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Curiosities of the Bible: Earth
Earth revolves, and lo! I come, Out of darkness springing; Men and beasts their task resume, Birds their carols singing; Glad my smiling face to see, Earth wakes up to welcome me.
Earth revolves, and, like again, Out of darkness beaming, Shine I in Night's diadem, On the wavelets gleaming:
And my radiance dies away, Only in returning dav.
Earth revolves, and now 'tis mine, Out of darkness glancing, To announce the night's decline, And the day's advancing; And my hopeful brightness, so, Doth the Saviour's coming show.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 53.
From all the names in Scripture, Of just six letters framed, Find hers who, for her beauty, Was far and justly famed; 'Tis true her lot was lowly, Yet, though her birth was mean, She, from a captive maiden, Became a mighty queen.
Transpose the same six letters, And now his name we find, Whose meditated treason Was timely brought to mind ; And Providence so ordered, That a great king was taught To magnify the humble, And bring the proud to nought.
Five of the six exhibit A mount on Dan bestowed, Where still, though put to tribute, The Amorites abode.
Five show what creatures cover Th' unbrageous forest-lands, And soon-the prophet tells us- They all shall clap their hands.
Five more denote the number Of Anak's sons of old (Not one, nor two, nor many), Whose several names are told.
Five changed show what, in vision, From heaven to Peter came, Filled with all living creatures, That he might eat the same.
Four of the same selected, Describe that other seed Instead of him-the victim Of man's first murderous deed.
Four other letters chosen Will Samuel's office show, What time some urgent matter A young man sought to know Four name that Hebrew letter That stands the last but two.
The longest psalm, in portions, Will prove the answer true.
Four make the sweetest offer The weary soul can hear ; Come, and receive it freely, Who yoke or burden bear And four denote the person Who with "good comfort" heard, When to the poor blind beggar They told the Saviour's word; And the same voice of comfort To every conscience speaks, When Jesus, by his gospel, Each voor blind sinner seelra SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 54.
Faith shall be swallowed up in sight, Hope in fulfilment end, When on our twilight life the light Of heaven shall descend.
A sister-grace to these. more great, Shall brighten when they wane; O let us more and more to this, Even in this life, attain!
The initials of the following will give the name of this most excellent grace: 1. The grandmother of Timothy. 2. The good servant of a wicked king, who kept one hundred prophets of the Lord from the vengeance of the queen. 3. A queen who resisted her husband's command, and was deposed. 4. A good man, but a bad father.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 55.
The father of the first artificer in brass and iron. The man who said, "I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth."
The wise man's estimate of earthly pleasure.
The place where David slew Goliath.
Rehoboam's successor.
The people who stole the oxen of Job.
Herod's chamberlain.
The city where Jehu was anointed king.
The kingdom of Chedorlaomer.
Paul's amanuensis when he wrote the Epistle to the Romans The mother of Adonijah.
The wife of Mahlon.
The name of the altar that was built by the children of Reuben and Gad.
The younger son of Bilhah.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 56.
My first enjoins a watchful care, To see and shun each lurking snare, With earnest and unceasing prayer.
My second speaks a kingdom mine, Where life and peace and joy divine In uncorrupted glory shine.
My third would contradict my first, 'Tis watchful earnestness reversed, By careless, prayerless folly nursed.
Faith is my fourth, of things not seen While on the word of truth we lean, Though clouds and darkness intervene These several subjects find in turn, And as their primal signs you learn, My whole in figure you discern.
This type of Jesus, and His saints Their living, fruitful union paints, And patient love that never faints.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 57