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Ð11€And€he€said,€Who€told€thee€that€thou€Ô_ÔwastÔ_Ô€naked?ÏHast€thou€eaten€of€the€tree,€whereof€I€commandedÏthee€that€thou€Ô_ÔshouldstÔ_Ô€not€eat?Ì12€And€the€man€said,€The€woman€whom€thou€Ô_ÔgavestÔ_ÔÏòòò òto€ó óbe€óówith€me,€she€gave€me€of€the€tree,€and€I€did€eat.Ð Ð'X'% Ðs3€And€the€Lord€God€said€unto€the€woman,€What€òòò òisÐ è(p(& Ðóóó óthis€òòthat€óóthou€hast€done?€And€the€woman€said,€TheÐ *ˆ)' Ðserpent€beguiled€me,€and€I€did€eat.Ìò ò14€ó óAnd€the€Lord€God€said€unto€the€serpent.€BecauseÐ ),±+) Ðthou€hast€done€this,€thou€òòò òart€óóó ócursed€above€all€cattle,Ð :-Â,* Ðand€above€every€beast€of€the€field;€upon€thy€bellyÏshalt€thou€go,€and€dust€shalt€thou€eat€all€the€days€ofÏthy€life:Ì15€And€I€will€put€enmity€between€thee€and€theÐ …1 1. Ðwoman,€and€between€thy€seed€and€her€seed:€it€shallÏbruise€thy€head€and€thou€shalt€bruise€his€heel.Ì16€Unto€the€woman€he€said,€I€will€greatly€multiplyÏthy€sorrow€and€thy€conception;€in€sorrow€thou€shaltÏbring€forth€children:€and€thy€desire€òòshall€be€óóto€thyÐ ¼D Ðhusband,€and€he€shall€rule€over€thee.Ì17€And€unto€Adam€he€said,€Because€thou€hastÏhearkened€unto€the€voice€of€thy€wife,€and€hast€eatenÏof€the€tree,€of€which€I€commanded€thee,€saying‚,€ThouÏshalt€not€eat€of€it:€cursed€òòò òis€óóó óthe€ground€for€thy€sake;Ð     Ðin€sorrow€shalt€thou€eat€of€it€all€the€days€of€thy€life;Ì18€Thorns€also€and€thistles€shall€it€bring€forth€to€thee;Ïand€thou€shalt€eat€the€herb€of€the€field;Ì19€In€the€sweat€of€thy€face€shalt€thou€eat€bread€tillÏthou€return€unto€the€ground;€for€out€of€ò òit€ó óÔ_ÔwastÔ_Ô€thouÐ tü Ðtaken;€for€dust€thou€òòò òart,€óóó óand€unto€dust€shalt€thouÐ …  Ðreturn.Ì20€And€Adam€called€his€wifeð ðs€name€Eve:Ð ®6 Ðbecause€she€was€the€mother€of€all€living.Ì21€Unto€Adam€also€and€to€his€wife€did€the€Lord€GodÏmake€coats€of€skins€and€clothed€them.Ì22ðð€And€the€Lord€God€said,€Behold€the€man€isÏbecome€as€one€of€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô,€to€know€good€and€evil:€andÏnow,€lest€he€put€forth€his€hand,€and€take€also€of€theÏtree€of€life,€and€eat,€and€live€for€ever;Ìò ò23€ó óTherefore€the€Lord€God€sent€him€forth€from€theÐ 6¾ Ðgarden€of€Eden,€to€till€the€Ô_ÔgroaodÔ_Ô€from€whence€heÏwas€taken.Ìò ò24€ó óSo€he€drove€out€the€man:€and€he€placed€at€the€eastÐ iñ Ðof€the€garden€of€Eden€cherubim,€and€a€flaming€swordÏwhich€turned€every€way,€to€keep€the€way€of€the€treeÏof€life.Ì====================ÌÔ#†X&X»¼X@²#ÔÌÌòòà0  àà ° àà0``àà ° àÐ `` ÐÌ~Ô_ÔGemesisÔ_Ô€iii:€ò ò1„24.Ð r'ú&% Ðóóó óNow€the€serpent€was€more€Ô_ÔsubtleññSññÔ_Ô€than€any€heast€of€the€fieldÐ b(ê'& Ðwhich€the€Lord€God€had€made.€And€he€said€onto€the€woman,ÏYea,€bath€God€said,€Ye€shall€not€eat€of€every€tree€of€theÏgarden?Ìa€And€the€woman€said€onus€the€serpent,€We€may€eat€of€theÏfruit€of€the€trees€of€the€garden:Ì€lint€of€the€fruit€of€the€tree€which€òòis€óóin€the€midst€of€the€garden,Ð Þ-f-, ÐGod€hath€said€Ye€shall€not€eat€of€ò òit,€ó óneither€shall€ye€touch€ò òit,Ð Î.V.- Ðó ólest€ye€die.Ð ¾/F/. Ð4€And€the€serpent€said€unto€the€woman,€Ye€shall€not€sorely€die:Ìs€For€God€doth€know€that€in€the€day€ye€eat€thereof€then€yourÐ ’110 Ðeyes€shall€be€opened,€and€ye€shall€be€as€gods,€knowing€goodÏand€evil.Ì6€And€when€the€woman€saw€that€the€tree€òòseas€óógood€for€food,Ð LÔ Ðand€that€it€eras€pleasant€to€the€eyes,€and€a€tree€to€he€desired€toÏmake€eve€wise,€she€took€of€the€fruit€thereof€and€did€eat€andÏgave€also€unto€her€òòhusband€with€herððóó€and€be€did€eat.Ð ˜ Ð7€And€the€eyes€of€them€both€were€opened,€and€they€knew€thatÏthey€were€naked:€and€they€sewed€fig€leaves€together,€and€madeÏÔ_ÔtiseneselvesÔ_Ô€aprons.Ì8€And€they€heard€the€voice€of€the€Lord€God€walking€in€theÏgarden€in€the€cool€of€the€day:€and€Adam€and€his€wife€hidÏthemselves€from€the€pres.€Ô_ÔenceÔ_Ô€of€the€Lord€God€amongst€theÏtrees€in€the€garden.Ì9€And€the€Lord€God€called€unto€Adam,€and€said€unto€him,ÏWhere€ad€thou?Ìso€And€he€said,€I€heard€thy€voice€in€the€garden,€and€I€wasÏafraid,€because€I€òòwas€óónaked;€and€I€hid€myself.Ð ¦ ÐSS€And€he€said,€Who€told€thee€that€thou€wad€naked?€Ô_ÔIrlastÔ_Ô€thouÏeaten€of€the€tree,€Ô_ÔwheroofÔ_Ô€I€commanded€thee€that€thou€Ô_ÔshouldstÔ_ÔÏnot€eat?ÌÔ_ÔsaÔ_Ô€And€the€man€said,€The€woman€whom€thou€gayest€òòto€be€óówithÐ ÌT Ðme,€she€gave€sue€of€the€tree,€and€I€did€eat.Ìs3€And€the€Lord€God€said€unto€the€woman,€What€òòis€óóthis€òòthatÐ ¦. Ðóóthou€base€done?€And€the€woman€said,€The€serpent€beguiledÐ – Ðme,€and€I€did€eat.Ìu~€And€the€Lord€God€said€onto€the€serpent.€Because€thou€hastÏdone€this,€thou€ad€cursed€above€oil€cattle,€and€above€everyÏbeast€of€the€field:€upon€thy€belly€shalt€thou€go,€and€dust€shaltÏthou€eat€all€the€days€of€thy€life:Ìs5€And€I€will€pot€enmity€between€Ô_ÔtIÔ_Ô€w€and€the€sð ðÔ_ÔomonÔ_Ô,€andÐ š Ðbetween€thy€seed€and€he.€seed:€ò òit€ó óshall€bruise€thy€head€and€thouÐ ü„ Ðshalt€bruise€his€heel.Ì,6€Unto€the€woman€be€said,€I€will€greatly€multiply€thy€sorrowÏand€thy€conception;€in€Ô_ÔsorroÔ_Ô~v€thou€shalt€bring€forth€children:Ïand€thy€desire€òòshall€be€óóto€thy€Ô_ÔhunbandÔ_Ô,€and€he€shall€role€overÐ ª2" Ðthee.Ìò ò17€ó óAnd€unto€Adam€he€said,€Ô_ÔBecauneÔ_Ô€thou€hast€hearkened€untoÐ „! !$ Ðthe€voice€of€thy€wile,€and€hast€eaten€of€the€tree,€of€which€IÏcommanded€thee,€say.€Ô_ÔingÔ_Ô,€Thou€shalt€not€eat€of€it:€cursed€òòisÐ ^#æ"& Ðóóthe€ground€for€thy€sake:€in€sorrow€shalt€thou€eat€a/it€all€the€daysÐ N$Ö#' Ðof€thy€life:Ì,8€Thorns€also€and€thistles€shall€ò òit€ó óbring€forth€to€thee;€and€thouÐ "&ª%) Ðshalt€eat€the€herb€of€the€fieldÌ,9€In€the€sweat€of€thy€face€shalt€thou€eat€bread€till€thou€returnÏunto€the€ground:€for€out€of€ò òit€ó óÔ_ÔwaseÔ_Ô€thou€taken:€for€dust€thou€ad,Ð æ(n(, Ðand€unto€dent€shalt€thou€return.Ìso€And€Adam€called€his€wifeð ðs€name€Eve:Ð À*H*. Ðbecause€she€was€the€mother€of€all€living.Ìa,€Unto€Adam€also€and€to€his€wife€did€the€Lord€God€makeÏcoats€of€skins€and€clothed€them.Ìas€ðð€And€the€Lord€God€said,€Behold€the€man€is€become€as€oneÏof€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô,€to€know€good€and€evil:€and€now,€lest€he€put€forth€hisÏhand,€and€take€also€of€the€tree€of€life,€and€eat,€and€live€forever;Ìò ò23€ó óTherefore€the€Lord€God€sent€him€forth€from€the€garden€ofÐ &1®05 ÐEden,€to€till€the€ground€from€whence€he€was€taken.Ð 2ž16 Ð24€So€he€drove€out€the€man:€and€be€plated€at€the€east€of€theÏgarden€of€Eden€Ô_Ôcherub,mÔ_Ô.€and€a€flaming€sword€which€turnedÏevery€way,€to€keep€the€way€of€the€tree€of€life.Ì==================ÌÌÓ/€ d/ÓââAâââ  âDAM€CLARKE,€in€his€commentaries,€asks€the€question,Ð  ’ Ðâ ``°`°`âð ðis€this€an€allegory?ðð€He€finds€it€beset€with€so€manyÌâ °`°```âdifficulties€as€an€historical€òòfact,€óóthat€he€inclines€at€first€toÐ Þf Ðregard€it€as€a€fable,€a€mere€symbol,€of€some€hidden€truth.€HisÌò òòòóóó ómind€seems€more€troubled€about€the€serpent€than€any€otherÐ ¸@  Ðpersonage€in€the€drama.€As€snakes€cannot€walk€upright,€andÏhave€never€been€known€to€speak,€he€thinks€this€beguilingÏcreature€must€have€been€an€Ô_ÔourangÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔoutangÔ_Ô,€or€some€species€ofÏape.€However,€after€expressing€all€his€doubts,€he€rests€in€theÏassumption€that€it€must€be€taken€literally,€and€that€with€higherÏknowledge€of€the€possibilities€of€all€living€things,€many€seemingÏimprobabilities€will€be€fully€realized.ÌA€Ô_ÔleatnedÔ_Ô€professor€in€Yale€College,*€before€a€large€class€ofÏstudents,€expressed€serious€doubts€as€to€the€forbidden€fruitÏbeing€an€apple,€as€none€grew€in€that€latitude.€He€said€it€mustÏhave€been€a€quince.€If€the€serpent€and€the€apple€are€to€beÏwithdrawn€thus€recklessly€from€the€tableaux,€it€is€feared€thatÏwith€advancing€civilization€the€whole€drama€may€fall€intoÏdiscredit.€Scientists€tells€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€that€ð ðthe€missing€linkðð€between€theÏape€and€man,€has€recently€been€discovered,€so€that€we€can€nowÏtrace€back€an€unbroken€line€of€ancestors€to€the€dawn€ofÏcreation.ÌAs€out€of€this€allegory€grows€the€doctrines€of€original€sink€theÏfall€of€man,€and€woman€the€author€of€all€our€woes,€and€theÏcurses€on€the€serpent,€the€woman,€and€the€man;€the€DarwinianÏtheory€of€the€gradual€growth€of€the€race€from€a€lower€to€aÏhigher€type€of€animal€life,€is€more€hopeful€and€encouraging.ÏHowever,€as€our€chief€interest€is€in€womanð ðs€part€in€the€drama,Ð ¾F  Ðwe€are€equally€pleased€with€her€attitude,€whether€as€a€myth€inÏan€allegory,€or€as€the€heroine€of€an€historical€occurrence.ÌIn€this€prolonged€interview,€the€unprejudiced€reader€must€beÏimpressed€with€the€courage,€the€dignity,€and€the€lofty€ambitionÏof€the€woman.€The€tempter€evidently€had€a€profoundÏknowledge€of€human€iii~Ô_ÔturÔ_Ô&€and€saw€at€a€glance€the€Ô_ÔhigÔ_Ô<Ïcharacter€of€the€person€he€met€by€chance€in€his€walks€in€theÏòògarden.€€Heóó€did€not€try€to€tempt€her€from€the€Ô_ÔpatlYofÔ_Ô€duty€òòb7Ð %–$( Ðbrilliant€jewels;€rich€dressesóó,€worldly€luxuries€or€pleasures,_butÐ ø%€%) ÐÌIÌ~y~4h~promise€of€Ô_ÔkiegeÔ_Ô,€with€the€wisdom€of€the€Gods.Ìòòò òCOMMENTS€ON€GENESIS.óó25Ð  )()- ÐÌÌó óòòLike€Socrates€or€Plato,€his€powers€of€conversation€and€askingóóÐ p,ø+0 Ðpuzzling~Ô_ÔayestionsÔ_Ô,€were€no€doubt€Ô_ÔmarvellousÔ_Ô,€and€he€rousedÏin€òòthe€womanóó€òòthat€intense€thirst€for€knowledge,€that€the€simpleÐ D.Ì-2 Ðpleasures€of€picking€flowers€and€talking€with€Adam€did€notÏsatisfyóó.€Compared€with€Adam€she€appears€to€great€advantageÐ 0 /4 Ðthrough€the€entire€drama.ÌÐ ì1t16 ÐThe€curse€pronounced€on€woman€is€inserted€in€an€unfriendlyÏspirit€to€justify€her€degradation€and€subjection€to€man.€WithÏobedience€to€the€laws€of€health,€diet,€dress,€and€exercise,€theÏperiod€of€maternity€should€be€one€of€added€vigor€in€both€bodyÏand€mind,€a€perfectly€natural€operation€should€not€be€attendedÏwith€suffering.€By€the€observance€of€physical€and€psychicalÏlaws€the€supposed€curse€can€be€easily€transformed€into€aÏblessing.€Some€churchmen€speak€of€maternity€as€a€disability,Ïand€then€chant€the€Magnificat€in€all€their€cathedrals€round€theÏglobe.€Through€all€lifeð ðs€shifting€scenes,€the€mother€of€the€raceÐ ²:  Ðhas€been€the€greatest€factor€in€civilization.ÌÌWe€hear€the€opinion€often€expressed,€that€woman€always€has,Ïand€always€will€be€in€subjection.€Neither€assertion€is€true.€SheÏenjoyed€unlimited€individual€freedom€for€many€centuries,€andÏthe€events€of€the€present€day€all€point€to€her€speedyÏemancipation.€Scientists€now€give€85,000€years€for€the€growthÏof€the€race.€They€assign€6o,ooo€to€Ô_ÔsavagismÔ_Ô,€ò ò20,000€ó óto€barƒÐ Š Ðbarism,€and€5,000€to€civilization.€Recent€historians€tell€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€thatÏfor€centuries€woman€reigned€supreme.€That€period€was€calledÏthe€Matriarchate.€Then€man€seized€the€reins€of€government,Ïand€we€are€now€under€the€Patriarchate.€But€we€see€on€all€sidesÏnew€forces€gathering,€and€woman€is€already€abreast€with€manÏin€art,€science,€literature,€and€government.€The€next€dynasty,€inÏwhich€both€will€reign€as€equals,€will€be€the€òòÔ_ÔAmphiarchateÔ_Ô,Ð nö Ðwhich€is€close€at€handóó.Ð Xà ÐÌPsychologists€tell€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€of€a€sixth€sense€now€in€process€ofÏdevelopment,€by€which€we€can€read€each€otherð ðs€mind€andÐ ž Ðcommunicate€without€speech.€The€Tempter€might€have€had€thatÏsense,€as€he€evidently€read€the€minds€of€both€the€creature€andÌòòò ò26THE€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.Ð Ô\ ÐÌÌÌóóó óthe€Creator,€if€we€are€to€take€this€account€as€literally€true,€asÐ x # ÐAdam€Clarke€Ô_Ôadvises.E.C.S.Ô_ÔÌÌÌÌÌNote€the€significant€fact€that€we€always€hear€of€the€ð ðfall€ofÏman,ðð€not€the€fall€of€woman,€showing€that€the€consensus€ofÏhuman€thought€has€been€more€unerring€than€masculine€interƒ¼pretation.€Reading€this€narrative€carefully,€it€is€amazing€that€anyÏset€of€men€ever€claimed€that€the€dogma€of€the€inferiority€ofÏwoman€is€here€set€forth.€The€conduct€of€Eve€from€the€beƒ¼ginning€to€the€end€is€so€superior€to€that€of€Adam.€The€comƒ¼òòmand€not€to€eat€of€the€fruit€of€the€tree€of€Knowledge€was€givenÐ Z,â+0 Ðto€the€man€alone€before€woman€was€formedóó.€Genesis€ii,€17.Ð D-Ì,1 ÐTherefore€the€injunction€was€not€brought€to€Eve€with€the€imƒ¼pressive€solemnity€of€a€Divine€Voice,€but€whispered€to€her€byÏòòher€husband€and€equalóó.€It€was€a€serpent€supernaturally€en„Ð 0Š/4 Ðdower!,€a€seraphim€as€Scott€and€other€commentators€haveÏclaimed,€who€talked€with€Eve,€and€whose€words€might€reasonƒÐ Ö1^16 Ðably€seem€superior€to€the€second„hand€story€of€herÏcompanionð"ð€nor€does€the€woman€yield€at€once.€She€quotesÏthe€command€not€to€eat€of€the€fruit€to€which€the€serpent€repliesÏð ðDying€ye€shall€not€die,ðð€v.€4ð ð€literal€translation.€In€other€wordsÐ 6¾ Ðtelling€her€that€if€the€mortal€body€does€perish,€the€immortal€partÏshall€live€forever,€and€offering€as€the€reward€of€her€act€theÏattain‚ment€of€Knowledge.ÌThen€the€woman€fearless€of€death€if€she€can€gain€wisdom€takesÏof€the€fruit;€and€all€this€time€Adam€standing€beside€herÏinterposes€no€word€of€objection.€ð ðHer€husband€with€herðð€areÏthe€words€of€v.€6.€Had€he€been€the€representative€of€theÏdivinely€appointed€head€in€married€life,€he€assuredly€wouldÏhave€taken€upon€himself€the€burden€of€the€discussion€with€theÏserpent,€but€no,€he€is€silent€in€this€crisis€of€their€fate.€HavingÏhad€the€command€from€God€himself€he€interposes€no€word€ofÏwarning€or€remonstrance,€but€takes€the€fruit€from€the€hand€ofÏhis€wife€without€a€protest.€It€takes€six€verses€to€describe€the€ð ðfallÏð ð€ofòò€óówoman,€the€fall€of€man€is€contemptuously€dismissed€ò òill€ó óaÐ Š Ðline€andÌa€half.ÌThe€subsequent€conduct€of€Adam€was€to€the€last€degree€dasƒ¼tardly.€When€the€awful€time€of€reckoning€comes,€and€theÏJehovah€God€appears€to€demand€why€his€command€has€beenÏÔ_ÔdisoheycdÔ_Ô,€Adam€endeavors€to€shield€himself€behind€the€gentleÏbeing€he€has€declared€to€be€so€dear.€ð ðThe€woman€thou€gayestÏto€be€with€me,€she€gave€me€and€I€did€eat,ðð€he€whinesð"ðtrying€toÏshield€himself€at€his€wifeð ðs€expense!€Again€we€are€Ô_ÔamazerlÔ_Ô€thatÐ BÊ Ðupon€such€a€story€men€have€built€up€a€theory€of€theirÏsuperiority!ÌThen€follows€what€has€been€called€the€curse.€Is€it€not€rather€aÏprediction?€First€is€the€future€fate€of€the€serpent€described,€theÏenmity€of€the€whole€human€raceð"ðððit€shall€lie€in€wait€for€thee€asÏto€the€headðð€(v.€15,€literal€translation).€Next€the€subjection€ofÏthe€woman€is€foretold,€thy€husband€ð ðshall€rule€over€thee,ðð€v.€i6.ÏLastly€the€long€struggle€of€man€with€the€forces€of€nature€isÏportrayed.€ð ð€In€the€sweat€of€thy€face€Ô_ÔtllouÔ_Ô€shalt€eat€food€untilÏthy€turning€back€to€the€earth€ð ð€(v.€19,€literal€translation).€WithÏthe€evolution€of€humanity€an€ever€Ô_ÔincreaSIngÔ_Ô€number€of€menÏhave€ceased€to€toil€for€their€bread€with€their€hands,€and€with€theÏintroduction€of€improved€machinery,€and€the€uplifting€of€theÏrace€there€will€come€a€time€when€there€shall€be€no€seventies€ofÏlabor,€and€when€women€shall€be€freed€from€all€oppressions.Ìð ðAnd€Adam€called€his€wifeð ðs€name€Life€for€she€was€theÐ â&j&* Ðmother€of€all€livingðð€(v.€ò ò20,€ó óliteral€translation).Ð Ì'T'+ ÐIt€is€a€pity€that€all€versions€of€the€Bible€(10€not€give€this€wordÏinstead€of€the€Hebrew€Eve.€She€was€Life,€the€eternal€mother,Ïthe€first€representative€of€the€more€valuable€and€impor‚tant€halfÏof€the€human€race.€L.€D.€BÌÌßA€2) °°xd†E°M-0°AßÐ N-Ö,1 ÐÌ================================ÌCHAPTER€IV.ÌÔ‡¼X@»XX&ÔPage€28€chapter€IVÐ ;0Ã/5 ÐGenòòò òesis€óóó óiv:€1„12,€19,€23òòò òóóó óÐ L1Ô06 Ðò ò1€And€Adam€knew€Eve€his€wife;€and€she€conceivedÐ x Ðand€bare€Cain,€and€said,€I€have€gotten€a€man€fromÏthe€Lord.Ì2€And€she€again€bare€his€brother€Abel.€And€AbelÏwas€a€keeper€of€sheep,€but€Cain€was€a€tiller€of€theÏground.Ì3€And€its€process€of€time€it€came€to€pass,€that€CainÏbrought€of€the€fruit€ó óof€ò òthe€ground€an€offering€ó óuntoÐ ïw Ðthe€Lord.Ì4€And€Abel,€he€also€brought€of€the€Ô_ÔfirstlingsÔ_Ô€ò òof€hisÐ  ™  Ðflock€and€of€the€ó ófat€thereof.€And€the€Lord€ò òhadÐ " ª  Ðrespect€unto€Abel€and€to€his€offering.Ì5€But€unto€Cain€and€to€his€offering€he€had€notÏó órespect.€And€ò òCain€was€very€wroth,€and€his€counƒÐ UÝ  Ðtenance€fell.Ì6€And€the€Lord€sad€unto€Cain,€Why€art€thouÏwroth?€and€why€is€thy€countenance€fallen?Ìó ó7€If€thou€Ô_ÔdoestÔ_Ô€well;€shalt€thou€not€ò òbe€accepted:€ó óandÐ ™! Ðif€thou€Ô_ÔdoestÔ_Ô€not€well,€sin€ò òÔ_ÔliethÔ_Ô€at€the€door:€andÐ ª2 Ðunto€thee€òòó óshall€ò òhe€óóhis€desire,€Ô_ÔanhÔ_Ô€thou€shalt€ruleÐ »C Ðover€him.Ìó ó8€ò òAnd€Cain€talked€with€Abel€his€brother:€and€itÐ äl Ðó ócame€to€pass,€when€they€were€in€the€field,€that€ò òCainÐ õ} Ðrose€up€against€Abel€his€brother,€and€slew€him.Ì9€ðð€And€the€Lord€said€unto€Cain,€where€òòis€óóAbelÐ Ÿ Ðthy€brother?€And€ó óhe€said,€ò òI€know€not:€òòó óAm€óóò òI€myÐ /· Ðbrotherð ðs€keeper?Ð GÏ Ðó ó10€And€he€said,€What€hast€thou€ò òdone?€The€voice€ofÐ Xà Ðó óÔ_ÔofÔ_Ô€thy€brotherð ðs€blood€Ô_ÔcriethÔ_Ô€unto€me€from€theÐ iñ Ðground.Ì11€And€now€òòò òart€óóó óthou€cursed€from€the€earth€whichÐ ‹   Ðhath€opened€her€mouth€to€receive€thy€brotherð ðs€bloodÐ £!+! Ðfrom€thy€hand.Ìò ò12ó ó€When€thou€Ô_ÔtillestÔ_Ô€the€ground,€it€shall€notÐ Å#M#! Ðhenceforth€yield€unto€thee€her€strength:€a€fugitive€andÏa€vagabond€shalt€thou€be€in€the€earth.Ìò ò19€òòó óðð€óóAnd€Ô_ÔLamechÔ_Ô€took€unto€him€two€wives:€the€nameÐ ø&€&$ Ðof€the€one€òòò òwas€óóÔ_ÔAdabÔ_Ô,€and€the€name€of€the€ó óotherÐ (˜'% ÐZillah.Ìò ò23€ó óAnd€Ô_ÔLamechÔ_Ô€said€unto€his€wives,€Ô_ÔAdahÔ_Ô€andÐ 9*Á)' ÐÔ_ÔZillabÔ_Ô,€hear€my€voice;€ye€wives€of€Ô_ÔLamechÔ_Ô,€hearkenÏunto€my€speech.ÌÌ============================òòò òóóó óÔ#†X&X»¼X@?J#ÔÐ }..+ ÐÌÔ_ÔòòóóAndÔ_Ô€Adam€knew€Eve€his€wife€and€she€con‚ceived,€and€bareÐ x00- ÐCain.€and€said,€I€have€gotten€a€man€from€the€Lord.Ð b1ê0. Ða€And€she€again€bare€his€Ô_ÔhrothoiÔ_Ô€Abel.€And€Abel€was€a€keeperÏof€sheep,€but€Cain€was€a€tiller€of€the€ground.Ì~And€in€process€of€time€it€came€to€pass,€that€Cain€brought€ofÏthe€fruit€of€the€ground€an€offering€unto€the€Lord.Ì~And€Abel,€he€also€Ô_ÔhroughtÔ_Ô€of€the€Ô_ÔfirstlingsÔ_Ô€of€his€flock€and€ofÏthe€fat€thereof.€And€the€Lord€had€respect€unto€Abel€and€to€hisÏoffering.Ì~But€unto€Cain€and€to€his€offering€he€had€not€respect.€AndÏCain€was€very€wroth,€and€his€coun‚tenance€fell.Ì6€And€the€Lord€Ô_Ôsa.dÔ_Ô€unto€Cain,€Why€art€thou€wrath?€and€whyÏis€thy€countenance€fallen?Ì~If€thou€Ô_ÔdoestÔ_Ô€well,€shalt€thou€not€be€accepted:Ìsod€if€thou€Ô_ÔdoestÔ_Ô€not€well,€sin€Ô_ÔliethÔ_Ô€at€the€door:€and€unto€theeÏòòÔ_ÔskallieÔ_Ô€óóhis€desire,€Ô_ÔahdÔ_Ô€thou€shalt€rule€over€him.Ð Z â  Ð8€And€Cain€talked€with€Abel€his€brother:€and€me€came€to€pass,Ïwhen€they€were€in€the€field,€that€Cain€rose€up€against€Abel€hisÏÔ_Ôbrother,andÔ_Ô€slew€him.Ì9€ðð€And€the€Lord€said€unto€Cain,€where€òòis€óóAbel€thy€brother?Ð  ÐAnd€he€said,€I€know€not:€òòAm€óóI€my€brotherð ðs€keeper?Ð ø€ ÐÔ_ÔzoÔ_Ô€And€he€said,€What€hast€thou€done?€the€voice€of€thyÐ èp Ðbrotherð ðs€blood€Ô_ÔcriethÔ_Ô€unto€me€from€Ô_ÔthaÔ_Ô€ground.Ð ÒZ Ðii€And€now€Ô_ÔarÔ_Ô~€thou€cursed€from€the€earth€which€bath€openedÏher€mouth€to€receive€thy€brotherð ðs€blood€from€thy€hand.Ð ¦. ÐÔ_ÔsaÔ_Ô€When€thou€Ô_ÔtillestÔ_Ô€the€ground,€it€shall€not€henceforth€yieldÏunto€thee€her€strength:€a€fugitive€and€a€vagabond€shalt€thou€beÏin€the€earth.Ìð ð9€ðð€And€Ô_ÔLumechÔ_Ô€took€unto€him€two€wives:€the€name€of€theÏone€òòwas€óóÔ_ÔAdahÔ_Ô,€and€the€name€of€the€other€Ô_ÔZillabÔ_Ô.Ð 8À ÐS3€And€Ô_ÔLamechÔ_Ô€said€unto€his€wives,€Ô_ÔAdahÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔZillabÔ_Ô,€hear€myÏvoice;€ye€wives€of€Ô_ÔLamechÔ_Ô,€hearken€unto€my€speech.ÌÌÌONE€would€naturally€suppose€that€Cainð ðs€offering€of€fruitÐ ÐX  Ðindicated€a€more€refined€and€spiritual€idea€of€the€fitness€ofÌthings€than€Abelð ðs€of€animal€food.€Why€Cainð ðs€offeringÐ ¤," Ðwas€rejected€as€unworthy€does€not€appear.ÌThere€is€something€pathetic€in€Eveð ðs€joy€and€faith€at€the€adventÐ x!!$ Ðof€her€first„born:€ð ðLo€I€have€a€man€child€from€the€Lord.ðð€SheÏevidently€thought€that€Cain€was€to€be€to€her€a€great€bless‚ing.ÏSome€expositors€say€that€Eve€thought€that€Cain€was€theÏpromised€seed€that€was€to€bruise€the€serpentð ðs€head;€but€AdamÐ  %¨$( ÐClarke,€in€estimating€womanð ðs€reasoning€powers,€says,€ð ðit€wasÐ  &’%) Ðtoo€metaphysical€an€idea€for€that€period.ðð€But€as€that€is€justÏwhat€the€Lord€said€to€Eve,€she€must€have€had€the€capacity€toÏunderstand€it.€But€all€speculations€as€to€what€Eve€thought€inÏthat€eventful€hour€are€vain.€Clarke€asserts€that€Cain€and€AbelÏwere€twins.€Eve€must€have€been€too€much€occupied€with€herÏvacillating€joys€and€sorrows€to€have€indulged€in€any€connectedÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔòòÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔóóÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔtrainÔ_Ô€of€thought.€Her€grief€in€the€fratricidal€tragedy€thatÐ p,ø+0 Ðfollowed€can€be€more€easily€understood.€The€dreary€environƒ¼ments€of€the€mother,€and€the€hopeless€prophesies€of€her€futureÏstruggling€life,€banished€to€a€dreary,€desolate€region,€beyond€theÏlove€and€care€of€her€Creator,€is€revenged€on€her€children.€IfÏAdam€and€Eve€merited€the€severe€punishment€inflicted€onÏthem,€they€should€have€had€some€advice€from€the€HeavenlyÐ ì1t16 ÐMother€and€Father€as€to€the€sin€of€propagating€such€anÏunworthy€stock.€No€good€avails€in€increasing€and€multiplyingÏevil€pro‚pensities€and€deformities€that€produce€only€crime€andÏmisery€from€generation€to€generation.