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"Altar of Incense" to "Amorites, The"

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Altar of Incense

- Dimensions, &c of Ex 30:1,2; 37:25

- Covered with Gold Ex 30:3; 37:26

- Top of, surrounded with a crown of gold Ex 30:3; 37:26

- Had four rings of gold under the crown for the staves Ex 30:4; 37:27

- Staves of, covered with gold Ex 30:5

- Called the golden altar Ex 39:38

- Placed before the vail in the outer sanctuary Ex 30:6; 40:5,26

- Said to be before the Lord Le 4:7; 1Ki 9:25

- Anointed with holy oil Ex 30:26,27

- The priest burned incense on every morning and evening Ex 30:7,8

- No strange incense nor any sacrifice to be offered on Ex 30:9

- Atonement made for, by the high priest once every year Ex 30:10; Le 16:18,19

- The blood of all sin offerings put on the horns of Le 4:7,18

- PUNISHMENT FOR . Offering strange fire on Le 10:1,2

. Unauthorised offering on 2Ch 26:16-19

- Covered by the priest before removal from the sanctuary Nu 4:11

- A type of Christ Re 8:3; 9:3

Amalekites, The

- Descent of Ge 36:12,16

- CHARACTER of . Wicked 1Sa 15:18

. Oppressive Jud 10:12

. Warlike and Cruel 1Sa 15:33

- Governed by Kings 1Sa 15:20,32

- A powerful and influential nation Nu 24:7

- Possessed cities 1Sa 15:5

- COUNTRY of . In the south of Canaan Nu 13:29; 1Sa 27:8

. Extended from Havilah to Shur 1Sa 15:7

. Was the scene of ancient warfare Ge 14:7

- Part of the Kenites dwelt amongst 1Sa 15:6

- Were the first to oppose Israel Ex 17:8

- Discomfited at Rephidim through the intercession of Moses Ex 17:9-13

- Doomed to utter destruction for opposing Israel Ex 17:14,16; De 25:19

- Their utter destruction foretold Nu 24:20

- Presumption of Israel punished by Nu 14:45

- United with Eglon against Israel Jud 3:13

- Part of their possessions taken by Ephraim Jud 5:14; 12:15

- With Midian, oppressed Israel Jud 6:3-5

- Overcome by Gideon Jud 6:33,34; 7:21,22

- SAUL . Overcame, and delivered Israel 1Sa 14:48

. Commissioned to destroy 1Sa 15:1-3

. Massacred 1Sa 15:4-8

. Condemned for not utterly destroying 1Sa 15:9-26; 28:18

- Agag, king of, slain by Samuel 1Sa 15:32,33

- Invaded by David 1Sa 27:8,9

- Pillaged and burned Ziklag 1Sa 30:1,2

- Pursued and slain by David 1Sa 30:10-20

- Spoil taken from, consecrated 2Sa 8:11,12

- Confederated against Israel Ps 83:7

- Remnant of, completely destroyed during the reign of Hezekiah 1Ch 4:41-43

Ambition

- God condemns Ge 11:7; Isa 5:8

- Christ condemns Mt 18:1, 3,4; 20:25,26; 23:11,12

- Saints avoid Ps 131:1,2

- Vanity of Job 20:5-9; 24:24; Ps 49:11-20

- Leads to strife and contention Jas 4:1,2

- Punishment of Pr 17:19; Isa 14:12-15; Eze 31:10,11; Ob 1:3,4

- CONNECTED WITH . Pride Hab 2:5

. Covetousness Hab 2:8,9

. Cruelty Hab 2:12

- EXEMPLIFIED . Adam and Eve Ge 3:5,6

. Builders of Babel Ge 11:4

. Miriam and Aaron Nu 12:2

. Korah, &c Nu 16:3

. Absalom 2Sa 15:4; 18:18

. Adonijah 1Ki 1:5

. Sennacherib 2Ki 19:23

. Shebna Isa 22:16

. Sons of Zebedee Mt 20:21

. Antichrist 2Th 2:4

. Diotrephes 3Jo 1:9

Ammonites, The

- DESCENT of Ge 19:38

- CALLED the . Children of Lot De 2:19

. Children of Ammon Jer 25:21

- Governed by hereditary kings 2Sa 10:1

- COUNTRY OF . Belonged to the Zamzummims De 2:20,21

. Bordered on the Amorites Nu 21:24

