time the king refused Moses, God sent the Egyptians a new affliction. In all, he sent Tim Plegs. First, the water in the river turned to blood. Second, frogs and great numbers filled the land. Third, the dust was changed into small insects, so numerous that they covered everything. Fourth, came a pestle flies. Fifth, an epidemic killed all the cattle.
Six, boils broke out on man and beast. Seventh, hail, an lightning fell. Eighth, locust ate up, while the hail had left. Nine, darkness covered Egypt. Still, the king refused to let the children of Israel go. So God sent the tenth plague. And a section thirty. Section 31 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This little box recording is in the public domain, according by Maria Teresa. The first Passover, about 1500 BC. In spite of all that God had sent to punish Egypt, the king was hard-hearted and would not let the Israelites go. Therefore, God said to Moses, I will send one more plague upon the Egyptians, then the king will let you go. Let each family kill a young lamb and sprinkle the doorposts of the house with its blood.
Let the lamb be roasted and eaten at night, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Moses directed the Israelites. For the angel of death will pass through the land to destroy all the firstborn of the Egyptians. When he sees the blood on your doorpost, he will pass on. He will not punish you or your children. The Israelites did his Moses' aid. At midnight the angel of death passed through Egypt, destroying all the firstborn, from the firstborn of the king to the firstborn of the poorest Egyptian, and taking also the firstborn of all animals. In every Egyptian house there was sorrow and weeping because of the death of all firstborn. Among the Israelites no one died. The angel of death spared them when he saw the blood of the lamb on their doorpost. This was the first pass I wrote or passed. In despair and fear the king sent for Moses and Aaron during the night, go, said he, take your flocks and your people, leave Egypt, go and serve your God,
where if you do not we shall all die. The Egyptian people also urged the Israelites to go, saying, if you do not hasten we shall all be dead men. They even gave the Israelites jewels and precious ornaments, crying to them, take everything and go that we may live. The lamb that the Israelites killed for the first pass ever is a figure of our Lord Jesus Christ. As the blood of the Paschal lamb saved the Israelites from the angel of death, so the blood of our Lord saves our souls from death through sin. The Israelites celebrated the feast of the Pasch, Easter, and memory of their liberation from their slavery in Egypt. Today Christians celebrate the feast of Easter, Passover, and memory of the resurrection of our Lord, who freed us from the slavery of sin. End of section 31. Section 32 of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Moral.
This lip of vox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Trees. Passage through the Red Sea. Moses of the children of Israel out of Egypt, they were about 600,000 men besides women and children. They took along all their flocks and herds. They also took with them the bones of Joseph, and with all their goods they set out for the promised land. God guided them during the journey. He went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, and by night in a pillar of fire. They could march because of the light, by night as well as by day. The pillar of cloud and fire is a figure of Jesus Christ, who is the way, the truth, and the life. As soon as the Israelites had left, the king was sorry that he had let them go. He had lost the best workers in the land, and so he prepared an army to pursue the Israelites and bring them back. The children of Israel had stopped to rest on the shores of the Red Sea. When they saw the king's army they were afraid. They blamed Moses crying to him.
Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in this desert? Moses answered, God will protect us. The pillar of cloud that had gone before the Israelites to show them the way went behind them, hiding them from the Egyptians. In obedience then to God's command, Moses stretches his hands over the Red Sea. Immediately the water toer divided and rolled back on both sides. The Israelites walked over the Thrive Floor of the Red Sea to the other side. The Egyptian army followed them. But as soon as the Israelites were safe on shore, Moses stretched forth his hand once more. The waters were united and flowed together as before. All the king's chariots and horses and soldiers were drowned in the sea. Nothing of the Egyptians was left on the shore. The children of Israel saw everything that happened to the Egyptians. They knew then that God was protecting them from their enemies. They knew that he had led them out of land a bondage.
With Moses and Aaron, the Israelites rejoiced and sang hymns of praise to show their gratitude to God. In section 32. Section 33 of my Bible History Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This lip of ox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Trees. Manna in the Woolerness. After crossing the Red Sea, the Israelites came to a desert. Through it they wandered three days. They became very thirsty for there was no water anywhere. At last the Israelites arrived at Mara. Here the water was so bitter that they could not drink. Angrily they blamed Moses for their hardships. But shall we drink? They asked. Moses prayed to God who showed him a tree. If you cast a tree into the water, the people can drink for the water will become sweet. God said. Moses took the tree and threw it into the bitter water of Mara.
At once the water turned sweet and the children of Israel could drink. After some time the Israelites had no more food, they'd eaten up all the food they had brought out of Egypt. Again they murmured against Moses. Why did we leave Egypt? It would have been better if we stayed there where we could eat. Here we shall all die of hunger. Then God said to Moses, tell the people that I will send them meat in the evening and bread in the morning. Then they may eat and know that I am watching over them. That evening many birds came. The people caught them and ate. In the morning the ground was covered with small white seeds. The Israelites called these seeds, mana, and gathered them for food. Moses said, this is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat, gather as much as you need for the day. The Israelites obeyed, what was left on the ground, melted when the sun arose. On the sixth day Moses said, gather today enough to last you two days.
Tomorrow the seventh day is holy and you cannot gather mana. On the seventh day mana did not fall. In this way God showed that his day must be kept holy. God sent the Israelites mana for forty years in the wilderness until they reached the borders of Canaan. Mana was the type of the eucristic bread, the body and blood of our Lord, which comes from heaven to feed our souls to the time of our mortal pilgrimage, till we come at last to our eternal home, heaven, the true land of promise. End of section 33. Section 34 of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Moral, this liberal box recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. The Ten Commandments. In the third month after the children of Israel had left Egypt, they arrived near Mount Sinai and encamped at the foot of the mountain.
God called Moses and said to him, go and prepare the people, on the third day I will appear before them. In the morning of the third day, there was thunder and lightning. On the mountain a thick cloud appeared, a trumpet sounded loudly, the Israelites trembled with fear. Moses brought them out of their camp to the foot of Mount Sinai, which shook violently and smoked like a furnace. A trumpet blew louder and louder, then God began to speak from the cloud. The fear of the Israelites increased. Drawing that from the mountain, they begged Moses, let not God speak to us, lest we die. Do not be afraid, said Moses. God shows himself to you in order that you may fear him, then you will not fall into sin. Moses then went up Mount Sinai to speak with God. On Mount Sinai, God spoke and said, I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, of the house of bondage.
