Vol 15 Issue 03

The law of this offering is contained in Lev.1. It reads as follows: “And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd and of the flock. If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male with out blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the...

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son. Of whom it was said, that in Isaac shall thy seed be called: accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead: from whence also he received him in a figure. Heb. 11:17-19 Abraham was severely tried. Said God to him, “Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains...

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Job. 38:1-3 Moreover the Lord answered Job and said, Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? He that reproveth God, let him answer it. Job 40:1, 2 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind and said, Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. Wilt thou also...

Now, as I remarked, I am not at present interested in Yankee-Dutch in the literal sense of the word. I wanted to call your attention to the very real and always present peril of Yankee-Dutch in doctrine and in our practical walk of life. The first is plainly suggested by the passage which I quoted from Nehemiah. The children spoke half in the Hebrew language and half in the language of the heathen. Their language was a mixture. They knew the pure Hebrew no longer. Their speech was adulterated. Now, when our children of the second and third generation in...