DAMASCUS, 374. Darius III., 439.
David, selection of, 192; as an histor- ical study, 204; youth of, 205; ad- venture of, 207; at Hebron, 207; as king, 210, 212; his prosperity, 215; as an Oriental monarch, 213; troubles of, 222; wealth of, 224; in old age, 225; takes Jerusalem, 210; fali of, 217, 219; last days of, 226; his un- popularity, 225; character of, 228; psalms of, 116. Deborah, 174.
Deductions from acknowledged truths
sometimes unsound, 163. Degeneracy of nations, 29.
Demetrius, 458.
Derbe, 483.
Deuteronomy, book of, 366. Diana, temple of, 498.
Divine Legation of Moses, 123. Divine Providence, 338, 423. Drought in Judah, 323.
Drusilla, 506.
Dr. South on David, 217.
Church psalmody, 233.
Cicilian Gates, 484.
Circumcision, 485.
Civil Code of Moses, 119.
Civilization in the time of Abraham, 28. Confucius, 112, 496, 513.
ECBATANA, 432, 455. Ecclesiastes, 254, 263. Edomites, 216.
Egypt, priests of, 69; polytheism of, 71; population of, 74; gods of, 73; simple habits of, 75; worship among,
71; civilization of, 75; woes de- nounced on, 344; Egyptian con-
quests, 384.
Eleazer, 457.
Eliakim, 375. Eliashib, 438. Elihu, 154.
Elijah, personality of, 280; before Ahab, 281; predictions of, 281; in the desert, 282; and the widow of Sarepta, 284; and the drought, 285; as friend, 285; eloquence of, 288; on Mount Carmel, 288; and the priests of Baal, 290; and the promised rain, 291; weakness of, 294; flight of, 294; character of, 295; at Horeb, 296; his terrible denunciations, 305; transla- tion of, 317.
Eliphaz, 140, 145; his half-truths, 141. Elisha, 297, 317; and Elijah com- pared, 299.
Epicurean philosophy, 127.
Esoteric wisdom of Egypt, 73.
Esther, 406; her beauty, 407; piety of, Hebrew Commonwealth, dark ages of,
414; dignity of, 419.
Eunice, 483.
Exile of the Jews, effects of the, 432.
Hebrew nation, destiny of, 38.
Hebrew poets, 135, 336.
Hebrew women, 407.
Heliopolis, 69.
Herodias, 468.
FAITH, 27, 39; definition of, 40; its Hezekiah, 331.
Homicide, whether ever justifiable, 45. | Jehoida, 23, 438.
IDOLATRY, its consequences, 108. Idolatry of the Jews, 366. Idumeans, 453.
Irving on David, 218. Isaac, sacrifice of, 42.
Isaiah, 328; high position of, denunci- ation of, 334; as preacher, 337; his prophecies, 333; the prophet of hope, 350, 353; his catholicity, 353. Ishbosheth, 208. Israel in Egypt, 83; in the wilderness, 106; disorder under judges, 174; kings of, 277; Israelites in bondage, 90; mission of, 37; tendency of to idolatry, 91; number in Egypt, 98; deliverance of, 105; desire of, for a king, 184; and Judah divided, 275.
JACOB, grief of, 79; his blessings, 84; his death, 86.
Jehoshaphat, 306, 322. Jehovah's answer to Job, 156. Jehu, 297. Jephthah, 171.
Jeremiah, persecution of, 383; birth of, 363; grief of, 363; compared with Elijah, 362; as prophet, 362; disregarded, 370; despair of, 373; predictions of, 377, 381; maledic- tions, 379; persecuted, 383; arrested, 386; imprisoned, 396; death, 397. Jeroboam, 373; evils of his reign, 375. Jerusalem, siege of, 387, 389; par-
ties in, 390; fall of, 396; desolation of, 432, 451; treasures of, 431, 443. Jewish embassy to Rome, 458. Jewish Constitution, 120; monarchy,
174, 179; theocracy, 174; poetry, 231; rites, 114; restoration of the Commonwealth, 429.