Thou shalt not have strange gods before me. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. Honor thy father and thy mother. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods. These are what we today call a 10 commandments. From that time, every year, the Israelites celebrated the feast of penny-cost, a memory of the descent of God on Mount Sinai. We Christians celebrate the feast of penny-cost, and honor of the descent of the Holy Ghost on the apostles, and on the entire church. End of Section 34. Section 35 of My Bible History Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This Librevox recording is in the public domain recording by Maria Teresa. The Golden Calf. God again called Moses to Mount Sinai.
For forty days and forty nights Moses stayed there listening to the words of God. Finally, God gave him two stones labs on which we're written the 10 commandments. In the meantime, the Israelites had become tired waiting for Moses. They went to Aaron and said, make us gods to worship. Moses is not returned. We do not know what has happened to him. Bring the all the gold ornaments of your wives and daughters, said Aaron. When the ornaments were brought, he melted them, and then formed a golden calf. The people said, here is your God, O Israel. The Israelites worshipped the golden calf and sacrificed before it. A Mount Sinai God said to Moses, go down, for the people are sending against me. They have turned from the ways I taught and are worshipping a golden calf. I will destroy them because they are ungrateful. But Moses prayed God to spare the people. Then, carrying the two tables of stone,
Moses went down the mountain. As he came to the temple, he saw the golden calf. The people were dancing before it. In his anger, Moses threw down the two slabs of stone, breaking them into thousands of pieces. He took the golden calf and flung it into the fire. The people were sorry for their sins and did penance. Again, Moses went up Mount Sinai to pray for the people. God told Moses to make two tables of stone like the ones he had broken. On them, Moses were at the 10 commandments. God told Moses to have a beautiful box made lined and covered with gold. On the cover were to be placed the golden images of two angels. This was to be the Ark of the Covenant. Inside this box, the two tables of wall were to be kept. A linen tent embroidered in beautiful colors was to be made to house the ark. This tent was a tabernacle. The Israelites made all these things as God had ordered.
The tabernacle became the center of God's worship until the temple of Solomon was built. In the section 35, section 36 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Morrell. This the Bavox recording is in the public domain recording by Maria Teresa. The tabernacle and sacrifices Moses was with God in the mountain for 40 days and nights. When he went down, his face was radiant from his talk with God and sent forth rays like horns. The Israelites could not look upon him so that Moses had to cover his face with a veil. Moses at once built the tabernacle which was divided into two parts, the Holy of Holies and the sanctuary. The Holy of Holies housed the Ark of the Covenant which contained the tables of wall. In the sanctuary where the showbred, the seven branches candlestick, and the altar of incense,
the altar of holocausts upon which the sacrifices were offered inside of the people and the brazen basin in which the priests purified themselves before any sacred ceremony were in the portico surrounding the tabernacle. The ark was a figure of the tabernacle in Catholic churches, the Holy of Holies, of the altar on which Moses said, the sanctuary of the place occupied by our priests, and the portico of the body of the church. The showbred consisting of twelve lows was a figure of the blessed Eucharist, daily offered to God and thanksgiving. The seven branch candlestick symbolized the Holy Ghost and his seven gifts in the church. The sacrifices of the old law were either bloody in which were offered animals or unbloody in which were offered cakes and unleavened bread and wine. The bloody sacrifices prefigued the bloody sacrifice of Christ upon the cross. The unbloody sacrifices were a type of the sacrifice of the mass. The sacrifices of the old law ceased with the sacrifice
of Christ on Calvary. Today we have only one true sacrifice, Holy Mass. The chief religious feasts were the past or Passover and memory of the deliverance out of Egypt, Pentecost and remembrance of a law received from Mount Sinai, the tabernacles to commemorate the wanderings in the desert, and the attainment in which the priest offered sacrifice for sins. God also gave rules about the priesthood. The order of ministers was the high priest, the priests, and the Levites. The people were to support the priests and Levites serving at the altar. In the same way, we have that obligation to support the priests of our church. End of section 36. Section 37 of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This labor box recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. The 12 spies.
A year after the Israelites, they camped at the foot of Mount Sinai, Moses loved them towards Canaan. To guide them, God sent a cloud to go before them. One day, God told Moses to send men to look over the land of Canaan, which he had promised the Israelites. Moses chose one man from each of the 12 tribes, into which the children of Israel were divided. To the 12 men, Moses said, go and see what sort of land it is, see what people lived there now, find out whether the land is good or bad. The 12 spies journeyed to the promised land, they stayed there 40 days. Upon the return to the Israelites camp, they carried with them an enormous cluster of grapes and other good fruits. They reported, the land is very rich, but it has strong inhabitants and great-world cities. The people are as large as giants. However, two of the spies, Caleb and Joshua, advised, let us go to that land for we can conquer it. The country is flowing with milk and honey.
If the Lord is with us, we shall possess that land and live there happily. The Israelites were frightened and did not want to go. Marmoring against Moses, they said to each other, let us choose another leader to take us back to Egypt. To Moses, they cried, why have you brought us to this land to die? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt? God was very much displeased because people had no faith. He would have destroyed them, but Moses begged and prayed him to have patience. God forgave the people, but said, I will punish them, none of those who are twenty years old and over, and Marmoring against me, shall reach the promised land, only Caleb and Joshua shall enter it. For forty years, the children of Israel, shall wander in the desert. Moses, who so often prayed God to pardon the Israelites, was the figure of our Lord Jesus Christ, who intercedes for us before the eternal Father.
