Black History In The Bible | #BHITB
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1A Prayer of Jesus the son of Sirach. I will thank thee, O Lord and King, and praise thee, O God my Saviour: I do give praise unto thy name: 2For thou art my defender and helper, and has preserved my body from destruction, and from the snare of the slanderous tongue, and from the…
1Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life repaired the house again, and in his days fortified the temple: 2And by him was built from the foundation the double height, the high fortress of the wall about the temple: 3In his days the cistern to receive water, being in compass as…
1The remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as musick at a banquet of wine. 2He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity. 3He directed…
1Then stood up Elias the prophet as fire, and his word burned like a lamp. 2He brought a sore famine upon them, and by his zeal he diminished their number. 3By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and also three times brought down fire. 4O Elias, how wast thou honoured in…
1And after him rose up Nathan to prophesy in the time of David. 2As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel. 3He played with lions as with kids, and with bears as with lambs. 4Slew he not a giant, when he was yet…
1Jesus the son a Nave was valiant in the wars, and was the successor of Moses in prophecies, who according to his name was made great for the saving of the elect of God, and taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them, that he might set Israel in their inheritance. 2How great…
1And he brought out of him a merciful man, which found favour in the sight of all flesh, even Moses, beloved of God and men, whose memorial is blessed. 2He made him like to the glorious saints, and magnified him, so that his enemies stood in fear of him. 3By his words he caused the…
1Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us. 2The Lord hath wrought great glory by them through his great power from the beginning. 3Such as did bear rule in their kingdoms, men renowned for their power, giving counsel by their understanding, and declaring prophecies: 4Leaders of the people by their counsels,…
1The pride of the height, the clear firmament, the beauty of heaven, with his glorious shew; 2The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising a marvellous instrument, the work of the most High: 3At noon it parcheth the country, and who can abide the burning heat thereof? 4A man blowing a furnace is in…
1Of these things be not thou ashamed, and accept no person to sin thereby: 2Of the law of the most High, and his covenant; and of judgment to justify the ungodly; 3Of reckoning with thy partners and travellers; or of the gift of the heritage of friends; 4Of exactness of balance and weights; or of…