Jews, peculiarity of, 119; degeneracy. of, 374; as prime ministers, 421; deliverance of, in Persia, 422; after the captivity, 430; morality of, 432; number of dispersed, 441; degener- acy of, 322.
Jezebel, 279; her idolatries, 280; wick- edness of, 293; devices of, 302. Jezreel, 279.
Joab, 209; rebukes David, 226. Job, book of, 135; wife of, 137; per-
sonality of, 137; fidelity, 138; integ rity, 139, 141; humility, 159; trials of, 140, 144; assurance of, 145; elo- quence of, 144; misunderstood, 144; despair of, 146; persistency of, 147; belief in immortality, 148; moral elevation of, 150; friends of, 152; bitterness of, 155.
Joachim, 438.
Jonathan, 208, 460, 461.
Joseph, youth of, 58; jealous of his brother, 58; sale of, 60; his eleva- tion, 61; predictions of, 63; admin- istration as prime minister, 66; power of, 76; declares himself to his breth- ren, 81; brethren in Egypt, 78; lat-
ter days of, 86; character of, 87; services of, 88.
Joseph of Cyprus, 477.
Josephus, 446: conquests of, 171.
Megiddo, battle of, 372. Melchizedek, 34, 36. Memphis, 35, 64. Menahem, 327. Menephtah, 89. Mephibosheth, 209. Mephistopheles, 137. Messianic predictions, 351.
Josiah, 365; reforms of, 367; death of, Messiah, 355.
Judæa, 239, 389, 430, 440; sovereigns Micaiah, 306. of, 325. Judah and Israel divided, 275; calam- Midian, 101.
Moab, 215, 343. Modin, 444.
Mordecai, 406; neglect of, 409; pride of, 415; elevation of, 418, 420; power of, 421.
Moses, 97; mission of, 97; birth of, 98; adoption of, 99; learning of, 100; kills an Egyptian, 100; premature ambition of, 100; flight of, 100; his- torical genius of, 103; before Pha- raoh, 104; Moral Code of, 107, 112; laws of, 107; extraordinary gifts, 122; divine legation of, 123; inspi- ration of, 124; services of, 128: last days of, 129; source of his wisdom, 122; burial of, 130.
Mount Taurus, 484.
NABOPOLASSAR, 384.
Naboth, 300; vineyard of, 303. Nathan, 223.
Nature worship, 72.
Neapolis, 489.
Nebuchadnezzar, 385; Jewish em-
Passover, feast of, 368. Paternal rights, 43.
Paul, parentage and education, 473; habits of, 480; trade of, 481; mis- sionary tour of, 484; compromises of, 486; exorcises a slave, 490; ex- pediency of, 488; loneliness of, 493; epistles of, 495; at Jerusalem, 502; trial of, 506; appeals to Cæsar, 507; before Festus, 507; at Rome, 509; voyages of, 509; in Spain, 510; im- prisonment of, 510; labors of, 512; character of, 513; doctrines of, 514. Pauline theology, 502. Pentecostal Feast, 503. Perga, 482.
Persian empire, 401; banquets, 415. Peter, 476.
Pharaoh, 63; hardness of heart, 105;
sole proprietor of Egypt, 67; kind- ness to Israelites, 82.
Ptolemy Lagus, 439. Pythagoras, 70.
RA, the sun god, 72. Rameses, 89.
Raphia, battle of, 440. Realm of faith distinct from that of
reason, 162. Rechabites, 363. Red Sea, 105. Rehoboam, 322. Reign of peace, 354. Resurrection, 492. Retribution, 335. Reuben, 85. Rezin, 327.
Ritualistic law, 113. Ritualistic worship, 45. Rites ceremonial, 115.
Philistines, 206, 455; in the time of SABBATH, neglect of, 777.
Sacrifices, universality of, 44; propi
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