In to section 37. Section 38 of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Murrell. This liberal box recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. Maracles in the desert. The children of Israel wandered forty years in the desert. Several times, they again forgot God and murmured against Moses and Aaron. Once, when they could not find fruit or water, they were angry and said to Moses, why have you brought us into this desert to die? Here no fruit or green or vine will grow. We could not even find water to drink. Moses and Aaron went to the Tabernacle to pay for the people, bidding Moses to strike a rock before the Israelites, God promised that the rock would give forth water for them to drink. Moses called the people together in front of the rock, then he struck the rock two times, from the rock water gushed forth,
and the people could drink. Now Moses has struck the rock twice because he knew how wicked the Israelites had been. He had wondered if God would give them water as he had promised, even when they had been very wicked. God saw the slack of faith and said to Moses, because you have not believed me, you shall not lead the people into the promised land, you did not trust me. The children of Israel were very ungrateful to God in the desert, in spite of the many benefits they received from him. They even murmured against God. They blamed Moses for all their trouble, saying, why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? Here we have no water. We are tired of eating mana, and there is no other bread. To punish the wicked Israelites, God sent servants to bite them. Many of them died. The people went to Moses and begged him to pray God that the serpents be taken away. God said to Moses, make a serpent of brass, everyone who looks on that shall live.
Moses fashioned the serpent of brass and set it up for a sign. Whenever someone was bitten by a serpent, he would look at the brass serpent and get cured. This serpent of brass was a figure of Christ who was near on the cross on Mount Cowrie to save mankind. In the section 38. Section 39 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This Luperfax recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Trees. Arrival at the promised land. After the Israelites had wandered forty years in the desert, Moses one day called them together. As God had commanded him, he told them that Joshua should succeed him as their leader. Then Moses went up on Mount Nebo, from where God showed him the promised land. That is the land I will give to the children of Israel, God said, but you shall not enter it because you doubt it me.
Moses died at the age of 120 years. He was a wise roller and a lustrous prophet and a great saint. He wrote the first five books of the Bible called the Pentecost. After the death of Moses, God said to Joshua, arise and lead the people into the promised land. As I was with Moses, so I shall be with you. I will never forsake you. Take courage and be strong. In the suggestion to the command of the Israelites, he sent two spies before him across the river Jordan into the city of Jericho. The two spies stayed in the house of a woman named Rahab. The house was built near the walls of the city. When the king of Jericho heard about two Israelites in Rahab's house, he ordered her to give them up to him, but she hid them on the roof and told the king that they had left. When night came, she helped them escape, letting them down with the rope out of a window. The two spies returned to Joshua and said,
the Lord has truly given us Jericho. All the people there are afraid of us. Joshua prepared the children of Israel to cross the Jordan to Jericho. The priests went first, curing the ark of the covenant. As soon as they stepped into the Jordan, the waters went back on both sides, so that there was dry passage to the other bank. The Israelites crossed safely through this dry passage to the opposite bank of the river. In this way, after many years of wandering, the Israelites came to the promised land. They are the man of stop falling, and the basil dame was flowing with milk and honey. The promised land is a figure of heaven. Once in heaven, we shall see God face to face, and no longer under the appearance of bread and wine. End of section 39. Section 40 of My Bible History Old Testament by Bishop Morrell. This the Bavox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa.
The victory of Gideon. For many years, God allowed the Israelites to be troubled by their enemies. However, he did not abandon them. He sent them brave men to lead them in battle, and to rule over them. These men ruled the Israelites for 400 years. They were called judges. There were in all 16 judges who ruled Israel. One of the bravest was Gideon. Before Gideon became judge, the Israelites were being troubled by people living in Median, Nircanin. One day, as Gideon was thrashing wheat, an angel appeared before him and said, the Lord is with you, O brave Gideon, save the children of Israel from the Medianites. That night, Gideon took ten of his servants to Median and destroyed the altar of ball, a false god. The Medianites gathered an army and marched against Israel. Gideon selected 300 men from the Israelite army and divided them into three companies.
To each man he gave a trumpet and a pitcher containing a lamp. Gideon directed the men to steal quietly into three different parts of the Medianite camp. He said, do what you see me do, when I blow my trumpet, blow yours also. At midnight, Gideon let his men against the Medianite camp. Blue his trumpet and all his men did so too. They banged their pictures and held up a lamp shouting, the sword of the Lord and Gideon. The Medianites were surprised and confused by the noise. They began fighting among themselves and killing one another. The Israelites easily drove them out of the country. Gideon let his people against many of their other enemies and won victories for them. The Israelites said to Gideon, rule over us, be our king and let your sons be kings after you. The Gideon answered, I will not roll over you, neither will my sons roll over you, God shall roll over you.
Gideon is a model of a good ruler. He feared God and kept the commandments of God. God blessed him in all his ways. In to section 40. Section 41 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This liberal fox recording is in the public domain recording by Maria Trees. The strength of Samson. Among the judges, Samson was the one most renowned for his wonderful strength. He was raised up by God to save the Israelites from the Philistines. Once when still a young man, Samson met a raging lion. He tore the lion to pieces without using any weapon. In a battle with the Philistines, he defeated a thousand men with the jawbone of an ass. Another time, the Philistines heard that Samson had gone to Gaza. They locked the city gates so that they might capture him in the morning. At midnight, Samson rose,
lifted the gates on his shoulders and carried them with the posts and bolts to the top of a neighboring hill. Samson married a Philistine woman called Delilah. The Philistines offered to give her money, as she would find out where in his strength lay, and how they could ever come him. She agreed to portray Samson. Delilah begged Samson to reveal the secret to her, but he refused. She gave him no rest, however. At last, he said, a razor has never passed over my head, for I am consecrated to God. If my head should be shaved, my strength would leave me. I should become weak like other men. When Samson was asleep, Delilah had his seven locks cut off. His strength left him. The Philistines seized him, put out his eyes and cast him into prison, but Samson's hair began to grow once more. One day, the Philistines were feasting in their temple. They had Samson brought before them, so that they might make fun of him.
About 3,000 people were present. Samson said to the little boy that led him, let me touch the pillars which support the whole house, and let me lean against them to rest myself a little. Then he prayed, oh Lord God, restore to me my former strength, and grasping the two pillars, he shook them violently, the whole building fell, killing Samson and the 3,000 Philistines present. Delilah was the cause of Samson's role, and she was a bad companion for him. We must keep away from bad companions so that we may not be ruined forever. And the Section 41. Section 42 of my Bible History Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This liberal fox recording is in the public domain, recording by Marie-Ettorees. The Faithfulness of Ruth. Once, when the judges were ruling Israel, there was a famine.
