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An Easter Acrostic: Israel
A type of the house of Israel.
The land that was made desolate as a punishment for rejoic ing at the desolation of Israel The father of Hobab.
A king of Hamoth who sent presents to David.
A king of Judah in whose reign there was an earthquake. The descendants of Esau.
The initials of the above names (or words) form a receipt which shows us that "faith without work is dead."
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 117. 1. Who through faith had sight restored? 2. Who through scorn lost sight deplored? 3. Seek from whence an angel went, Warning Israel to repent. 4. Where did sudden waters play? 5. Where did waters heaped, delay? 6. Where was once an image raised, Which a mighty nation praised. 7. Who to Gerar went for food? 8. Who a sinning king withstood? 9. Who, when bribed, refused his aid. 10. Who the temple vessels made? 11. What Moabite ruled Israel? 12. Where did Paul a cripple heal? 13. Who in camp received a crown? 14. Name Elkanah's native town. 15. Where did one, a Syrian king, Vainly send a seer to bring?
Find the initials and they will recall The lessons of the mercies given to all.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 118. 1. Where in the Temple, with sad delay, Did the Lord's glory in departing stay? 2. Whose wicked scheme against a captive race, Procured his death of terrible disgrace? 3. Name from what prophet Paul essayed to prove, That God would call the Gentiles in his love? 4. Who through his wife, by Matthew is embraced Among the names by which Christ's birth is traced : 5. Who would have killed the Baptist in her spite? 6. Who wished to slay a sleeping king by night ? 7. Who through his land the pilgrim host forbade? 3. Than say what Micah with ephod made? 9. What power did Peter say came not of man 10 What warlike king the Temple did profane? 11. Whose merchants were called princes by the seer? In burning words they were too proud to fear. 12. What place remembered with a ghastly name, Is linked for ever with a deed of shame? 13. From whence did Machir much provisions bring To cheer the heart of his desponding king? 14. Upon what mountain did an altar rise, To burn a large and varied sacrifice?
The initials and finals discovered will prove a fond recog nition of measureless love.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 119.
The man who was full of the "spirit of wisdom."
The city which worshipped Baalzebub.
One of the five kings of Midian who was slain in conse quence of the idolatry of Baal-peor.
A country famed for its wisdom.
The man to whom David showed kindness for Jonathan's sake.
The ruler of the half tribe of Manasseh in the reign of David.
The emblem of industry.
The place where Israel defeated Arad the Canaanite.
The initials of the above names (or words) give the name of a prophet who was also a priest; the finals the name of the city where he dwelt.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 120. 1. One who received the blessed gift of sight From Him who came to be the world's true light. 2 What priest of God with all his sons were slain The favor of a tyrant king to gain? 3. What people did their fathers' law obey, From ancient times until the prophet's day? 4. To what great city was a prophet sert, Whose people with contrite grief repent? 5. Whence came that mighty host, by angels slain, To prove that God o'er all the earth doth reign? 6. What beauteous sign was placed the earth above, Emblem of God's sure truth and love? 7. To what lone land did holy Paul retreat, To make himself by his high office meet? 8. What monarch o'er a mighty realm had sway, And bore the tribes of Israel far away?
If the initials side by side you place, You'll find the name of one renowned for grace.
His name, the comfort that he brought, will show, To those that were in trouble and in woe.
He gladly gave up all that he possessed, To aid the church of Christ, when sore distressed.
He was among the first of those who bore The gospel light to many a heathen shore.
Oh! may we imitate his works of love, And share with him in glorious joys above.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 121.
Rebekah's nurse.
A river of Damascus.
The priest of Baal in the reign of Athaliah.
A friend of St. Paul who was a tentmaker.
The father of Boaz.
The messenger who was despatched to David with tidings of Absalom's death.
An Israelite who lost his life on a day of great national rejoicing.
The name which means "princess."
The initials of the above words form the name of the city in whose outskirts occured the most wonderful consecration on record; the finals give the Jewish name of Shachach. SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 122. 1. A holy woman famed for works of love. 2. The saint who was first called to heaven above. 3. Who led a king his fearful love to see? 4. Who from his childhood home was forced to flee? 5. From whence with mighty signs was Israel brought? 6. What king was by his mother's wisdom taught?