€During€the€ante„natalÏperiod€the€mother€should€be€held€sacred,€and€surrounded€withÏall€the€sweetest€influences€that€Heaven€and€earth€can€give,Ïloving€com‚panionship,€beautiful€scenery,€music€and€flowers,Ïand€all€the€pleasures€that€art€in€its€highest€form€can€produce.ÌAs€the€women€at€this€period€seem€to€be€myths,€no€one€takes€theÏtrouble€to€tell€from€whence€they€came.€It€is€sufficient€that€theirÏhusbands€know,€and€it€is€not€necessary€that€the€casual€readerÏshould.€The€question€is€often€asked,€whom€did€Cain€marry?ÏSome€expositors€say€that€Adam€and€Eve€had€other€sons€andÏdaughters€living€in€different€parts€of€the€planet,€and€that€theyÏmarried€each€other.ÌThere€seems€to€have€been€no€scarcity€of€women,€for€Ô_ÔLamechÔ_Ô,ÏCainð ðs€great€grandson,€took€unto€himself€two€Ô_ÔwlvesÔ_Ô.€Thus€earlyÐ   Ðin€the€history€of€the€race€Ô_ÔpolygamicÔ_Ô€relations€were€recognized.ÏThe€phraseology€announcing€the€marriage€of€Ô_ÔLamechÔ_Ô€is€veryÏsignificant.ÌIn€the€case€of€Adam€and€Eve€the€ceremony€was€more€impos‚ingÏand€dignified.€It€was€declared€an€equal€relation.€But€with€theÏannouncement€of€Ô_ÔLamechÔ_Ôð ðs,€he€simply€took€two€wives,€Ô_ÔAdahÔ_ÔÐ ” Ðand€Zillah.€Whether€the€women€were€willingly€cap‚tured€willÏever€remain€an€open€question.€The€manner€in€which€he€isÏaccustomed€to€issue€his€orders€does€not€indicate€a€tenderÏrelation€between€the€parties.ÌHear€my€voice:€ye€wives€of€Ô_ÔLamechÔ_Ô,€and€hearken€unto€myÌspeechÌòòÌóóAs€the€wives€made€no€reply,€it€shows€that€they€had€alreadyÐ êr Ðlearned€that€discreet€silence€is€the€only€security€for€domesticÌhappiness.ÌÔ_ÔNaamahÔ_Ô€the€sister€of€Tubal€Cain€was€supposed€to€be€the€wifeÏof€Noah.€Her€name€in€Hebrew€signifies€the€beautiful€or€theÏgracious.€Jewish€doctors€say€her€name€is€recorded€here€becauseÏshe€was€an€upright,€chaste€woman,€but€others€affirm€theÏcontrary€because€ð ðthe€whole€world€wandered€after€her.ðð€ButÏthe€fact€that€Ô_ÔNaamahÔ_Ôð ðs€beauty€attracted€the€multitude,€does€notÐ :#Â"& Ðprove€that€she€either€courted€or€accepted€their€attentions.ÌThe€manner€in€which€the€writer€of€these€chapters€presents€theÏwomen€so€in€conflict€with€Chapters€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€and€v,€which€immedi‚atelyÏprecede€and€follow,€inclines€the€unprejudiced€mind€to€rele‚gateÏthe€ii,€iii€and€iv€chapters€to€the€realm€of€fancy€as€no€part€of€theÏreal€history€of€creationð ðs€dawn.Ð ¶(>(, ÐThe€curse€pronounced€on€Cain€is€similar€to€that€inflicted€onÏAdam,€both€were€to€till€the€ground,€which€was€to€bring€forthÏweeds€abundantly.€Haleð ðs€statistics€of€weeds€show€their€rapidÐ t+ü*/ Ðand€widespread€power€of€propagation.€ð ðA€progeny,ðð€he€says,Ïð ðmore€than€sufficient€in€a€few€years€to€stock€every€planet€of€theÏsolar€system.ðð€In€the€face€of€such€discouraging€facts,€HaleÏcoolly€remarks.€ð ðSuch€provisions€has€the€just€God€made€toÏfulfil€the€curse€which€he€promised€on€man.ÌIt€seems€far€more€rational€to€believe€that€the€curses€on€bothÏwoman€and€man€were€but€figments€of€the€human€brain,€andÐ Ú1b16 Ðthat€by€the€observance€of€natural€laws,€both€labor€and€maternityÏmay€prove€great€blessings.ÌWith€all€the€modern€appliances€of€steam€and€electricity,€and€theÏnew€Ô_Ôip.ventionsÔ_Ô€in€machinery,€the€cultivation€of€the€soil€is€fastÏcoming€to€be€a€recreation€and€amusement.€The€farmer€now€sitsÏat€ease€on€his€plough,€while€his€steed€turns€up€the€furrows€at€hisÏwill.€With€machinery€the€sons€of€Adam€now€sow€and€reap€theirÏharvests,€keep€the€wheels€of€their€great€Ô_Ômanufac‚toriesÔ_Ô€inÏmotion,€and€with€daily€increasing€speed€carry€on€the€commerceÏof€the€world.€The€time€is€at€hand€when€the€heavyÌòòóóburdens€of€the€laborer€will€all€be€shifted€on€the€shoulders€ofÐ œ $  Ðthese€tireless€machines.€And€when€the€woman,€too,€learns€andÏobeys€the€laws€of€life,€these€supposed€curses€will€be€but€idleÏdreams€of€the€past.€The€curse€falls€lightly€even€now€on€womenÏwho€live€in€natural€conditions,€and€with€an~Ô_ÔstheticsÔ_Ô€isÏessentially€mitigated€in€all€cases.ÌWhen€these€remedial€agents€òòwere€first€discovered,€someÐ   Ðwomen€refused€to€availóó€òòthemselvesóó€òòofóó€òòtheiróó€òòblessings,óó€òòandóó€òòsomeÐ Š ÐÔ_ÔorthodoxphysiciansÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔhisedÔ_Ô€to€administer€them,€lest€they€shouldóóÐ ìt Ðinterfere€with€the€wise€provisions€of€òòProvidence€in€makingóóÐ Ö^ Ðòòmaternity€a€Ô_Ôcurseóó.E.Ô_Ô€C.€S.Ð ÀH ÐÌMYTHS€OF€CREATION.ÌÌNothing€would€be€more€interesting€in€connection€with€theÏð ðWomanð ðs€Bibleðð€than€a€comparative€study€of€the€accounts€ofÐ RÚ Ðthe€creation€held€by€people€of€different€races€and€faiths.€OurÏNorse€ancestors,€whose€myths€were€of€a€very€exalted€nature,Ïrecorded€in€their€Bible,€the€Edda,€that€one€day€the€sons€of€BorÏ(a€frost€giant),€Odin,€Ô_ÔHoenerÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔLoderÔ_Ô,€found€two€trees€onÏthe€sea€beach,€and€from€them€created€the€first€human€pair,€manÏand€woman.€Odin€gave€them€life€and€spirit,€Ô_ÔHoenerÔ_Ô€endowedÏthem€with€reason€and€motion,€and€Ô_ÔLoderÔ_Ô€gave€them€the€sensesÏand€physical€characteristics.€The€man€they€called€Ask,€and€theÏwoman€Ô_ÔEmblaÔ_Ô.€Prof.€Anderson€finds€in€the€brothers€the€threeƒ¼fold€Trinity€of€the€Bible.€It€is€easy€to€fancy€that€there€is€someÏphilological€connection€between€the€names€of€the€first€pair€inÏthe€Bible€and€in€the€Edda.€Perhaps€the€formation€of€the€firstÏpair€out€of€trees€had€a€deep€connection€with€the€tree€of€life,ÏÔ_ÔYgdrasilÔ_Ô,€which€extended,€according€to€Norse€mythologyÏthroughout€the€universe,€furnishing€bodies€for€mankind€from€itsÏbranches.€It€had€three€great€roots,€one€extending€to€theÏnebulous€world,€and€this€was€constantly€gnawed€by€the€serpentÏÔ_ÔNidhugÔ_Ô.€There€was€nothing€in€the€Norse€mythology€that€taughtÏthe€degradation€of€woman,€and€the€lay€of€Ô_ÔSigdrifaÔ_Ô,€in€the€Edda,Ïis€one€of€the€noblest€conceptions€of€the€character€of€woman€inÏall€literature.ÌòòóóNorth€American€Indian€mythology€has€the€human€race€born€ofÐ n+ö*/ Ðthe€earth,€but€the€writer€cannot€learn€that€women€held€anÏinferior€place.€Among€the€Quiches€the€mothers€and€fathers€ofÏold€slept€in€the€waters,€covered€with€green,€under€a€limpidÏtwilight,€from€which€the€earth€and€they€were€called€out€by€aÏmighty€wind.€The€Algonkins€believed€the€human€family€wereÏthe€children€of€Ô_ÔMichaboÔ_Ô,€the€spirit€of€the€dawn,€and€theirÏsupreme€deity.€In€their€language€the€words€earth,€mother€andÐ Ô1\16 Ðfather€were€from€the€same€root.€Many€tribes€claim€descentÏfrom€a€raven,€symbolizing€the€clouds;€others€from€a€dog,€whichÏÔ_ÔlSÔ_Ô€the€symbol€of€the€water€goddess.ÌDr.€and€Madame€Le€Ô_ÔPlongeonÔ_Ô€relate€that€in€their€discoveriesÏamong€the€buried€remains€of€the€Mayas€in€Yucatan,€everythingÏmarks€a€very€high€state€of€civilization.€In€one€of€the€exhumedÏtemples€they€found€pictures€on€the€walls,€which€seem€to€be€aÏcombination€of€the€stories€of€the€Garden€of€Eden€and€Cain€andÏAbel.€The€Serpent€was€always€the€royal€emblem,€because€theÏshape€of€Yucatan€is€that€of€a€serpent€ready€to€spring.€It€was€theÏcustom€among€the€Mayas€for€the€oldest€son€of€the€king€to€be€aÏpriest,€and€the€second€son€to€marry€the€oldest€daughter.€TheÏpictures€represent€that€the€oldest€son€in€this€Ô_ÔpartTcularÔ_Ô€case€wasÏdissatisfied€with€this€arrangement,€and€wanted€to€marry€theÏsister€himself.€To€tempt€her€he€sends€a€basket€of€apples€by€aÏmessenger.€He€stands€watching€the€way€in€which€the€present€isÏreceived,€and€the€serpent€in€the€picture€(indicating€the€royalÏfamily),€makes€it€curiously€suggestive€of€the€temptation€of€Eve.ÏThe€sister,€however,€rejects€the€present,€and€this€so€enrages€theÏelder€brother€that€he€kills€the€younger,€who€accordingly€isÏdeified€by€the€Mayas.€The€image€of€Ô_ÔChacmohlÔ_Ô€was€discoveredÏby€the€Le€Ô_ÔPlongeonsÔ_Ô,€and€is€now€in€the€possession€of€theÏMexican€Government.€Perhaps€these€brothers€were€twins,€asÏthe€commentator€says€Cain€and€Abel€were,€and€that€gave€rise€toÏthe€jealousy.ÌNothing€can€surpass€in€grandeur€the€account€in€the€firstÌchapter€of€Genesis€of€the€creation€of€the€race,€and€it€satisfiesÌthe€highest€aspirations€and€the€deepest€longings€of€the€humanÌòòóósoul.€No€matter€of€what€material€formed,€or€through€how€manyÐ ˜ Ðages€the€formative€period€ran,€or€is€to€run,€the€image€of€God€isÏthe€birthright€of€man,€male€and€female.€òòWhatever€the€secondÐ äl Ðchapter€may€mean,€it€cannot€set€Ô_ÔasichÔ_Ô~€~óó€It€probably€has€a€deepÐ ÎV Ðspiritual€significance€which€mankind€will€appreciate€whenÏÔ_ÔcavillingÔ_Ô€about€the€letter€ceases.€To€the€writerð ðs€mind€itsÐ ¢*! Ðmeaning€is€best€expressed€in€the€words€of€Goethe:€ð ðThe€eternalÏwomanly€leads€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€on.ðð€C.€B.€C.ÌòòÌÌßA€2) °°xddE°?#0°AßÐ @#È"& ÐßA€2) °°xddE°$0°A߀Ð o#÷"' ÐÌ€€€€óóCHAPTER€V.Ð O%×$) ÐÌòòÔ_ÔG,eesiseÔ_Ôð ð:€I,€2.Ð )'±&+ ÐóóThis€is€the€book€of€the€generations€of€Adam.€s€Male€and€femaleÐ (¡', Ðcreated€he€them;€and€blessedÌIn€the€day€that€God€created€man,€in€the€Ô_ÔlikenessthemÔ_Ô,€andÏcalled€their€name€Adam,€in€the€dayÌof€God€made€he€Ô_Ôhim,whenÔ_Ô€they€were€treated.ÌÌÌÌÌÓ/€ d/ÓââHâââ  âERE€we€have€the€first€account€of€the€dual€creationÐ S0Û/5 Ðâ ``°`°`âverified.Ìâ °`°```âMan€and€woman€a€simultaneous€creation,€alike€in€theÐ '2¯17 Ðimage€of€God.ÌThe€dual€relation,€both€in€the€Godhead€and€humanity,€is€hereÏagain€declared,€though€contradicted€in€the€intervening€chapters.ÏIn€this€and€the€following€chapters€we€have€a€prolix€Ô_ÔstatelnentÔ_Ô€ofÏthe€births,€deaths,€and€ages€in€the€male€line.€They€all€takeÏwives,€beget€sons,€but€nothing€is€said€of€the€origin€or€destiny€ofÏthe€wives€and€daughters;€they€are€incidentally€men‚tioned€merelyÏas€necessary€factors€in€the€propagation€of€the€male€line.ÌThe€men€of€this€period€seem€to€have€lived€to€a€ripe€old€age,€butÏnothing€is€said€of€the€age€of€the€women€;€it€is€probable€as€child„¼bearing€was€their€chief€ambition,€that€men€had€a€succession€ofÏwives,€all€gathered€to€their€fathers€in€the€prime€of€life.€AlthoughÏEve€and€her€daughters€devoted€their€energies€to€this€occupation,Ïyet€the€entire€credit€for€the€growth€of€the€race€is€given€to€AdamÏand€his€male€descendants.€In€all€this€chapter€the€begetting€of€theÏoldest€son€is€made€prominent,€his€name€only€is€given,€and€theÏbegetting€of€more€ð ðsons€and€daughtersðð€is€cursorily€mentioned.ÏHere€is€the€first€suggestion€of€the€law€of€primogenitureÏresponsible€for€so€many€of€the€evils€that€perplexed€our€SaxonÏfathers.€E.€C.€S.ÌòòÌßA€2) °°xdDE°¯°AßÐ °8 ÐßA€2) °°xdDE°¾°AßÐ ¿G ÐÌCOMMENTS€ON€GENESIS.ÌóóÌòòò òÔ‡¼X@»XX&ÔGenesis€ó óvi„€ò òÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô„Að ð,€14„22.Ð ˜  ÐÌóóa€And€it€came€to€pass,€when€men€Ô_ÔheganÔ_Ô€to€multiplyÐ ÈP Ðon€the€face€of€the€earth,€and€daughters€were€bornÏunto€them,Ì2€That€the€sons€of€God€saw€the€daughters€of€menÏthat€they€òòwere€óófair;€and€they€took€them€wives€ofÐ  ”  Ðall€which€they€chose.Ì3€And€the€Lord€said,€My€spirit€shall€not€alwaysÏstrive€with€man,€for€that€he€also€òòis€óóflesh:Ð F Î# Ðyet€his€days€shall€be€a€hundred€and€twenty€years.Ì4€There€were€giants€in€the€earth€in€those€days:Ìand€also€after€that,€when€the€sons€ó óof€God€came€inÐ €##& Ðò òunto€the€daughters€of€men,€and€they€bare€òòó óchildrenÐ ‘$$' Ðóóò òto€them,€the€same€òòbecame€óómighty€men€which€òòwereÐ ©%1%( Ðóóof€old,€men€of€renown.Ð Á&I&) Ð5€ðð€And€God€saw€that€the€wickedness€of€man€ó ówasÐ Ò'Z'* Ðgreat€in€the€earth,€and€òòthat€óóò òevery€imagination€ó óof€theÐ ã(k(+ Ðthoughts€of€his€ò òheart€was€only€evil€continu‚ally.Ð û)ƒ), Ð6€And€it€repented€the€Lord€that€he€had€made€manÏon€the€earth,€and€it€grieved€him€at€his€heart.Ì7€And€the€Lard€said,€I€ó ówill€destroy€ò òman€whom€IÐ .-¶,/ Ðhave€created€from€the€face€of€the€earth;€both€manÏand€beast,€and€the€creeping€thing,€and€the€ó ófowls€ofÐ P/Ø.1 Ðthe€ò òair;€for€it€Ô_ÔrepentethÔ_Ô€me€that€I€have€ó ómade€them.Ð a0é/2 Ð8€But€Noah€found€grace€in€the€eyes€of€the€Lord.Ð r1ú03 Ðò ò13€ó óAnd€God€said€unto€Noah,Ð x Ðò ò14€ðð€Make€thee€an€ark€of€gopher€wood;€roomsÐ ‰ Ðshalt€thou€make€in€the€ark,€and€shalt€pitch€itÏwithin€and€without€with€pitch.Ì15€And€this€òòis€ó óthe€ò òfashion€óówhich€thou€shalt€make€itÐ ¼D Ðòòof:€óóThe€length€of€the€ark€òòshall€óóbe€three€hundredÐ Ô\ Ðcubits,€the€breadth€of€it€fifty€cubits€and€the€heightÏof€it€thirty€Ô_ÔcuhitsÔ_Ô.Ì16€A€window€shalt€thou€make€to€the€ark,€and€in€aÏcubit€shalt€thou€finish€ó óit€above;€and€the€door€of€ò òtheÐ  §  Ðark€shalt€thou€set€in€the€side€thereof;€òòwith€óólower,Ð 0 ¸  Ðsecond,€and€third€òòstories€óóshalt€thou€make€it.Ð H Ð  Ð17€And,€behold,€I,€even€I,€do€bring€a€flood€ofÏwaters€upon€the€earth,€to€destroy€all€flesh,€ó ówhereinÐ qù  Ðòòò òis€óóthe€breath€of€life,€from€under€heaven;€òòó óandÐ ‚  Ðóóò òeverything€that€òòó óis€óóin€the€earth€shall€die.Ð š" Ðò ò18€But€with€thee€will€I€establish€my€covenant:Ð ²: Ðand€thou€shalt€come€into€the€ark,€thou,€and€thyÏsons,€and€thy€wife,€and€thy€sonsð ð€wives€with€thee.Ð Ô\ Ð19€And€of€every€living€thing€of€all€flesh,€two€ofÏevery€òòsort€óóshalt€thou€bring€into€the€ark,€to€keepÐ ö~ Ðòòthem€óóalive€with€thee:€they€shall€be€male€andÐ – Ðfemale.Ì20€Of€fowls€after€their€kind,€and€of€cattle€afterÏtheir€kind,€of€every€creeping€thing€of€the€earth,Ïó óafter€his€ò òkind;€two€of€every€òòó ósort€óóshall€come€untoÐ Yá Ðò òthee,€to€keep€òòó óthem€óóò òalive.Ð qù Ðó ó21€And€take€thou€unto€thee€of€all€food€that€is€eaten,Ð ‰ Ðand€thou€shalt€gather€òòit€óóò òto€thee;€and€it€ó óshall€be€forÐ š" Ðfood€for€thee,€and€for€them.Ì22€Thus€did€Noah:€according€to€all€that€GodÏò òcommanded€him,€so€did€he.Ð Ô!\! Ðó ó===================Ð å"m"  ÐÔ#†X&X»¼X@u–#ÔòòÌÌÌ4~,Ô_ÔesisÔ_Ô€óóen:€òòÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô„hð ð,€24„22.Ð Æ&N&$ ÐóóAnd€it€came€to€pass,€when€men€began€to€multiply€on€the€faceÐ ¶'>'% Ðof€the€earth,€and€daughters€were€horn€unto€them,Ì2€That€the€sons€of€God€saw€the€daughters€of€~ð ðen€that€theyÏester,€fair;€and€they€took€them€wives€of€all€which€they€chose.Ì3€And€the€Lord€said,€My€spirit€shall€not€always€strive€with€man,Ïfor€that€he€also€òòis€óóflesh:Ð H,Ð+* Ðyet€his€days€shall€be€a€hundred€and€twenty€years.Ì4€There€were€giants€in€the€earth€in€those€days;€~and€also€afterÏthat,€when€the€sons€of€God€came€in€unto€the€daughters€of€men,Ïand€they€bare€òòchildren€óóto€them,€the€same€òòÔ_ÔLecameÔ_Ô€óómighty€menÐ ö/~/. Ðwhich€òòscore€óóof€old,€men€of€renown.Ð æ0n0/ Ðòòs€óóðð€And€God€saw€that€the€wickedness€of€man€seas€great€in€theÐ Ö1^10 Ðearth,€and€òòthat€óóevery€imagination€of€the€tð ðÔ_ÔhoughtsÔ_Ô€of€his€heartÐ x Ðwas€only€evil€continu‚ally.Ì6€And€it€repented€the€Lord€that€he€had€made€man€on€the€earth,Ïand€it€grieved€him€at€his€heart.Ì7€And€the€Lord€said,€I€will€destroy€man€whom€I€have€createdÏfrom€the€face€of€the€earth;€both€man€and€beast,€and€theÏcreeping€thing,€and€the€fowls€of€the€air;€for€it€Ô_ÔrepentethÔ_Ô€me€thatÏI€have€made€them.ÌB€But€Noah€found€grace€in€the€Ô_ÔeyesofÔ_Ô€the€Lord.Ì~3€And€God€said€unto€Noah,Ìð ð4€ðð€Make€thee€an€ark€of€gopher€wood;€roomsÌshalt€thou€make€in€the€ark,€and€shalt€pitch€it€within€and€withoutÏwith€pitch.Ìð ð5€And€this€òòis€the€fashion€óówhich€thou€shalt€make€it€òòof;€óóTheÐ ` è  Ðlength€of€the€ark€òòshall€óóbe€three€hundred€cubits,€the€breadth€of€itÐ P Ø  Ðfifty€cubits€and€the€height€of€it€thirty€cubits.ÌÔ_ÔifiÔ_Ô€A€window€shalt€thou€make€to€the€ark,€and€in€a€cubit€shaltÏthou€finish€it€above;€and€the€door€of€the€ark€shalt€thou€set€in€theÏside€thereof;€òòÔ_ÔsuithÔ_Ô€óólower,€second,€and€third€òòstories€óóshalt€thouÐ þ† Ðmake€it.Ìð ð7€And,€behold,€I,€even€I,€do€bring€a€flood€of€waters€upon€theÏearth,€to€destroy€all€flesh,€wherein€òòis€óóthe€breath€of€life,€fromÐ ÂJ Ðunder€heaven;€òòand€óóeverything€that€òòis€óóin€the€earth€shall€die.Ð ²: Ðzòò8€óóBut€with€thee€will€I€establish€my€covenant;€and€thou€shaltÐ ¢* Ðcome€into€the€ark,€thou,€and€thy€sons,€and€thy€wife,€and€thyÏsonsð ð€Ô_ÔwtvesÔ_Ô€with€thee.Ð vþ Ðòòð ð9€óóAnd€of€every€living€thing€of€all€flesh,€two€of€every€òòsort€óóshaltÐ `è Ðthou€bring€into€the€ark,€to€keep€òòthem€óóalive€with€thee;€they€shallÐ PØ Ðbe€male€and€female.Ì20€Of€fowls€after€their€kind,€and€of€cattle€after€their€kind,€ofÏevery€creeping€thing€of€the€earth,€after€his€kind;€two€of€everyÏòòsort€óóshall€come€unto€thee,€to€keep€òòthem€óóalive.Ð þ† Ð2ð ð€And€take€thou€unto€thee€of€all€food€that€is€eaten,€and€thouÏshalt€gather€òòit€óóto€thee;€and€it€Ô_ÔslsallÔ_Ô€be€for€food€for€thee,€and€forÐ Ø`! Ðthem.Ì22€Thus€did€Noah;€according€to€all€that€God€commanded€him,Ïso€did€he.ÌÌÌThe€Jews€evidently€believed€the€males€the€superior€sex.€MenÏare€called€ð ðthe€sons€of€God,ðð€women€ð ðthe€daughters€of€men.ððÏFrom€the€text€it€would€seem€thatð ð€the€influence€of€the€wivesÐ .&¶%) Ðwas€not€elevating€and€inspiring,€and€that€the€sin€and€miseryÏresulting€from€their€marriages,€all€attributed€to€the€women.€ThisÏcondition€of€things€so€discouraged€the€Creator€that€heÏdetermined€to€blot€out€both€man€and€beast,€the€fowls€of€the€airÏand€the€creeping€things€on€the€earth.€How€very€human€thisÏsounds.€It€shows€what€a€low€ideal€the€Jews€had€of€the€great€firstÏcause,€from€which€the€moral€and€material€world€of€thought€andÏaction€were€evolved.ÌIt€was€in€mature€life,€when€chastened€by€the€experiences€andÏtrials€of€her€early€day,€that€Seth€was€born€to€Eve.€It€was€amongÏthe€descendants€of€Seth€that€purer€morals€and€religion€wereÏcultivated.€Intermarriage€with€the€descendants€of€CainÌ3SÐ 2˜16 Ð36òòTHE€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.Ð x ÐÌÌóóhad€corrupted€the€progeny,€perplexed€the€Creator,€and€precipiƒÐ HÐ Ðtated€the€flood.ÌThe€female€of€each€species€of€animal€was€preserved;€males€andÏfemales€all€walked€into€the€ark€two€by€two,€and€out€again€inÏequal€and€loving€companionship.€It€has€been€a€question€withÏcritics€whether€the€ark€was€large€enough€for€all€it€was€supposedÏto€contain.€Commentators€seem€to€agree€as€to€its€capacity€toÏaccommodate€men,€women,€children,€animals,€and€the€foodÏnecessary€for€their€preservation.€Adam€Clarke€tells€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€that€NoahÏand€his€family€and€the€birds€occupied€the€third€story,€so€theyÏhad€the€benefit€of€the€one€window€it€contained.ÌThe€paucity€of€light€and€air€in€this€ancient€vessel€shows€thatÏwoman€had€no€part€in€its€architecture,€or€a€series€of€port€holesÏwould€have€been€deemed€indispensable.€Commentators€relegateÏall€difficulties€to€the€direct€intervention€of€Providence.€The€ark,Ïmade€by€unseen€hands,€like€a€palace€of€Ô_ÔindiaÔ_Ô€rubber,€wasÏcapable€of€expanding€indefinitely;€the€spirit€of€all€good,€causedÏthe€lion€and€lamb€to€lie€down€peaceably€together.€To€attributeÏall€the€myths,€allegories,€and€parables€to€the€inter‚position€ofÏProvidence,€ever€working€outside€of€his€own€inexorable€laws,€isÏto€confuse€and€set€at€defiance€human€reason,€and€prevent€allÏstimulus€to€investigation.ÌIn€several€following€chapters€we€have€the€history€of€Abram€andÏSarah,€their€wanderings€from€the€land€of€their€nativity€toÏCanaan,€their€blunders€on€the€journey,€their€grief€at€having€noÏchildren,€except€one€son€by€Ô_ÔHagarÔ_Ô,€his€concubine,€who€wasÏafterwards€driven€from€their€door,€into€the€wilderness.€Howƒ¼ever,€Sarah€in€her€old€age€was€blessed€with€a€son€of€her€own,Ïwhich€event€gave€them€great€joy€and€satisfaction.€As€Sarah€didÏnot€possess€any€of€the€heroic€virtues,€worthy€our€imitation,€weÏneed€not€linger€either€to€praise€or€blame€her€characteristics.ÏNeither€she€nor€Abraham€deemed€it€important€to€speak€theÏtruth€when€any€form€of€tergiversation€might€serve€them.€In€òòfactÐ ˆ  # Ðthe€wives€of€the€patriarchs,€all€untruthful,€and€one€a€kleptoƒ¼maniac,€but€illustrate€the€law,€that€the€cardinal€virtues€areÏseldom€found€in€oppressed€classesóó.€E.€C.€S.Ð F#Î"& ÐòòÌÌßA€2) °°xdE°&0°AßÐ &˜%) ÐßA€2) °°xdE°>&0°AßÐ ?&Ç%* ÐÌCOMMENTS€ON€GENESIS.37ÌóóA€careful€study€of€the€Bible€would€alter€the€views€of€many€as€toÐ N(Ö'- Ðwhat€it€teaches€about€the€position€of€women.€The€trouble€is€tooÏoften€instead€of€searching€the€Bible€to€see€what€is€right,€weÏform€our€belief,€and€then€search€for€Bible€texts€to€sustain€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô,Ïand€are€satisfied€with€isolated€texts€without€regard€to€con‚text,Ïand€ask€no€questions€as€to€the€circumstances€that€may€haveÏexisted€then€but€do€not€now.€We€forget€that€portions€of€theÏBible€are€only€histories€of€events€given€as€a€chain€of€evidence€toÏsustain€the€fact€that€the€real€revelations€of€the€God‚head,€be€it€inÏany€form,€are€true.€Second,€that€our€translators€were€notÏinspired,€and€that€we€have€strong€presumptive€proof€thatÐ r1ú07 Ðprejudice€of€education€was€in€some€instances€stronger€than€theÏgrammatical€context,€in€translating€these€contested€points.€ForÏinstance,€the€word€translated€òòobey€óóbetween€husband€and€wife,Ð LÔ Ðis€in€but€one€instance€in€the€New€Testament€the€word€usedÏbetween€master€and€servant,€parent€and€child,€but€is€the€wordÏthat€in€other€places€is€translated€òòdefer.€óóThe€one€instance€statesÐ ˜ ÐSarah€obeyed€Abram.€Read€that€history€and€you€will€find€thatÏin€both€instances€in€which€she€obeyed,€God€had€to€interfereÏwith€a€miracle€to€save€them€from€the€result€of€that€obedience,Ïand€both€Abram€and€Sarah€were€reproved.€While€twice,€onceÏby€direct€command€of€God,€Abram€obeyed€Sarah.€You€cannotÏfind€a€direct€command€of€God€or€Christ€for€the€wife€to€obeyÏthe€husband.ÌIt€Ô_Ôwas_EveÔ_Ôð ðs€curse€that€her€desire€should€be€to€her€husband€andÐ f î  Ðhe€should€rule€over€her€Have€you€not€seen€her€clinging€to€aÏdrunken€or€brutal€husband,€and€read€in€letters€of€fire€upon€herÏforehead€her€curse?