The Old Testament in Verse 5 (Verses 54 - 69)

54

54

Yet Aaron was punished, and Moses as well,

1451

Moses and Aaron sin at the

XX

And great was the woe that the brothers befell.

rock, and God forbids their

7-12

They had not been told that the rock they should smite,

entrance into Canaan.

And forfeited Canaan, though very contrite!

55

55

XXI 8-9

And then we are told of the serpent of brass!

The bite of the serpent cured

XXII 21-35

Of Balaam, the angel, the sword, and the ass!

by the sight of the Serpent of

De.
 XXXIV

And when aged Moses to Nebo retired,

Brass.  Balaam’s Ass.  Death

1-6

He looked on fair Canaan, before he expired!

of Moses.

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56

56

H- Hebrews
(in Canaan)

Jos.

The forty years ended!  The murmurers dead!

The Hebrews pass over the

III

Then Joshua the Hebrews to victory led!

Jordan dry-shod.  Jericho’s

14-17

The Jordan was traversed dry-shod by them all,

walls fall down at the sound

VI 20

At the sound of his trumpets fell Jericho's wall!

of the trumpets.

57

57

VII

Though Joshua's the soldiers distressed and forsaken,

The Hebrews smitten at Ai

1-26

Who suffered defeat at the sinning of Achan,

through Achan’s sin.  The Sun

X

Saving one, all the battles by Joshua were won,

stands still on the command of

12-13

His soldiers obeyed him!  And even the Sun!

Joshua.

58

58

And thus not in Goshen, but Canaan we find them!

1444

The Tabernacle is set up at Shiloh.

XIII

The tribes are assorted!  Their land is assigned them!

XVII

And Joshua exhorts them, their God to obey!

The land is divided.

XXIII

To idols abolish!  Idolators slay!

1443

Joshua dies.

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59

59

I- Israelites As Idolators

Judg.

Then Judah, the elder, and Simeon, his brother,

Judah and Simeon capture

I

Captured Adoni-bezek and many another;

Adoni-bezek, and punish him

6-7

And they cut off his thumbs, and they cut off his toes,

as he has punished 70 kings.

As thus he delighted to punish his foes.

60

60

And Caleb gave Achsah to Othniel, his brother,

Othniel smiteth Kirjath-sepher.

12-15

When Othniel had fought with and conquered another.

Caleb kills the three sons of Anak.

And then when the three sons of Anak were dead,

Then Hebron was Caleb's as Moses had said.

61

61

Yet when they were dead, though the Israelites fought,

Joshua is disobeyed, the

28

They fought not as Joshua commanded and taught;

heathen being permitted to

They fought not till all of the heathen were slain!

remain in the land.

They fought not the heathen, who chose to remain!

62

62

And then was the God of their father's forsaken.

1419

The Danites seize Micah’s

II

False gods, and fair heathen in marriage, were taken!

image and establish idolatry

11-16

And they angered their God, and He strengthened their foes,

as Law.

Though when they repented, he lessened their woes.

63

63

Each time they repented, their sins were forgiven,

God frees Israel through

And out of the land were the enemy driven.

Judges, each time that they

And three hundred the years that they sin and repent,

repent.

And fifteen the judges He mercifully sent.

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64

64

First Othniel who brought blessed peace to the land,

1405

1^st- Othniel delivers them from Chushanrishathaim.

III

Then Ehud, left handed, with courage so grand,

9-11

That in the king's parlor, he murdered the king,

1325

2^nd- Ehud delivers them from Eglon, King of Moab.

14-26

Whilst seeming, so kindly, a present to bring,

65

65

Then Shamgar who slew, with an ox goad, six hundred;

3^rd- Shamgar slays 600 Philistines with an ox goad.

31

Deborah, whose prophecies never were sundered;

IV

Nor did they when Barak was baffled by Jael,

1285

4^th- Deborah and Barak deliver Israel from Jabin.

4-22

Through killing Sisera in sleep, with a nail.

66

66

Then Gideon, whose lamp in a pitcher was hid;

1245

5^th- Gideon’s successful

VII

Who told every soldier to do as he did!

stratagem of trumpets, and

16-25

The pitchers were broken!  The lamps were displayed!

lamps in pitchers.

The trumpets were sounded, the foe were dismayed!

67

67

IV

Then Abimelech, his son, and a wicked one too,

1235

6^th- Abimelech, who kills

55-57

As all of his brothers, save Jotham he slew.

sixty-nine of his brethren.

X

But the dread deed was punished, so dread and so bold,

1233

He is killed at Thebez.

1-2

And Tola made judge of whom little is told!

1232

7^th- Tola judges Israel.

68

68

Then Jair, a father proud to see,

1209

8th- Jair succeeds Tola.

3-5

Since thirty ruling sons had he!

Jair had 30 sons,

And thirty colts, the thirty road,

who rode 30 colts

And thirty cities, their abode!

and governed 30 cities.

69

69

XI

Then Jephthah, who conquered with terrible slaughter,

1187

9^th- Jephthah slays 42,000.

30-40

The Jephthah renowned for his vow and his daughter.

1181

10^th- Ibzan judges Israel.

XII

Then Ibzan, then Elon when Ibzan was dead,

1174

11^th- Elon judges Israel.

8-15

Then Abdon of whom very little is said.

1164

12^th- Abdon judges Israel.

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