In the initials you may trace, A noble youth, who, by God's grace, Was not ashamed his faith to own, Before a heathen tyrant's throne.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 123. 1. The most liberal contributor to the treasury of God. 2. Jesse's second son. 3. The place where God appeared to Samuel. 4. Queen Esther's other name. 5. The people who burned Ziklag with fire. 6. The sister of Tubal Cain. 7 The first city in which St. Paul preached Christ. 8 The king of whom Ahab said "he is my brother." 9. The city where Tyrannus lived. 10. The place where Nabal sheared his sheep. 11. St. Paul's hostess at Philippi. 12. Hagar's native land. 13. The prince who raised a monument to his own memory. 14. The idol in whose temple Sennacherib was slain.
The initial letters of these words show the remedy prescribed to a great captain who was suffering under a malady that only God could cure.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 124. 1. The great apostle of the Gentile race? 2. The first man who in heaven found a place? 3. A youthful Christian in God's law well read? 5 The Lord's peculiar people by him led? 5 One who his birthright for a trifle sold? 6 An Israelite, indeed-one of Christ's fold? 7. The promised land with milk and honey blest? 8. A younger son by God beloved best?
The initial letters take and you will find, One virtue of the lowly Christian mind.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 125. 1. A wanderer guilty of his brother's blood? 2. The father of the seer who saw the flood? 1 3. 4. Cain's mother next, and then her husband take, 5. Then one who mourned in heart for Zion's sake, 6. A king whose sinning caused his early fall,
7. And one who toiled with the Apostle Paul.
8. Who wrote the long epistle unto Rome?
9. What hill did hunted David make his home? 10. What prophet pleaded for the captive race? 11. What priest made altars for his monarch base? 12. Who vainly sought to know an angel's name? 13. What altar knew no sacrificial flame ? 14. Who left a prisoner bound to please the Jews? 15. What king did the council of the wise refuse? 16. What city, fained, to Joseph gave a wife? 17. What king, defeated, took a prince's life? 18. Who smiled contemptuous at an angel's word? 19. Whose bitter rage was calmed with flocks and herds? 20. What pagan prince was God's anointed named? 21. Whose family for temperance was famed? 22. What well did Isaac yield to those who strove ? 23. Who would his faith by actual vision prove? 24. From whom did Paul to Cæsar's court appeali 25. What soldier did the thing accursed steal? 26. Who sinned in fearing lest the ark should fall? 27 What man did Jesus from the grave recall? 28. Who vainly did the Apostle Paul accuse? 29. What seer a king's entreaty did refuse?
Range these initials, and in all thy need, Remember still this searching prayer to plead.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 126. 1. The name of David's second son disclosed, A name a prophet afterward did bear. 2. Where was the son of Zedekiah killed? 3. Whose son was in the temple long concealed? 4. Where did a woman once two men bestow? 5. A priestly city Doeg filled with woe? 6. Name from what giant David once was saved, 7. And one whom none but he before had braved. 8. What seer did Asa into prison cast?
Who told of wars throughout his life to last? 9. Where did a judge's son though conquering meet The death that did his shameful life befit? 10. Who grieved, though could not leave her widowed home? 11. Where did the legion-hunted maniac roam? 12. Who to a trembling monarch sold his land, While both beheld an angel near them stand? 13. Whence did a prophet lead a blinded band?
Learn the injunction which these initials give, And in their strict observance seek to live.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 127. 1. He, loving rest, a double burden fears. 2. God's chief delight when He creation rears. 3. Him, in his blind old age, his son deceived. 4. They charge of God's most Holy things received. 5. The place where weapon small great carnage makes. 6. He, branded for his sin. God's presence fled. 7. Who hid and fed the prophets in a cave? 8. He who his blessing unto Abraham gave. 9. God's priest, yet his house could not command. 10. Whose counsel did his father's friend withstand? 11. A city overthrown for wicked deeds. 12. Once and again great tidings speeds! 13. The glory gone, the ark the Gentiles prize. 14. Where, Moses sees the goodly land and dies?
The initials manifest his promise dear, Who ever lives our waiting hearts to cheer.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 128. 1. A town where Peter performed a miracle, and afterwards saw a vision, the object of which was to teach him that he must preach the gospel to the Gentiles as well as to the Jews. 2. Naomi's husband. 3. David's fifth son. 4. A king who served God during the early part of his reign, which was consequently prosperous, but who, becoming selfconfident, fell into error and was severely punished. 5. An Amanuensis to St. Paul, and one whose house was said to have been the first fruits of Achaia. 6. One of the names of Christ. 7. David's eldest brother. 8. The birthplace of Rachel. 9. The father of Abraham.