Vulgar words in The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3 (Page 1)
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The Long Route--Pharaoh Pursues the Hebrews--The Sea Divided --The Passage through the Red Sea--The Destruction of the Fgyptians--The Song at the Sea-- The Awful Desert--The Heavenly Food--The Gathering of the Manna--Miriam' s Well--Aniaiek's War against Israel Amalek Defeated Jethro Installation of Elders-- Jethro Rewarded--The Time is at Hand--The Gentiles Refuse the Torah The Contest of the Mountains--The Torah Offered to Israel-- Israel Prepares for the Revelation--The Revelation on Mount Sinai--The First Commandment--The Other Commandments Revealed on Sinai-- The Unity of the Ten Commandments--Moses Chosen as Intermediator--Moses and the Angels Strive for the Torah--Moses Receives the Torah--The Golden Calf--Moses Blamed for Israel's Sin--The Punishment of the Sinners-- Moses Intercedes for the People--The Inscrutable Ways of the Lord--The Thirteen Attributes of God--The Second Tables--The Census of the People--The Erection of the Tabernacle Commanded--The Materials for the Construction of theTabernacle --Bezalel--The Ark with the Cherubim--The Table and the Candlestick--The Altar--The Symbolical Significance of the Tabernacle--The Priestly Robes--The Stones in the Breastplate--The Completion of the Tabernacle--The Setting up of the Tabernacle--The Consecration of the Priests--The Day of the Ten Crowns--The Interrupted Joy--The Gifts of the Princes--The Revelations in theTabernacle--The Cleansing of the Camp--The Lighting of the Candlestick--The Twelve Princes of the Tribes-- The Census of the Levites--The Four Divisions of the Levites--The Four Standards--Thc Camp--The BIasphemer and the Sabbath-breaker--The Ungrateful Multitude--The Flesh-pots of Egypt--The Appointment of the Seventy Elders--Eldad and Medad --The Quails--Aaron and Miriam Slander Moses--Miriam's Punishment--The Sending of the Spies--Significant Names--The Spies in Palestine--The Slanderous Report--The Night of Tears-- Ingratitude Punished--The Years of Disfavor--The Rebellion of Korah--Korah Abuses Moses and the Torah Moses Pleads in Vain with Korah--Korah and His Horde Punished--On and the Three Sons of Korah Saved--Israel Convinced of Aaron's Priesthood--The Waters of Meribah--Moses' Anger Causes His Doom--Edom's Unbrotherly Attitude toward Israel--The Three Shepherds--Preparing Aaron for Impending Death--Aaron's Death--The General Mourning for Aaron--The False Friends--The Brazen Serpent--At Arnon--Sihon, the King of the Amorites--The Giant Og--Moses' Speech of Admonition--Balak, King of Moab--Balaam, the Heathen Prophet--Balak's Messengers to Bahaam-- Balaam Accepts Balak's Invitation--Baiaam's Ass-- Balaam Runs into His Own Destruction--Balaam with Balak Balaam's Sacrifices Refused--Balaam Extols Israel--Balaam's Hopes Disappointed--Curses Turned into Blessings--Balaam's Wicked Counsel--Phinehas, Zealous for God--Twelve Miracles--Phinehas Rewarded--The Daughters of Zelophmehad The appointment of Joshua--Moses' Legacy to Joshua--Moses' last campaign--The Complete Annihilation of Midian--The Gruesome End of Balaam-- The Victorious Return from the War--Wealth that Bringeth Destruction--Moses' Death Irrevocably Doomed--Moses Prayer for Suspension of Judgment--God Tries to Comfort Moses Concerning His Death--The Intercessions for Moses--Moses Serves Joshua--The Last Day of Moses' Life--Moses Beholds the Future--Moses Meets the Messiah in Heaven--The Last Hours of Moses The Blessing of Moses--Moses Prays for Death--Samuel Chastised by Moses--God Kisses Moses' Soul--The Mourning for Moses--Samuel's Vain Search--Moses Excels All Pious Men.
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TOWARD ISRAEL THE THREE SHEPHERDS PREPARING AARON FOR IMPENDING DEATH AARON'S DEATH THE GENERAL MOURNING FOR AARON THE FAI.SE FRIENDS THE BRAZEN SERPENT AT ARNON SIHON, THE KING OF THE AMORITFS THE GIANT OG MOSES SPEECH OF ADMONITION BALAK, KING OF MOAB BALAAM, THE HEATHEN PROPHET BALAK'S MESSENGERS TO BALAAM BALAAM ACCEPTS BALAK'S INVITATION BALAAM'S ASS BALAAM RUNS INTO HIS OWN DESTRUCTION BALAAM WITH BALAK BALAAM'S SACRIFICES REFUSED BALAAM EXTOLS ISRAEL BALAAM'S HOPES DISAPPOINTED CURSES TURNED TO BLESSINGS BALAAM'S WICKED COUNSEL PHINEHAS, ZEALOUS FOR GOD TWELVE MIRACLES PHINEHAS REWARDED THE DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD THE APPOINTMENT OF JOSHUA MOSES' LEGACY TO JOSHUA MOSES LAST CAMPAIGN TIlE COMPLETE ANNIHILATION OF MIDIAN THE GRUSOME END OF BALAAM THE VICTORIOUS RETURN FROM TIlE WAR WEALTH THAT BRINGETH DESTRUCTION MOSES' DEATH IRREVOCABLY DOOMED MOSES PRAYER FOR SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT GOD TRIES TO COMFORT MOSES CONCERING HIS DEATH THE INTERCESSIONS FOR MOSES MOSES SERVES JOSHUA THE LAST DAY OF MOSES' LIFE MOSES BEHOLDS THE FUTURE MOSES MEETS THE MESSIAH IN HEAVEN THE LAST HOURS OF MOSES THE BLESSING OF MOSES MOSES PRAYS FOR DEATH SAMAEL CHASTISED BY MOSES GOD KISSES MOSES' SOUL THE MOURNING FOR MOSES SAMAEL'S VAIN SEARCH MOSES EXCELS ALL PIOUS MEN The Legends of the Jews Volume III Bible Times and Characters from the Exodus to the Death of Moses THE LONG ROUTE The exodus would have been impossible if Joseph's bones had remained behind.
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Then God's wrath will be kindled against the murderer, into Gehenna will he throw him and damn him for all eternity, while the slain will see satisfaction given him, and be glad.
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He is the cause of profanation of the Sabbath, the consecration of which God commands in the fourth commandment, because in his illegal relation he generates descendants who will perform priestly duties in the Temple on the Sabbath, which, being bastards, they have no right to do.
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Who ever heard any one say to an ass, 'Here is a measure of wheat; eat it, for we want to cut off they head?'
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When this woman set out to plow her field, Moses appeared and said: 'Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.'
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It is customary for anyone who works for the sanctuary to receive pay for his work, but I traveled to Egypt on my own ass, and took none of theirs, although I undertook the journey in their interests.
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[737] BALAAM'S ASS Balaam could hardly await the morning, rejoicing no less than Balak's messengers at God's consent to his journey to Balak, and still hoping that he might succeed in bringing disaster upon Israel.
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For when the ambassadors asked him why he had not chosen a horse rather than an ass for his journey, he answered that his saddle horse was in the pasture.
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Then the ass interrupted him, saying, "Am not I thine ass upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long?"
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God did this for two reasons, firstly because He feared that the heathens might worship this ass were she to stay alive; and secondly because God wanted to spare Balaam the disgrace of having people point to his ass and say, "This is she that worsted Balaam."