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An Easter Acrostic: Christ

The initials of the above names give an incident in the life of Christ which marks more impressively, perhaps, than any other, his perfect humanity.

SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 129. 1. The king to whom a prophet said "Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live." 2. A priest whose city name consisted of two letters. 3. One of the two cities which the Hebrews built for Pharoah. 4. Noah's godly ancestors. 5. A city which formed part of the first kingdom on record. The initials give the mount on which was the rock typical of Christ.

SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 130. 1. The name of one of whom it was said "as thy days, so shall thy strength be." 2. Moses' eldest son. 3. A man of the tribe of Dan, who was one of the twelve spies sent out by Moses to see and report on the land of Canaan. 4. One who prophesied of Christ in the words "There shall come a star out of Jacob, and a spectre shall arise out of Israel." 5. The birthplace of Haran, Lot's father. 6. A King of Egypt who made war upon Judah, in the reign of Rehoboam.

The initials of the above names give one of the New Testament prophets.

SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 131. 1. From whence did Israel precious metal bring ? 2. Of what sweet tree did ancient prophets sing? 3. A holy seer who wondrous visions saw. 4. Whose children did obey their father's law? 5. What wicked man did take his brother's life? 6. Who took a city to obtain a wife? 7. Seven of this name are found in holy writ. 8. The land which Israel once in haste did quit. 9. Who uttered forth a deep and bitter cry ? 10. Whose son was sent the promised land to spy? 11. What aged saint with deepest grief opprest, Saw not that all was ordered for the best? 12. Who when on earth, his sufferings meekly bore, 13. Then, led by angels, up to heaven did soar? 14 Who with a stone did once a conqueror slay? 15 Who sent his daughters from their home away? 16. What merchant city once was rich and great, But through it's sins was brought to low estate? 17. The mount from whence the blessing did proceed. 18. Who succored prophets in their greatest need? 19. The bird that sat on Babel's ruined towers. 20. A youth who served his God with all his powers.

In the initials of these names combined, A heavenly receipt you will clearly find; Which if we humbly from our hearts obey, Will make us victors in the heavenly way.