A certain man from the tribe of Judah, therefore, took his wife and two sons, and went to live in the land of Moab, and there he died. After several years, the two sons married women of Moab, named Orphah and Ruth. When about ten more years had passed, the two sons also died. Their mother, Noemi, was left to learn with her son's wives. Noemi decided to return to her people in Israel. She said to her daughters-in-law, go back to the house of your fathers, may God give you peace and happiness. Orphah and Ruth wept and wanted to follow Noemi, but she said, go back my daughters. She then kissed them, goodbye. So Orphah left Noemi and returned home. But Ruth stuck close to her mother-in-law and would not leave her. She said, do not ask me to leave you to be separated from you. For wherever you go, there will I go. Wherever you live, there I too will live. Your people shall be my people, in your God, my God.
Wherever you die, there I shall die and be buried. Nothing will part me from you. Noemi was happy to see Ruth so faithful. She let her go along with her to the old home and Bethlehem of Judea. Noemi and Ruth arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the harvest. Ruth asked permission of Noemi to pick up grain after the reapers. She went to the field of booze, a rich relative of Noemi's husband. When booze saw Ruth, he said to his workers, let her gather as much as she can, leave some of your grain on the field so that she may gather more and do not disturb her. Ruth worked in the field of booze every day, until evening, to the end of the harvest. She did not go to another field because booze was kind to her. She gathered after the reapers all day, beat out the grain, then went home and gave it to Noemi. Later on, Ruth married booze and had a son. This son was named Obed. He became the father of Jesse, who was the father of David, the king.
End of section 42. Section 43 of My Bible History Old Testament by Bishop Morrell. This liberal vox recording is in the public domain recording by Maria Teresa. Samuel as Judge. Among the children of Israel, they lived a couple named Al-Kana and Anna. Anna was getting old, but still had no child. So she prayed to God for one. She promised that if God gave her a son, she would give him to the Lord all his days. In answer to Anna, God sent her Samuel. He became one of the wisest judges of Israel. When Samuel was still a little boy, Anna, his mother, took him to serve in the temple. The priest at that time was Eli. Anna said, God sent me this son in answer to my prayers. I had brought him to serve in the temple. He belongs to God. One night when Samuel had been serving in the temple some years,
he heard someone calling. He ran to Helite, the high priest, and said, here I am. But he replied, I did not call you. Go back to sleep. Samuel went back to bed. After a while, he again heard his name being called. He jumped up and went to Helite crying. Here I am for you called me. This happened three times. At last, Helite knew it was God who had spoken to Samuel. He told the boy if he was called again to answer, speak, Lord, for thy servant, heareth. Samuel went back to sleep. After a while, he once more heard of voice calling him. He answered, speak, Lord, for thy servant, heareth. Then God spoke and told Samuel that he was going to punish Helite and his sons. He'd lie sons or wicked, but he'd lie did not punish them, although he knew about their wickedness. Sometime after this, the Philistines fought against the Israelites. He'd lie sons were killed in battle.
The Ark of the Covenant was captured. When he lie heard the news, he fell from his seat, broke his neck, and died. When Samuel was grown up, he became a judge of Israel in road wisely. He appointed his sons judges too, but they were wicked, and the Israelites asked Samuel to find a king to roll over them. End of section 43. Section 44 of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Moral, this liberal box recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. Saul, first king of Israel. The Israelites continue to ask Samuel for a king. Samuel prayed God on behalf of the people. Telling Samuel to me and name Saul would arrive, God said, you must anoint Saul king. That act would be a sign that God had chosen him as king. Soon after Saul came, Samuel poured oil on his head as God had commanded.
Samuel said, God has anointed you king of the Israelites, you shall roll over them and protect them from their enemies. The Israelites were joyful when they saw Saul. He was strong and handsome and taller than any other man in Israel. In the beginning of Saul's role, everything went well. God was always with the Israelites and defended them against their enemies. But when he won many victories, Saul became proud of himself and sent against God. At last, God ordered Samuel to tell Saul that he would no longer be king of Israel. God directed Samuel to anoint a young shepherd boy named David. Saul was full of sorrow when he learned that God no longer wanted him to be king of Israel. He spent long hours and unhappy in gloomy thoughts. One day, Saul's servant said, let us bring you a man who will play on the harp and cheer you up, then your gloomy thoughts will be driven away. And they sent for David. Saul did not know that Samuel had anointed David. He made David his armor bearer and grew to love him as his own son.
In the palace, David led a happy life. He would play on his harp every time he saw the king sad. Then Saul would breathe more easily and forget his troubles. David and Jonathan, Saul's son, became the best of friends. All the people grew to love David so much that at last Saul felt jealous. Angry that the people should praise David for his bravery, he finally sought to kill him. The proud man is always punished by God. Pride was the sin of Satan. We must be humble remembering that we could be nothing without God. In the section 44, Section 45 of my Bible history, Old Testament, by Bishop Moral. This, the provokes recording, is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. David and Caliath. The strongest enemies of the Israelites were the Philistines. Once the Philistines built their camp on one mountain,
the Israelites pitched theirs on the opposite mountain, both armies prepared for battle. Out of the Philistine army came a giant named Caliath. Every day he went forth and coked out loud to the Israelites, choose one man from among you, let him come down to fight me. If he kills me, we will be your servants. If I kill him, then you shall become our servants. Saul and the Israelites were very much afraid. Glyath was so huge and strong that I will be sure he would kill whoever dared to fight against him. Many days passed, still no Israelites dared to fight Caliath. One day David arrived at the Israelites camp. He heard the giant challenge and became angry, he asked. Who is this man who defies the army of God? I will fight him. Saul replied, you cannot fight Caliath. He has fought in one many battles. You are only a boy. I have killed with a lion and a bear that took a lamb out of my father's flock.