€But€God€òòdidóó€òònotóó€òòsayóó€òòtheóó€òòcurseóó€was€good,Ð $¬ Ðnor€bid€Adam~Ô_ÔnforceJLÔ_Ô€òòNor€did€he€say,€all€menóó€Ô_ÔThfftFThTeÔ_ÔÐ – Ðover€thee.€òòFor€Adam,€not€Eve,€the€earth€Ô_ÔwaÔ_Ô~€tn€Ô_ÔIringÔ_Ô€I€titheóóÐ ø€ Ðthorn€and€the€òòthistle,€and€he€wasóó€òòto€eat€his€breadóóÐ âj ÐÔ_ÔbyThÔ_Ô~sweat76Yhis€brow.€òòYet€I€neveróó€heard€òòa€sermonóó€on€theÐ ÌT Ðsin€of€iii€Ô_ÔbtPfiÔ_Ô~W~&ffs7or€letting€Eve,€òòas€she€does,€helpóó€ððÔ_ÔiiiiÔ_Ô~Ð ¶> Ðto€be~f1iis€òòbin~den.€€It€l5~.Ô_ÔwhepÔ_Ô€ððdie.€Ô_ÔtreÔ_Ô.ð ð€to€lighten€heróóÐ  ( Ðlo~&Ô_ÔtliÔ_Ô~.t€the€world€is€afraid„€of„saeri1eg~€„Ô_ÔandAhÔ_Ô&~Ô_ÔxerthrowÔ_ÔÏofÌÔ_ÔnatujÔ_Ô~C.€B.€C.Ì€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌIn€the€story€ð ðof€the€sons€of€God,€and€the€daughters€of€menÏð ðð"ðwe€find€a€myth€like€those€of€Greek,€Roman€and€Scandiƒ¼navian€fable,€Ô_ÔdemiÔ_Ô„gods€love€mortal€maidens€and€their€off‚springÏare€giants.€Then€follows€the€traditional€account€of€some€greatÏcataclysm€of€the€last€glacial€epoch.€According€to€the€latestÏgeological€students,€Wright,€McGee€and€others;€the€records€ofÏNiagara,€the€falls€of€St.€Anthony€and€other€glacial€chasms,Ïindicate€that€the€great€ice€caps€receded€for€the€last€time€aboutÏseven€thousand€years€ago;€the€latest€archeological€discoveriesÏcarry€our€historical€knowledge€of€mankind€back€nearly€fourÏthousand€years€B.€C.,€so€that€some€record€of€the€mighty€floodsÏwhich€must€have€followed€the€breaking€of€great€glacial€damsÏmight€well€survive€in€the€stories€of€the€nations.ÌAbram€who€came€from€Ur€of€the€Ô_ÔChaldeesÔ_Ô€brought€with€himÏthe€Ô_ÔChaldeanÔ_Ô€story€of€the€flood.€At€that€time€Ur,€now€a€townÏfifty€miles€inland,€was€a€great€seaport€of€the€Persian€gulf.€TheirÏstory€of€the€flood€is€that€of€a€maritime€people;€in€it€the€ark€is€aÏwell€built€ship,€Ô_ÔHasisadraÔ_Ô,€the€Ô_ÔChaldeanÔ_Ô€Noah€takes€on€boardÏnot€only€his€own€family,€but€his€neighbors€and€friends;€a€pilot€isÏemployed€to€guide€the€course,€and€proper€provision€is€made€forÏthe€voyage.€A€raven€and€a€dove€are€sent€out€as€in€the€biblicalÏaccount,€and€a€fortunate€landing€effected.ÌÔ_ÔL.D.B.Ô_ÔÌòòóóÌÌÌÐ à1h16 ЇÌ%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%ÌCHAPTER€VI.ÌÌÔ‡¼X@»XX&ÔÌòòò òÔ_ÔGenesusÔ_Ô€xxi.Ð 1¹ Ðóóa€And€the€Lord€visited€ó óSarah€as€he€had€said,€andÐ IÑ Ðtook€bread.€Ô_ÔaxxdÔ_Ô€a€bottle€of€water,€and€gave€òòÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô~Ð Zâ Ðóóò òa€For€Sarah€bare€Abraham€a€son€in€his€old€untoÐ rú ÐÔ_ÔHagarÔ_Ô,€patting€ó óix€en€her€shoulder,€and€Ô_ÔtlxeÔ_ÔÐ ƒ  Ðò òage.Ð ”   Ðó ó~And€Abraham€called€the€name€of€his€son€whomÐ ¥ -  ÐSarah€bare€to€him,€Isaac.Ì~And€Abraham€was€a€hundred€years€old,€when€ò òhisÐ Ç O  Ðson€ó óIsaac€was€born€unto€him.Ð Ø` Ðò ò6€ðð€And€Sarah€said,€God€bath€made€me€to€laugh,Ð éq Ðòòó óso€that€óóò òall€that€hear€will€laugh€with€me.Ð ú‚ Ð~€ðð€And€Sarah€saw€the€son€of€Ô_ÔHagarÔ_Ô€the€Egyp‚ó ótian,Ð š Ðwhich€she€ò òhad€borne€unto€Abraham,€Ô_Ômock‚ó óinÔ_Ô~Ð #« Ðò òso€Wherefore€she€ó ósaid€unto€Abraham,€cast€out€thisÐ 4¼ Ðbondwoman€and€her€son;€for€the€son€of€thisÏÔ_ÔboudwomanÔ_Ô€shall€not€be€heir€with€my€son,€even€withÏIsaac.Ìax€And€the€thing€was€very€grievous€in€Abra‚hamð ðsÐ x Ðeight.ÌÔ_ÔsaÔ_Ô€òòðð€óóAnd€God€said€unto€Abraham.€Lot€it€not€beÐ š" Ðgrievous€in€thy€sight;€in€all€that€Sarah€bath€said€untoÏthee,€hearken€unto€her€voice;€for€in€Isaac€shall€ò òthyÐ ÃK Ðseed€be€called.Ì23€ó óAnd€also€of€the€son€of€the€bondwoman€will€IÐ åm Ðmake€a€nation,€because€he€òòò òis€óóó óthy€seed.Ð ö~ Ðò ò54€ó óAnd€Ô_ÔAhrabamÔ_Ô€rose€up€early€in€the€morning,Ð !–  ÐÌò ò15€ó óAnd€Ô_ÔcIteÔ_Ô€water€was€spent€in€the€battle,€andÐ 0#¸"! Ðshe€cast€the€child€under€one€of€the€shrubs.Ìò ò16€ó óAnd€she€went,€and€sat€her€down€over€against€òòhimÐ R%Ú$# Ðóóa€good€way€off:€for€Ô_ÔsixeÔ_Ô€said,€Let€me€not€Ô_ÔscoÔ_Ô€theÐ j&ò%$ Ðdeath€of€the€child.€And€she€lifted€up€her€voice,€andÏwept.Ìò ò17€ó óAnd€God€Ô_ÔbcardÔ_Ô€the€voice€of€the€lad;€and€the€angelÐ )%)' Ðof€God€called€to€Ô_ÔHagarÔ_Ô€out€of€heaven,€ò òand€said€untoÐ ®*6*( Ðher,€What€Ô_ÔailethÔ_Ô€thee,€ó óÔ_ÔHagarÔ_Ô?€Ô_ÔfesrÔ_Ô€not,€for€God€bathÐ ¿+G+) Ðheard€the€voice€of€the€lad€Ô_ÔwlxereÔ_Ô€be€òòis.Ð Ð,X,* Ðóó18€Arise,€lift€up€the€lad,€and€hold€him€in€thineÐ è-p-+ Ðbaud:€furl€will€make€hint€a€great€nation.Ìò ò19€ó óAnd€God€opened€her€eyes,€and€she€saw€a€wellÐ  0’/- Ðof€water:€and€she€went,€and€filled€the€bottle€withÐ 1£0. Ðwater,€and€gave€the€lad€drink.Ì20€And€God€was€with€the€lad:€and€he€grew.Ìand€dwelt€in€the€wilderness,€and€became€anÌarcher.Ìas€And€he€dwelt€in€the€wilderness€of€Ô_ÔParanÔ_Ôòòò ò:€óóó óandÐ ¼D Ðhis€mother€took€him€a€wife€out€of€the€land€of€EgyptÌò òÌÌ===================Ìó óÔ#†X&X»¼X@YÑ#ÔÌÌÌÌòòGeneses€xx,.Ð À H  ÐóóAnd€the€Lord€visited€Sarah€as€he€had€said.Ð °8 Ð2€Ô_ÔrorÔ_Ô€Sarah€bare€Abraham€a€son€in€his€old€age.Ì3€And€Abraham€called€the€name€of€his€son€whom€Sarah€bare€toÏhim,€Isaac.Ì~€And€Abraham€was€a€hundred€years€old,€when€his€son€IsaacÏwas€horn€unto€him.Ì6€ðð€And€Sarah€said,€God€bath€made€me€to€laugh.Ìòò*0€that€óóall€that€hear€will€laugh€with€me.Ð ž Ð~€ðð€And€Sarah€saw€the€son€of€Ô_ÔHagarÔ_Ô€the€Ô_ÔEgyp‚uanÔ_Ô,€which€sheÏhad€borne€unto€Abraham,€mock‚ing.Ì,o€Wherefore€she€said€onto€Abraham.€Cast€out€this€bondwomanÏand€her€son;€for€the€son€of€this€bondwoman€shall€not€be€heirÏwith€my€son,€even€with€Isaac.Ìð ðð ð€And€the€thing€was€very€grievous€in€Abra‚hamð ðs€right.Ð ˜  Ð52€ðð€And€God€said€unto€Abraham€Let€it€not€he€grievous€in€thyÏsight;€in€all€that€Sarah€bath€said€unto€thee,€hearken€unto€herÏvoice;€for€in€Isaac€shall€thy€seed€he€called.Ì53€And€also€of€the€son€of€the€Ô_ÔhondwomanÔ_Ô€will€I€make€a€nation,Ïbecause€he€òòis€óóthy€seed.Ð *²  Ðð ð4€And€Abraham€rose€up€early€in€the€morning,Ìand€took€bread,€and€a€Ô_ÔhottleÔ_Ô€of€water,€and€gave€òòit€óóunto€Ô_ÔHagarÔ_Ô,Ð !Œ " Ðpatting€it€en€her€shoulder,€and€the€child,€and€sent€her€Ô_ÔaaayÔ_Ô;€andÏshe€departed,€and€wandered€in€the€wilderness€of€Ô_ÔlieerÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔshelcÔ_Ôð ð.Ìs~€And€the€water€was€spent€in€the€Ô_ÔhattieÔ_Ô,€and€she€cast€the€childÏunder€one€of€the€shrubs.Ìð ð7€And€she€went,€and€sat€her€down€over€against€òòAim€óóa€goodÐ œ%$%' Ðway€off:€for€she€said,€Let€toe€not€see€the€death€of€the€child.ÏAnd€she€lifted€up€her€voice,€and€wept.Ìòòð ð7€óóAnd€God€Ô_ÔhcardÔ_Ô€the€voice€of€the€lad;€and€the€angel€of€GodÐ `(è'* Ðcalled€to€1„Ô_ÔlagarÔ_Ô€out€of€heaven,€and€said€unto€her,€What€Ô_ÔailethÔ_ÔÏthee,€Ô_ÔHagarÔ_Ô?€fear€no:,€for€God€bath€heard€the€voice€of€the€ladÏwhere€he€òòis.Ð $+¬*- Ðóóð ð8€Arise,€lift€up€the€lad,€and€hold€him€in€thine€hand:€for€I€willÐ ,œ+. Ðmake€hint€a€great€Ô_ÔnatIonÔ_Ô.Ìð ð9€And€God€opened€her€eyes,€and€she€saw€a€well€of€water:€andÏshe€went,€Ô_ÔaIldÔ_Ô€filled€the€bottle€with€water,€and€gave€the€ladÏdrink.Ìno€And€God€was€with€the€lad;€and€he€grew,€and€dwelt€in€theÏwilderness,€and€Ô_Ôl,ecameÔ_Ô€an€archer.Ð 114 Ðsi€And€he€dwelt€in€the€wilderness€of€Ô_ÔParanÔ_Ô€:€ani€his€mother€tookÏhim€a€wife€out€of€the€land€of€EgyptÌÌÌÓ/€ d/ÓââTâââ  âHE€great€event€of€Isaacð ðs€birth€having€taken€place,€SarahÐ  ¨ Ðâ «`«`°`°`âis€represented€through€several€chapters€as€laughing,€evenÌâ «`«`«`«`âin€the€presence€of€angels,€not€only€in€the€anticipation€ofÏâ °`°`«`«`âmotherhood,€but€in€its€realization.€She€evidently€forgot€thatÏmaternity€was€intended€as€a€curse€on€all€Eveð ðs€daughters,€forÐ ÈP Ðthe€sin€of€the€first€woman,€and€all€merry„making€on€such€occaƒ¼sions€was€unpardonable.€Some€philosophers€consider€the€mostÏexalted€of€all€forms€of€love€to€be€that€of€a€mother€for€her€chilƒ¼dren.€But€this€divine€awakening€of€a€new€affection€does€notÏseem€to€have€softened€Sarahð ðs€heart€towards€her€unfortunateÐ Z â  Ðslave€Ô_ÔHagarÔ_Ô.€And€so€far€from€Sarahð ðs€desire€being€to€herÐ D Ì  Ðhusband,€and€Abraham€dominating€her,€he€seemed€to€be€underÏher€con‚trol,€as€the€Lord€told€him€ð ðto€hearken€to€her€voice,€andÏto€obey€her€command.ðð€In€so€doing€he€drives€Ô_ÔHagarÔ_Ô€out€of€hisÏÔ_ÔhouscÔ_Ô.€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ìt ÐÌóóIn€this€scene€Abraham€does€not€appear€in€a€very€attractive€light,Ð ÌT Ðrising€early€in€the€morning,€and€sending€his€child€and€its€motherÏforth€into€the€wilderness,€with€a€breakfast€of€bread€and€water,Ïto€care€for€themselves.€Why€did€he€not€provide€them€with€aÏservant,€a~n€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€laden€with€provisions,€and€a€tent€to€shelterÏthem€from€the€elements,€or€better€still,€some€abiding,€restingÏplace.€Common€humanity€demanded€this€much€attention€to€hisÏown€son€and€Ô_ÔtneÔ_Ô€woman€who€bore€him.€But€the€worst€featureÏin€this€drama€is€that€it€seems€to€have€been€done€with€Jehovahð ðsÐ ¤ Ðapproval.ÌòòDoes€any€one€seriously€believe€that€the€great€spirit€of€all€goodÐ ðx Ðtalked€with€these€Jews,€and€really€said€the€extraordinary€thingsÏthey€report?€€It€was,€however,€a€very€cunning€way€for€theÏPatriarchs€to€enforce€their€own€authority,€to€do€whateveróó€theyÐ ®6! Ðdesired,€and€say€the€Lord€commanded€them€to€do€and€say€thusÏand€so.€Many€pulpits€even€in€our€day€enforce€their€lessons€ofÏsubjection€for€woman€with€the€same€authority,€ð ðThus€saith€òòtóó€òòeóóÐ l!ô $ Ðòòord,óóðð€ð ðòòThouóó€òòshalt,ððóó€òòandóó€ð ðòòThouóó€òòshallóó€not.ðð€E.€C.€S.Ð V"Þ!% ÐÌÌÔ‡¼X@»XX&Ôòò%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Ð %œ$( ÐÌò òGenesis€xxiii.Ð D'Ì&* Ðóó1€And€Sarah€was€a€hundred€and€seven€and€twentyÐ \(ä'+ Ðyears€old.Ì2€ó óAnd€Sarah€died€in€Ô_ÔKirjathÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔarbaÔ_Ô;€the€same€òòis€óóHebronÐ ~**- Ðin€the€land€of€Canaan:€and€Abraham€came€to€mournÏfor€Sarah,€and€to€weep€for€her.Ìòò3€óóAnd€Abraham€stood€up€from€before€his€dead,€andÐ ¸-@-0 Ðspake€unto€the€sons€of€Heth,€saying,Ìò ò4€I€òòam€óóa€stranger€and€a€sojourner€with€ó óyou:Ð á/i/2 Ðgive€me€a€possession€of€a€burying€place€with€you,Ð ù003 Ðthat€I€may€bury€my€dead€out€of€my€sight.Ì5€And€the€children€of€Heth€answered€Abraham,Ïsaying€unto€him.Ì6€Hear€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô,€my€lord€:€thou€òòart€óóò òa€mighty€prince€ó óamongÐ «3 ÐÔ_ÔusÔ_Ô:€ò òin€the€choice€of€our€Ô_ÔsepulchresÔ_Ô€ó óbury€thy€dead;Ð ÃK Ðnone€of€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€shall€withhold€from€thee€his€Ô_Ôsepul‚chreÔ_Ô.Ì7€And€Abraham€stood€up,€and€bowed€himself€to€ò òtheÐ åm Ðpeople€of€the€land.Ìó ó8€And€be€communed€with€them,€saying,€If€it€be€yourÐ   Ðmind€that€I€should€bury€my€dead€out€of€myÌsight,€hear€me€and€entreat€Ô_ÔEphronÔ_Ô€the€son€of€Ô_ÔZo‚barÔ_Ô.Ì9€That€he€may€give€me€the€cave€of€Ô_ÔMachpelahÔ_Ô,€whichÏhe€hath,€which€òòis€óóin€the€end€of€his€field:€for€as€muchÐ K Ó  Ðmoney€as€it€is€worth.Ìò ò14€ó óAnd€Ô_ÔEpbronÔ_Ô€answered€Ô_ÔAnrahamÔ_Ô,€saying€unto€him.Ð tü Ð15€My€lord,€hearken€unto€me:€the€land€òòis€worth€óófourÐ …  Ðhundred€shekels€of€silver:€what€òòis€óóthat€betwixt€meÐ % Ðand€thee?€bury€therefore€thy€dead.Ì16€And€Abraham€hearkened€unto€Ô_ÔEphronÔ_Ô;€andÏAbraham€weighed€to€Ô_ÔEphronÔ_Ô€the€silver,€which€he€hadÏnamed€in€the€audience€of€the€sons€of€Heth,€fourÏhundred€shekels€of€silver,€current€òòò òmoney€óóó ówith€theÐ ù Ðmerchant.Ì16€And€after€this,€Abraham€buried€Sarah€his€wife€inÏthe€cave€of€the€field€of€Ô_ÔMachpelahÔ_Ô€before€Ô_ÔMamreÔ_Ô.Ì20€And€the€field,€and€the€cave€that€òòis€óótherein,€wereÐ DÌ Ðmade€sire€unto€Abraham€for€a€burying€place€by€theÏsons€of€Heth.Ì=================ÌÔ#†X&X»¼X@ô#ÔÌÌòòGenesis€xxiii.Ð c!ë  ÐóóAnd€Sarah€was€a€hundred€and€seven€and€twenty€years€old.Ð S"Û!  Ða€And€Sarah€died€in€Ô_ÔKitjathÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔarbaÔ_Ô;€the€same€òòisÐ =#Å"! ÐóóHebron€in€the€land€of€Canaan:€and€Abraham€came€to€mournÐ -$µ#" Ðfor€Sarah,€and€to€weep€for€her.Ì~€ðð€And€Abraham€stood€up€from€before€his€dead,Ìand€spake€unto€the€suns€of€Heth,€saying,Ì~I€òòam€óóa€stranger€and€a€sojourner€with€you:Ð Õ']'& Ðgive€me€a€possession€of€a€Ô_ÔburyingplaceÔ_Ô€with€you,€that€I€mayÏbury€my€dead€out€of€my€sight.ÌAnd€the€children€of€Heth€answered€Abraham,€saying€unto€him.Ì6€Hear€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô,€my€lord€:€thou€òòart€óóa€mighty€prince€among€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô:€in€theÐ ƒ+ +* Ðchoice€of€our€Ô_ÔsepulchresÔ_Ô€bury€Ô_ÔtbyÔ_Ô€dead;€Ô_ÔnoaeÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€shallÏwithhold€from€thee€his€Ô_Ôsepul‚chreÔ_Ô.Ì7€And€Abraham€stood€up,€and€bowed€himself€to€the€people€ofÏthe€land.Ì8€And€he€communed€with€them,€saying,€If€it€be€your€mind€thatÏI€should€bury€my€dead€out€of€myÌsight,€hear€me,€and€entreat€Ô_ÔEphronÔ_Ô€the€son€of€Ô_ÔZo‚harÔ_Ô.Ð ï1w11 Ð9€That€he€may€give€me€the€cave€of€Ô_ÔMachpelahÔ_Ô,€which€he€bath,Ïwhich€òòis€óóin€the€end€of€his€field;€for€as€much€money€as€it€isÐ bê Ðworth.Ìð ð4€And€Ô_ÔEphronÔ_Ô€answered€Abraham,€saying€unto€him.Ìð ð5€My€lord,€hearken€unto€me:€the€land€òòis€Ô_Ôna,rikÔ_Ô€óófour€hundredÐ &® Ðshekels€of€silver;€what€òòis€óóthat€betwixt€me€and€thee?€buryÐ ž Ðtherefore€thy€dead.ÌòòÔ_ÔifiÔ_Ô€óóAnd€Abraham€hearkened€unto€Ô_ÔEphronÔ_Ô;€and€AbrahamÐ ðx Ðweighed€to€Ô_ÔEphronÔ_Ô€the€silver,€which€he€had€named€in€theÏaudience€of€the€sons€of€Heth,€four€hundred€shekels€of€silver,Ïcurrent€òòmoney€óówith€the€merchant.Ð ´ <  Ðð ð9€And€after€this,€Abraham€buried€Sarah€his€wife€in€the€cave€ofÏthe€field€of€Ô_ÔMachpelahÔ_Ô€before€Ô_ÔMamreÔ_Ô.Ìen€And€the€field,€and€the€cave€that€òòis€óótherein,€were€made€Ô_ÔstireÔ_ÔÐ x  Ðunto€Abraham€for€a€Ô_ÔburyingplaceÔ_Ô€by€the€sons€of€Heth.ÌÌIt€is€seldom€that€the€age€and€death€of€any€woman,€are€re‚cordedÏby€the€sacred€historian,€but€Sarah€seems€to€have€beenÌspecially€honored,€not€only€in€the€mention€of€her€demise€andÌòòóóripe€years,€but€in€the€tender€manifestations€of€grief€byÐ ú‚ ÐAbraham,€and€his€painstaking€selection€of€her€burial€place.€ThatÏAbra‚ham€paid€for€all€this€in€silver,€ð ðcurrent€money€with€theÏmer‚chant,ðð€might€suggest€to€the€financiers€of€our€day€that€ourÏcommercial€relations€might€be€adjusted€with€the€same€coin,Ïespecially€as€we€have€plenty€of€it.ÌIf€our€bimetallists€in€the€halls€of€legislation€were€conversantÌwith€sacred€history,€they€might€get€fresh€inspiration€from€theÌviews€of€the€Patriarchs€on€good€money.ÌSome€critics€tell€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€that€there€was€no€coined€money€at€thatÌtime;€the€Israelites€had€no€written€language,€no€commerce€withÌneighboring€tribes,€and€that€they€could€neither€read€nor€write.ÌWhilst€we€drop€a€tear€at€the€tomb€of€Sarah,€we€cannot€recƒ¼ommend€her€as€an€example€to€the€young€women€of€our€day,€asÏshe€lacked€several€of€the€cardinal€virtues.€She€was€undignified,Ïuntruthful,€and€unkind€to€Ô_ÔHagarÔ_Ô.€But€our€moral€standard€differsÏfrom€that€of€the€period€in€which€she€lived,€as€our€ideas€of€rightÏand€wrong€are€not€innate,€but€depend€on€education.€SarahÏprobably€lived€up€to€the€light€that€was€in€her.€E.€C.€S.ÌÌThe€cruelty€and€injustice€of€Abraham€and€Sarah,€as€com‚mentedÏon€by€Mrs.€Stanton,€doubtless€stand€out€much€moreÏprominently€in€this€condensed€account€than€their€proper€proƒ¼portions€to€the€motives€which€actuated€the€figures€in€the€drama.ÏIf€we€take€any€part€of€the€story€we€must€take€it€all,€andÏremember€that€it€had€been€promised€to€Abraham€that€ofÏÔ_ÔIshmaelÔ_Ô€a€great€nation€should€be€born.€Whether€this€was€anÏactual€revelation€from€God,€or€a€prophetic€vision€that€AbrahamÏhad,€or€is€interpolated€by€the€historian€to€correspond€with€theÏactual€facts€that€transpired,€in€either€case€the€firm€belief€that€noÏharm€could€come€to€Ô_ÔIshmaelÔ_Ô,€must€be€taken€into€account€whenÏestimating€the€motives€which€led€Abraham€and€Sarah,€forÏdoubtless€Abraham€told€Sarah€of€his€vision,€to€send€Ô_ÔHagnrÔ_Ô€andÏher€son€off€into€the€wilderness;€just€as€much€as€the€firm€beliefÏthat€the€promise€of€God€with€regard€to€his€seed€would€beÏfulfilled€made€Abraham,€a€little€afterward,€prepare€to€offer€upÐ ø1€16 ÐÔ_ÔbisÔ_Ô€son€Isaac.ÌòòóóAbraham€loved€and€honored€his€wife€very€greatly,€probablyÐ bê Ðadmiring€equally€her€beauty€and€strength€of€character.ÏAbraham€was€ten€years€older€than€Sarah€and€we€read€that€heÏwas€seventy„five€years€old€when€he€started€from€Ô_ÔHaranÔ_Ô€for€theÏland€of€Canaan.€Some€time€after€this€driven,€by€famine,€heÏwent€down€into€Egypt,€and€here€when€she€must€have€been€atÏleast€seventy€years€of€age€the€Egyptians€saw€that€she€was€veryÏfair,€and€the€princes€of€Pharaoh€so€praised€her€beauty€to€theirÏroyal€master€that€he€sent€and€took€her€for€his€wife.€The€sameÏthing€happened€when€she€was€ninety€years€old,€when€she€wasÏseized€by€Ô_ÔAbimelechÔ_Ô,€king€of€Ô_ÔGerarÔ_Ô.€In€both€cases€they€told,€notÏa€lie,€but€a€half€truth,€for€Sarah€was€Abrahamð ðs€half€sister.€itÐ p ø  Ðbeing€then€the€custom€for€children€of€the€same€Ô_ÔfathesÔ_Ô„€byÏdifferent€mothers€to€marry.€Abraham€s€deceit€was€broughtÏabout€by€cowardice,€while€Sarah€connived€at€the€fraud€for€loveÏof€her€husband,€being€besought€to€do€so€to€save€his€life.€Perƒ¼haps,€too,€she€might€have€been€amenable€to€the€gracious€tributeÏto€her€beauty€that€Abraham€gave€in€Ô_ÔmakingtheÔ_Ô€request.ÌSarahð ðs€strength€of€character€is€shown€all€through€her€history.Ð Ö^ ÐWherever€she€is€mentioned€the€reader€is€made€to€feel€that€she€isÏan€important€part€of€the€narrative,€and€not€merely€a€connectingÏlink€between€two€generations.€In€this€story€she€carries€her€point,Ïand€Abraham€follows€her€instructions€implicitly,€nay,€is€evenÏcommanded€by€God€to€do€so.ÌNotwithstanding€that€Abraham€mourned€Sarah€so€sincerely,Ïwithin€three€years€after€she€died,€and€when€at€the€ripe€age€of€aÏhundred€and€forty€years,€he€married€again€and€the€six€childrenÏhe€begat€by€Ô_ÔKeturahÔ_Ô€he€took€quite€as€a€matter€of€course,Ïalthough€half€a€century€before,€when€told€that€a€son€should€beÏborn€to€him,€he€laughed€incredulously.€Abraham€had€his€failƒ¼ings,€some€of€which€are€shared€by€the€moderns,€yet€doubtlessÏhe€was€a€moral€giant€compared€with€other€men€of€the€land€fromÏwhich€he€came€and€of€the€nations€around€him.€As€such€he€wasÏchosen€as€the€founder€of€a€race€whose€history€shouldÏpromulgate€the€idea€of€the€one€true€God.€Certainly€theÏdescendants€from€this€remarkable€trio€have€retained€their€ownÌòòóópeculiar€characteristics€and€have€ever€been€Ô_ÔworshippersÔ_Ô€at€theÐ J"Ò!% Ðshrine€of€Jehovah.ÌA€singular€fact€may€be€mentioned€here€that€Mrs.€Ô_ÔSouvielleÔ_Ô€inÏher€book€ð ðThe€Sequel€to€the€Parliament€of€Religions,ðð€hasÏshown€that€from€Ô_ÔMidianÔ_Ô,€one€of€the€sons€of€Ô_ÔKeturahÔ_Ô,€came€JÏÔ_ÔethroÔ_Ô€or€Zoroaster.ÌWestern€thinkers€are€so€matter„of„fact€in€their€speech€andÏthought€that€it€might€not€have€occurred€to€them€that€the€trueÏvalue€of€this€story€of€Sarah€and€Ô_ÔHagarÔ_Ô,€like€that€of€all€else,€notÏonly€in€our€own€Bible€but€in€the€scriptures€of€other€faiths,€liesÏin€the€esoteric€meaning,€had€it€not€been€for€Paul,€that€prince€ofÏoccult€philosophers,€who€distinctly€says,€according€to€the€oldÏversion,€that€it€is€an€allegory;€according€to€the€revised,€that€itÏcontains€an€allegory:€ð ðfor€these€women€are€two€covenants,ðð€oneÏbearing€children€unto€bondage,€the€other€unto€freedom.€It€is€ourÏprivilege,€Paul€goes€on€to€teach,€to€be€children€of€the€freeÏwoman,€but€although€we€are€this€by€birthright,€yet€there€has€toÏbe€a€personal€appreciation€of€that€fact,€and€an€effort€to€maintainÐ Ô1\16 Ðour€liberty.€The€mystical€significance€of€this€allegory€has€neverÏbeen€elucidated€in€reference€to€the€position€of€woman,€but€itÏmay€well€be€considered€as€establishing€her€claim,€not€only€forÏpersonal€freedom,€but€for€the€integrity€of€the€home.€ActingÏaccording€to€the€customs€of€the€day,€Sarah€connived€at€her€ownÏdegradation.€Later,€when€her€womanly€dignity€was€developedÏby€reason€of€her€motherhood€she€saw€what€should€be€her€trueÏp5~iti6n€in€her€home,€and€she€made€her€rightful€demand€forÏÔ_ÔunrivalledÔ_Ô€supremacy€in€that€home€and€in€her€husbandð ðsÐ ÈP Ðaffections.€She€was€blessed€of€God€in€taking€that€attitude,€andÏwas€held€up€to€the€elect€descendants€of€Abraham€nearly€1660Ïyears€later€by€the€Apostle€Peter€as€an€example€to€be€imitated.ÏAnd€these€later€women€are€to€be€Sarahð ðs€daughters,€we€areÐ p ø  Ðtold,€if€like€her,€they€ð ðare€not€afraid€with€any€amazement,ðð€or€asÏthe€new€version€hath€it,€if€they€ð ðare€not€put€in€fear€by€anyÏterror.ððÌEven€as€mere€history€the€life€and€character€of€SarahÌcertainly€do€not€intimate€that€it€was€the€Divine€plan€thatÌwoman€was€to€be€a€subordinate,€either€in€person€or€in€herÌòòóóhome.€Taken€esoterically,€as€all€ancient€Oriental€writings€mustÐ Ö^ Ðbe€to€get€their€full€significance,€it€is€an€inspiration€ta€woman€to„¼day€to€stand€for€her€liberty.€The€bondwoman€must€be€cast€out.ÏAll€that€makes€for€industrial€bondage,€for€sex€slavery€andÏhumiliation,€for€the€dwarfing€of€individuality,€and€for€theÏthralldom€of€the€soul,€must€be€cast€out€from€our€home,€fromÏsociety,€and€from€our€lives.€The€woman€who€does€not€claim€herÏbirthright€of€freedom€will€remain€in€the€wilderness€with€theÏchildren€that€she€has€borne€in€degradation,€heart€starvation,€andÏanguish€of€spirit,€only€to€find€that€they€are€Ô_ÔIshmaelsÔ_Ô,€with€theirÏhand€against€every€man.€They€will€be€the€subjects€of€DivineÏcare€and€protection€until€their€destiny€is€worked€out.€But€sheÏwho€is€to€be€the€mother€of€kings€must€herself€be€free,€and€haveÏsurroundings€conducive€to€maintaining€her€own€purity€andÏdignity.