439 Daniel; Dan. v. 16, 17. 440 Abraham; Gen. xiii. 9. 441 Job; Job xxix. 7–16. HUMILITY. 442 Moses; Exod. iii. 11; iv. 10. . Elisha; 1 Kings xix. 21. Isaiah; Isa. vi. 5. Jeremiah; Jer. i. 6. 443 When asking wisdom; 1 Kings iii. 7. When building the temple; 2 Chron. ii. 6. When offering the prayer of dedication; 1 Kings viii. 27. 444 John i. 27; iii. 30; Matt. iii. 14. 445 Moses; Exod. xviii. 24. 446 David; 2 Sam. xxiv. 2. David; 1 Sam. xxv. 33. 28. Hezekiah; 2 Kings xx. 12–19. Uzziah; 2 Chron. xxvi. 16-19. 447 Peter, in Acts x. 25, 26. Paul and Barnabas, in Acts xiv. 15. The angel of revelation to John, on two occasions, viz., in Rev. xix. 10, and Rev. xxii. 8, 9. 448 Two prophets: Joseph, Gen. xli. 16; and Daniel, Dan. ii. 30. Two rulers: Gideon, Judges vi. 14, 15; David, Ps. lxxiii. 22.. Two apostles: Peter, Acts iii. 12; Paul, 1 Cor. ii. 1, 2. 449 The wedding feast; Luke xiv. 7-11. The prodigal son; Luke xv. 17, 18. The Pharisee and publican; Luke xviii. 13. 450 Eating with publicans and sinners; Matt. ix. 10. Washing the disciples' feet; John xiii. 5. Blessing little children; Luke xviii. 15, 16. INDUSTRY. 451 Rachel, Gen. xxix. 9. 452 Dorcas, Acts ix. 39. Learn that industry is doubly blessed when exercised unselfishly. 453 Acts xviii. 3; 1 Cor. iv. 12. 454 Jacob, Gen. xxx. 29, 30; and Gen. xxxi. 6, 38-41. 455 The building of Babel, attended by curse and confusion, Gen. xi. 3-8; and the building of the second temple, which was attended by blessing and union, Ezra vi. 14–21. 456 Jethro, Exod. ii. 16. 457 Jeroboam, 1 Kings xi. 28-40. Learn that industry is not enough without good morals. 458 Thessalonica; 2 Thess. iii, 11. 459 Ruth, in Ruth ii. 2, 3. The reapers, in 1 Sam. vi. 13; and 2 Kings iv. 18. 460 Acts xx. 35; Rom. xii. 11; Eph. iv. 28; 1 Thess. iv. 11; 2 Thess. iii. 12; 2 Tim. iv. 2. 461 John vi. 27; 1 Tim. iv. 8. JUSTICE. 462 Numb. xvi. 15; and 1 Sam. xii. 4. 463 Josiah, see Jer. xxii. 15. 464 Joseph of Arimathæa, Luke xxiii. 50, 51. Nico demus, John vii. 50, 51. 465 In 1 Thess. ii. 10. 466 Samuel's sons, 1 Sam. viii. 1–3. 467 Abraham, Gen. xviii. 19. 468 Absalom, 2 Sam. xv. 4. 469 Lev. xix. 35, 36; xxv. 14. Prov. xi. 14; xx. 14. 470 Job xxxi. 13, 14. Deut. xxv. 15. Col. iv. 1. Eph. vi. 9. 471 The parable of the unjust judge (Luke xviii. 2), -of the labourers in the vineyard (Matt. xx. 1-4),—of the unmerciful servant (Matt. xviii. 23-25), of the wicked husbandmen (Mark xii. 1-9),—of the unjust steward (Luke xvi. 1-9). KINDNESS. 472 Reuben's, in Gen. xxxvii. 21, 22. 473 Contrast the conduct of Pharaoh's daughter with her father's. See Exod. ii. 5-10, compared with Exod. i. 22. 474 Moses protected the daughters of Reuel. See Exod. ii. 16, 17. 475 By Onesiphorus; 2 Tim. i. 16. 476 See 2 Kings viii. 1. 477 Ahikam, Jer. xxvi. 24; Ebedmelech, Jer. xxxviii. 7-13; Nebuchadrezzar, Jer. xxxix. 11, 12; Nebuzaradan, Jer. xl. 2-4. 478 The kindness of Jehoshabeath, in 2 Chron. xxii. 11. 479 When the centurion desired to save St. Paul; Acts xxvii. 43. 480 Mordecai; Esther ii. 7. 481 Rahab's; Heb. xi. 31. Note that good acts survive us, and make our memory blessed. 482 By Job; Job xxix. 15. By Ananias; Acts ix. 17. By our Lord Jesus Christ, in four cases, viz.: to the blind man in Bethsaida, see Mark viii. 22-26; to the man born blind, John ix. 1, etc.; to the two blind men at Capernaum, Matt. ix. 27-34; and to the two blind men near Jericho, Matt. xx. 29-34; Mark x. 46-52; Luke xviii. 35–43. LUXURIOUSNESS. 483 Sodom; see Ezek. xvi. 49. 484 When the Israelites loathed the manna, and lusted after flesh; Numb. xi. 4-10. 485 They are connected in the life of Solomon; 1 Kings x. 27; xi. 3. 486 Belshazzar's feast, when the handwriting of judgment appeared on the wall; Dan. v. 487 The prodigal son; Luke xv. 13. and Lazarus; Luke xvi. 19. Luke xii. 19. The rich man The rich fool; 488 Ahasuerus at his feast, when disappointed at the refusal of his queen to appear before his nobles; Esther i. 1-12. 489 Phil. iii. 18, 19. 490 In Rev. xvii. 1–6. 491 Babylon, in Isaiah xlvii. 7-9. 492 Isaac's love of savoury food, which was made the occasion of Jacob's falsehood, in Gen. xxvii. 7-24. MALICE. 493 When it slew Abel, Gen. iv. 8; and perpetually condemned Cain, Gen. iv. 11–15. 494 When Esau's malice was overcome by prayer, Gen. xxxii. 30. 495 See Numb. xxiv. 10. 496 Samson, having been blinded and brought out for sport, pulled down the house over his enemies' heads, Judges xvi. 21-30. 497 Shimei, 2 Sam. xvi. 5, 6. 498 Jezebel in her malice against Elijah, 1 Kings xix. 2-4. 499 Ahithophel's counsel defeated by Hushai's, 2 Sam. xvii. 1-3 and 14. 500 Mark vi. 22–27. 501 St. Paul's escape by night to Antipatris, Acts xxiii. 12-32. 502 Nehemiah's visit to Jerusalem, Neh. ii. 10. 503 Samson's, Judges xvi. 21; Zedekiah's, Jer. lii. 11. 504 Herod's persecution of Christ, and his reconciliation with Pilate, Luke xxiii. 11, 12. |