God, who protected me from those fierce animals, will protect me against the Philistine giant. Answer, David. Taking his staff, David went down to the brook and chose five smooth stones. These he put in his bag. With his sling in his hand, he then went to meet Caliath. The giant was angry when he saw how small a young David was. He roared. Am I a dog that you come to me with a staff? Come and I will feed you to the birds. David replied, you come to me with a sword, a spear and a shield. I come in the name of God, who will deliver you into my hands. Taking one of those stones from his bag, David put it in his sling and threw it. Being struck on the forehead, Caliath fell. David took the giant sword and cut off his head. He who places his confidence in God may overcome the greatest difficulties and conquer the enemies of his soul. End of section 45
Section 46 of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This lip of ox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. King David, about 1010 BC. When David was 30 years old, he became king of Israel. He was a good king to his people and protected them from their enemies. During his role, Israel became great and powerful. Leading his soldiers against the city of Jerusalem, David conquered it and made it his capital. He built a wall around it and called it the city of David. During the time that he roared, David tried to lead the people to worship God as they should. He brought to Jerusalem the ark that had been captured by the Philistines. He built a terranacle Amat Sion to house the ark. The ark was carried through this new terranacle in a great procession. As guard of honor, there were 30,000 armed men. Numberless people followed the ark. Those nearer played upon harps and flutes and blue trumpets.
David himself was in the procession playing on his harp and dancing with joy before the ark. For every few steps, the procession stopped to offer sacrifice. Everybody was glad to see the ark brought to the city of David. With the ark of the covenant placed safely in the new terranacle, David devided the priest into 24 groups. Each group was to serve in term before the Lord. David chose 4,000 musicians to sing praises and to play music to God each day. If the ark of the covenant was the object to so much reverence, with how much more of an narration and respect, should we look upon our churches, where God himself is present in the most holy sacrament of the altar. Not only was David a great king, he was also a great poet. Inspired by God, he wrote the lovely poems that today we call the songs. Some of those songs of David are songs of thanksgiving and praise. Others tell us sorrow and repentance for sin. Because David loved and served God, he was in turn loved by God, who promised that the Savior should be born of his family.
David wanted to build a temple, but God, by a prophet, sent him a message saying, Not you, but your son shall build me a temple. I will establish his kingdom forever. In to section 46. Section 47 of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Morrell, thus the provokes recording is in the public domain, recording by Marie-Eptares. The ingratitude of Absalom. David fell into temptation and sinned against God. He took Bessebi, the wife of Eureus, and afterwards flooded the death of her husband. Greatly offended, God sent the prophet Nathan to rebuke David. The king humbly acknowledged to sin, saying, I have sinned. Because of this humble confession, God pardoned David. As punishment for his sins, however, David was sent many trials.
David's greatest trial was the revolt of his son, Absalom. Absalom plotted against his father, beginning by flattering the people. When he thought he had enough supporters, he openly declared war. So many cited with Absalom that David and his followers had to leave Jerusalem. Weeping and walking barefoot, David went over the book of Cedren, up Mount Olivet, and across the Jordan. A name-man sent me-i met him and threw stones at him and cursed him, calling him a man of blood. One of David's servants wanted to kill Cedren, but David said, let him alone and do not trouble him. Perhaps the Lord will see my sorrow and turn his curses into blessings. Absalom pursued his father beyond the Jordan. Their armies met and a battle was fought in the forest. David's last words to his men were, save me the boy Absalom. Absalom's army being defeated, he fled on his mule.
As the animal ran under an oak tree, Absalom's long hair was cut in the branches. While he hung there, the mule ran away. One of David's generals went and thrust three spears in the Absalom's heart, and so the ungrateful son died. The horrible fate of Absalom is a lesson to all children, teaching them to obey and honor their parents as God commands. When David heard of Absalom's death, he was still with sorrow. He cried out, my son Absalom, Absalom my son, would you God that I might die for you Absalom my son? And his sorrow for his son David was a figure of Christ weeping, praying and dying for his rebellious people, even for them that crucified him. In the section 47. Section 48 of my Bible history, Old Testament, I Bishop Moral.
This liberal vox recording is in the public domain, Recruiting my Maria Trees. The wisdom of Solomon, about 1015 BC. After 40 years as King of Israel, David died, his son Solomon succeeded him. In the beginning Solomon followed the example of his father and was a good roller. One night God appeared to him and said, ask whatever you wish me to give you. You made me King, reply to Solomon. I am only like a little child in wisdom, for I do not know much. I must rule this great people, the children of Israel. If you will, therefore, give me an understanding heart, so that I may know the difference between good and evil, with such a gift I shall be able to judge well. Please, with the words of Solomon, God said to him, because you have asked for understanding and have not asked for long life or riches, I shall give you all these together. Solomon's wisdom was soon put to a test. Two women came, asking him to decide a quarrel.
One of the women said, this woman and I live in one house. Her child died, then she took my child while I slept and put her dead child near me instead. I saw when I awoke that it was not my child. No, said the other woman, the living child is mine, not hers. The two began quarreling once more. They did not seem to be any way of deciding who was the mother of the living child. King Solomon ordered, bring a sword, divide the living child into, then give one half to each woman. At this one woman cried, oh my Lord, give her the child alive, but do not kill it. The second woman, however, said, let not the child be mine or hers, but divide it. Solomon, pointing to the first woman, said, give her the living child, she is its mother. In his wisdom, Solomon knew that she, being the true mother, could not bear to see her child killed.
With his great wisdom, Solomon wrote his people well, his kingdom was at peace with other nations. Trade and prosperity became greater than anything that Israelites ever dreamed. In section 48, Section 49 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Morrell, this liberal box recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. The Temple of Solomon, 1004 BC. Before King David died, he called his son Solomon and told him to build a temple for the Lord. David said, I have gathered golden silver, brass and iron, wood and stone for the temple, but God will not let me build it because I have fought many bloody wars. In the fourth year of his role, Solomon began to build God's temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. He sent 10,000 Israelites to Lebanon to cut cedars and pine trees for wood.