€After€long€ages€of€freedom€shall€have€eradicated€fromÏwomanð ðs€mind€and€heart€the€thought€habits€of€the€slave,€thenÐ Œ" Ðwill€she€be€a€true€daughter€of€Sarah,Ìthe€Ô_ÔPrincess.C.Ô_Ô€B.€C.ÌAbraham€has€been€held€up€as€one€of€the€model€men€of€sacredÏhistory.€One€credit€he€doubtless€deserves,€he€was€a€monotheist,Ïin€the€midst€of€the€degraded€and€cruel€forms€of€religion€thenÏprevalent€in€all€the€oriental€world€;€this€man€and€his€wife€sawÏenough€of€the€light€to€worship€a€God€of€Spirit.€Yet€we€find€hisÏconduct€to€the€last€degree€reprehensible.€While€in€Egypt€inÏorder€to€gain€wealth€he€voluntarily€surrenders€his€wife€toÏPharaoh.€Sarah€having€been€trained€in€subjec‚tion€to€herÏhusband€had€no€choice€but€to€obey€his€will.€When€she€left€theÏking,€Abraham€complacently€took€her€back€without€objection,Ïwhich€was€no€more€than€he€should€do€seeing€that€her€sacrificeÏhad€brought€him€wealth€and€honor.€Like€many€a€modernÏmillionaire€he€was€not€a€self„made€but€a€wife„made€man.€WhenÏPharaoh€sent€him€away€with€his€dangerously€beautiful€wife€heÏis€described€as,€ð ðbeing€rich€in€cattle,€in€silver€and€in€gold,ðð€but€itÏis€a€little€curious€that€the€man€who€thus€gained€wealth€as€theÏprice€of€his€wifeð ðs€dishonor€should€have€been€held€up€as€aÐ ê0r05 Ðmodel€of€all€the€patriarchal€virtues.€L.€D.€B.Ð Ô1\16 ÐòòÌÌÌCOMMENTS€ON€GENESIS.ÌóóÔ‡¼X@»XX&ÔChapter€VIIÐ 8À Ðòòò òGenesis€xxiv.Ð IÑ Ðóóó ó37€And€my€master€made€me€Ô_ÔswesrÔ_Ô,€saying,€ThouÐ aé Ðshall€not€take€a€wife€to€my€son€of€the€daughters€of€theÏÔ_ÔcannanitesÔ_Ô€in€whose€land€I€dwell.Ì38€But€thou€shalt€go€unto€my€Ô_ÔfahersÔ_Ô€house,€and€toÏmy€kindred,€and€take€a€wife€unto€my€son.Ì39€And€I€said€unto€my€master,€Peradventure€theÏwoman€will€not€follow€me.Ìò ò40€ó óAnd€he€said€unto€me,€The€Lord,€before€whom€IÐ Ø `  Ðwalk,€will€send€his€angel€with€thee,€and€prosper€ò òthyÐ éq Ðway;€and€thou€shalt€take€a€wife€for€my€son€of€ó ómyÐ ú‚ Ðkindred,€and€of€my€fatherð ðs€house:Ð  “ Ðò ò42€ó óAnd€I€came€this€day€unto€the€well,€and€said,€oÐ ¤ ÐLord€God€of€my€master€Abraham,€if€now€thou€doÏprosper€my€way€which€I€go:Ì43€Behold,€I€stand€by€the€well€of€water;€and€it€ò òshallÐ O× Ðcome€to€pass,€that€when€the€virgin€cometh€to€drawÏòòó ówater,€óóand€I€say€to€her,€Give€me,€I€pray€ò òthee,€a€littleÐ qù Ðwater€of€thy€pitcher€to€drink:Ì44€And€ó óshe€say€to€me,€Both€drink€thou,€and€òòò òI€óóó ówillÐ š" Ðalso€draw€for€thy€camels:€òòlet€óóthe€same€be€the€womanÐ ²: Ðwhom€the€Lord€hath€appointed€out€for€my€masterð ðsÐ ÊR Ðson.Ì45€And€before€I€had€done€speaking€in€mine€heartÏbehold€Ô_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô€came€forth€with€her€pitcher€on€herÏshoulder:€and€she€went€down€unto€the€well,€and€drewÏòòwater:€óóand€I€said€unto€her;€Lot€me€drink,€ò òI€prayÐ !§  Ðthee.Ì46€And€she€made€haste,€and€let€down€her€pitcherÏó ófrom€her€òòshoulder,€óóand€said,€Drink,€and€I€will€giveÐ Y$á#" Ðthy€camels€drink€also:€so€I€drank,€and€she€made€theÏcamels€drink€alto.Ì47€And€I€asked€her,€and€said,€whose€daughter€òòò òartÐ “''% Ðóóó óthou?€And€she€said,€The€daughter€of€Ô_ÔBethuelÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNahorÔ_Ôð ðsÐ «(3(& Ðson,€whom€Ô_ÔMalcabÔ_Ô€bare€unto€him:€and€I€put€theÏearring€upon€her€face,€and€the€bracelets€upon€herÏhands.Ì49€And€now,€if€ye€will€deal€kindly€and€truly€with€myÏmaster,€tell€me:€and€if€not,€tell€me;€that€I€may€turn€toÏthe€right€hand,€or€to€the€left.Ìò ò50€Then€Ô_ÔLahanÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔBethuelÔ_Ô€answered€and€said.Ð "0ª/- Ðó óThe€thing€Ô_ÔproceedethÔ_Ô€from€the€Lord:€we€cannot€speakÐ 31»0. Ðunto€thee€bad€or€good.Ìò ò50€ó óBehold,€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€òòis€óóbefore€thee:€take€òòò òher,€óóó óand€go,Ð ‰ Ðand€let€her€be€thy€masterð ðs€sonð ðs€wife,€as€the€LordÐ ¡) Ðhath€spoken.Ì53€And€the€servant€brought€forth€jewels€of€silver,€andÏjewels€of€gold,€and€raiment,€and€gave€òòò òthem€óóó ótoÐ Ô\ ÐÔ_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô;€he€gave€also€to€her€brother€and€to€herÏmother€precious€things.Ì56€And€he€said€unto€them,€Hinder€me€not,€seeing€theÏLord€hath€prospered€my€way;€send€me€away€that€IÏmay€go€to€my€master.Ì57€And€they€said,€we€will€call€the€damsel€and€in‚quireÏat€her€mouth.Ì58€And€they€called€Ô_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô,€and€said€unto€her,€WiltÏthou€go€with€this€man?€And€she€said,€I€will€go.Ì59€And€they€sent€away€Ô_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô€their€sister.€and€herÏnurse€and€Abrahamð ðs€servant,€and€his€men.Ð – Ð60€ðð€And€Ô_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô€arose,€and€her€damsels,€and€theyÏrode€upon€the€camels,€and€followed€the€man:Ìand€the€servant€took€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€and€went€ò òhis€ó óway.Ð ÉQ Ð63€And€Isaac€went€out€to€meditate€in€the€field€at€theÏeventide:€and€he€lifted€up€his€eyes,€and€saw,€andÏbehold,€the€camels€òòwere€óócoming.Ð ü„ Ð64€And€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€lifted€up€her€eyes,€and€when€sheÏsaw€Isaac€she€lighted€off€the€camel.Ìò ò65€For€she€òòó óhad€óóò òsaid€unto€the€servant,€What€man€òòó óisÐ 6¾ Ðóóthis€that€Ô_ÔwalkethÔ_Ô€in€the€field€to€meet€ò òÔ_ÔusÔ_Ôð ð€And€ó ótheÐ NÖ Ðò òservant€òòó óhad€óósaid,€It€òòis€óóò òmy€Ô_ÔmanterÔ_Ô:€therefore€sheÐ _ç Ðó ótook€a€Ô_ÔvailÔ_Ô,€and€covered€herself.Ð wÿ Ðò ò66€And€the€servant€told€Isaac€all€things€that€heÐ ˆ Ðó óhad€done.Ð ™ !  Ð67€And€Isaac€brought€her€into€his€mother€Sarahð ðsÐ ª!2! Ðò òtent,€and€took€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô,€and€she€became€his€wife;Ð »"C"  Ðó óand€he€loved€her:€and€Isaac€wan€comforted€after€hisÐ Ì#T#! Ðmotherð ðs€òòdeath.Ð Ý$e$" Ðóó===================Ð õ%}%# ÐÔ#†X&X»¼X@ /#ÔÌÌòòGenesis€Ô_ÔxxwÔ_Ô.Ð Ú(b(& Ðóó3~€And€my€master€made€me€swear,€saying,€Thou€shall€nor€takeÐ Ê)R)' Ða€wife€to€my€son€of€the€daughters€of€the€Ô_ÔCanaanitesÔ_Ô€in€whoseÏland€I€dwell.Ì38€But€thou€shalt€go€unto€my€fathers€house,€and€to€my€kindred,Ïand€take€a€wife€unto€my€son.Ì39€And€I€said€unto€my€master,€Peradventure€the€woman€willÏnot€follow€me.Ì40€And€he€said€unto€me,€The€Lord,€before€whom€I€walk,€willÏsend€his€angel€with€thee,€and€prosper€thy€way;€and€thou€shaltÏtake€a€wife€for€my€son€of€my€kindred,€and€of€my€fatherð ðsÐ 2Œ10 Ðhouse:Ì45€And€I€came€this€day€unto€the€well,€and€said,Ìo€Lord€God€of€my€master€Abraham,€if€now€thou€doÌprosper€my€way€which€I€go:Ì43€Behold,€I€stand€by€the€well€of€water;€and€it€shall€come€toÏpass,€that€when€the€virgin€cometh€to€draw€òòwater,€óóand€I€say€toÐ  ’ Ðher,€Give€me,€I€pray€thee,€a€little€water€of€thy€pitcher€to€drink:Ì~4€And€she€say€to€me,€Both€drink€thou,€and€òòI€óówill€also€draw€forÐ äl Ðthy€camels:€òòlet€óóthe€same€òòtie€óóthe€woman€whom€the€Lord€bathÐ Ô\ Ðappointed€out€for€my€master€s€son.Ì45€And€before€I€had€done€speaking€in€Ô_ÔmtneÔ_Ô€heart€beholdÏÔ_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€came€forth€with€her€pitcher€on€her€shoulder;€and€sheÏwent€down€unto€the€well,€and€drew€òòwater:€óóand€I€said€unto€her;Ð ‚  ÐLet€me€drink,€I€pray€thee.Ì46€And€she€made€haste,€and€let€down€her€pitcher€from€herÏòòÔ_ÔshoalderÔ_Ô,€óóand€said,€Ô_ÔnrinkÔ_Ô,€and€I€will€give€thy€camels€drink€also:Ð FÎ  Ðso€I€drank,€and€she€made€the€camels€drink€also.Ì~And€I€asked€her,€and€said,€Whose€daughterÌòòart€óóthou?€And€she€said,€The€daughter€of€Ô_ÔBethuelÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNahorÔ_Ôð ðs€son,Ð  ’ Ðwhom€Ô_ÔMalcabÔ_Ô€bare€unto€him:€and€I€put€the€earring€upon€herÏface,€and€the€bracelets€upon€her€hands.Ì~€And€now,€if€ye€will€deal€kindly€and€truly€with€my€master,€Ô_ÔtejiÔ_ÔÏme:€and€if€not,€tell€me;€that€I€may€turn€to€the€right€hand,€or€toÏthe€left.Ì5o€Then€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔBethuelÔ_Ô€answered€and€said.ÌThe€thing€Ô_ÔproceedethÔ_Ô€from€the€Lord:€we€cannotÌspeak€unto€thee€bad€or€good.Ì~,€Behold,€Ô_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô€òòis€óóbefore€thee:€take€òòher,€óóand€go,€and€let€herÐ JÒ Ðbe€thy€masterð ðs€sonð ðs€wife,€as€the€Lord€hath€spoken.Ð : Ð53€And€the€servant€brought€forth€jewels€of€silver,€and€jewels€ofÏgold,€and€raiment,€and€gave€òòthem€ta€óóÔ_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô;€he€gave€also€toÐ – Ðher€brother€and€to€her€mother€precious€things.Ì~6€And€he€said€unto€them,€Hinder€me€not,€seeing€the€Lord€bathÏprospered€my€way;€send€me€away€that€I€may€go€to€my€master.Ì57€And€they€said,€we€will€call€the€damsel€and€in‚quire€at€herÏmouth.Ì~8€And€they€called€Ô_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô,€and€said€unto€her.€Wilt€thou€goÏwith€this€man?€And€she€said,€I€will€go.Ì59€And€they€sent€away€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€their€sister.€and€her€nurse€andÏAbrahamð ðs€servant,€and€his€men.Ð N$Ö#' Ð6s€ðð€And€Ô_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô€arose,€and€her€damsels,€and€they€rode€uponÏthe€camels,€and€followed€the€man:Ìand€the€servant€took€Ô_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô€and€went€hisÌway.Ì63€And€Isaac€went€out€to€meditate€in€the€field€at€the€eventide:Ïand€he€lifted€up€his€eyes,€and€saw.€and€behold,€the€camels€òòwereÐ Ê)R)- Ðóócoming.Ð º*B*. Ð64€And€Ô_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô€lifted€up€her€eyes,€and€when€she€saw€Isaac€sheÏlighted€Ô_ÔoflÔ_Ô€the€camel.Ì6~€Ô_ÔrorÔ_Ô€she€òòhad€óósaid€unto€the€servant,€What€man€òòis€óóthis€thatÐ x--1 ÐÔ_ÔwalkethÔ_Ô€in€the€field€to€meet€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô?€And€the€servant€òòhad€óósaid,€It€òòisÐ h.ð-2 Ðóómy€master:€therefore€she€took€a€Ô_ÔvailÔ_Ô,€and€covered€herself.Ð X/à.3 Ð66€And€the€servant€told€Isaac€all€things€that€he€had€done.Ì67€And€Isaac€brought€her€into€his€mother€Sarahð ðs€tent,€and€tookÐ ,1´05 ÐÔ_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô,€and€she€became€his€wife;€and€he€loved€her:€and€IsaacÐ 2ž16 Ðwas€comforted€after€his€motherð ðs€òòdeath.Ð x ÐóóÌÌÓ/€ d/ÓââHâââ  âERE€is€the€first€account€we€have€of€a€Jewish€courtship.Ð <Ä Ðâ ``°`°`âThe€women€seem€quite€as€resigned€to€the€custom€ofððÏâ ````âbe‚ing€takenðð€as€the€men€ð ð€to€take.ðð€Outside€partiesÏâ °`°```âcouldÌno€doubt€in€most€cases€make€more€judicious€selections€ofÌòòóópartners,€than€young€folks€themselves€under€the€glamour€ofÐ ÎV Ðtheir€ideals.€Altogether€the€marriage€of€Isaac,€though€ratherÏprosaic,€has€a€touch€of€the€romantic.ÌÌIt€has€furnished€the€subject€for€some€charming€pictures,€thatÏdecorate€the€galleries€in€the€old€world€and€the€new.€ð ðÔ_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€atÏthe€well,ðð€has€been€immortalized€both€on€canvas€and€in€marble.ÏWomen€as€milk„maids€and€drawers€of€water,€with€pails€andÏpitchers€on€their€heads,€are€always€artistic,€and€far€moreÏattractive€to€men€than€those€with€votes€in€their€hands€at€theÏpolling€booths,€or€as€queens,€ruling€over€the€destinies€ofÏnations.ÌÌIn€fact,€as€soon€as€man€left€Paradise,€he€began€by€degrees€toÏroll€off€of€his€own€shoulders€all€he€could€of€his€curse,€and€placeÏit€on€woman.€Why€did€not€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔBethuelÔ_Ô€draw€the€waterÏfor€the€household€and€the€cattle.€Scott€says€that€Ô_ÔEliezerÔ_Ô€hadÏattendants€with€him€who€might€have€saved€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€the€laborÏof€drawing€water€for€ten€camels,€but€he€would€not€inter‚fere,€asÏhe€wished€to€see€whether€she€possessed€the€virtues€of€industry,Ïaffability€and€cheerfulness€in€being€serviceable€and€hospitable.ÌÌIt€was€certainly€a€good€test€of€her€patience€and€humility€to€drawÏwater€for€an€hour,€with€a€dozen€men€looking€on€at€their€ease,Ïand€none€offering€help.€The€Ô_ÔRebekahsÔ_Ô€of€1895€would€haveÏpromptly€summoned€the€spectators€to€share€their€labors,€even€atÏthe€risk€of€sacrificing€a€desirable€matrimonial€alliance.€TheÏvirtue€of€self„sacrifice€has€its€wise€limitations.€Though€it€is€mostÏcommendable€to€serve€our€fellow„beings,€yet€woman€s€firstÏduty€is€to€herself,€to€develop€all€her€own€powers€and€possiƒ¼bilities,€that€she€may€better€guide€and€serve€the€next€generation.ÌIt€is€refreshing€to€find€in€the€fifty„eighth€verse€that€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_ÔÌwas€really€supposed€to€have€some€personal€interest€and€rightsÌin€the€betrothal.ÌÌThe€meeting€of€Isaac€and€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€in€the€field€at€eventide€isÏcharming.€That€sweet€restful€hour€after€the€sun€had€gone€down,Ïat€the€end€of€a€long€journey€from€a€far„off€country.€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_ÔÏmust€have€been€in€just€the€mood€to€appreciate€a€strongÌÔ_ÔòòÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔóórightÔ_Ô€arm€on€which€to€rest,€a€loving€heart€to€trust,€on€theÐ t+ü*/ Ðthreshold€of€her€conjugal€life.€To€see€her€future€lord€for€theÏfirst€time,€must€have€been€very€embarrassing€to€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô.€SheÏno€doubt€concealed€her€blushes€behind€her€veil,€which€IsaacÏprobably€raised€at€the€first€opportunity,€to€behold€the€charms€ofÏthe€bride€whom€the€Lord€had€chosen€for€him.€As€Isaac€wasÏforty€years€old€at€this€time,€he€probably€made€a€most€judiciousÏand€affectionate€husband.Ð Ú1b16 ÐThe€67th€verse€would€be€more€appropriate€to€the€occasion€ifÏthe€words€ð ðtook€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ôðð€had€been€omitted,€leaving€the€text€toÏread€thus:€ð ðAnd€Isaac€brought€her€into€his€motherð ðs€tent,€andÐ LÔ Ðshe€became€his€wife,€and€he€loved€her.ðð€This€verse€isÏremarkable€as€the€first€announcement€of€love€on€the€part€of€aÏhus‚band€at€first€sight.€We€may€indulge€the€hope€that€heÏconfessed€his€love€to€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô,€and€thus€placed€their€conjugalÏrelations€on€a€more€spiritual€plane€than€was€usual€in€those€days.ÏThe€Revising€Committees€by€the€infusion€of€a€little€sentimentÏinto€these€an‚cient€manuscripts,€might€have€improved€the€moralÏtone€of€our€ancestorsð ð€domestic€relations,€without€falsifying€theÐ œ $  Ðimportant€facts€of€history.€Many€ancient€writings€in€both€sacredÏand€pro‚fane€history€might€be€translated€into€more€choiceÏlanguage,€to€the€advantage€of€the€rising€generation.€What€weÏglean€in€re‚gard€to€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ôð ðs€character€in€the€following€chapterÐ D Ì  Ðshows,€she,€too,€is€lacking€in€a€nice€sense€of€honor.ÌWith€our€ideal€of€the€great€first€cause,€a€God€of€justice,€wis‚domÏand€truth,€the€Jewish€Lord,€guiding€and€directing€that€people€inÏall€their€devious€ways,€and€sanctioning€their€petty€im‚moralitiesÏseems€strangely€out€of€place;€a€very€contradictory€character,Ïunworthy€our€love€and€admiration.€The€ancient€Jewish€ideal€ofÏJehovah€was€not€an€exalted€one.ÌÔ_ÔE.C.S.Ô_ÔÌÌ##############ÌThis€romantic€pastoral€is€most€instructive€as€to€the€high€posi‚tionÏwhich€women€really€held€among€the€people€whose€religiousÌhistory€is€the€foundation€of€our€own,€and€still€further€Ô_ÔsubstantiÔ_Ô‚ÌòòóóÔ_ÔatesÔ_Ô€our€claim€that€the€Bible€does€not€teach€womanð ðs€subordiƒÐ ˜ Ðnation.€The€fact€that€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€was€drawing€water€for€family€useÏdoes€not€indicate€lack€of€dignity€in€her€position,€any€more€thanÏthe€household€tasks€performed€by€Sarah.€The€wives€andÏdaughters€of€patriarchal€families€had€their€maid„servants€just€asÏthe€men€of€the€family€had€their€man„servants,€and€their€Ô_Ôposl‚tionÔ_ÔÏindicates€only€a€division€of€responsibility.€At€this€period,Ïalthough€queens€and€princesses€were€cooks€and€waiters,€kingsÏand€princes€did€not€hesitate€to€reap€their€own€fields€and€slayÏtheir€own€cattle.€We€are€told€that€Abraham€rushed€out€to€hisÏherd€and€caught€a€calf€to€make€a€meal€for€the€strangers,€andÏthat€while€he€asked€Sarah€to€make€the€cakes,€he€turned€over€theÏcalf€to€a€man€servant€to€prepare€for€the€table.€Thus€the€labor€ofÏsecuring€the€food€fell€upon€the€male€sex,€while€the€labor€ofÏpreparing€it€was€divided€between€both.ÌThe€one€supreme€virtue€among€the€patriarchs€was€hospital‚ity,Ïand€no€matter€how€many€servants€a€person€had€it€must€be€theÏroyal€service€of€his€own€hands€that€he€performed€for€a€guest.€InÏharmony€with€this€spirit€Ô_ÔRebekihÔ_Ô€volunteered€to€water€theÏthirsty€camels€of€the€tired€and€way„worn€Ô_ÔtravellersÔ_Ô.€It€is€not€atÏall€likely€that,€as€Mr.€Scott€suggests,€Ô_ÔEliezerÔ_Ô€waited€simply€toÏtest€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ôð ðs€amiability.€The€test€which€he€had€asked€for€wasÐ B-Ê,1 Ðsufficiently€answered€by€her€offering€the€service€in€the€firstÏplace,€and€doubtless€it€would€have€been€a€churlish€andÏungracious€breach€of€courtesy€to€have€refused€the€profferedÏkindness.ÌThat€the€Jewish€women€were€treated€with€greater€politenessÐ Ô1\16 Ðthan€the€daughters€of€neighboring€peoples€we€may€learn€fromÏthe€incident€narrated€of€the€daughters€of€Jethro€who,€evenÏthough€their€father€was€high€priest€of€the€country€were€drivenÏaway€by€the€shepherds€from€the€wells€where€they€came€toÏwater€their€flocks.€Of€all€outdoor€occupations€that€of€wateringÏthirsty€animals€is,€perhaps,€the€most€fascinating,€and€if€the€workÏwas€harder€for€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€than€for€our€country€maidens€whoÏwater€their€animals€from€the€trough€well€filled€by€the€windmillÏshe€had€the€strength€and€the€will€for€it,€else€she€would€have€en„Ìòòóótrusted€the€task€to€some€of€the€damsels€of€whom€we€read€as€herÐ ²:  Ðespecial€servants€and€who,€as€such,€accompanied€her€to€theÏland€of€Canaan.ÌThe€whole€narrative€shows€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ôð ðs€personal€freedom€andÐ p ø  Ðdignity.€She€was€alone€at€some€distance€from€her€family.€SheÏwas€not€afraid€of€the€strangers,€but€greeted€them€with€the€self„¼possession€of€a€queen.€The€decision€whether€she€should€go€orÏstay,€was€left€wholly€with€herself,€and€her€nurse€and€servantsÏaccompanied€her.€With€grace€and€modesty€she€relieved€theÏembarrassment€of€the€situation€by€getting€down€from€theÏaltitude€of€the€camel€when€Isaac€came€to€meet€her,€and€byÏenshrouding€herself€in€a€veil€she€very€tactfully€gave€him€anÏopportunity€to€do€his€courting€in€his€own€proper€person,€if€heÏshould€be€pleased€to€do€so€after€hearing€the€servantð ðs€report.Ð ” ÐIt€has€been€the€judgment€of€masculine€commentators€that€theÏveil€was€a€sign€of€womanð ðs€subject€condition,€but€even€this€mayÐ hð Ðbe€disputed€now€that€women€are€looking€into€history€for€themƒ¼selves.€The€fashion€of€veiling€a€prospective€bride€was€commonÏto€many€nations,€but€to€none€where€there€were€brutal€cereƒ¼monies.€The€custom€was€sometimes€carried€to€the€extent,€as€inÏsome€parts€of€Turkey,€of€keeping€the€woman€wholly€coveredÏfor€eight€days€previous€to€marriage,€sometimes,€as€among€theÏRussians,€by€not€only€veiling€the€bride,€but€putting€a€curtain€beƒ¼tween€her€and€the€groom€at€the€bridal€feast.€In€all€cases€the€veilÏseems€to€have€been€worn€to€protect€a€woman€from€prema‚tureÏor€unwelcome€intrusion,€and€not€to€indicate€her€humiliatedÏposition.€The€veil€is€rather€a€reflection€upon€the€habits€andÏthoughts€of€men€than€a€badge€of€inferiority€for€women.ÌHow€serenely€beautiful€and€chaste€appear€the€marriage€cus‚tomsÏof€the€Bible€as€compared€with€some€that€are€wholly€of€manð ðsÐ 4#¼"& Ðinvention.€The€Kamchatkan€had€to€find€his€future€wife€aloneÏand€then€fight€with€her€and€her€female€friends€until€everyÏparticle€of€clothing€had€been€stripped€from€her€and€then€theÏceremony€was€complete.€This€may€be€called€the€other€extremeÏfrom€the€veil.€Something€akin€to€this€appears€among€our€ownÏkith€and€kin,€so€to€speak,€in€modern€times.€Many€instances€ofÌòòóómarriage€òòen€chemise€óóare€on€record€in€England€of€quite€recentÐ š)")- Ðdates,€the€notion€being€that€if€a€man€married€a€woman€in€thisÏgarment€only€he€was€not€liable€for€any€debts€which€she€mightÏpreviously€have€contracted.€At€Ô_ÔWhitehavenÔ_Ô,€England,€1766,€aÏwoman€stripped€herself€to€her€chemise€in€the€church€and€inÌ„that€condition€stood€at€the€altar€and€was€married.ÌThere€is€nothing€so€degrading€to€the€wife€in€all€OrientalÏcustoms€as€our€modern€common€law€ruling€that€the€husbandÏowns€the€wifeð ðs€clothing.€This€has€been€so€held€times€innumƒÐ ð0x05 Ðerable,€and€in€Connecticut€quite€recently€a€husband€did€not€likeÐ Ú1b16 Ðthe€gowns€his€wife€bought€so€he€burned€them.€He€was€arrestedÏfor€destruction€of€property,€but€his€claim€was€sustained€thatÏthey€were€his€own€so€he€could€not€be€punished.ÌAs€long€as€womanð ðs€condition,€outside€of€the€Bible,€has€been€asÐ 6¾ Ðdescribed€by€Macaulay€when€he€said:€ð ðIf€there€be€a€word€ofÏtruth€in€history~€women€have€been€always,€and€still€are€over€theÏgreater€part€of€the€globe,€humble€companions,€play‚things,Ïcaptives,€menials,€and€beasts€of€burden,ðð€it€is€a€comfort€toÏreflect€that€among€the€Hebrews,€whose€records€are€relied€on€byÏthe€enemies€of€womanð ðs€freedom€to€teach€her€subjection,€weÐ ²:  Ðfind€women€holding€the€dignified€position€in€the€family€that€wasÏheld€by€Sarah€and€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô.€C.€B.€C.ÌÌÌÌ%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%ÌòòCOMMENTS€ON€GENESIS.Ð   ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔóóÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ‡¼X@»XX&ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔChapterÔ_Ô€VIIIÐ  ÐÌòòò òGenesis€óóxxv.Ð *² Ð1€Then€again€Abraham€took€a€wife,€and€her€ó ónameÐ BÊ Ðwas€Ô_ÔKeturahÔ_Ô.