. Was fertile Jer 49:4

. Well fortified Nu 21:24

. Half of, given to the Gadites Jos 13:25

- CHARACTER of . Cruel and covetous Am 1:13

. Proud and reproachful Zep 2:10

. Vindictive Eze 25:3,6

. Fond of ornaments 2Ch 20:25

. Idolatrous Jud 10:6; 1Ki 11:7,33; 2Ki 23:13

. Superstitious Jer 27:3,9

- CHIEF CITIES of . Rabbah 2Sa 12:26,27; Jer 49:3

. Ai Jer 49:3

- JEWISH LAWS RESPECTING . Perpetual exclusion from the congregation De 23:3; Ne 13:1

. No covenant to made with De 23:6

. Not to be distressed De 2:19; 2Ch 20:10

- Assisted Eglon against Israel Jud 3:12,13

- With the Philistines oppressed Israel for eighteen years Jud 10:6-9

- Jephthah raised up to deliver Israel from Jud 10:15-18; 11:4-33

- Proposed a disgraceful treaty to Jabesh-gilead 1Sa 11:1-3

- Saul's victories over 1Sa 11:11; 14:47

- Ill-treated David's ambassadors 2Sa 10:1-4

- Hired the Syrians against David 2Sa 10:6

- Victories of Joab over 2Sa 10:7-14; 12:26-29

- The royal treasure of, taken 2Sa 12:30

- Of Rabbah reduced to hard bondage 2Sa 12:31

- Spoil of, consecrated to God 2Sa 8:11,12

- One of David's mighty men was of 2Sa 23:37

- Solomon intermarried with, and introduced idols of into Israel 1Ki 11:1-5

- Confederated against Jehoshaphat 2Ch 20:1; Ps 83:7

- Miraculous defeat of 2Ch 20:5-24

- Submitted to Uzziah 2Ch 26:8

- Defeated by Jotham 2Ch 27:5

- Seized upon the possessions of Gad Jer 49:1

- Aided the Chaldeans against Judah 2Ki 24:2

- Vexed the Jews after captivity Ne 4:3, 7,8

- The Jews reprobated for intermarrying with Ezr 9:1-3; Ne 13:23-28

- PREDICTIONS RESPECTING . Subjection to Babylon Jer 25:9-21; 27:3,6

. Destructions for hatred to Israel Eze 25:2-10; Zep 2:8,9

. Punishment for oppressive cruelty Jer 49:1-5; Am 1:13-15

. Restoration Jer 49:6

. Subjection to the Jews Isa 11:14

Amorites, The

- Descent of Ge 10:15,16; 1Ch 1:13,14

- One of the seven nations of Canaan Ge 15:21; Ex 3:8,17

- Governed by many independent kings Jos 5:1; 9:10

- Kings of, great and powerful Ps 136:18,20

- Originally inhabited a mountain district in the south Nu 13:29; De 1:7,20; Jud 1:36

- Acquired an extensive territory from Moab east of Jordan Nu 21:26,30

- Had many and strong cities Nu 32:17,33

- Of gigantic strength and stature Am 2:9

- CHARACTER OF . Profane and wicked Ge 15:16

. Idolatrous Jos 24:15

- Defeated by Chedorlaomer, &c Ge 14:7

- Joined Abraham against the kings Ge 14:13,24

- Jacob took a portion from Ge 48:22

- Forbearance of God towards Ge 15:16

- Doomed to utter destruction De 20:17,18

- Refused a passage to Israel Nu 21:21-23; De 2:30

- Deprived of their eastern territory by Israel Nu 21:24-35

- Land of, given to Reubenites, &c Jos 13:15-31

- Western kings of, confederated against Israel Jos 10:1-5

- Miraculous overthrow of Jos 10:11-14

- Kings of, degraded and slain Jos 10:24-27

- The Gibeonites a tribe of, deceived Israel into a league 2Sa 21:2,; Jos 9:3-16

- The Israelites unable to expel, but extracted tribute from Jud 1:34,35

- Had peace with Israel in the days of Samuel 1Sa 7:14

- Brought into bondage by Solomon 1Ki 9:20,21

- Ahab followed the abominations of 1Ki 21:26

- Manasseh exceeded abominations of 2Ki 21:11

- The Jews after the captivity condemned for intermarrying with Ezr 9:1,2

- Descent from, illustrative of man's natural state Eze 16:3