Noah Webster
Three Great Men of the Bible: Abraham, Joseph, and Moses
eBook
(A. J. Cornell Publications Dec. 30, 2011)
Originally published in 1830 as a portion of the author’s larger “Biography for the Use of Schools,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 24 pages, tells, in simple language, the story of three great men of the Bible—Abraham, Joseph, and Moses.
Sample passage:
While Abraham was dwelling in the land of the Philistines, his faith was put to a severe trial. God, in order to prove his faith and obedience, commanded him to take his beloved son Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him for a burnt offering. Abraham cheerfully obeyed, and went with his son and two young men to the place designated. Leaving the young men at a distance, while he should go forward and worship, he took his son and the wood for fuel, and proceeded to the place.
Isaac, seeing these preparations, and no beast for a victim, said to his father, with great simplicity, “Behold the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Abraham replied, “My son, God will provide himself with a lamb for a burnt offering.” This is a charming example of that unwavering faith and confidence in God, which distinguish his obedient children.
When they arrived at the place, Abraham raised an altar, laid on the wood, bound Isaac, and laid him on the altar. Just as he was extending his arm to slay his son, he was arrested by the voice of an angel—“Abraham, Abraham, lay not thy hand on the lad, for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing that thou hast not withheld from me thy son, thy only son.”
Abraham now raised his eyes, and saw a ram behind him, caught in a thicket by the horns; and taking him, he offered him for a burnt offering instead of his son. In consequence of this act of faith and obedience, the angel called to him from heaven, and repeated the promise that his posterity should be multiplied as the stars of heaven, and as the sand upon the seashore, and that in them should all nations of the earth be blessed.
About the Author:
Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American author, lexicographer, educator, and editor. His “American Dictionary of the English Language” (1828) was the first dictionary to give comprehensive coverage of usage in the U.S. Other works include “The American Spelling Book,” “Elements of Useful Knowledge,” and “The Revolution in France.”
Sample passage:
While Abraham was dwelling in the land of the Philistines, his faith was put to a severe trial. God, in order to prove his faith and obedience, commanded him to take his beloved son Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him for a burnt offering. Abraham cheerfully obeyed, and went with his son and two young men to the place designated. Leaving the young men at a distance, while he should go forward and worship, he took his son and the wood for fuel, and proceeded to the place.
Isaac, seeing these preparations, and no beast for a victim, said to his father, with great simplicity, “Behold the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Abraham replied, “My son, God will provide himself with a lamb for a burnt offering.” This is a charming example of that unwavering faith and confidence in God, which distinguish his obedient children.
When they arrived at the place, Abraham raised an altar, laid on the wood, bound Isaac, and laid him on the altar. Just as he was extending his arm to slay his son, he was arrested by the voice of an angel—“Abraham, Abraham, lay not thy hand on the lad, for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing that thou hast not withheld from me thy son, thy only son.”
Abraham now raised his eyes, and saw a ram behind him, caught in a thicket by the horns; and taking him, he offered him for a burnt offering instead of his son. In consequence of this act of faith and obedience, the angel called to him from heaven, and repeated the promise that his posterity should be multiplied as the stars of heaven, and as the sand upon the seashore, and that in them should all nations of the earth be blessed.
About the Author:
Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American author, lexicographer, educator, and editor. His “American Dictionary of the English Language” (1828) was the first dictionary to give comprehensive coverage of usage in the U.S. Other works include “The American Spelling Book,” “Elements of Useful Knowledge,” and “The Revolution in France.”
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