Beacon Lights of History, Volume 2

John Lord

Fords, Howard, and Hulbert, 1888 - History

Contents

• Universality of sacrifice: 33
• His settlement in Haran: 34
• 1: 39
• Trials of faith: 41
• His righteousness: 46
• Early days of Joseph: 60
• The imprisonment of Joseph: 76
• Joseph prime minister: 86
• Condition of the Israelites in Egypt: 89
• III: 95
• The service of Joseph to the king: 99
• Description of the land of Midian: 101
• His Moral Code: 107
• Utility of ritualism in certain states of society: 113
• Power of the priests: 114
• Reasons for the isolation of the Israelites: 119
• General character of Moses: 128
• Paternal rights among Oriental nations: 130
• Authorship of the Poem: 135
• He denies disinterested virtue: 137
• Job utters an unknown truth: 143
• Job in despair appeals to experience: 149
• His long speeches: 156
• Lessons to be learned from it: 162
• The Pharisees 433: 164
• Condition of the Israelites on the death of Joshua: 170
• Internal decay: 171
• Samuel called to be judge: 176
• He tells the people the consequences: 182
• Clothed with regal power: 188
• His wars with the Philistines: 194
• Birth of Isaiah: 199
• David as an historical study: 204
• David generally recognized as king: 210
• Conquest of the Edomites: 216
• Alienation of Davids subjects: 222
• His exalted character: 226
• Why he was a man after Gods own heart: 228
• VII: 235
• His mistakes: 242
• The sacrifices in its honor: 248
• His latter days of shame: 254
• The promised reign of peace: 259
• The Proverbs: 260
• The writings of Solomon rich in moral wisdom: 269
• Other innovations: 275
• Appears before Ahab: 281
• Elijah confronts Ahab: 287
• The still small voice: 296
• Character and appearance of Elisha: 298
• IX: 319
• Invasion of Judah by the Assyrians: 325
• Outward prosperity of the kingdom of Judah: 331
• Egyptian gods: 334
• End and purpose of chastisements: 349
• X: 354
• Death of Samuel 196: 372
• Inability to stem prevailing wickedness: 377
• The missionaries at Philippi: 382
• His despondency: 383
• Folly and infatuation of the people of Jerusalem: 390
• Second fall of Jerusalem: 396
• Rise of the Persian Empire: 401
• Success and character of Esther: 407
• Under the influence of Mordecai: 408
• His character as Prophet 198: 409
• The tact and boldness of Esther: 414
• Ability of Mordecai as a statesman: 419
• Eventful career of Judas Maccabæus: 430
• The Sadducees: 433
• Judæa a province of the Persian Empire: 439
• Revolt of Mattathias: 445
• Desolation of Jerusalem: 451
• The Feast of Dedication: 453
• Death of Judas Maccabæus: 460
• He destroys the Asmonean princes: 466
• Birth and early days of Saul: 473
• Description of Antioch: 479
• Bigotry of the Jewish converts: 485
• Character of the Athenians: 489
• Mistake of Gallio: 495
• Paul again at Corinth: 501
• Character of Felix: 507
• His moral greatness 199: 517
• Selection of Elisha to be prophet: 519
• His catholicity: 520
• Exalted mission of Moses: 521

Popular passages

Page 358 - Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.‎

Page 357 - Thy people also shall be all righteous: They shall inherit the land for ever, The branch of my planting, the work of my hands, That I may be glorified. A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.‎

Page 228 - As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : when shall I come and appear before God...‎

Page 82 - Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.‎

Page 266 - And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour : and this was my portion of all my labour.‎

Page 288 - And he answered, I have not troubled Israel ; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.‎

Page 364 - OH that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people...‎

Page 269 - Rest unto our souls." —Rest unto our souls! — 'tis all we want, — the end of all our wishes and pursuits : give us a prospect of this, we take the wings of the morning, and fly to the uttermost parts of the earth...‎

Page 82 - And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen, and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.‎

Page 310 - If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty.‎

Bibliographic information

• Title: Beacon Lights of History, Volume 2; Beacon Lights of History, John Lord; Lord's lectures
• Author: John Lord
• Publisher: Fords, Howard, and Hulbert, 1888
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Apr 1, 2005