70,000 men carried the wood to Jerusalem. 80,000 men cut stone in the mountains. 3,600 men were overseers. All the material needed for the temple was made ready before it was taken to Mount Moriah. This is why when the building was started, no sound of hammer, axe or any other iron tool was heard. There were two parts to the building, which was of magnificent and vast proportions. The smaller but more important part was the holy of holies. It was completely covered with gold. Two figures of angels without spread wings were cut out of all the wood, covered with gold, and placed in the holy of holies, to stand guard over the ark, which was to be kept there. After seven years, the temple was finished. It was furnished in rich style. All the vessels were its use being of precious metals. Then the priests brought the ark containing the tin commandments and the book of a wall and placed it in the holy of holies. When the ark was placed in the temple, a cloud filled the place.
The people then knew that God was present. After many years, Solomon was led away from God by pagan and impure women brought to his court. Giving into his evil desires, Solomon sank deeper into wickedness. He even worshipped the false gods of the pagan women and built a temple for their idols. We see in this example how even the wisest of men may fall into crimes when he sins against purity. God was offended by Solomon's ingratitude and punished him. When his son Roboam became king, ten tribes revolted and formed the tribes of Israel. The people were divided into two great divisions, Judah and Israel. In the section 49, Section 50 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral, the slipper box recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. Elias the Prophet.
From the time the Israelites left Egypt, God protected them, he showed them signs of his goodness and power. Nevertheless, they continually broke his commandments. They married pagans, people adoring false gods. Many times they themselves worshiped these false gods. Out of pity for them, God sent Holy men to lead them back to him. These were the prophets. The prophets not only taught the people how to serve God, they also inferred told the coming of the Savior who also come to earth to save mankind from sin. The greatest of the prophets were Elias, Isaiah and Jeremiah. The prophet Elias lived in King Akub, was ruling Israel. This king had married a pagan, Jezebel, and had built a temple to her God, Baal. In that temple Akub also adored Baal. Elias being sent by God, said to Akub, to punish you for worshipping idols, God will not send any rain for three years. There will be a famine. Everything happened as Elias had foretold.
When there was no more rain, God told Elias to go to a rook near the river Jordan. He went, and there, morning and evening, braven, sprach and food. He drank from the rook and was not thirsty. After a while the rook dried up. God then said to Elias, go to the town of Seraphda. There is a widow who will feed you. Elias obeyed and went to Seraphda. When he came to the gate of the city, Elias saw the widow gathering sticks. He called. Please give me some water to drink and add it. Bring also a piece of bread. The widow told him that she had no bread. She only had a handful of meal and a little oil. Make me a cake out of the meal and oil. For God will not let it be used up. Said Elias. The widow did so. The oil and meal lasted till the famine was over. Every day there was enough for Elias, the widow and her son. Sometime later the widow's son felt ill and died. Elias prayed to God.
O Lord, let the soul of this child return into his body. And the widow's son lived again. In the section 50. Section 51 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral. The slipper box recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. The miracle of the fire. In the third year of the famine, Elias said to King Aqab, call all the people of Israel, call also the 450 priests of Baal. Then you shall all see that God sent the famine because you have followed Baal and disobeyed God. When the people were all gathered together, Elias said, if Baal is God, follow him. But if the Lord is God, why do you disobey him? I am the only prophet of God. There are 450 prophets of Baal. Let them choose an ox, cut it to pieces, and laid on an altar. I will also take an ox, cut it and laid on another altar.
Let no fire be set to the wood under each ox. Then let the prophets of Baal call on their God, while I call on the Lord. He who answers with fire to consume the sacrifice is the true God. The prophets of Baal prepared their ox. They placed it on the wood of their altar. They began calling, Baal heurus and sent us fire. They called to Baal from morning till noon, that even cut themselves with their knives so that blood covered their bodies. All the time they kept calling on their God, Baal. But no one answered their cries. No fire appeared on their wood. Then a lie said to the people, Come near. He built an altar of stones, placed the wood, cut his ox and pieces, and laid it on the wood. He poured buckets of water over the ox and wood so that it filled a trench around. Then he prayed to God, Lord, show this day that you are the true God that I am your servant, and that I have done everything at your command. Let these people learn that you are the Lord.
At once the wood burst into flame. There was a big fire, which burnt not only the ox and the wood, but also the stones on the altar. When the people saw this miracle, they cried, The Lord is God. The Lord is God. After a while the sky turned black, and there was a heavy rain. This was the first rain in three years. Through the prophet Elias got performed many other miracles. End of section 51. Section 52 of my Bible history, Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This the brovox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. Jonas and the fish. God ordered the prophet Jonas to go to an innovate and preach for the people who were committing many great sins. I'm willing to go Jonas fled to the sea and embarked on a boat going to Tharsis. God sent a violent storm,
and the ship was in danger of being wrecked. The sailors engraved fear through all their goods overboard to lighten the ship. Then believing someone on board to be the cause of their misfortune, they drew lots. The lot fell upon Jonas, who said, cast me into the sea, and the tempest shall be calmed. The sailors took Jonas and threw him overboard at once the tempest ceased. God prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonas. The prophet remained inside the fish for three days and three nights. Continuously he prayed to God. At last, at the Lord's command, the fish bombarded Jonas upon dry land. Then God again ordered Jonas to go to an innovate. This time Jonas obeyed. At an innovate, he said, yet forty days, an innovate shall be destroyed. Upon hearing this, the people repented and fasted. Even the king did penance, an issue to proclamation, that everyone should repent so that God might forgive Nineveh and spare it.
God saw their sincerity, and in his mercy, spirit the city. Jonas feared that he might be looked upon as a false prophet. Building a hut outside the city, he waited there to see what would befall Nineveh. God caused an ivy to grow and sheltered Jonas from the hot sun. For this, Jonas was grateful. Now the next morning, God caused an ivy to wither. The sun beat down with such heat on Jonas that he cried, it is better for me to die than to live. God then said to him, you are sorry for the ivy, although you were not the one to make it grow. Shall I not therefore, spare an innovate, which has more than 120,000 people? Jonas cast into the sea to save the crew, was a figure of Jesus Christ, who was sacrifice to redeem mankind. Jonas was three days inside the fish. Christ was three days in the tomb. End of Section 52.