Ìò ò2€ó óAnd€she€bare€him€Ô_ÔZimranÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔJokshanÔ_Ô,€andÐ dì ÐÔ_ÔMedanÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔMidianÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔIshbakÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔShuahÔ_Ô.Ì5€òòðð€óóò òAnd€Abraham€gave€all€that€he€had€unto€Isaac.Ð † Ðó ó6€But€unto€the€sons€of€the€concubines,€whichÐ ž& ÐAbraham€had,€Abraham€gave€gifts€and€sent€themÏò òaway€from€ó óIsaac€his€son,€while€he€yet€lived,€unto€ò òtheÐ ÀH Ðeast€country.Ìó ó7€And€these€are€the€days€of€the€years€of€Abra‚ò òhamð ðsÐ âj Ðlife€which€he€lived,€a€hundred€and€three€ó óscore€andÐ ó{ Ðfifteen€years.Ì8€Then€Abraham€gave€up€the€ghost.Ì9€And€his€sons€Isaac€and€Ô_ÔIshmaelÔ_Ô€buried€him€in€ò òtheÐ &!® ! Ðgrave€of€Ô_ÔMachpelahÔ_Ô.Ì10€The€field€which€Abraham€purchased€of€the€ó ósonsÐ H#Ð"# Ðof€Heth;€there€was€Abraham€buried,€and€Sarah€hisÏwife.Ìò ò11€ó óAnd€Isaac€entreated€the€Lord€for€his€wife,€ò òandÐ {&&& ÐÔ_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€his€wife€conceived.Ì24€òòó óðð€óóAnd€when€her€days€to€be€delivered€were€fulfilledÐ (%(( Ðshe€bore€twins.Ìò ò27€ó óAnd€the€boys€grew:€and€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô€was€a€cunningÐ Æ*N** Ðhunter,€a€man€of€the€field:€and€Jacob€was€a€plainÏman,€dwelling€in€tents.Ì28€And€Isaac€loved€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô,€because€lie€did€eat€of€òòhisÐ ù--- ÐÔ_Ôóóvenison;€but€Rebekah€loved€Jacob.Ð /™.. Ðò ò29€ó óðð€And€Jacob€made€potage:€and€Esau€came€fromÐ "0ª// Ðthe€field,€and€he€was€Ô_Ôfaint.Ð 31»00 Ðò ò30€ó óAnd€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô€said€to€Jacob,€Feed€me,€I€pray€thee,Ð x Ðwith€that€same€red€òòpotage;€óófor€I€am€faint;€thereforeÐ ‰ Ðwas€his€name€called€Ô_ÔEdomÔ_Ô.Ìò ò32€ó óAnd€Jacob€said,€Sell€me€this€day€thy€birth‚right.Ð ²: Ðò ò32€ó óAnd€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô€said,€Behold.€I€am€at€the€point€to€die;Ð ÃK Ðand€what€profit€shall€this€birthright€do€to€me?Ì33€And€Jacob€said,€swear€to€me€this€day:€and€heÏÔ_ÔswareÔ_Ô€unto€him;€and€he€sold€his€birthright€untoÏJacob.Ì34€Then€Jacob€gave€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô€bread€and€pottage€ofÏÔ_ÔlentilesÔ_Ô;€and€he€did€eat€and€drink,€and€rose€sip,€andÏwent€his€way.€Thus€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô€despised€his€birth‚right.Ì===================ÌÔ#†X&X»¼X@Z‚#ÔÌòòGenesis€Ô_ÔxrvÔ_Ô.Ð FÎ Ðóóz€Then€again€Abraham€took€a€wife,€and€her€name€wasÐ 6¾ ÐÔ_ÔKecurabÔ_Ô.Ìs€And€she€bare€him€Ô_ÔZimranÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔJokshanÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔMedanÔ_Ô,€andÏÔ_ÔMidianÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔIshbakÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔfihuabÔ_Ô.Ì~€ðð€And€Abraham€gave€all€that€he€had€unto€Isaac.Ì6€But€unto€the€sons€of€the€concubines,€which€Abraham€had,ÏAbraham€gave€gifts,€and€sent€them€away€from€Isaac€his€son,Ïwhile€he€yet€lived,€unto€the€east€country.Ì~€And€these€are€the€days€of€the€years€of€Abra‚hamð ðs€life€whichÐ † Ðhe€lived,€a€hundred€and€three€score€and€fifteen€years.Ì8€Then€Abraham€gave€up€the€ghost.Ì~€And€his€sons€Isaac€and€Ô_ÔIshmaelÔ_Ô€buried€him€in€the€grave€ofÏÔ_ÔMachpelahÔ_Ô.Ìso€The€field€which€Abraham€purchased€of€the€sons€of€Ô_ÔIzlethÔ_Ô;Ïthere€was€Ô_ÔAbralsansÔ_Ô€buried,€and€Sarah€his€Ô_ÔwtfeÔ_Ô.Ìss€And€Isaac€entreated€the€Lord€for€his€wife,€and€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€hisÏwife€conceived.Ì24€ðð€And€when€her€days€to€be€delivered€were€fulfilled€she€boreÏtwins.Ì27€And€the€boys€grew:€and€Ô_ÔEsaaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔwasocaÔ_Ô,,Ô_ÔnmgÔ_Ô€hunter,€a€man€ofÏthe€field€òò;€óóand€Ô_ÔJacolÔ_Ô,€òòwas€óóa€plain€man,€dwelling€in€tents.Ð ~""# Ð28€And€Isaac€loved€Ô_ÔEsanÔ_Ô,€because€he€Ô_Ôcli,lÔ_Ô€eat€of€òòhis€óóvenison;Ð n#ö"$ Ðbut€Ô_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô€loved€Ô_ÔJacÔ_Ô.1~.Ì29€ðð€And€Jacob€sod€pottage:€and€Ô_ÔEsattÔ_Ô€came€from€the€field,€andÏhe€òòwas€óófaint.Ð 2&º%' Ð30€And€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô€said€to€Jacob,€Feed€me,€I€pray€thee,€with€thatÏsame€red€portage:€for€I€am€faint;€therefore€was€his€Ô_ÔnanteÔ_Ô€calledÏÔ_ÔEdomÔ_Ô.Ì3ð ð€And€Jacob€said,€Sell€me€this€day€thy€Ô_Ôl,irth‚rightÔ_Ô.Ì32€And€Ô_ÔEsanÔ_Ô€said,€Behold,€I€òòam€óóat€the€point€to€die;€and€whatÐ Ê*R*, Ðprofit€shall€this€birthright€do€to€me?Ì33€And€Jacob€said,€Swear€to€me€this€day:€and€he€Ô_ÔswareÔ_Ô€untoÏhim:€and€he€sold€his€birthright€unto€Jacob.Ìòò~4€óóThen€Jacob€gave€Ô_ÔEsanÔ_Ô€bread€and€Ô_ÔpoccageÔ_Ô€of€Ô_ÔlentllesÔ_Ô;€and€heÐ x..0 Ðdid€eat€a,,d€drink,€and€rose€up,€and€went€his€way.€Thus€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_ÔÏdespised€his€birth‚right.Ìâ âÐ <1Ä03 ÐÓ/€ d/ÓââIâââ  âN€these€verses€we€have€the€account€of€Abrahamð ðs€secondÐ x Ðâ W`W`°`°`âmarriage,€and€the€birth€of€several€sons.€It€does€not€seemÌâ °`°`W`W`âclear€from€the€text€whether€Ô_ÔKeturahÔ_Ô€was€a€legal€wife,€or€one€ofÏthe€Patriarchð ðs€numerous€concubines.€Clarke€inclines€to€theÐ 6¾ Ðlatter€idea,€on€account€of€Abrahamð ðs€age,€and€then€he€gave€allÐ  ¨ Ðthat€he€had€to€Isaac,€and€left€Ô_ÔKeturahÔ_Ôð ðs€sons€to€share€with€thoseÐ  ’ Ðof€other€concubines,€to€whom€he€gave€gifts€and€sent€them€awayÏfrom€his€son€Isaac€to€an€eastern€country.€Abraham€evidentlyÏthought€that€the€descendants€of€Isaac€might€be€superior€inÏmoral€probity€to€those€of€his€other€sons,€hence€he€desired€toÏkeep€Isaac€as€exclusive€as€possible.€But€Jacob€and€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô€did€notÏfulfill€the€Patriarchð ðs€expectations.€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô€in€selling€his€birthrightÐ †   Ðfor€a€mess€of€pottage,€and€Jacob€taking€advantage€of€hisÏbrother€in€a€weak€moment,€and€overreaching€him€in€a€bargain,Ïalike€illustrate€the€hereditary€qualities€of€their€ancestors.ÌÌòòÌÌóóÔ‡¼X@»XX&Ô#######################Ð ø€ ÐÌòòò òGenesis€xxvi.Ð ¢ Ðóó6€òòó óðð€óóò òAnd€Isaac€dwelt€in€Ô_ÔGerarÔ_Ô.Ð 2º Ðó ó7€And€the€men€of€the€place€asked€him€of€his€ò òwife:Ð JÒ Ðand€he€said,€She€òòis€óómy€sister;€for€he€feared€to€say,Ð [ã Ðòòó óShe€is€óómy€wife;€lest,€òòsaid€he,€óóthe€men€of€ò òthe€placeÐ sû Ðshould€kill€me€for€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô;€because€she€was€fairÏto€look€upon.Ìó ó9€And€Ô_ÔAbimelechÔ_Ô€called€Isaac,€and€said€Behold,€of€aÐ ­5 Ðsurety€she€òòis€óóthy€wife;€and€how€Ô_ÔsaidstÔ_Ô€thou,€She€òòò òis€óóó ómyÐ ¾F Ðsister?€And€Isaac€said€unto€him,€Because€I€said,€LestÏI€die€for€her.Ì11ò ò€And€Ô_ÔAbimelechÔ_Ô€charged€all€òòó óhis€óópeople,€saying,Ð ø€ ÐHe€that€Ô_ÔtouchethÔ_Ô€this€man€or€his€wife€shallÌsurely€be€put€to€death.Ì34€ðð€And€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô€was€forty€years€old€when€he€took€toÏwife€Judith€the€daughter€of€Been€the€Hittite,€andÏÔ_ÔBashemathÔ_Ô€the€daughter€of€Ô_ÔElonÔ_Ô€the€HittiteÌ35€Which€were€a€grief€of€mind€unto€Isaac€and€toÏÔ_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô.ÌÌ==================Ô#†X&X»¼X@úž#ÔòòÐ ˜( (( ÐÌGenesis€xxvi.Ìóófi€ðð€And€Isaac€dwelt€in€Ô_ÔGerarÔ_Ô.,s€And€Ô_ÔAbimelechÔ_Ô€charged€all€òòhisÐ ‰+++ Ðóópeople,€say‚Ð y,,, Ð~And€the€men€of€the€place€asked€him€of€his€log,€He€thatÏÔ_ÔtouchethÔ_Ô€this€man€or€his€wife€shall€wife;€and€he€said,€She€òòis€óómyÐ M.Õ-. Ðsister;€for€he€feared€surely€be€put€to€death.Ìto€say.€òòShe€is€óómy€wife;€lest,€òòsaid€he,€óóthe€men€of€~€ðð€And€Ô_ÔEsanÔ_ÔÐ '0¯/0 Ðwas€forty€years€old€when€he€tookÌthe€place€should€kill€me€for€Ô_ÔRebekabÔ_Ô;€because€she€to€wifeÐ 2‰12 ÐJudith€the€daughter€of€Been€the€Hittite,€was€fair€to€look€upon.Ïand€Ô_ÔBashemathÔ_Ô€the€daughter€of€Elan€the€Hit„Ì~And€Ô_ÔAbimelechÔ_Ô€called€Isaac,€and€said€Behold,€Ô_ÔtiteÔ_Ô;Ìof€a€surety€she€òòis€óóthy€wife;€and€how€Ô_ÔsaidstÔ_Ô€thou,€35€which€wereÐ 6¾ Ða€grief€of€mind€unto€Isaac€and€to€She€òòis€óómy€sister?€And€IsaacÐ &® Ðsaid€unto€him,€Ô_ÔRehekabÔ_Ô.ÌBecause€I€said,€Lest€I€die€for€her.ÌÌÌÌThe€account€of€the€private€family€affairs€of€Isaac€and€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô;Ïtheir€partiality€to€different€sons;€Jacob,€aided€and€abetted€by€hisÏmother,€robbing€his€elder€brother€of€both€his€birthright€and€hisÏfatherð ðs€blessing;€the€parents€on€one€of€their€eventful€journeysÐ f î  Ðrepresenting€themselves€as€brother€and€sister,€instead€ofÏhusband€and€wife,€for€fear€that€some€potentate€might€kill€Isaac,Ïin€order€to€possess€his€beautiful€wife;€all€these€petty€deceptionsÏhanded€down€from€generation€to€generation,€show€that€the€lawÏof€heredity€asserted€itself€even€at€that€early€day.ÌAbraham€through€fear€denied€that€Sarah€was€his€wife,€andÏIsaac€does€the€same€thing.€The€grief€of€Isaac€and€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€overÏÔ_ÔEsauÔ_Ô,€was€not€that€he€took€two€wives,€but€that€they€wereÏÔ_ÔHittitesÔ_Ô.€Chapter€xxvii€gives€the€details€of€the€manner€that€JacobÏand€his€mother€betrayed€Isaac€into€giving€the€blessing€to€JacobÏintended€for€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô.€One€must€read€the€whole€story€in€order€toÏappreciate€the€blind€confidence€Isaac€placed€in€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ôð ðsÐ ^æ Ðintegrity;€the€pathos€of€his€situation;€the€bitter€Ô_Ôdis‚appointmelltÔ_Ô€ofÏÔ_ÔEsauÔ_Ô;€Jacobð ðs€temptation,€and€the€supreme€wickedness€ofÐ 2º ÐÔ_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€in€deceiving€Isaac,€defrauding€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô,€and€underminingÏthe€moral€sense€of€the€son€she€loved.ÌHaving€entirely€undermined€his€moral€sense,€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€fears€theÏinfluence€of€Jacobð ðs€marriage€with€a€daughter€of€the€Ô_ÔHittitesÔ_Ô,Ð Úb Ðand€she€sends€him€to€her€own€people,€to€find€a€wife€in€theÏhousehold€of€her€uncle€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô.€This€is€indeed€a€sad€record€ofÏthe€cruel€deception€that€Jacob€and€his€mother€palmed€off€onÏIsaac€and€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô.€Both€verbal€and€practical€lying€were€neces‚saryÏto€defraud€the€elder€son,€and€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€was€equal€to€theÌòòóóÔ_ÔoccaslonÔ_Ô.€Neither€she€nor€Jacob€faltered€in€the€hour€of€peril.Ð V"Þ!% ÐAltogether€it€is€a€pitiful€tale€of€greed€and€deception.€Alas!Ïwhere€can€a€child€look€for€lessons€in€truth,€honor,€and€generƒ¼osity,€when€the€mother€they€naturally€trust,€sets€at€defianceÏevery€principle€of€justice€and€mercy€to€secure€some€worldlyÏadvantage.€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€in€her€beautiful€girlhood€at€the€wellÏdrawing€water€for€man€and€beast,€so€full€of€compassion,€doesÏnot€exemplify€the€virtues€we€looked€for,€in€her€matureÏwomanhood.€The€con‚jugal€and€maternal€relations€so€far€fromÏexpanding€her€most€tender€sentiments,€making€the€heart€fromÏlove€to€one€grow€bountiful€to€all,€seem€rather€to€have€narrowedÏhers€into€the€extreme€of€individual€selfishness.€In€obedience€toÏhis€motherð ðs€commands,€Jacob€starts€on€his€journey€to€find€aÐ N-Ö,1 Ðfitting€wife.€If€Sarah€and€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€are€the€types€of€womanhoodÏthe€Patri‚archs€admired,€Jacob€need€not€have€gone€far€to€findÏtheir€equal.ÌIn€womanð ðs€struggle€for€freedom€during€the€last€half€century,Ð ö0~05 Ðmen€have€been€continually€pointing€her€to€the€women€of€theÐ à1h16 ÐBible€for€examples€worthy€imitation,€but€we€fail€to€see€theÏmerits€of€their€character,€their€position,€the€laws€and€sentimentsÏconcerning€them.€The€only€significance€of€dwelling€on€theseÏwomen€and€this€period€of€womanð ðs€history,€is€to€show€theÐ 6¾ Ðabsurd‚ity€of€pointing€the€women€of€the€nineteenth€century€toÏthese€as€examples€of€Ô_Ôvirtue.E.Ô_Ô€C.€S.ÌÌ###########ÌÌÔ_ÔKeturahÔ_Ô€is€spoken€of€as€a€concubine€in€I€Chronicles€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô,€32.€AsÏsuch€she€held€a€recognized€legal€position€which€implied€noÏdisgrace€in€those€days€of€polygamy,€only€the€children€of€theseÏsecondary€wives€were€not€equal€in€inheritance.€For€this€reasonÏthe€sons€of€Ô_ÔKeturahÔ_Ô€had€to€be€satisfied€with€gifts€while€IsaacÏreceived€the€patrimony.€Notice€the€charge€of€Ô_ÔAbimelechÔ_Ô€to€hisÏpeople€showing€the€high€sense€of€honor€in€this€Philistine.€HeÏseems€also€in€the€Ô_ÔiothÔ_Ô€verse€to€have€realized€the€terrible€guiltÏthat€it€would€have€been€if€one€of€them€had€taken€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô,€notÏknowing€she€was€Isaacð ðs€wife.€With€all€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ôð ðs€faults€sheÐ ìt Ðseems€to€have€had€things€her€own€way€and€therefore€she€didÌòòóónot€set€any€marked€example€of€wifely€submission€for€women€ofÐ ÀH Ðto„day€to€follow.€Her€great€error€was€deceiving€her€husband€toÏcarry€her€point€and€this€is€always€the€result€where€woman€isÏdeprived€in€any€degree€of€personal€freedom€unless€she€hasÏattained€high€moral€development.€C.€B.€C.ÌÌÌ######################ÌCOMMENTS€ON€GENESIS.Ìò òCHAPTER€ó óIX.Ð ú‚ Ðòòò òÔ_ÔC.nesisÔ_Ô€xxix.Ð êr ÐóóThen€Jacob€went€on€his€journey,€Ô_ÔasidÔ_Ô€came€into€the€land€ofÐ Ó[ Ðthe€people€of€the€east.Ì2€And€he€looked,€and€behold€a€well€in€the€field,€and€lo,Ïthere€òòwe,„e€óóthree€flocks€of€sheep€lying€hy€it;€f,~r€out€of€thatÐ £+" Ðwell€they€watered€the€flocks;€and€a€great€stone€òòeras€óóuponÐ “  # Ðthe€wellð ðs€mouth.Ð ƒ! !$ Ð3€And€thither€were€all€the€flocks€gathered,€and€they€rolledÏthe€stone€from€the€wellð ðs€mouth,€and€watered€the€sheep,Ð c#ë"& Ðand€put€the€stone€again€upon€the€wellð ðs€mouth€in€his€place.Ð S$Û#' Ð4€And€Ô_ÔJacohÔ_Ô€said€unto€them,€My€brethren,€whence€he€yeð ð?Ð C%Ë$( ÐAnd€they€said,€Of€Ô_ÔHaranÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔaeÔ_Ô„e€we.Ì~€And€he€said€unto€them,€Know€ye€Ô_ÔLahanÔ_Ô€the€son€ofÏÔ_ÔNahorÔ_Ô?€And€they€said,€we€know€òòAim.Ð (›'+ Ðóó6€And€he€said€unto€them,€òòIs€óóhe€well?€And€they€said,€òòHe€isÐ )‹(, Ðóówell:€and€behold€Rachel€his€daughter€Ô_ÔconiethÔ_Ô€with€theÐ ó){)- Ðsheep.Ì9€ðð€And€while€he€yet€spake€with€them,€Rachel€came€with€herÏfatherð ðs€sheep:€far€she€kept€them.Ð Ã,K,0 Ðso€And€it€came€to€pass,€when€Jacob€saw€Rachel€theÏdaughter€of€Ô_ÔLahanÔ_Ô€his€motherð ðs€Ô_ÔhrotherÔ_Ô,€and€the€sheep€ofÐ £.+.2 ÐÔ_ÔLahanÔ_Ô,€his€motherð ðs€brother,€and€Jacob€went€near,€andÐ “//3 Ðrolled€the€stone€from€the€wellð ðs€mouth,€and€watered€theÐ ƒ0 04 Ðflock€of€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€his€motherð ðs€brother.Ð s1û05 Ðii€And€Jacob€kissed€Rachel,€and€lifted€up€his€voice€andÏwept.Ìis€And€Jacob€told€Rachel€that€he€seas€her€fatherð ðs€brother,Ð Xà Ðand€that€be€was€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ôð ðs€son:Ð HÐ Ðand€she€ran€and€told€her€father:Ìðð3€And€it€tame€to€pass,€when€Ô_ÔLabsaÔ_Ô€heard€the€tidings€ofÏJacob€his€sisterð ðs€son,€that€he€ran€to€meet€him,€andÐ   Ðembraced€him,€and€kissed€him,€and€brought€him€to€hisÏhouse.€And€he€told€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€all€these€things.Ìi4€And€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€said€to€him,€Surely€thou€art€my€bone€and€myÏflesh.€And€he€abode€with€him€the€space€of€a€month.Ìs5€ðð€And€Ô_ÔLahanÔ_Ô€said€unto€Jacob,€Because€thou€òòart€óómyÐ È P  Ðbrother,€Ô_ÔshouldstÔ_Ô€thou€therefore€serve€me€for€nought?€tellÏme,€what€shall€thy€waxes€òòbe?Ð ¨ 0  Ðóó,8€And€Jacob€loved€Rachel:€and€said,€I€will€serve€thee€sevenÐ ˜  Ðyears€for€Rachel€thy€younger€daughter.Ìt9€And€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€said,€òòIt€is€óóbetter€that€I€give€her€to€thee,€thanÐ x Ðthat€I€should€give€her€to€another€mao:Ìabide€with€me.Ì20€And€Jacob€served€seven€years€for€Rachel,€and€theyÏseemed€unto€him€hut€a€few€days,€for€the€love€he€had€to€her.Ì2!€ðð€And€Jacob€said€unto€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô,€Give€òòme€my€óówife,€for€myÐ (° Ðdays€are€fulfilled.Ìó óÌÓ/€ d/ÓââJâââ  âACOBð ðS€journey€to€the€land€of€Canaan€in€search€of€a€wife,Ð òz Ðâ x`x`°`°`âand€the€details€of€his€courtship,€have€a€passing€interest€withÌâ °`°`x`x`âthe€ordinary€reader,€interested€in€his€happiness€and€success.ÏThe€classic€ground€for€the€cultivation€of€the€tender€emotions€inÏthese€early€days,€seems€to€have€been€near€a€well,€where€theÏdaughters€of€those€who€were€rich€in€flocks€and€herds€found€opƒ¼portunities€to€exhibit€their€fine€points€in€drawing€water€for€menÏand€cattle.€From€the€records€of€these€interesting€events,€the€girlsÏseemed€ready€to€accept€the€slightest€advances€from€pass‚ingÏstrangers,€and€to€give€their€hands€and€hearts€as€readily€as€theyÏgave€a€drink€of€water€to€the€thirsty.€Marriage€was€as€simple€aÏcontract€as€the€purchase€of€a€lamb,€the€lamb€and€the€womanÏhaving€about€an€equal€voice€in€the€purchase,€thoughÌÔ_ÔòòóóÔ_ÔÔ_ÔòòÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔóótheÔ_Ô€lamb€was€not€quite€as€ready€to€leave€his€accustomed€grazingÐ Ô"\"% Ðground.€Jacob€loved€Rachel€at€first€sight,€and€agreed€to€serveÏÔ_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€seven€years,€but€when€the€time€expired€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€did€notÏkeep€his€agreement,€but€insisted€on€Jacob€taking€the€otherÏsister,€and€serving€seven€years€more€for€Rachel.€Jacob€subƒ¼mitted,€but€by€the€knowledge€of€a€physiological€law€of€whichÏÔ_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€was€ignorant,€he€revenged€himself,€and€obtained€all€theÏstrongest€and€best€of€tð ðhe€flocks€and€herds.€Thus€in€their€busƒÐ :)Â(, Ðiness€relations€as€well€as€in€family€matters,€the€Patriarchs€seemÏto€have€played€as€sharp€games€in€overreaching€each€other€as€theÏsons€of€our€Pilgrim€Fathers€do€to„day.€In€getting€all€they€couldÏout€of€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô,€Jacob€and€Rachel€seem€to€have€been€of€oneÏÔ_Ômind.ÌA€critical€study€of€the€Pentateuch€is€just€now€agitating€theÌlearned€classes€in€Germany.€Bonn€is€an€ancient€strong„Ìhold€of€theological€learning,€of€its€famous€university€have€age€inÏBiblical€criticism€and€further€extended€the€celebrity€added€to€Ô_ÔitsÐ t1ü05 Ðrepute€for€orthodoxy.€during€the€university€holidays,€attendedÏby€pastors,€they€declared€to€ð ðbe€a€series€of€legends,€andÏmythical€persons.ðð€Israel,€theyÌand€two€of€the€professors€recently€exhibited€a€Ô_Ôcourƒ¼interpretationÔ_Ô€which€has€of€the€school,€if€it€has€not€In€a€courseÏof€lectures€held€addressed€to€and€largely€the€Old€TestamentÏhistory€Abraham,€Isaac€and€Jacob€declared,€was€an€idolatrousÌpeople,€Jehovah€being€nothing€more€than€a€ð ðGod€of€the€JewishÏNation.ðð€This€radical€outbreak€of€criticism€and€interpretationÏhas€aroused€considerable€attention€throughout€Germany,€and€aÏdeclaration€against€it€and€other€teachings€of€the€kind€has€beenÏsigned€by€some€hundreds€of€pastors€and€some€thousands€of€layƒ¼men,€but€so€far€it€has€produced€no€effect€whatever€on€theÏprofessors€of€Bonn,€and€there€is€no€prospect€of€its€doing€so.€ItÏis€fortunate€for€the€faith€thus€assailed€that€the€critical€andÏrhetorical€style€of€the€ordinary€German€professor€is€too€heavyÏfor€export€or€general€circulation.€So€that€the€theories€of€Messrs.ÏÔ_ÔGraefÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔMeinholdÔ_Ô€are€not€likely€to€do€the€faith€of€theÏFatherland€any€particular€harm.€That€country€has€alwaysÌòòóóbeen€divided€into€two€classes,€one€of€which€believes€nothingÐ Ö^ Ðand€the€other€everything,€the€latter€numerically€preponderant,Ïbut€the€former€exceeding€in€erudition€and€dialecticð"ða€conditionÏof€things€quite€certain€to€continue€and€on€which€a€few€essaysÏmore€or€less€in€destructive€criticism€can€produce€little€effect.ÌE.€C.€S.ÌÌ########ÌÌMrs.€Stantonð ðs€statements€concerning€the€undeveloped€religiousÐ ˜ Ðsentiment€of€the€early€Hebrews€cannot€be€criticized€from€theÏorthodox€standpoint€as€in€this€account,€where€the€God€ofÏAbraham€is€represented€as€taking€an€active€personal€interest€inÏthe€affairs€of€the€chosen€people,€they€did€not€trust€wholly€toÏHim,€but€kept€images€of€the€gods€of€the€neighboring€tribes€inÏtheir€houses,€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€feeling€sorry€enough€over€their€loss€to€goÏseven€daysð ð€journey€to€recover€them€while€his€daughter€felt€sheÐ v þ# Ðcould€not€leave€her€fatherð ðs€house€without€taking€the€imagesÐ `!è $ Ðwith€her€as€a€protection.ÌThe€faults€of€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô,€of€Jacob€and€of€most€of€his€sons€areÏbrought€out€without€any€reserve€by€the€historian€who€followsÏthe€custom€of€early€writers€in€stating€things€exactly€as€theyÏwere.€There€was€no€secrecy€and€little€delicacy€in€connectionÏwith€sexual€matters.€It€may,€however,€be€noticed€that€while€thisÏpeople€had€the€same€crude€notions€about€these€things€that€wereÏcommon€to€other€nations,€yet€every€infraction€of€the€Divine€lawÏof€monogamy,€symbolized€in€the€account€of€the€creation€ofÏwoman€in€the€second€chapter€of€Genesis,€brings€its€ownÏpunishment€whether€in€or€out€of€the€marriage€relation.€WhenÏone€or€another€people€sinned€against€a€Jewish€woman€the€menÏof€the€family€were€the€avengers,€as€when€the€sons€of€Jacob€slewÏa€whole€city€to€avenge€an€outrage€committed€against€their€sister.ÏPolygamy€and€concubinage€wove€a€thread€of€disaster€andÏcomplications€throughout€the€whole€lives€of€families€and€its€direÏeffects€are€directly€traceable€in€the€feuds€and€degeneration€~Ïtheir€Ô_ÔdegcendantsÔ_Ô.