Sermon on the Mount IX

And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a work-man, and brought her unto the man.

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

And when the work-man saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

And it shall come to pass - after the end of seventy years, - that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall - turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be - treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently,

and for durable clothing.

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And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying,

Let neither man nor work-man make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.

So the people were restrained from bringing.

For the stuff they had was sufficient - for all the work to make it, and too much.

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But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also - after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

And she again bare his brother Abel.

And Abel was a keeper of sheep,

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth:

For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, . . .

And the Lord said unto Abram, - after - that Lot was separated from him, - Lift up - now thine eyes, and look from the place - where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed - for ever.

And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand.

And he gave him tithes of all.

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thy-self, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

Now there-fore swear unto me - here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast so-journed.

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. Now there-fore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

  Yea, thou heard-est not;

yea, thou knew-est not;

yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou would-est deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor - from the womb.

  I, - even I, have spoken; yea, - I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

But let your communication be, Yea, yea;

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou did-st laugh.

And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

  

Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venision: but Rebekah loved Jacob.

And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, - and he was faint:

And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: there-fore was his name called Edom.

And Jacob said, Sell me - this day - thy birthright.

And Esau said, Behold, - I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

And Jacob said, Swear to me - this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way:

thus Esau despised his birthright.

  

And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah,

and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

And he put the handmaids and - their children foremost, and Leah and her children after,

and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him:

and they wept.

And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.

And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for there-fore - I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.

And he urged him,

and he took it.

Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

ISamuelyeaon