Section 53 of my Bible History Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This liberal box recording is in the public domain, according by Maria Teresa. Tobias and his son. The sense of its people became so great that at last the kingdom of Israel was destroyed. Its inhabitants were carried off to Assyria. Among the captives was Tobias, a God-fearing man. He spent much of his time consoling the captives, feeding the hungry and clothing the naked. When the Assyrian king, Son of Chirab, killed many Israelites and commanded their bodies to remain unburied, Tobias hid them in his house and buried them at great risk to his own safety. One day, Tyrefrom this work, he fell asleep, and accidentally lost his eyesight. He bore them as fortune with resignation and did not murmur against God. When Tobias was already old, fearing that he was soon die, he called his son and said, honor your mother always, fear God and never sin.
Give almost to the poor, keep yourself from all impurity. Never let pride roll you, for all tradition began from pride. Do not do to another what you would hate him to do to you. Seek the counsel of the wise man, pray God at all times, and ask him to direct your ways. We are poor, but we shall possess much if we fear God and abhorst in. Tobias one day told his son to go to Rajez to collect a loan. On his way, young Tobias was not by a young man. This was the angel Rajez, but young Tobias did not know it. The angel offered to guide young Tobias to Rajez. On the journey, young Tobias stopped by a river to rest in bathe. A large fish came out of the water and was about to devour him. But the angel told him to catch the fish, cut up his flesh for food, and preserve the liver, gall, and heart for medicine. On their return home, they applied that medicine to Old Tobias' eyes, and in this way restored his eyesight.
The angel made himself known, saying, I am the angel, Raphael, one of the seven who stand before the Lord. Raphael then told the family how God has sent him to heal the Elder Tobias as a reward for his prayers and corporal works in mercy. Into section 53. Section 54 of my Bible history Old Testament by Bishop Moral. This lip of ox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. Judith in the Assyrian camp. Women's Nassus, King of Judah, was captive in Babylon. The Assyrian kings and his general, Halifernes, to conquer Canaan. Halifernes, they see each through the city of Apholia. The people decide to surrender if no A came within five days. At that time, they lived in Botholia, a young widow named Judith. She let us include it life, praying, and fasting.
When she heard that the city was going to surrender, she said to the ancients, let us be patient and humble and ask the Lord to show us mercy according to his will. The ancients begged her, pray for us, for you are a holy woman. Judith went through her oratory, put ashes on her head as a sign of penance, and prayed God for help. Then, putting on her beautiful clothes, she went with her maid to the Assyrian camp. When Halifernes saw her, he was pleased with her, and commanded that she might go in and out as she wished. Four days after her arrival, he gave a great banquet, during which he became drunk and fell fast asleep. Judith waited until everybody had left. She stood weeping and praying. Strengthen me, O Lord, that I may act according to thy will. Then, taking down Halifernes as sword, she cut off his head. She went out and gave it to her maid to carry an Assycle. They left the camp and went back to Botholia.
All ran in great joy to meet Judith, for no one expected her to return. She said, showing them Halifernes' head. Praise God, who has not forsaken them that hope in him, glorify him for his mercy and doors forever. In the morning, the people hung up Halifernes' head upon the city walls. All took up arms and went against the Assyrian camp. When the Assyrians found the headless body of their general, they were filled with terror and fled. In this way, Judith saved her people. Judith is one of the best figures of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The church exodes the Blessed Virgin, using the praises sung by Israelites at the triumphant return of Judith. You are the glory of Jerusalem, you are the joy of Israel, you are the honor and glory of your people. End of Section 54 Section 55 of my Bible History Old Testament by Bishop Moral.
This, the provokes recording, is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. The Babylonian captivity, about 585 BC. The prophets tried to turn the people of Judith from their evil ways by telling them that if they disobey God, they would be defeated by their enemies. But the Jews paid no attention to the words of their holy men. One of their enemies was Narydukinesir, king of Babylon. This king sent an army to conquer Jerusalem. The soldiers marked the temple and broke down the city walls. They took many of the Jews to Babylon as captives. They also took away the precious vessels and ornaments of the temple of God. Among the Jews who were taking captive were Daniel and his three friends. Because of their wisdom, these four men came to be honored by Narydukinesir. One night the king had a dream which the wise men of Babylon could not interpret. In anger the king ordered all the wise men, put the death.
When soldiers came to kill Daniel and his friends, Daniel asked the king to give him time to explain the dream. Daniel prayed for help. God revealed to him the meaning so that Daniel could interpret Narydukinesir's dream. He said, There is the God in heaven who reveals mysteries, who shows what is to come to pass. The king was very much surprised. He said, Truly your God is the true God. He made Daniel governor of Babylon. Sometime after Narydukinesir made the golden statue, which he ordered everyone in Babylon to worship. When Daniel and his friends refused, the king was so angry that he ordered Daniel's three friends cast into a very hot furnace. The furnace was so hot that the men who cast the three friends in were burnt to death. But the three were not hurt in any way. An angel came down to them, a soft, cool breeze filled the interior of the furnace. The friends walked about in the midst of the flames singing praises to God.
From this, Narydukinesir knew that God was protecting the young men. He called them out of the furnace and said, Blessed be their God. There is no other God that can save in this manner. In the section 55, my Bible history old testament by Bishop Morrell. This liberal box recording is in the public domain, according by Maria Teresa. The writing on the wall. When Balthusar was king of Babylon, he invited a thousand of his nobles to a great feast. He ordered that the vessels of golden silver, which his father, Nebdokinesir, had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, should be used. From these holy vessels, the king and his guests drank wine. As this great company feasted, drinking wine from the sacred vessels, a hand appeared, writing on the wall. The hand wrote a few words, then disappeared. Upon seeing the hand, the king turned pale and trembled with fear, he called upon all the wise men in Babylon
to tell him the meaning of the writing on the wall. He promised, Who so will be the king? Who so ever can tell me the meaning of these words, shall be clothed and purple, and shall wear a gold chain around his neck. He shall be the third greatest in the whole kingdom. No one, however, could interpret the writing. Then the queen came into the banquet hall. She advised the king to consult Daniel, as never good a nester had done before him. Daniel was there for a brat before Balthusar, who promised him what he had promised the otherwise men, if he could interpret the writing. Daniel replied, God gave your father, now because the nester, a kingdom in much power and glory, your father became proud, and so God took away all powers from him. But you, Balthusar, knowing this, have not been humble. You have lifted yourself up against God. You have used the sacred vessels in your feasting. Therefore see the writing on the wall. Main, fecal, ferras.