€The€~Ô_ÔhjcfÔ_Ô€1~Ô_ÔssonÔ_Ô€taught€by€history€is€dangerÐ Ô1\16 Ðof€violating,€physically,€mentally,€or€spiritually€Ô_ÔthÔ_Ô~€personalÏintegrity€of€woman.€Customs€of€theÌcountry€and€the€cupidity€of€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô,€forced€polygamy€on€Jacob,Ð LÔ Ðand€all€the€shadows€in€his€life,€and€he€had€no€end€of€trouble€inÏafter€years,€are€due€to€this.€Perhaps€nothing€but€telling€theirÏstories€in€this€brutally€frank€way€would€make€the€lesson€soÏplain.ÌIf€we€search€this€narrative€ever€so€closely€it€gives€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€no€hint€ofÏDivinely€intended€subordination€of€woman.€Jacob€had€to€buyÏhis€wives€with€service€which€indicates€that€a€high€value€wasÏplaced€upon€them.€Now„a„days€in€high€life€men€demandÏinstead€of€give.€The€degradation€of€woman€involved€in€beingÏsold€to€a€husband,€to€put€it€in€the€most€humiliating€way,€is€notÏcomparable€to€the€degradation€of€having€to€buy€a€husband.ÏEuripides€made€Medea€say:€ð ðWe€women€are€the€most€unforƒ¼tunate€of€all€creatures€since€we€have€to€buy€our€masters€at€soÏdear€a€price,ðð€and€the€degradation€of€Grecian€women€isÏrepeatedð"ðall€flower„garlanded€and€disguised€by€showð"ðin€theÏmarriage€sentiments€of€our€own€civilization.€Jacob€was€domƒ¼inated€by€his€wives€as€Abraham€and€Isaac€had€been€and€there€isÏno€hint€of€their€subjection.€Rachelð ðs€refusal€to€move€when€theÐ ÀH Ðgods€were€being€searched€for,€showed€that€her€will€wasÏsupreme,€nobody€tried€to€force€her€to€rise€against€her€ownÏdesire.ÌThe€love€which€Jacob€bore€for€Rachel€has€been€through€allÏtime€the€symbol€of€constancy.€Seven€years€he€served€for€her,Ïand€so€great€was€his€love,€so€pure€his€delight€in€her€presenceÏthat€the€time€seemed€but€as€a€day.€Had€this€simple,€absorbingÏaffection€not€been€interfered€with€by€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô,€how€differentÏwould€have€been€the€tranquil€life€of€Jacob€and€Rachel,€developƒ¼ing€undisturbed€by€the€inevitable€jealousies€and€vexations€conƒ¼nected€with€the€double€marriage.€Still€this€love€was€the€solaceÏof€Jacobð ðs€troubled€life€and€remained€unabated€until€RachelÐ ¸@  Ðdied€and€then€found€expression€in€tenderness€for€Benjamin,Ïð ðthe€son€of€my€right€hand.ðð€It€was€no€accident,€but€has€a€greatÏsignificance,€that€this€most€ardent€and€faithful€of€Jewish€loversÏshould€have€deeper€spiritual€experiences€than€any€of€hisÌÔ_Ôpredecessors.C.Ô_Ô€B.€C.Ì\\####################ÌÌÌòòCOMMENTS€ON€GENESIS.Ð ò%z%) ÐóóCHAPTER€X.Ð â&j&* ÐòòGe,,Ô_ÔesisÔ_Ô,€xxix,€Ô_ÔxxxiÔ_Ô.Ð Ì'T'+ ÐóóÔ_ÔiSÔ_Ô€And€Jacob€loved€Rachel;€and€said€I€will€serve€thee€sevenÐ ¼(D(, Ðyears€for€Rachel€thy€younger€daughter.Ì59€And€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€said,€òòIt€is€óóbetter€that€I€give€her€to€thee,€than€thatÐ **. ÐI€should€give€her€to€another€man;€abide€with€me.Ì20€And€Jacob€served€seven€years€for€Rachel;€and€they€seemedÏunto€him€bat€a€few€days,€for€the€love€he€had€to€her.Ì2!€ðð€And€Jacob€said€unto€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô,€Give€òòme€óómy€wife,€for€my€daysÐ >.Æ-2 Ðare€fulfilled.ÌÔ_ÔziÔ_Ô€And€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€gathered€together€all€the€men€of€the€place€andÏmade€a€feast.Ì23€And€it€came€to€pass€in€the€evening€that€he€took€Leah€hisÐ ì1t16 Ðdaughter,€and€brought€her€to€him.Ìs6€And€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€said,€It€must€not€be€so€done€in€our€country,€toÏgive€the€younger€before€the€first.€born.Ì27€We€will€give€thee€Rachel€also€thou€shalt€serve€with€me€yetÏseven€other€years.ÌÔ_ÔiSÔ_Ô€And€Jacob€did€so;€and€he€gave€him€Rachel€his€daughter€toÏwife€also.Ì25€ðð€And€it€came€to€pass,€when€Rachel€had€borne€Joseph,€thatÏJacob€said€unto€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô,€Send€me€away,€that€I€may€go€unto€myÏmine€own€place,€and€to€my€country.Ì26€Give€òòme€óómy€wives€and€my€children,€for€whom€I€hove€servedÐ œ $  Ðthee,€and€let€me€go:€for€thou€Ô_ÔknowestÔ_Ô€my€service€which€I€haveÏdone€thee.Ì57€ðð€Then€Jacob€rose€up,€and€set€his~€sons€and€his€wives€uponÏcamels;Ì21€And€he€carried€away€all€his€cattle,€and€all€his€goods€whichÏhe€had€gotten,€the€cattle€of€his€getting,€which€he€had€gotten€inÏÔ_ÔPadanÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔaramÔ_Ô,€for€to€go€to€Isaac€his€father€in€the€loud€of€Ô_ÔcanaanÔ_Ô.Ì29€And€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€went€to€shear€his€sheep:€and€Rachel€had€stolenÏthe€Ô_ÔimagcsÔ_Ô€that€2mmð ð€her€fatherð ðsÐ Üd Ð20€And€Jacob€stole€away€unawares€to€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€the€Ô_ÔsyrianÔ_Ô,€in€thatÏbe€told€him€not€that€he€fled;Ì22€And€it€was€told€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€on€the€third€day,€that€Jacob€was€fled.Ì23€And€he€took€his€brethren€with€him,€and€pursued€after€himÏseven€daysð ð€journey;€and€they€overtook€him€in€the€mountÐ nö ÐGilead.ÌÌÓ/€ d/ÓââWâââ  âHILE€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€played€his€petty€deceptions€on€Jacob,€theÐ ,´ Ðâ ‰`‰`°`°`âlatter€proved€himself€in€fraud€and€overreaching€fullyÌâ °`°`‰`‰`âhis€match.€In€being€compelled€to€labor€fourteen€years€forÏRachel€instead€of€seven,€as€agreed€upon,€he€amply€revengedÏhimself€in€getting€possession€of€all€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ôð ðs€best€cattle,€availingÐ Ô\ Ðhimself€of€a€physiological€law€in€breeding€of€which€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€wasÏprofoundly€ignorant.ÌThe€parting€of€Jacob€and€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€was€not€amicable,€althoughÏthey€did€not€come€to€an€open€rupture.€Rachelð ðs€character€forÐ |  # ÐÔ_ÔthettÔ_Ô€and€deception€is€still€further€illustrated.€Having€stolen€herÏfatherð ðs€images€and€hidden€them€under€the€camelð ðs€saddles€andÐ P"Ø!% Ðfurniture,€and€sat€thereon,€when€her€father€came€to€search€forÏthe€images,€which€he€valued€highly,€she€said€she€was€too€ill€toÏrise,€so€she€calmly€kept€her€Feat,€while€the€tent€was€searchedÏand€nothing€found,€thus€by€act€as€well€as€word,€deceiving€herÏfather.ÌJacob€and€his€wives€alike€seemed€to€think€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€fair€game€forÐ Ì'T'+ Ðfraud€and€deception.€As€Ô_ÔLabanÔ_Ô€knew€his€images€were€gone,€heÏwas€left€to€suspect€that€Jacob€knew€where€they€were,€so€littleÏregard€had€Rachel€for€the€reputation€of€her€husband.€In€makingÏa€God€after€their€own€image,€who€approved€of€what‚ever€theyÏdid,€the€Jews€did€not€differ€much€from€ourselves;€the€men€ofÏour€day€talk€too€as€if€they€reflected€the€opinions€of€Jehovah€onÏthe€vital€questions€of€the€hour.€In€our€late€civil€war€both€armiesÏcarried€the€Bible€in€their€knapsacks,€and€both€alike€prayed€toÏthe€same€God€for€victory,€as€if€he€could€be€in€favor€of€slaveryÏand€against€it€at€the€same€time.ÌLike€the€women,€too,€who€are€working€and€praying€for€womanÐ Ú1b16 Ðsuffrage,€both€in€the€state€legislature€and€in€their€closets,€andÏothers€against€it,€to€the€same€God€and€legislative€assembly.€OneÏmust€accept€the€conclusion€that€their€acquaint‚ance€with€theÏLord€was€quite€as€limited€as€our€own€in€this€century,€and€thatÏthey€were€governed€by€their€own€desires€and€judgment,Ïwhether€for€good€or€evil,€just€as€we€are;€their€plans€by€day€andÏtheir€dreams€by€night€having€no€deeper€significance€than€ourÏown.€Some€writers€say€that€the€constant€interposition€of€God€inÏtheir€behalf€was€because€they€needed€his€special€care€andÏattention.€But€the€irregularity€and€ignorance€of€their€lives€showÏclearly€that€their€guiding€hand€was€of€human€origin.€If€theÏJewish€account€is€true,€then€the€God€of€the€Hebrews€falls€farÏshort€of€the€Christian€ideal€of€a€good,€true€manhood,€and€theÏChristian€ideal€as€set€forth€in€the€New€Testament€falls€short€ofÏour€ideal€of€the€Heavenly€Father€to„day.€We€have€no€fault€toÏfind€with€the€Bible€as€a€mere€history€of€an€ignorant,€undeƒ¼veloped€people,€but€when€special€inspiration€is€claimed€for€theÏhistorian,€we€must€judge€of€its€merits€by€the€moral€standard€ofÏto„day,€and€the€refinement€of€the€writer€by€the€questionableÏlanguage€in€which€he€clothes€his€descriptions.ÌWe€have€often€wondered€that€the€revising€committees€that€haveÏgone€over€these€documents€so€often,€should€have€adhered€soÏclosely€to€such€gross€translations.€Surely€a€fact€related€to€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€inÏcoarse€language,€is€not€less€a€fact€when€repeated€in€choice.Ìòòóóò òó ówords.€We€need€an€expurgated€edition€of€most€of€tile€booksÐ hð Ðcalled€holy€before€they€are€fit€to€place€in€the€hands€of€the€ris‚ingÏgeneration.ÌSome€members€of€the€Revising€Committee€write€me€that€tileÏtone€of€some€of€my€comments€should€be€more€reverent€in€Ô_Ôcritiƒ¼cisingÔ_Ô€the€ð ðWord€of€God.ðð€Does€any€one€at€this€stage€of€civƒ¼ilization€think€the€Bible€was€written€by€the€finger€of€God,€thatÏthe€Old€and€New€Testaments€emanated€from€the€highest€divineÏthought€in€the€universe?€Do€they€think€that€all€the€men€whoÏwrote€the€different€books€were€specially€inspired,€and€that€allÏthe€various€revising€committees€that€have€translated,€interpoƒ¼lated,€rejected€some€books€and€accepted€others,€who€have€dugÏround€the€roots€of€the€Greek€and€Hebrew€to€find€out€the€trueÏmeaning,€have€one€and€all€been€watched€and€guided€in€theirÏliterary€labors€by€the€great€spirit€of€the€universe,€who€by€immuƒ¼table€law€holds€the€solar€system€ò òii~€ó óplace,€every€planet€steadilyÐ $¦#' Ðmoving€in€its€own€elliptic,€worlds€upon€worlds€revolving€inÏorder€and€harmony?ÌThese€great€object„lessons€in€nature€and€the€efforts€of€the€soulÏto€fathom€the€incomprehensible,€are€more€inspiring€than€anyÏwritten€page.€To€this€ð ðWord€of€Godðð€I€bow€with€rever‚ence,€andÏI€can€find€no€language€too€exalted€to€express€my€love,€my€faith,Ïmy€admiration.ÌTo€Ô_ÔcriticiseÔ_Ô€the€peccadilloes€of€Sarah,€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€and€Rachel€doesÏnot€shadow€the€virtues€of€Deborah,€Ô_ÔHuldahÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔVashtiÔ_Ô;€toÏcondemn€the€laws€and€customs€of€the€Jews€as€recorded€in€theÏbook€of€Genesis,€does€not€destroy€the€force€of€the€golden€ruleÏand€the€ten€commandments.€Parts€of€the€Bible€are€so€true,€soÏgrand,€so€beautiful,€that€it€is€a€pity€it€should€have€been€bound€inÏthe€same€volume€with€sentiments€and€descriptions€so€grossÌand€Ô_Ôimmoral.E.C.S.Ô_ÔÐ Ú1b16 ЇÌÌ##############################Ì62òòTHE€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.Ð 6¾ Ѐ€€óóò òCHAPTER€ó óXI.Ð &® Ðòòò òÔ_ÔGesedsÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔxxxvÔ_Ô.Ð ž ÐóóB€But€Ô_ÔDehorshÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ôð ðs€Ô_ÔnnrseÔ_Ô€died,€and€she€ðð7€TheÐ ÿ‡ Ðmidwife€said€unto€her,€Fear€not;€tho,~Ìwas€buried€beneath€Beds„el€under€an€oak:€and€the€shaltÏhave€this€son€also.ÌÔ_ÔeameÔ_Ô€of€it€was€called€Ô_ÔAllonhachuth.iSÔ_Ô€And€it€Ô_ÔcaineÔ_Ô€to€passÏas€her€soul€was€in€Ô_ÔdepertÔ_Ô~Ìq€ðð€And€God€appeared€unto€Jacob€again,€when€lug€(for€sheÏdied),€that€she€called€his€name€Ben„Ô_ÔoniÔ_Ô~Ìhe€came€out€of€Ô_ÔPadanÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔaramÔ_Ô,€and€blessed€Ô_Ôhim,butÔ_Ô€his€fatherÏcalled€him€Benjamin.Ìso€And€God€said€unto€him,€Thy€name€òòis€óóJacob:€Ô_ÔigÔ_Ô€AndÐ _ç ÐRachel€died,€and€was€buried€in€the€wayÌThy€name€shall€not€be€called€any€Ô_ÔmorejacobÔ_Ô,€but€toÏÔ_ÔEphrathÔ_Ô,€which€is€Beth„Ô_ÔlehemÔ_Ô.ÌIsrael€shall€be€thy€name:€and€he€called€his€name€soÏÔ_ÔAndJacobÔ_Ô€set€a€pillar€upon€her€grave:€that€beÌÔ_ÔIsrael.theÔ_Ô€pillar€of€Rachelð ðs€grave€unto€this€day.€s6€ðð€AndÐ ÿ‡ Ðthey€journeyed€from€Beth„el;€and€thereÌwas€hut€a€little€way€to€come€to€Ô_ÔEphrathÔ_Ô:€andÌRachel€Ô_ÔtravelledÔ_Ô,€and€she€had€hard€labor.ÌÌÌÌó óÓ/€ d/ÓââWâââ  âY€Deborah,€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ôð ðs€nurse,€should€be€interjected€hereÐ  Ðâ ‰`‰`°`°`âH€does€not€appear.€However,€if€all€Isaacð ðs€and€Jacobð ðsÐ y Ðâ °`°`‰`‰`âÌchildren€had€been€intrusted€to€her€care€through€the€perils€ofÏinfancy,€it€was€fitting€that€the€younger€generation€with€theirÏfather€should€pause€in€their€journey€and€drop€a€tear€to€herÏmemory,€and€cultivate€a€tender€sentiment€for€the€old€oak€tree€atÏBethel.ÌThere€is€no€manifestation€of€gratitude€more€beautiful€in€familyÏlife€than€kindness€and€respect€to€servants€for€long€years€ofÏfaithful€service,€especially€for€those€who€have€watched€the€chilƒ¼dren€night€and€day,€tender€in€sickness,€and€patient€with€all€theirÏmischief€in€health.€In€dealing€with€children€one€needs€to€exerƒ¼cise€all€the€cardinal€virtues,€more€tact,€diplomacy,€more€honorÏand€honesty€than€even€an€ambassador€to€the€Court€of€St.ÏJames.€Children€readily€see€whom€they€can€trust,€on€whoseÏword€they€can€rely.ÌIn€Rachelð ðs€hour€of€peril€the€midwife€whispers€sweet€words€ofÐ +¡*. Ðconsolation.€She€tells€her€to€fear€not,€that€she€will€have€a€son,Ïand€he€will€be€born€alive.€Whether€she€died€herself€is€of€smallÏimportance€so€that€the€boy€lived.€Scott€points€a€moral€on€theÏdeath€of€Rachel.€He€thinks€she€was€unduly€anxious€to€haveÏsons,€and€so€the€Lord€granted€her€prayers€to€her€ownÌdestruction.€If€she€had€accepted€with€pious€resignation€what‚everÏweal€or€woe€naturally€fell€to€her€lot,€she€might€have€lived€to€aÐ 115 Ðgood€old€age,€and€been€buried€by€Jacobð ðs€side€at€last,€and€notÐ x Ðleft€alone€in€Bethlehem.€People€who€obstinately€seek€what€theyÏdeem€their€highest€good,€ofttimes€perish€in€the€attainment€ofÏtheir€ambition.€(Thus€Scott€philosophizes.)ÌJacob€was€evidently€a€man€of€but€little€sentiment.€The€dyingÏwife€gasps€a€name€for€her€son,€but€the€father€pays€no€heed€toÏher€request,€and€chooses€one€to€suit€himself.€Though€we€mustÏadmit€that€Benjamin€is€more€dignified€than€Ben„Ô_ÔoniÔ_Ô;€the€formerÏmore€suited€to€a€public€officer,€the€latter€to€a€household€pet.ÏAnd€now€Rachel€is€gone,€and€her€race€with€Leah€for€children€isÏended.€The€latter€with€her€maids€is€the€victor,€for€she€canÏreckon€eight€sons,€while€Rachel€with€Ô_ÔhcrÔ_Ô~€can€muster€only€four.ÏOne€may€smile€at€this€ambition€of€the€women€for€children,€butÏa€manð ðs€wealth€was€estimated€at€that€tine€by€the€number€of€hisÐ Z â  Ðchildren€and€cattle;€women€who€had€no€children€were€objectsÏof€pity€and€dislike€among€the€Jewish€tribes.€The€Jews€of€to„dayÏhave€much€of€the€same€feel‚ing.€They€believe€in€the€homeÏsphere€for€all€women,€that€wife‚hood€and€motherhood€are€theÏmost€exalted€offices.€If€they€are€really€so€considered,€why€doesÏevery€Jew€on€each€returning€Holy€Day€say€in€reading€theÏservice,€ð ðI€thank€thee,€oh€Lord!€that€I€was€not€born€a€woman!ðð?ÏAnd€if€Gentiles€are€of€the€same€opinion,€why€do€they€considerÏthe€education€of€boys€more€important€than€that€of€girls€?€SurelyÏthose€who€are€to€fill€the€most€responsible€offices€should€haveÏthe€most€thorough€and€liberal€education.ÌThe€home€sphere€has€so€many€attractions€that€most€womenÏprefer€it€to€all€others.€A€strong€right€arm€on€which€to€lean,€aÏsafe€harbor€where€adverse€winds€never€blow,€nor€rough€seasÏroll,€makes€a€most€inviting€picture.€But€alas€!€even€goodÏhusbands€sometime€die,€and€the€family€drifts€out€on€the€greatÏocean€of€life,€without€chart€or€compass,€or€the€least€knowledgeÏof€the€science€of€navigation.€In€such€emergencies€the€womanÏtrained€to€self„protection,€self„independence,€and€self„supportÏholdsÌòòóóthe€vantage€ground€against€all€theories€on€the€home€sphere.Ð Œ" ÐThe€first€mention€we€have€of€an€aristocratic€class€of€KingsÌand€Dukes,€is€in€the€line€of€Cainð ðs€descendants.Ð `!è $ Ð%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%ÌÌòòò òGenesis€Ô_ÔxxxvdÔ_ÔÐ $¦#' ÐÌóóÔ_ÔxlAndÔ_Ô€these€are€the€sons€of€Ô_ÔAholibamabÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔEsanÔ_Ôð ðs€òòÔ_ÔereleÔ_Ô€óótheÐ ð%x%) Ðdukes€òòthat€óócame€of€Ô_ÔAholibamahÔ_Ô€the€Ô_ÔdaughÔ_Ô.€wife:€dukeÐ à&h&* ÐÔ_ÔJeustsÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔdulceJaalamÔ_Ô,€duke€Ô_ÔKorahÔ_Ô:€these€ter€of€Ô_ÔAnabÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ôð ðsÐ Ð'X'+ Ðwife.ÌÌó óThe€name€Ô_ÔAholibamahÔ_Ô€has€a€suggestion€of€high€descent,€but€theÐ  *(*. Ðhistorian€tells€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€nothing€of€the€virtues€or€idiosyncrasies€ofÏcharacter,€such€a€high„sounding€name€suggests,€but€simply€thatÏshe€was€the€daughter€of€Ô_ÔAnahÔ_Ô,€and€the€wife€of€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô,€and€thatÏshe€was€blessed€with€children,€all€interesting€facts,€which€mightÏhave€been€intensified€with€a€knowledge€of€some€of€herÏcharacteristics,€what€she€thought,€said€and€did,€her€theories€ofÏlife€in€general.€One€longs€all€through€Genesis€to€know€what€theÏwomen€thought€of€a€strictly€masculine€dynasty.Ð ð1x16 ÐSome€writers€claim€that€these€gross€records€of€primitive€races,Ïhave€a€deep€spiritual€meaning,€that€they€are€symbolical€of€theÏstruggles€of€an€individual€soul€from€animalism€to€the€highest,Ïpurest€development€of€all€the€Godlike€in€man.ÌSome€on€the€Revising€Committee€take€this€view,€and€willÌgive€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€from€time€to€time€more€exalted€interpretations€than€theÌaccount€in€plain€English€conveys€to€the€ordinary€mind.ÌIn€my€exegesis€thus€far,€not€being€versed€in€scriptural€metaƒ¼phors€and€symbols,€I€have€attempted€no€scientific€interpretationÏof€the€simple€narration,€merely€commenting€on€the€supposedÏfacts€as€stated.€As€the€Bible€is€placed€in€the€hands€of€childrenÏand€uneducated€men€and€women€to€point€them€the€way€of€salƒ¼vation,€the€letter€should€have€no€doubtful€meaning.€WhatÏshould€we€think€of€guide€posts€on€our€highways,€if€we€needed€aÏsymbolical€interpreter€at€every€point€to€tell€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€which€way€to€go?Ïthe€significance€of€the€letters?€and€the€point€of€compassÏindicated€by€the€digital€finger?€Learned€men€have€revised€theÏScriptures€times€without€number,€and€I€do€not€propose€to€goÏback€of€the€latest€Revision.€E.€C.€S.ÌÌÌÌÌòò#######################Ð ~ ÐCOMMENTS€ON€GENESIS.ÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ôóóò òCHAPTERÔ_Ô€ó óXII.Ð ^æ Ðòòò òGenesis€Ô_ÔxxxixÔ_Ô.Ð NÖ ÐÌóóAnd€Joseph€was€brought€down€to€Egypt;€and€Ô_ÔPotipharÔ_Ô€anÐ  ¨ Ðofficer€of€Pharaoh,€captain€of€the€guard,€an€Egyptian,Ïbought€him€of€the€Ô_ÔIshmaci‚lIesÔ_Ô,€which€bad€brought€himÏdown€thither.Ì2€And€the€Lord€was€with€Joseph,€and€he€was€a€prosperousÏman;€and€he€was€in€the€house€of€his€master,€the€Egyptian.Ì4€And€Joseph€found€grace€in€his€sight,€and€Ô_Ôl,eÔ_Ô€served€him:Ïand€be€mode€him€overseer€over€his€house€and€all€that€heÏbad€he€put€into€his€hand.Ì~€ðð€And€it€came€to€pass€after€these€things,€that€his€masterð ðsÐ ""% Ðwile€cast€her€eyes€Ô_ÔuponJosephÔ_Ô;€and€she€solicited€him.Ì8€But€he€refused,€and€said€unto€his€masterð ðs€wife,€Behold,Ð p$ø#' Ðmy€master€Ô_ÔwoltethÔ_Ô€not€what€òòis€óówith€sue€in€the€house,€and€beÐ `%è$( Ðbath€committed€all€that€he€bath€to€my€hand.Ì9€How€then€can€I€Ô_ÔdothiaÔ_Ô€great€wickedness€and€sin€againstÏGod?Ìso€Audit€came€to€pass,€as€Ô_ÔabeÔ_Ô€spake€to€Joseph€day€by€day,Ïthat€he€hearkened€not€unto€her,€and€Ô_ÔeheÔ_Ô€caught€him€by€hisÏgarment,€and€he€left€his€garment€tuber€hand€and€fled.Ì23€And€it€came€to€pass,€when€she€saw€that€he€had€left€hisÏgarment€in€her€hand€and€was€fled€forth,ÌÔ_Ô54€That€she€called€unto€the€men€of€her€house,€and€spakeÏunto€them,€saying,€See,€be€bathÌbrought€in€a€Hebrew€unto€us€to€mock€us;€he€came€in€untoÏme,€and€I€cried€with€a€loud€voice:Ìs~€And€it€came€to€pass,€when€be€l,eard€that€I€titled€up€Ô_ÔmyÐ 115 Ðvoice€and€cried,€that€he€left€his€Ô_ÔgarÔ_Ô~€mint€with€me,€and€fled.Ìs6€And€she€laid€up€his€garment€by€her,€until€his€lord€cameÏhome.Ìt7€And€she€spake€unto€him€according€to€these€words,Ïsaying.€The€Hebrew€Ô_ÔservaÔ_Ô,,t€which€thou€hast€brought€untoÏÔ_ÔusÔ_Ô,€came€in€unto€me€to€mock€me:ÌÔ_ÔxlÔ_Ô€And€it€came€to€pass,€as€I€lifted€up€my€voice€and€cried,Ïthat€be€Ô_ÔleltÔ_Ô€his€garment€with€me,€and€fled€out.Ì29€And€it€came€to€pass,€when€his€master€beard€the€words€ofÏhis€wile,€that€his€wrath€was€kindled.Ì20€Ô_ÔAndJosephÔ_Ôð ðs€master€took€him;€and€put€him€into€theÐ Ø `  Ðprison,€a€place€where€tl2e€kingð ðs€pris~€Ô_ÔonersÔ_Ô€òòwere€óóbound:Ð È P  Ðand€be€was€there€in€Ô_ÔtbÔ_Ô~.€prison.Ì25€ðð€But€the€Lord€was€Ô_ÔwithJosephÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔshewedÔ_Ô€him€mercy,Ïand€gave€him€Ô_ÔfavourÔ_Ô€in€the€sight€of€the€keeper€of€the€prison.Ì22€And€the€keeper€of€the€prison€Ô_ÔcommIttedÔ_Ô€to€Josephð ðsÐ ˆ Ðhand€all€the€prisoners€that€òòwere€óóin€the€prison;€and€whateverÐ x Ðthey€did€there,€be€was€the€doer€òòa/it.Ð hð Ðóóó óÌÌÓ/€ d/ÓââPââ€â  âÔ_ÔOTIPHARÔ_Ôð ðS€wife€surpasses€all€the€women€yet€mentioned€inÐ ,´ Ðâ Ï`Ï`°`°`âperfidy€and€dishonor.Ìâ °`°`Ï`Ï`âJosephð ðs€virtues,€his€dignity,€his€honor,€go€far€to€redeem€theÐ ˆ Ðreputation€of€his€ancestors,€and€the€customs€of€his€times.€itÏwould€have€been€generous,€at€least,€if€the€editor€of€these€pagesÏcould€have€given€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€one€woman€the€counterpart€of€Joseph,€aÏnoble,€high„minded,€virtuous€type.€Thus€far€those€of€all€theÏdifferent€nationalities€have€been€of€an€ordinary€low€type.€Hisƒ¼torians€usually€dwell€on€the€virtues€of€the€people,€the€heroismÏof€their€deeds,€the€wisdom€of€their€words;€but€the€sacredÏfabulist€dwells€on€the€most€questionable€behavior€of€the€JewishÏrace.Ìò òòòó óÌóóand€much€in€character€and€language€that€we€can€neither€printÐ œ! ÐnorÌanswer.ÌIndeed€the€Pentateuch€is€a€long€painful€record€of€war,€corƒ¼ruption,€rapine,€and€lust.