And this is the meaning, main, God has numbered your kingdom, and has brought it to an end. Fecal, you are weighed in the balance and are found wanting, ferras, your kingdom is divided and given to the meds and Persians. Balthusar was terrified, however he did what he had promised and rewarded Daniel. That night the king was killed. History often tells us that those who profane churches or things pertaining to the sacrifice of the mass are punished by God. In the Section 56. Section 57 of my Bible History, Old Testament by Bishop Morrell. This libra box recording is in the public domain, according by Maria Trees. Daniel in the lion's den. After the death of Balthusar, Darius, the mead, became king. He also was pleased with Daniel and set him over all his other officers.
Some years later, Cyrus became king of Babylon. He too gave honors and powers to Daniel. Daniel tried to teach Cyrus about God. He told Cyrus that the false gods worshiped Babylon could not help anyone. He said, the God that I adore is a living God. Your gods are false gods and do not live. Beginning to believe Daniel's teaching, Cyrus allowed him to destroy some of the idols. At this, the people of Babylon were made very angry. They went to Cyrus and demanded, give us Daniel or we will kill you and destroy your house. The king was terrified and so allowed the people to take Daniel. They let him to a den of lions and threw him in to be devoured by the wild and hungry beasts. For the lions did not kill Daniel. They became tame as lambs and did not hurt him in any way. For six days Daniel stayed in the lion's den. Nobody brought him food so that he became very hungry. At that time, far from Babylon,
through the prophet named Habakkuk, he was one day taking some food to the workers in a field when suddenly an angel took him by the hair of his head. The angel carried Habakkuk off to Babylon and put him in the den where Daniel was. At the command of the angel, Habakkuk gave the food carried to Daniel. Then the angel lifted Habakkuk up once more and carried him back to his house. In this way, God provided food for Daniel and the den of lions. On the seventh day Cyrus went to see what had happened to Daniel. How great was his surprise when he saw Daniel sitting safe among the fierce lions? Calling his servants, Cyrus had Daniel taken out and his enemies cast into the den instead. As soon as the enemies of Daniel were thrown in, the lions killed and devoured them. But all fear the God of Daniel for he is the Savior, said the King. In the section 57,
Section 58 of my Bible history, Old Testament, by Bishop Moral. This Libravox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa. Queen Esther before the King. Many Jews stayed in Babylon when their countrymen went back to Judea. Among these were Mardekai and the niece that he had adopted, Esther. The King, Asseweris, married Esther and made her queen. In order to be near Esther, Mardekai used to stand near the gate of the palace. One day he heard two servants plotting to murder the King. He hastened Esther with the news. She told the King and the servants were punished. This event was written down in the book containing the story of the Kingdom. The favorite of the King was Ammon, a very proud man. He wanted everybody to admire him and to bow down before him when he passed. But Mardekai would not bow, wishing to reserve that honor to God alone. In revenge, Ammon resolved
to have Mardekai and all the Jews killed. Mardekai therefore sent word to Esther, asking her to plead for her people before Asseweris. At that time there was a law forbidding anyone's coming before the King unless called. If the law was broken, the punishment was death. Esther therefore sent word to Mardekai, saying, He had other the Jews together to pray for me, let everybody fast for three days, as I also will, on the third day I will go before the King. On the third day, Queen Esther put on her royal clothes, Ammon before Asseweris. He was surprised, but forgave her because he loved her. Looking out to her, he scored in the sector as a sign of favor. Asseweris said, Do not fear, this law is not made for you, but for all others, what is your wish. Esther answered, If it pleased the King, I received you and Ammon to come to a banquet that I shall prepare. The King promised to go.
That night the King could not sleep. Therefore he ordered his servants to read to him out of the book of the story of the Kingdom. It happened that the servants read that part, telling how Mardekai saved the King's life from the two plotters. Asseweris felt very grateful and wished to reward Mardekai. In the Section 58, Section 59 of my Bible History, Old Testament by Bishop Morrell, thus, Librevox recording is in the public domain, recording by Maria Teresa, the promise of the Redeemer. After the death of Antiochus, his son tried to reconquer Judea. The Jews under Judea's macabez set out to oppose him. As the battle raged, there appeared a horseman going before the Jews, clothed in white, with golden armor, and holding a spear. They blessed the merciful Lord and took on great courage, because they knew they had to help her from heaven.
Rushing violently upon the Syrians, the Jews defeated them with great slaughter. The Syrians who were not killed fled and fear. Finally, after many battles, Judea set his country free from foreigners. At his death, his brothers became the rulers. There was peace in Judea for many years. The lamb began to flourish once more. But later, rulers turned away from God. Many of the people disobeyed his laws. They said that they believed in the true God. They said that they loved him. They were very careful to keep the different forms ordered by the law. But in their hearts, they were wicked and denied God. They did not really love him. The Jews forgot the Lord who had revealed himself and done wonderful things for them. Outside Judea, people everywhere also lived in sin. They worshiped idols, adored false gods. The hearts were full of wickedness, and they committed much evil. There was need of one to show mankind the true way. It was great need for the fulfillment of the many prophecies
and of the promise made by Jacob to his son, Judea. This promise was that the Savior, the Messiah, would come to redeem mankind from sin. Finally, the Jews quarreled even among themselves. The Roman armies came to take control of everything. The Jews became a subject people in their own land. Herod, a foreigner, was made king. The kingdom of Judea was no more. No one came from the tribe of Judea to rule the Jews. Jacob had foretold, the Sceptre should not be taken away from Judea to become that is to be sent, and he shall be the expectation of nations. This was the time when our Lord Jesus Christ came to teach to bless and to save mankind. End of my Bible history, Old Testament, by Bishop Moral.
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