€Why€Christians€who€wished€to€con‚vertÏthe€heathen€to€our€religion€should€send€them€these€books,Ïpasses€all€understanding.€It€is€most€demoralizing€reading€forÏchildren€and€the€unthinking€masses,€giving€all€alike€the€lowestÏpossible€idea€of€womanhood,€having€no€hope€nor€ambition€beƒ¼yond€conjugal€unions€with€men€they€scarcely€knew,€for€whomÏthey€could€not€have€had€the€Ô_ÔslighestÔ_Ô€sentiment€of€friendship,€toÏsay€nothing€of€affection.€There€is€no€mention€of€women€exceptÏwhen€the€advent€of€sons€is€announced.€When€the€Children€ofÏIsrael€go€down€into€Egypt€we€are€told€that€the€wives€of€Jacobð ðsÐ ö*~*. Ðsons€were€taken€too,€but€we€hear€nothing€of€Jacobð ðs€wives€orÐ à+h+/ Ðconcubines,€until€the€death€and€burial€of€Leah€is€incidentallyÏmentioned.€Through‚out€the€book€of€Genesis€the€leading€menÏdeclare€from€time€to€that€the€Lord€comes€to€them€and€promisesÏgreat€fruitfulness.€A€strange€promise€in€that€it€could€only€beÏfulfilled€in€question‚able€relations.€To€begin€with€Abraham,€andÏgo€through€to€Joseph,€leaving€out€all€conjugal€irregularities,€weÐ \1ä05 Ðfind€Abraham€and€Sarah€had€Isaac,€Isaac€and€Ô_ÔRebekahÔ_Ô€hadÏJacob€and€Ô_ÔEsauÔ_Ô.€Jacob€and€Rachel€(for€she€alone€was€his€trueÏwife),€had€Joseph€and€Benjamin.€Joseph€and€Ô_ÔAsenathÔ_Ô€hadÏÔ_ÔManassahÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔEphraimÔ_Ô.€Thus€giving€the€Patriarchs€just€sevenÏlegitimate€descendants€in€the€first€generation.€If€it€had€not€beenÏfor€polygamy€and€con‚cubinage,€the€great€harvest€so€recklesslyÏpromised€would€have€been€Ô_ÔmeagreÔ_Ô€indeed.Ìòòò òÌ##################ÌGenesis€Ô_ÔxZiÔ_Ô.ÌÌóó45€ðð€And€Pharaoh€called€Josephð ðs€name€Ô_ÔathÔ_Ô€the€daughter€ofÐ ‚  ÐÔ_ÔPotiÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔpherabÔ_Ô€priest€of€Ô_ÔOnbareÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔZaphnathpaaneahÔ_Ô;€and€he€gave€him€to€wile€unto€him.ÌÔ_ÔAsenathÔ_Ô€the€daughter€of€Ô_ÔPotar.pherabÔ_Ô€priest€of€ó ósiÐ R Ú  Ðò òÔ_ÔAndJosephÔ_Ô€called€the€name€of€the€first„bornÐ BÊ  ÐÔ_ÔOn.AndÔ_Ô€Joseph€went€out€over€all€the€land,€of€Ô_ÔManassabÔ_Ô:ÏFor€God,€òòsaid€he,€óóhath€made€me„Ð "ª ÐÔ_ÔEgypt.forgetÔ_Ô€all€my€toil,€and€all€my€fatherð ðs€house.Ð š Ð46€ðð€And€Joseph€was€thirty€years€old€when€he€~s€And€theÏname€of€the€second€called€heÌstood€before€Pharaoh€king€of€Ô_ÔEgypt.EphraimÔ_Ô:€For€GodÏbath€caused€me€to€he€fruitfulÌ3o€And€Ô_ÔuntoJosephÔ_Ô€were€born€two€eons,€he„€in€the€land€ofÏmy€affliction.ÌÔ_ÔforetheÔ_Ô€years€of€the€famine€came:€which€Ô_ÔAsen‚ó óThisÔ_Ô€is€all€weÐ ¢* Ðever€hear€Ô_ÔofAsenathÔ_Ô,€that€she€was€a€good€woman,~~Ìò òòòó ó.Ð | Ðóóprobably€worthy€of€Joseph,€it€is€fair€to€infer,€for€had€she€beenÐ lô Ðotherwise€her€evil€deeds€would€have€been€recorded.€A€fewÏpassing€remarks€where€ever€we€find€the€mention€of€woman€isÏabout€all€we€can€vouchsafe.€The€writer€probably€took€the€sameÏview€of€the€virtuous€woman€as€the€great€Roman€General€whoÏsaid€ð ðthe€highest€praise€for€Ci~Ô_ÔsarÔ_Ôð ðs€wife€is€that€she€shouldÐ þ†! Ðnever€be€mentioned€at€all.ððÌThe€texts€on€Lotð ðs€daughters€and€Ô_ÔTamarÔ_Ô€we€omit€alto‚gether,€asÐ Ò Z # Ðunworthy€a€place€in€the€ð ðWomanð ðs€Bible.ðð€In€the€remainingÐ ¼!D!$ Ðchapters€of€Genesis,€the€brethren€of€Joseph€take€leave€of€eachÏother;€the€fathers€bless€their€sons€and€grandsons,€and€also€takeÏleave€of€each€other,€some€to€go€to€remote€parts€of€the€country,Ïsome€to€die€at€a€ripe€old€age.€As€nothing€is€said€of€their€wivesÏand€daughters,€the€historian€probably€knew€nothing€of€theirÏoccupations€nor€environments.€Joseph€was€a€hundred€and€tenÏyears€old€when€he€died.€They€embalmed€him€according€to€theÏcustom€in€Egypt,€and€put€him€in€a€coffin,€and€buried€him€in€theÏland€of€his€fathers,€where€his€brethren€had€promised€to€take€hisÏbones€after€death€to€rest€with€his€kindred€at€last.ÌÔ_ÔE.C.S.Ô_ÔÌÌÌThe€literal€translation€of€the€first€verse€of€chapter€Ô_ÔxxxixÔ_ÔÌof€Genesis€is€as€follows:Ìð ðAnd€Joseph€was€brought€down€to€Egypt,€and€Ô_ÔPotipharÔ_Ô,ÌPharaohð ðs€eunuch,€chief€of€the€cooks,€an€Egyptian€bought€himÐ F1Î05 Ðof€the€Ô_ÔIshmaelitesÔ_Ô€who€brought€him€down.ððÌThese€facts€which€are€given€in€Julia€Smithð ðs€translationÐ bê Ðof€the€Bible€throw€a€new€light€on€the€story€of€Joseph€and€theÌwoman€who€was€Ô_ÔPotipharÔ_Ôð ðs€wife€only€in€Ô_Ôname.L.Ô_Ô€D.€B.Ð 6¾ ÐÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÌ%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%ÌÌÔ#†X&X%&×VS#ÔTHE€BOOK€OF€EXODUS.Ð ¢* ÐCHAPTER€I.ÌÌòòÔ_ÔjexodusÔ_Ô€óóAÐ ` è  ÐNow€these€are€the€names€of€the€children€of€Is‚rael,€which€cameÏinto€Egypt:€every€man€and€his€household€came€with€Jacob.Ìa€Reuben,€Simeon,€Levi.€Ô_ÔandjudahÔ_Ô,Ì3€Ô_ÔIssacharÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔZebulunÔ_Ô,€and€Benjamin,Ì4€Dan,€and€Ô_ÔNaphtaliÔ_Ô,€Gad€and€Asher.Ì~€And€all€the€souls€that€came€out€of€the€loins€of€Jacob€wereÏseventy€souls€:€for€Joseph€was€in€Egypt€òòÔ_Ôa?reÔ_Ô~dy.Ð ÌT Ðóós~€ðð€And€the€king€of€Egypt€spake€to€the€Hebrew€midwives,€ofÐ ¼D Ðwhich€the€name€of€the€one€òòwas€óóÔ_ÔShip‚brabÔ_Ô€and€the€name€of€theÐ ¦. Ðother€Ô_ÔPuahÔ_Ô:Ìs6€And€he€said,€When€ye€do€the€office€of€a€mid‚wife€to€theÏHebrew€women,€and€they€bare€a€son,€then€ye€shall€kill€him;€butÏif€it€iv€a€daughter,€then€she€shall€live.Ìs7€But€the€midwives€feared€God,€end€did€not€as€the€king€ofÏEgypt€commanded€them,€but€saved€the€men€children€alive.Ì.8€And€the€Ô_ÔkingofÔ_Ô€Egypt€called€Ô_ÔfortiteÔ_Ô€midwives,€and€said€UntoÏthem,€Why€have€ye€done€this€thing€and€have€saved€the€menÏchildren€alive?Ìt~€And€the€midwives€said€unto€Pharaoh,€Be‚cause€the€HebrewÏwomen€are€delivered€ere€the€midwives€come€in€Unto€them:Ì20€Therefore€God€dealt€well€with€the€midwives:Ìand€the€people€multiplied,€and€waxed€very€mighty.Ìas€And€it€came€to€pass,€Ô_ÔhecauseÔ_Ô€the€midwives„feared€God,€thatÏhe€made€them€houses.ÌÔ_ÔaaÔ_Ô€And€Pharaoh€Ô_ÔchatgedÔ_Ô€all€his€people,€saying,€Every€son€that€isÏborn€ye€shall€cast€into€Ô_Ôtl,eÔ_Ô€river,€and€every€daughter€ye€shallÏsave€alive.ÌÌÌÓ/€ d/Óâ âTâ ââ  âHE€Book€of€Exodus€or€the€Departure,€so€called€because€ofÐ Þ$f$( Ðâ é`é`°`°`âthe€escape€of€the€children€of€Israel€from€the€land€of€Egypt,Ìâ °`°`é`é`âand€their€wanderings€in€the€Wilderness€for€forty€years,€areÏhereinÌrecalled.ÌThe€unparalleled€multiplication€of€the€children€of€Israel€reƒ¼newed€Pharaohð ðs€anxiety€especially€as€the€Israelites€were€veryÐ Z*â). Ðlarge€and€strong€as€compared€with€the€Egyptians,€and€theirÏnumbers€were€computed€to€double€every€fourteen€years.€HenceÏtheir€multitude€and€power€grew€more€formidable€day€by€day€inÏthe€eyes€of€the€Egyptians,€though€they€feared€their€presence,€yetÏas€their€labors€added€greatly€to€the€wealth€of€the€nation,€theyÏwere€unwilling€to€let€them€go.€Pharaoh€hoped€by€making€theirÏdaily€tasks€much€harder€and€killing€all€the€male€children€at€birth,Ïthey€would€be€so€crippled€and€dispirited€that€there€would€be€noÐ ª1216 Ðdanger€of€rebellion€against€his€government.ÌòòóóFor€a€list€of€the€seventy€souls,€turn€to€Genesis,€chapter€Ô_ÔxlviÔ_Ô,Ð bê Ðwhere€Dinah,€Jacobð ðs€daughter,€and€Sarah,€Asherð ðs€daugh‚ter,Ð LÔ Ðare€mentioned€among€the€seventy€souls.€It€is€certainly€curiousÏthat€there€should€have€been€only€two€daughters€to€sixty„eightÏsons.€But€perhaps€the€seventy€souls€refer€only€to€sons,€and€theÏdaughters€are€merely€persons,€not€souls.€It€is€not€an€uncommonÏidea€with€many€nations€that€women€have€no€souls.€AÏmissionary€to€China€tells€of€a€native€who€asked€him€why€heÏpreached€the€Gospel€to€women.€ð ðTo€save€their€souls,€to€beÏsure.ðð€ð ðWhy,ðð€said€he,€ð ðwomen€have€no€souls.ðð€ð ðYes€theyÏhave,ðð€said€the€missionary.€When€the€thought€dawned€on€theÏChinaman€that€it€might€be€true,€he€was€greatly€amused,€andÏsaid,€ð ðWell,€Ið ðll€run€home€and€tell€my€wife€she€has€a€soul,€andÐ Z â  Ðwe€will€sit€down€and€laugh€together.ðð€We€find€at€many€pointsÏthat€the€Bible€does€not€reckon€women€as€souls.€It€may€be€thatÏbecause€there€is€no€future€for€them€is€the€reason€why€theyÏpunish€them€here€more€severely€than€they€do€men€for€the€sameÏcrimes.€1„Ô_ÔlereÔ_Ô€it€is€plainly€asserted€that€all€the€souls€that€cameÏout€of€the€loins€of€Jacob€were€seventy€in€number.€The€meaningÏconveyed€may€be€that€the€man€supplies€the€spirit€and€intellect€ofÏthe€race,€and€woman€the€body€only.€Some€late€writers€take€thisÏground.€If€so,€the€phraseology€would€have€been€more€inÏharmony€with€the€idea,€if€the€seventy€souls€had€emanated,ÏMinerva„like,€from€the€brain€of€father€Jacob,€rather€than€fromÏhis€loins.ÌThe€children€of€Israel€multiplied€so€rapidly€that€PharaohÌbecame€alarmed,€lest€the€nation€should€become€mightier€thanÌ„the€Egyptians,€so€he€ordered€all€the€males€at€birth€to€be€slain.ÏTo€this€end€he€had€a€private€interview€with€The€midwives,€twoÏwomen,€Ô_ÔShiphrahÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔPuahÔ_Ô,€and€laid€his€commands€uponÏthem.€But€they€did€not€obey€his€orders,€and€excused€themselvesÏòòon€the€óóground€that€the€Jewish€women€seldom€needed€their€serƒÐ ¸@  Ðvices.€Here€we€have€another€Ô_ÔexampÔ_Ô~1e€of€women€who€ð ðfearedÏGod,ðð€and€yet€used€deception€to€accomplish€what€they€deemedÏright.ÌThe€Hebrew€God€seemed€to€be€well€pleased€with€theÏdeòòóóception,€and€gave€them€each€a€house€for€their€fidelity€inÐ P"Ø!% Ðsaving€the€lives€of€his€chosen€children.€Such€is€the€plain€EnglishÏof€the€.story.€Ô_ÔOrigenÔ_Ô€ascribes€a€deep€spiritual€meaning€to€theseÏpassages,€as€more€recent€writers€and€speakers€do,€making€theÏwhole€Bible€a€collection€of€symbols€and€allegories,€but€none€ofÏthem€are€complimentary€to€our€unfortunate€sex.€Adam€ClarkeÏsays€if€we€begin€by€taking€some€parts€of€the€Scriptures€figuraƒ¼tively€we€shall€soon€figure€it€all€away.€Though€the€midwives€inÏtheir€comfortable€homes€enjoyed€the€approbation€of€God,ÏPharaoh€was€not€to€be€thwarted€by€their€petty€excuses,€so€heÏordered€his€own€people€to€cast€into€the€river€every€Jewish€boyÏthat€was€born.€We€are€so€accustomed€to€the€assumption€thatÏmen€alone€form€a€nation,€that€we€forget€to€resent€such€texts€asÏthese.€Surely€daughters€in€freedom€could€perpetuate€family€andÏnational€pride€and€honor,€and€if€allowed€to€wed€the€men€ofÏtheir€choice,€their€children€would€vindicate€their€ancestralÏdignity.€The€greatest€block€to€advancing€civilization€all€alongÏthe€line€has€been€the€degradation€of€woman.€Having€noÐ Ú1b16 Ðindependent€ex‚istence,€no€name,€holding€no€place€of€honor€orÏtrust,€being€mere€subjects€in€the€family,€the€birth€of€a€son€isÏnaturally€considered€more€important€than€a€daughter,€as€the€oneÏinherits€because€of€sex€all€the€rights€and€privileges€denied€theÏother.ÌÔ_ÔShiphrahÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔPuahÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔAbenÔ_Ô€Ezra€tells€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô,€were€probably€at€theÏhead€of€their€profession,€and€instructed€others€in€the€science€ofÏobstetrics.€At€this€time€there€were€five€hundred€midwivesÏamong€the€Hebrews.€This€branch€of€the€profession€was,€amongÏthe€Egyptians,€also€in€the€hands€of€the€women.€Statistics€showÏthat€the€ratio€of€deaths€among€mothers€and€children€at€birth€wasÏfar€less€than€when€under€male€supervision€exclusively.ÌMoses€spent€the€first€forty€years€of€his€life€in€Egypt,€the€nextÏforty€with€Jethro€his€father€in€law,€and€the€next€forty€wan‚deringÏin€the€wilderness.€One€writer€said€the€Lord€must€have€buriedÏMoses,€and€no€one€ever€knew€where.€There€is€no€record€of€theÏburial€place€of€Moses.€As€his€life€had€been€surrounded€withÏmysteries,€perhaps€to€verify€his€provi‚dential€guidance€in€thatÏlong€journey€in€the€wilderness,€he€choseÌòòóóto€surround€his€death€also€with€mystery,€and€arranged€withÐ Ö^ Ðmem‚bers€of€the€priesthood€to€keep€his€last€resting€place€aÏprofound€secret.€He€was€well€versed€in€all€the€law€andÏmythology€of€the€Egyptians,€and€intended€the€people€should€noÏdoubt€think€that€Jehovah€had€taken€the€great€leader€to€himself.ÏFor€the€purpose€of€controlling€his€followers€in€that€long€journeyÏthrough€the€wilderness,€he€referred€all€his€commands€andÏactions€to€Jehovah.€Moses€declared€that€he€met€him€face€to€faceÏon€Mount€Sinai,€veiled€in€a€cloud€of€fire,€received€minuteÏinstructions€how€to€feed€and€conduct€the€people,€as€well€as€toÏminister€to€their€moral€and€spiritual€necessities.€In€order€toÏenforce€his€teachings,€he€said€the€ten€command‚ments€wereÏwritten€on€tablets€of€stone€by€Jehovah€himself,€and€given€intoÏhis€hands€to€convey€to€the€people,€with€many€ordin‚ances€andÏreligious€observances,€to€be€sacredly€kept.€In€thisÌ„way€the€Jewish€religion€and€the€Mosaic€code€were€established.ÌAs€these€people€had€no€written€language€at€that€time,€and€couldÏneither€read€nor€write,€they€were€fitting€subjects€for€all€mannerÏof€delusions€and€superstitions.€The€question€naturally€suggestsÏitself€to€any€rational€mind,€why€should€the€customs€andÏopinions€of€this€ignorant€people,€who€lived€centuries€ago,€haveÏany€influence€in€the€religiousÌthought€of€this€Ô_Ôgeneration?EÔ_Ô.€C.€S.ÌòòÌÌÌ########################ÌTHE€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.Ð œ*$*. ÐóóCHAPTER€II.Ð Œ++/ ÐÌòòÔ_ÔErodseÔ_Ô€ii.Ð `-è,1 ÐÌóóAnd€there€went€a€man€of€the€house€of€Levi€and€took€to€òòa*4/e€óóaÐ @/È.3 Ðdaughter€of€Levi.Ì2€And€the€woman€bare€a€son:€and€when€she€saw€that€he€òòwas€óóaÐ 1¢05 Ðgoodly€òòchild,€óóshe€hid€him€three€months.Ð  2’16 Ð3€And€when€she€could€not€longer€hide€him€she€took€for€him€anÏark€of€bulrushes,€and€daubed€it€with€slime€and€with€pitch,€andÏpot€the€child€therein;€and€she€laid€òòit€óóin€the€flags€by€the€riverð ðsÐ LÔ Ðbrink.Ìòò4€óóAnd€his€sister€stood€afar€off,€to€wit€what€would€be€done€toÐ &® Ðhim.Ìs€ðð€And€the€daughter€of€Pharaoh€came€down€to€wash€òòherself€óóatÐ ˆ Ðthe€river;€and€her€maidens€walked€along€by€the€riverð ðs€side:€andÐ ðx Ðwhen€she€saw€the€ark€among€the€flags,€she€sent€her€maid€toÏfetch€it.Ì6€And€when€she€had€opened€òòit,€óóshe€saw€the€child:€and,€behold,Ð ® 6  Ðthe€babe€wept.€And€she€had€compassion€on€him,€and€said,€ThisÏòòis€one€óóof€the€Hebrewsð ð€children.Ð ˆ   Ð7€Then€said€his€sister€to€Pharaohð ðs€daughter,€Shall€I€go€and€callÐ x  Ðto€thee€a€nurse€of€the€He‚brew€women,€that€she€may€Ô_ÔnutseÔ_Ô€theÏchild€for€thee?Ì8€And€Pharaohð ðs€daughter€said€to€her,€Go.€And€the€maid€wentÐ 6¾ Ðand€called€the€childð ðs€mother.Ð  ¨ Ð9€And€Pharaohð ðs€daughter€said€unto€her,€Take€this€child€away,Ð  ’ Ðand€nurse€it€for€me.€and€I€will€give€òòthee€óóthy€wages.€And€theÐ ô| Ðwoman€took€the€child,€and€nursed€it.Ìso€And€the€child€grew,€and€Ô_ÔshebroughtÔ_Ô€him€unto€Pharaohð ðsÐ ÎV Ðdaughter,€and€he€became€her€son.€And€she€called€his€nameÏMoses:€and€she€said,€Because€I€drew€him€out€of€the€water.Ìt~€But€Moses€fled€from€the€face€of€Pharaoh,€and€dwelt€in€theÏland€of€Ô_ÔMidianÔ_Ô:€and€he€sat€down€by€a€well.ÌÔ_ÔifiÔ_Ô€Now€the€priest€of€Ô_ÔMidianÔ_Ô€had€seven€daugh‚ters:€and€theyÏcame€and€drew€òòwater,€óóand€filled€the€troughs€to€Ô_ÔwoterÔ_Ô€theirÐ JÒ Ðfatherð ðs€flock.Ð : Ð57€And€the€shepherds€came€and€drove€them€away:€but€MosesÏstood€up€and€helped€them,€and€watered€their€flock.Ìs8€And€when€they€came€to€Ô_ÔRenelÔ_Ô€their€father,€he€said.€How€òòis€itÐ ø€ Ðthat€óóye€are€come€so€soon€today?Ð èp  Ð19€And€they€said,€An€Egyptian€delivered€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€out€of€the€hand€ofÏthe€shepherds,€and€also€drew€òòwater€óóenough€for€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô,€and€wateredÐ ÂJ" Ðthe€flock.ÌÔ_ÔaoÔ_Ô€And€he€said€unto€his€daughters,€And€where€òòis€óóhe?€why€òòis€itÐ œ!$!$ Ðthat€óóye€have€left€the€man?€call€him,€that€he€may€eat€bread.Ð Œ""% Ðas€And€Moses€was€content€to€dwell€with€the€man:€and€he€gaveÏMoses€Ô_ÔZipporahÔ_Ô€his€daughter.ÌÔ_ÔsaÔ_Ô€And€she€hare€òòhim€óóa€son,€and€he€called€his€name€Ô_ÔGershonÔ_Ô:€Ô_ÔferÔ_ÔÐ P%Ø$( Ðhe€said,€I€have€been€a€stranger€in€a€strange€land.ÌÌÌÓ/€ d/Óâ âTâ ââ  âHE€account€of€the€birth€of€Moses,€his€motherð ðs€anxiety€inÐ þ(†(, Ðâ é`é`°`°`âprotecting€him€from€the€wrath€of€Pharaoh,€and€theÌâ °`°`é`é`âgoodness€of€the€kingð ðs€daughter,€make€altogether€an€interestingÐ Ò*Z*. Ðstory,€and€is€almost€the€first€touch€of€sentiment€with€which€theÏhistorian€has€refreshed€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô;€a€pleasant€change€from€theÏcontinued€accounts€of€corruption,€violence,€lust,€war€and€pettyÏfalsehood,€that€have€thus€far€marked€the€history€of€this€people.ÏThe€onlyðð€value€of€these€records€to€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€is€to€show€the€characterÐ d/ì.3 Ðof€the€Jewish€nation,€and€make€it€easy€for€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€to€reject€theirÏideas€as€to€the€true€status€of€woman,€and€their€pretension€ofÏbeing€guided€by€òòóóthe€hand€of€God,€in€all€their€deviousÐ "2ª16 Ðwanderings.€Surely€such€teachings€as€these,€should€have€noÏinfluence€in€regulating€the€lives€of€women€in€the€nineteenthÏcentury.€Mosesð ð€conduct€to‚wards€the€seven€daughters€of€theÐ LÔ Ðpriest€at€the€well,€shows€that€there€were€some€sparks€of€chivalryÏhere€and€there€in€a€few€rep‚resentative€souls,€notwithstandingÏthe€contempt€for€the€sex€in€general.€These€Hebrew€Ô_ÔwooingsÔ_Ô€andÏweddings€were€curiously€similar,€alike€marked€for€the€beautyÏand€simplicity€of€the€daughters€of€the€land,€the€wells,€the€flocks,Ïthe€handsome€strangers,€the€strong,€active€young€men€who€willÏprove€so€helpful€in€cultivating€the€lands.€The€father„in„lawÏusually€gets€the€young€husband€completely€under€his€thumb,Ïand€we€hear€nothing€of€the€dreaded€mother„in„law€of€theÏnineteenth€century.€If€we€go€through€this€chapter€carefully€weÏwill€find€mention€of€about€a€dozen€women,€but€with€theÏexception€of€one€given€to€Moses,€all€are€nameless.€Then€as€nowÏnames€for€women€and€slaves€are€of€no€imp~Ô_ÔrtanceÔ_Ô;€they€haveÏno€individual€life,€and€why€should€their€personality€require€aÏlife„long€name?€To„day€theÌ„woman€is€Mrs.€Richard€Roe,€to„morrow€Mrs.€John€Doe,€andÏagain€Mrs.€James€Smith€according€as€she€changes€masters,€andÏshe€has€so€little€self„respect€that€she€does€not€see€the€insult€ofÏthe€custom.€We€have€had€in€this€generation€one€marriedÏ~woman€in€England,€and€one€in€America,€who€had€one€nameÏfrom€birth€to€death,€and€though€married€they€kept€it.€Think€ofÏthe€inconvenience€of€vanishing€as€it€were€from€your€friends€andÏcorrespondents€three€times€in€oneð ðs€natural€life.Ð RÚ ÐIn€helping€the€children€of€Israel€to€escape€from€the€land€ofÌEgypt€the€Lord€said€to€Moses:ÌòòÌ##########Ì.Ex~Ô_ÔsiasÔ_Ô€iii.Ìóót~€ðð€And€I€am€sore€that€the€king€of€Egypt€Ô_ÔwillaaÔ_Ô€But€everyÐ àh Ðwoman€shall€borrow€of€her€neigh.Ìoutlet€you€go,€no,€not€by€a€mighty€Ô_Ôhand,boorÔ_Ô,€and€of€her€thatÏÔ_ÔsojouruethÔ_Ô€in€her€house.ÌÔ_ÔaoÔ_Ô€And€I€will€stretch€out€my€hand,€and€smite€jewels€of€silverÏand€jewels€of€gold,€and€Ô_ÔraimensÔ_Ô:ÌEgypt€with€all€my€wonders€which€I€Ô_ÔseillÔ_Ô€do€Ô_ÔiuÔ_Ô€the€and€ye€shallÏput€òòÔ_ÔtReesÔ_Ô€óóupon€your€sons,€andÐ F#Î"& Ðmidst€thereof:€and€after€that€he€will€let€you€go.€upon€yourÏdaughters:€and€ye€shall€spoil€theÌas€And€I€will€give€this€people€Ô_ÔfavourÔ_Ô€in€the€Ô_ÔsightEgyptiansÔ_Ô.Ìof€the€Egyptians€:€and€it€shall€come€to€pass,€that,ÌÔ_ÔsehwsÔ_Ô€ye€go,€ye€shall€not€go€empty:ÌÌThe€role€assigned€the€women,€in€helping€the€children€ofÌòòóóIsrael€to€escape€in€safety€from€bondage,€is€by€no€means€Ô_ÔcompliÔ_Ô„Ð œ*$*. ЂÔ_ÔmentaryÔ_Ô€to€their€heroism€or€honesty.€To€help€bear€the€ex‚pensesÏof€the€journey,€they€were€instructed€to€steal€all€the€jewels€ofÏsilver€and€gold,€and€all€the€rich€raiment€of€the€Egyptian€ladies.ÏThe€Lord€and€Moses€no€doubt€went€on€the€principle€that.€theÏIsraelites€had€richly€earned€all€in€the€years€of€their€bondage.ÏThis€is€the€position€that€some€of€our€good€abolitionists€took,.Ïwhen€Africans€were€escaping€from€American€bondage,€that€theÏslaves€had€the€right€to€seize€horses,€boats,€anything€to€help€themÐ ì1t16 Ðto€Canada,€to€find€safety€in€the€shadow€of€the€British€lion.ÏSome€of€our€pro„slavery€clergymen,€who€no€doubt€often€readÏthe€third€chapter€of€Exodus€to€their€congregations,€forgot€theÏadvice€of€Moses,€in€condemning€the€abolitionists;€as€the€Ameriƒ¼cans€had€stolen€the€Africanð ðs€body€and€soul,€and€kept€them€inÐ  ¨ Ðhopeless€bondage€for€generationsð"ðthey€had€richly€earnedÏwhatever€they€needed€to€help€them€to€the€land€of€freedom.ÏStretch€the€principle€of€natural€rights€a€little€further,€and€ask€theÏquestion,€why€should€women,€denied€all€their€political€rights,Ïobey€laws€to€which€they€have€never€given€their€consent,€eitherÏby€proxy€or€in€person?€Our€fathers€in€an€inspired€moment€said,Ïð ðNo€just€government€can€be€formed€without€the€consent€of€theÏgoverned.ððÌWomen€have€had€no€voice€in€the€canon€law,€the€catechisms,Ïthe€church€creeds€and€discipline,€and€why€should€they€obey€theÏbehests€of€a€strictly€masculine€religion,€that€places€the€sex€at€a.Ïdisadvantage€in€all€lifeð ðs€emergencies?Ð   ÐOur€civil€and€criminal€codes€reflect€at€many€points€the€spirit€ofÏthe€Mosaic.€In€the€criminal€code€we€find€no€feminine€pronouns,Ïas€ð ðHe,ðð€ð ðHis,ðð€ð ðHim,ðð€we€are€arrested,€tried€and€hung,€butÏsingularly€enough,€we€are€denied€the€highest€privi‚leges€ofÏcitizens,€because€the€pronouns€ð ðShe,ðð€ð ðHersðð€and€ð ðHer,ðð€areÏnot€found€in€the€constitutions.€It€is€a€pertinent€question,€ifÏwomen€can€pay€the€penalties€of€their€crimes€as€ð ðHe,ðð€why€mayÏthey€not€enjoy€the€privileges€of€citizens€as€ð ðHeðð?ÌÔ_ÔE.C.S.Ô_ÔÌÌÌÌ##################ÌòòCOMMENTS€ON€EXODUS.Ð äl ÐóóCHAPTER€III.Ð Ô\ Ðòò.Ô_ÔExoduÔ_Ô.,€w.Ð ¾F  ÐÌóós8€ðð€And€Moses€went€and€returned€Ô_ÔtoJeshroÔ_Ô€his€those€wondersÐ ž&" Ðbefore€Pharaoh,€which€I€have€put€im€father€in€law,€and€saidÏunto€him,€let€me€go,€I€pray€shine€hand:€but€I€will€harden€hisÏheart,€that€I.e€Ô_ÔsheeÔ_Ô,€and€return€unto€my€brethren€which€ave€Ô_ÔiaÔ_ÔÏshall€not€let€the€people€go.ÌEgypt,€and€see€whether€they€be€yet€alive.€And€cc€And€thouÏshalt€say€unto€Pharaoh,€Thus€saith€Jethro€said€to€Moses,€Go€inÏpeace.€the€Lord,€Israel€òòis€óómy€son,€òòeven€óósoy€firstborn:Ð &Œ%) Ðsg€And€the€Lord€said€unto€Moses€in€Ô_ÔMidianÔ_Ô,€Go,€a~€And€I€sayÏunto€thee€let€my€son€go,€that€heÌreturn€into€Egypt:€for€all€the€men€are€dead€which€may€serve€me:Ïanti€if€thou€Ô_ÔrefaseÔ_Ô€to€let€Ô_ÔhisoÔ_Ô€go,€be‚sought€thy€life,€hold,€I€willÏslay€thy€son,€òò~.zð ðÔ_Ôs,sÔ_Ô€óóthy€Ô_Ôftrssl,ornÔ_Ô:Ð œ*$*. Ðso€And€Moses€took€his€wife€and€his€sons,€and€set€24€ðð€And€itÏcame€to€pass€by€the€way€in€the€inn,Ìthem€upon€an€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€and€he€returned€to€the€land€of€that€the€LordÏmet€him,€and€sought€to€kill€Ô_ÔhisoÔ_Ô.ÌEgypt€:€and€Moses€took€the€rod€of€God€in€his€hand.€25€ThenÏÔ_ÔZipporabÔ_Ô€took€a€sharp€stone,€and€Ô_Ôcir‚asÔ_Ô€And€the€Lord€said€ontoÏMoses.€when€thou€Ô_ÔcumcisedÔ_Ô€her€son.ÌÔ_ÔgoestÔ_Ô€to€return€into€Egypt,€see€that€thou€do€all€a6€So€he€let€himÐ ò1z16 Ðgo.ÌÌÌÌÓ/€ d/Óâ âWâ ââ  âHEN€Moses€married€Ô_ÔZipporahÔ_Ô€he€represented€himself€asÐ  ¨ Ðâ ‰`‰`°`°`âaÌâ °`°`‰`‰`âstranger€who€desired€nothing€better€than€to€Ô_ÔadoptJethroÔ_Ôð ðs€modeÐ ô| Ðof€life,€But€now€that€he€desired€to€see€his€own€people,€his€wifeÏhas€no€choice€but€to€accompany€him.€So€Moses€took€his€wifeÏand€his€sons€and€set€them€on€an€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€and€he€returned€to€the€landÏof€Egypt.ÌThe€reason€the€Lord€met€them€and€sought€to€kill€the€son,€wasÏreadily€Ô_ÔdevinedÔ_Ô€by€Ô_ÔZipporahÔ_Ô;€her€son€had€not€been€circumcised;Ïso€with€womanð ðs€quick€intuition€and€natural€courage€to€save€theÐ Z â  Ðlife€of€her€husband,€she€skillfully€performed€the€necessary€operƒ¼ation,€and€the€Ô_ÔtravellersÔ_Ô€~vent€on€their€way€rejoicing.€The€„¼word€circumcision€seems€to€have€a€very€elastic€meaningÏð ðÔ_ÔuncIrcum‚cisedÔ_Ô€lipsðð€is€used€to€describe€that€want€of€power€toÏspeak€fluent‚ly,€from€which€Moses€suffered€and€which€he€soÏoften€deplored.ÌAs€in€every€chapter€of€Jewish€history€this€rite€is€dwelt€upon€it€isÏworthy€of€remark€that€its€prominence€as€a€religious€observanceÏmeans€a€disparagement€of€all€female€life,€unfit€for€offerings,Ïand€unfit€to€take€part€in€religious€services,€incapable€ofÏconsecration.€The€circumcision€of€the€heart€even,€whichÏwomen€might€achieve,€does€not€render€them€fit€to€take€anÏactive€part€in€any€f€the€holy€services€of€the€Lord.€They€wereÏperòòóómitted€to€violate€the€moral€code€of€laws€to€secure€liberty€forÐ &® Ðtheir€people,€but€they€could€not€officiate€in€any€of€theÏsacraments~€nor€eat€of€the€consecrated€bread€at€meals.ÏAlthough€the€Mosaic€code€and€customs€so€plainly€degrade€theÏfemale€sex,€and€their€position€in€the€church€to„day€grows€out€ofÏthese€ancient€cus‚toms,€yet€many€people€insist€that€our€religionÏdignifies€women.€But€so€long€as€the€Pentateuch€is€read€andÏaccepted€as€the€Word.€of€God,€an€undefined€influence€is€felt€byÏeach€generation€that„destroys€a€proper€respect€for€allÏwomankind.ÌIt€is€the€contempt€that€the€canon€and€civil€law€alike€express€forÏwomen€that€has€multiplied€their€hardships€and€intensified€manð ðsÐ 4#¼"& Ðdesire€to€hold€them€in€subjection.€The€sentiment€that€states‚menÏand€bishops€proclaim€in€their€high€places€are€responsible~€forÏthe€actions€of€the€lower€classes€on€the€highways.€We€scarceÏtake€up€a€paper€that€does€not€herald€some€outrage€committedÏon€a€matron€on€her€way€to€church,€or€the€little€girl€gatheringÏwild€flowers€on€her€way€to€school;€yet€you€cannot€go€so€lowÏdown€in€the€scale€of€being€as€to€find€men€who€will€enter€ourÏchurches€to€desecrate€the€altars€or€toss€about€the€emblems€ofÏthe€sacrament;€because€they€have€been€educated€with€someÏrespect€for€churches,€altars€and€sacraments.€But€where€are€anyÏlessons.€of€respect€taught€for€the€mothers€of€the€human€family?ÏAnd€yet€as€the€great€factor€in€the€building€of€the€race,€are€theyÏnot€more€sacred€than€churches,€altars,€sacraments€or€theÏpriesthood?ÌDo€our€sons€in€their€law€schools,€who€read€the€old€common€lawÏof€England€and€its€commentators,€rise€from€their€studies.€withÐ Ô1\16 Ðhigher€respect€for€women?€Do€our€sons€in€their€theolog‚icalÏseminaries€rise€from€their€studies€of€the€Mosaic€laws€and€Paulð ðsÐ bê Ðepistles€with€higher€respect€for€their€mothers?€Alas!€in€bothÏcases€they€may€have€learned€their€first€lessons€of€disrespect€andÏcontempt.€They€who€would€protect€their€innocent€daugh‚tersÏfrom€the€outrages€so€common€to„day,€must€lay€anew€theÏfoundation€stones€of€law€and€gospel€in€justice€and€equality,€in€aÏprofound€respect€of€the€sexes€for€each€other.€E.€C.€S.ÌòòÌÌÌ#####################ÌóóÔ_ÔClt.xlnTvlÔ_Ô~€IV.Ð ˆ   ÐòòExodus€xii.Ð r ú  ÐÌóó,e€For€I€will€pass€through€the€land€of€l„l~Ô_ÔvptÔ_Ô€this€night,€and€willÐ RÚ  Ðsmite€till€the€Ô_ÔfnrsshoriiÔ_Ô€iii€Ô_ÔtiwÔ_Ô€lied€nil€Egypt,€both€man€and€beastÏ:€Ô_ÔasidÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔacinisistÔ_Ô€ill€gods€of€Egypt€I€will€Ô_ÔesecuseÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔjodgmesntÔ_Ô€I€Ô_ÔannÔ_ÔÏshe€Lord.Ì,I€And€the€blood€shall€he€to€you€Ô_Ôli.nrÔ_Ô€a€Ô_ÔtinkinÔ_Ô€nip€is€the€housesÏÔ_ÔnehereÔ_Ô€ye€ns~„nð ð„€eel€Ô_ÔsnÔ_Ô„lien€I€s„s„c€blood,€I€will€pass€over€you,Ð äl Ðand€iii€bent,.€not€be€upon€you€so€destroy€vent,€in€lee€l€Ô_ÔneniteÔ_Ô€theÏland€of€Egypt.Ì43€ðð1€And€she€Lord€said€unto€Moan€Ô_ÔneilÔ_Ô€Attn€ii.€This€òòis€óósheÐ ¢* Ðordinance€of€the€Ô_ÔpassoverÔ_Ô€[her,ð ð€small€no€stranger€eat€thereof:Ð ’ Ð~€But€every€malið ðs€Ô_ÔsersansisÔ_Ô€sin„Ô_ÔisisÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔInoniglitÔ_Ô€fir€money,€whenÐ | Ðthou€Ô_ÔhessÔ_Ô€circumcised€him,€~Ô_Ôi:enÔ_Ô€shill€he€eat€thereof.Ì4;€..~n€Ô_ÔfiirengeiÔ_Ô„r€its,òò1€óóa€mini€I€..„Ô_Ôrs.nntÔ_Ô€~in€II€Ô_ÔiiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtiniriÔ_Ô€I.Ð PØ Ðòò4óótn€In€mm,ð ð€Ô_Ôlni:iniÔ_Ô„.3..€U€it€in.€nit„Ô_ÔniÔ_Ô€s„Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€liltÐ : ÐÌÔ_ÔtiteanreyÔ_Ô€Sirs:.€Ô_ÔensÔ_Ô>€,€:€ti„€:n€.ððÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô€:,€„€€.€ill€Ô_ÔnifÔ_Ô€sine€tins„€„€in,„n€tin„Ð – Ðn€~:Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€~..€nib€a€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô,.ÌÌÔ_ÔilniÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔnenÔ_Ô€4.ÌÌÌ43€thin1€Oh„Ô_Ôu.nÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSininiÔ_Ô..€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSii.i.iÔ_Ô€5„.;ðð€ii~~n~€iii€UÐ Š!!$ ÐÌÌiii;€iii:iii„e€i„n€Ô_ÔnirnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔinniÔ_Ôð"ð,€I,€.Ô_ÔiniIÔ_Ô€„a€b„s€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô.€inn€i„„ne.€Ô_ÔiniÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔiranninllÔ_Ô.Ïn„Ô_ÔnmÔ_Ô€u:.i.i~i€ii„.ð"ð...€ii..€is€inn,ÌÌððÔ_ÔciiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔisiÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôti;nÔ_Ô„€Ô_ÔInisilÔ_Ô€hr€no€into€an„„€in€Ô_ÔinizisciÔ_Ô€nat€Ô_ÔtiniriÔ_Ô..€it.ÌÌÓ/€ d/Óâ âIâ ââ  âN€commemoration€of€this€I)Ô_ÔromiseÔ_Ô€of€the€Lords€to€pass€overÐ Ú(b(, Ðâ W`W`°`°`âtheir€homes€in€executing€Ô_ÔveligeanceÔ_Ô€011€tile€Ô_ÔlUgvÔ_Ô~)ti:tl1s,€Ô_ÔantIÔ_ÔÌâ °`°`W`W`âÌof€the€prolonged€battles€between€Jehovah€and€Mo„Ô_ÔnesÔ_Ô€(ml?€Ô_ÔtIleÔ_ÔÏÔ_ÔiSlICÔ_Ô€side,€and€Pharaoh€and€his€Cabinet€on€the€other,€the€Jeu€5ÏlIeuòò1óó€an€annual€feast€to€which€all€circumcised€males€wereÐ l-ô,1 ÐÔ_Ôsll;flInolletlÔ_Ô.€The€point€of€interest,€to€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€is€whether€womenÏWere€Ô_ÔslistjualifletlÔ_Ô,€not€being€circumcised,€or€whether€asÏmembers€of€the€Ô_Ôcongregil‚tionÔ_Ô€they€could€slip€in€under€theÏprovision€in€the€47th€verse,€anti€enjoy€the€unleavened€bread€andÏÔ_ÔniCeÔ_Ô€r(Ô_ÔiastÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔlalflbÔ_Ô€with€tile€Ô_ÔmcliÔ_Ô€of€their€household.€It€seems€fromÐ þ1†16 Ðthe€above€texts€that€this€Ô_ÔblesseslÔ_Ô€feast€of€deliverance€fromÏbondage€must€have€been€Ô_ÔcoIlfilledÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtsÔ_Ô€males,€that€they€only,Ïcould€express€their€joy€and€Ô_ÔgratitlltieÔ_Ô.€But€women€wereÏpermitted€to€l)Ô_ÔerfftrlnÔ_Ô€a€Ô_ÔsnlÔ_Ô)t)Ô_ÔrdinateÔ_Ô€part€in€the€grand€hegira,Ïbeside€Ô_ÔcllrryiligÔ_Ô€their€respective€infants€they€mani‚fested€theirÏpatriotism€òòby€óóstealing€all€the€jewels€Ô_ÔtifÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔgttiÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€anti€silver,€all€theÐ  ’ Ðrich€silks€and€velvets€from€their€lKgyòò1óóaian€neigh‚bors,€all€theyÐ ú‚ Ðcould€carry,€according€t(Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€the€Ô_Ôeinll?rn:tllÔ_Ô(Ô_ÔlsÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔttfÔ_Ô€Moses.€And€whyÏshould€these€women€take€Ô_ÔiiyÔ_Ô€hart€ill€the€Ô_ÔitlIsslIverÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtileirÔ_Ô€conditionÏremained€about€the€same€Ô_ÔullilerÔ_Ô€all€dynasties€in€all€lands.€TheyÏwere€regarded€merelyð ð€as€Ô_ÔneCÔ_Ô€C55llf~€factors€in€race€building.Ð ¢ *  ÐAs€Jewish€wives€or€Egyptian€concubines.€there€was€no€essentialÏdifference€in€their€social€Ô_ÔstoÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔtusÔ_Ô.ÌòòÌóóAs€Satan,€represented€by€a€male€snake,€seemed€to€be€womenð ðsÐ P Ø  ÐÔ_ÔcounsellorÔ_Ô€from€the€beginning,€making€her€skillful€in€cunningÏand€tergiversation,€it€is€fair€to€suppose€that€they€were€destinedÏto€commune€with€the€spirit€of€evil€for€ever€and€ever,€that€is€ifÏwomen€have€souls€and€are€immortal,€which€is€thought€to€beÏdoubtful€by€many€nations.€There€is€no€trace€thus€far€that€theÏJews€believed€in€a€future€state,€good€or€bad.€No€promise€of€imƒ¼mortality€is€held€out€to€men€even.€So€far€the€promise€to€themÏ15€a€purely€material€triumph,€ð ðtheir€seed€shall€not€fill€the€earth.ððÌThe€firstborn€of€males€both€man€and€beast€are€claimed€by€theÏLord€as€his€own.€From€the€general€sentiment€expressed€in€theÏvarious€texts,€it€is€evident€that€Satan€claims€the€women€as€hisÏown.€The€Hebrew€God€had€very€little€to€say€in€regard€to€them.ÏIf€the€Ô_ÔpassoverÔ_Ô,€the€lamb€and€the€unleavened€bread,€wereÏnecessary€to€make€the€males€acceptable€in€religious€services,€theÏfemales€could€find€no€favor€in€the€eyes€of€either€God€or€man.ÌIn€most€of€the€sacrifices€female€animals€are€not€accepted,€nor€aÏmale,€born€after€a€female€by€the€same€parent.€Males€are€theÏrace,€females€only€the€creatures€that€carry€it€on.€ThisÏarrangement€must€be€providential,€as€it€saves€men€from€manyÏdisabilities.€Men€never€fail€to€dwell€on€maternity€as€a€disqualiƒ¼fication€for€the€possession€of€many€civil€and€political€rights.ÏSuggest€the€idea€of€women€having€a€voice€in€making€laws€andÏadministering€the€Government€in€the€halls€of€legislation,€inÏCongress,€or€the€British€Parliament,€and€men€will€declaim€atÏonce€on€the€disabilities€of€maternity€in€a€sneering€contemptuousÏway,€as€if€the€office€of€motherhood€was€undignified€and€did€notÏcom‚port€with€the€highest€public€offices€in€church€and€state.€It€isÏvain€that€we€point€them€to€Queen€Victoria,€who€has€carefullyÏreared€a€large€family,€while€considering€and€signing€all€stateÏpapers.€She€has€been€a€pattern€wife€and€mother,€kept€a€cleanÏcourt,€and€used€her€influence€as€far€as€her€position€wouldÏadmit,€to€keep€peace€with€all€nations.€Why€should€representaƒ¼tive€American€women€be€incapable€of€discharging€similarÏpublic€and€private€duties€at€the€same€time€in€an€equally€com‚ÌÔ_ÔmendableÔ_Ô€Ô_Ômanner?EÔ_Ô.€C.€S.ÌòòÌÌ##################ÌóóÔ_ÔChAPTERÔ_Ô€V.Ð 105 ÐòòÔ_ÔE.atodusÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔxrniiiÔ_Ô.Ð ò1z16 Ðóówhen€Ô_ÔJeshroÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔshepriessofMidian,MosesÔ_Ôð ð€fatherÐ x Ðin€law,€heard€of€all€that€God€had€done€br€Mows,€and€for€IsraelÏhis€people,€òòand€óóthat€the€Lord€had€brought€Israel€out€of€Egypt:Ð LÔ Ða€Then€Jethro,€Moses€father€in€law,€took€Ô_ÔZippÔ_Ô~ÌÔ_ÔorahÔ_Ô,€Moses€wife,€alter€he€had€sent€bier€hack.Ì~€And€her€Ô_ÔssvoÔ_Ô€sons;€of€which€tine€name€of€one€òòwas€óóÔ_ÔGershomÔ_Ô€:Ð ˜ Ðfor€he€said,€I€have€keen€an€alien€in€a€strange€land:Ì~And€the€name€of€the€other€òòwas€óóÔ_ÔEliecerÔ_Ô:€for€the€God€of€myÐ êr Ðfather,€òòsaid€he.€óóseas€Ô_ÔmiaeÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔIneipÔ_Ô,€and€delivered€me€from€theÐ Úb ÐÔ_ÔsneordÔ_Ô€of€Ô_ÔPhartsohÔ_ÔÌ5€And€Ô_ÔJeshroÔ_Ô,€Moses€father€in€law,€came€with€his€sons€and€hisÏwife€unto€Moses€into€the€wilderness,€where€he€encamped€at€theÏmeans€of€God:Ì6€And€he€said€unto€Moses.€1€tiny€f.,Ô_ÔsbniÔ_Ôð ðr€in€list€Ô_ÔJeshroÔ_Ô€amÐ r ú  Ðcome€(Into€thee,€and€tiny€wit€e,€Ô_ÔmiiiÔ_Ô€I€Ô_ÔInirÔ_ÔÌto„n€sinus€wish€her.Ìðð€And€Moses€went€Ô_ÔostsÔ_Ô€to€flint€lit€Ô_ÔsniltirÔ_Ô€in€lass.€Ô_ÔanniÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔcliiiÔ_ÔÏÔ_Ôolwis;niiniÔ_Ôð ð,€.Ô_ÔiniÔ_Ô€I€òòd„in~rð ðÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô€óóhum€„€inn!€sty€asked€Ô_ÔezichÔ_Ô€other€ofÐ ¢ Ðòòtheir€óóÔ_ÔwelnarrÔ_Ô€;€tinð ð€I€si„n„f€into€sine€5nð ðÔ_ÔiitÔ_Ô€„Ð  ’ ÐS€Ô_ÔAnitiÔ_Ô€Moses€Ô_ÔtnnldÔ_Ô€his€Ô_ÔfninlnnÔ_Ôð ðr€iii€no„€iii€Ô_Ôl,ornlÔ_Ô€had€done€ontoÐ ú‚ ÐÔ_ÔlihÔ_Ô.,Ô_ÔrtninhtÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔisiÔ_Ô€I€ðððð€site€Vs€sinus€for€Ô_ÔlsrtielnsÔ_Ô€sake,€Ô_ÔutednillÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔliiiÔ_Ôð ðÐ äl ÐÔ_Ôrc.nn.iilÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔibitÔ_Ô€tn„Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€inns,ð ð€Ô_ÔupossÔ_Ô€them€by€the€stay,€and€ii~Ô_ÔtniÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔsunSÔ_ÔÐ ÎV ÐÔ_Ôl.nrlÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔninliserÔ_Ôð ð€ed€them,Ð ¸@ ÐÌÓ/€ d/Óâ âAâ ââ  âFTER€a€long€separation€the€record€of€the€meeting€betweenÐ Œ Ðâ ``°`°`âMoses€and€his€wife€Ô_ÔZipporahÔ_Ô€is€very€Ô_ÔunsatisfaCtoryÔ_Ô€to€tileÌâ °`°```âcasual€reader.€There€is€some€sentiment€in€the€Ô_ÔmeetiligÔ_Ô€t~fÏÔ_ÔJethiroÔ_Ô€and€Moses,€they€embraced€and€kissed€each€other.€Ô_ÔIlowÔ_ÔÏÔ_ÔtnintherÔ_Ô€and€beautiful€the€seeming€relation€to€a€father€in€la~v,Ïmore€Ô_Ôfnrtnll‚ateÔ_Ô€than€the€mother€in€law€in€our€time.€Ô_ÔZipporabÔ_ÔÏlike€all€the€women€of€her€time€was€hustled€about,€sent€forwardÏan(l€Ô_ÔhaCkÔ_Ô€by€husbands€and€fathers,€generally€transported€withÏtheir€sons€Ô_ÔantIÔ_Ô€belongings€on€some€longð"ðsuffering€Ô_ÔjackassÔ_Ô.ÏNothing€is€said€of€the€daughters,€but€the€sons,€their€names€andÏtheir€significance€seem€of€vital€importance.€We€must€smile€orÏheave€a€sigh€at€all€this€injustice,€but€different€phases€of€the€sameÏguiding€Ô_ÔprineilÔ_Ô)le€blocks€womanð ðs€way€to„day€to€perfect€liberty.Ð „! !$ ÐSee€tile€struggle€they€have€made€to€gain€admittance€to€theÏschools€and€colleges,€the€trades€and€professions,€their€civil€andÏpolitical€rights.€The€darkest€page€in€history€is€tile€persecutionsÏof€woman.ÌWe€take€note€of€these€discriminations€of€sex,€and€reiterate€themÏagain€and€again€to€call€the€;Ô_ÔtttentionÔ_Ô€of€women€to€the€realÏsource€of€their€multiplied€disabilities.€As€long€as€our€re‚ligionÏteaches€~Ô_ÔvomansÔ_Ô€subjection€and€manð ðs€right€of€Ô_Ôdomina‚tIonÔ_Ô,€weÐ Ô(\(, Ðshall€have€chaos€in€the€world€of€morals.€Women€are€neverÏreferred€to€as€persons,€merely€as€property,€and€to€sec€why,Ìòòóóòòóóyou€must€read€the€Bible€until€you€also€see€how€many€otherÐ ’++/ Ðopportunities€for€the€exercise€of€sex€were€given€to€men,€andÏwhy€the€single€one€of€marriage€to€one€husband€was€allowed€toÏwomen.ÌIn€all€the€directions€given€Moses,€for€the€regulation€Ô_ÔoftheÔ_Ô€socialÏand€civil€life€of€the€children€of€Israel,€and€in€theÏcommandments.€on€Mount€Sinai,€it€is€rarely€that€females€areÏmentioned.€The€regulations€are€chiefly€for€males,€the€offeringsÐ ø1€16 Ðare€male,€the€transgressions€referred€to€are€male.ÌWhen€the€Lord€was€about€to€give€the€ten€commandments€to€theÏchildren€of€Israel€he€gave€the€most€minute€directions€as€to€theÏpreparatory€duties€of€the€people.€It€is€evident€from€the€text€thatÏmales€only€were€to€witness€Mosesð ð€ascent€to€Mount€Sinai€andÐ  ¨ Ðthe€coming€of€the€Lord€in€a€cloud€of€fire.ÌòòExodus€xix.Ð ô| Ðóóta€And€thou€shalt€set€bounds€unto€the€people€beast€or€man,€itÐ äl Ðshall€not€live:€when€the€trumpet€round€Ô_ÔaboulÔ_Ô.€saying,€Take€heedÏto€yourselves,€Ô_ÔsoundethÔ_Ô€long,€they€shall€come€up€to€the€mount.Ìòòthat€ye€go€Ô_ÔeotÔ_Ô€óóup€Ô_ÔintotheÔ_Ô€mount,€or€touch€the€Ô_ÔbordÔ_Ô„€54€ðð€AndÐ ¢ *  ÐMoses€went€down€from€the€mount€Ô_Ôon‚erÔ_Ô€of€it:€whosoeverÏÔ_ÔtouchethÔ_Ô€the€mount€shall€be€to€the€people,€and€sanctified€theÏpeople;€and€they€surely€put€to€death,€washed€their€clothes.Ìt~€There€shall€not€a€hand€touch€it,€but€he€shall€s6€And€he€saidÏunto€the€people,€Be€reedy€againstÌsurely€be€stoned,€or€shot€through;€whether€òòit€óóÔ_ÔtIeÔ_Ô€the€third€day:Ð $¬ Ðcome€not€Ô_ÔatyourÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôw,vesÔ_Ô.ÌÌThe€children€of€Israel€were€to€sanctify€themselves€for€this€greatÏevent.€Besides€a€thorough€cleaning€of€their€persons€and€clothes,Ïthey€were€to€have€no€affiliations€or€conversations€with€womenÏfor€the€space€of€three€days.€The€Hebrew€laws€regulat‚ing€theÏrelations€of€men€and€women€are€never€complimentary€to€theÏlatter.ÌThis€feeling€was€in€due€time€cultivated€in€the€persecutionsÏwomen€endured€under€witchcraft€and€celibacy,€when€allÏwomen€were€supposed€to€be€in€collusion€with€the€spirit€of€evil,Ïand€every€man€was€warned€that€the€less€he€had€to€do€with€theÏð ðdaughters€of€menðð€the€more€perfect€might€be€his€communionÏwith€the€Creator.€Ô_ÔLeckyÔ_Ô€in€his€History€of€Rationalism€showsÏwhat€women€endured€when€these€ideas€were€prevalent,€andÏtheir€sufferings€were€not€mitigated€until€rationalism€took€theÏplace€of€religion,€and€reason€Ô_ÔtrumphedÔ_Ô€over€superstition.€E.€C.€òòóóÐ ´<! ÐÌÌ############################ÌÌCHAPTER€VI.ÌòòExodus€Ô_Ôxv.óóIÔ_ÔÐ 0$¸#' ÐÌso€ðð€And€Miriam€the€prophetess,€the€sister€of€a,€And€MiriamÏanswered€them,€Sing€ye€to€the€Aaron,€took€a€timbrel€in€herÏhand:€and€all€the€Lord,€for€he€hath€triumphed€gloriously:€theÏhorse€women€went€out€after€her€with€timbrels€and€with€and€hisÏrider€hash€he€thrown€into€the€sea.Ìdances.ÌÌÌÌÓ/€ d/ÓââAâââ  âFTER€many€previous€disappointments€from€Pharaoh,€theÐ D.Ì-2 Ðâ ``°`°`âchildren€of€Israel€were€permitted€to€start€from€Egypt€andÌâ °`°```âcross€the€Red€Sea,€while€Pharaoh€and€his€host€in€pursuit,€wereÌoverwhelmed€in€the€waters.ÌThen€Moses€and€the€children€of€Israel€expressed€their€grati‚tudeÐ ì1t16 Ðto€the€Lord€in€a€song,€comprising€nineteen€verses,€while€MiriamÏand€the€women€expressed€theirs€in€the€above€two.€Has€thisÏproportion€any€significance€as€to€the€comparative€happiness€ofÏthe€men€and€the€women,€or€is€it€a€poor€attempt€by€the€maleÏhistorian€to€make€out€that€though€the€women€took€part€in€theÏgeneral€rejoicing,€they€were€mutinous€or€sulky.€We€know€thatÏMiriam€was€not€altogether€satisfied€with€the€management€ofÏMoses€at€many€points€of€the€expedition,€and€later€on€expressedÏher€dissatisfaction.€If€their€gratitude€is€to€be€measured€by€theÏlength€of€their€expression,€the€women€were€only€one„tenth€asÏgrateful€as€the€men.€It€must€always€be€a€wonder€to€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô,€that€inÏview€of€their€degradation,€they€ever€felt€like€singing€or€dancing,Ïfor€what€desirable€change€was€there€in€their€livesð"ðthe€sameÏhard€work€or€bondage€they€suffered€in€Egypt.€There,€they€wereÏall€slaves€together,€but€now€the€men,€in€their€respective€familiesÏwere€exalted€above€their€heads.€Clarke€gives€the€song€in€Ô_ÔmetreÔ_ÔÏwith€a€chorus,€and€says€the€women,€led€by€Miriam,€answered€inÏa€chorus€by€themselves€which€greatly€heightened€the€effect.ÌòòExodus€xvi.Ð ìt ÐÌóóa~€And€he€said€unto€them.€This€òòis€that€óówhich€29€See,€for€thatÐ ÌT Ðthe€Lord€hath€given€you€the€Ô_ÔtheÔ_Ô€Lord€bath€said,€To€morrow€òòisÐ ¼D Ðóóthe€rest€of€the€Ô_ÔsabbathÔ_Ô,€therefore€he€giveth€you€on€the€sixth€dayÐ ¬4 Ðholy€Ô_ÔsabbathÔ_Ô€unto€the€Lord:€hake€òòthat€óówhich€ye€the€bread€ofÐ – Ðtwo€days;€abide€ye€every€man€in€his€will€bake€òòto„day,€óóandÐ † Ðseethe€that€ye€will€seethe;€place,€let€no€man€go€out€of€his€placeÏon€the€seventh€and€that€which€Ô_ÔremainethÔ_Ô€over€lay€up€for€you€toÏday.Ìbe€kept€until€the€Ô_Ômorning.IÔ_Ô€30€So€the€people€rested€on€theÏseventh€day.ÌòòÌóóIn€these€texts€we€note€that€the€work€of€men€was€done€on€theÐ ø€ Ðsixth€day,€but€the€women€must€work€as€usual€on€the€seventh.ÏWe€see€the€same€thing€to„day,€womanð ðs€work€is€never€done.Ð ÌT! ÐWhat€irony€to€say€to€them€rest€on€the€seventh€day.€The€PuritanÏfathers€would€not€let€the€children€romp€or€play,€nor€give€theirÏwives€a€drive€on€Sunday,€but€they€en‚joyed€a€better€dinner€onÏthe€Sabbath€than€any€other€day;€yet€the€Ô_ÔxxxiÔ_Ô€chapter€and€I€5thÏverse€contains€the€following€warning:ÌÌa5€Ô_ÔSintÔ_Ô€days€may€work€be€done:€but€in€the€whosoever€Ô_ÔdoeshÔ_ÔÏòòany€óówork€in€the€Ô_ÔsabbathÔ_Ô€day,€heÐ &¤%) Ðseventh€òòis€óóthe€Ô_ÔsabbathÔ_Ô€of€rest,€holy€to€the€Lord:€shall€sorely€beÐ  '”&* Ðput€to€death.ÌÌÌAs€the€women€continued€to€work€and€yet€seemed€to€live€in€theÏflesh,€it€may€refer€to€the€death€of€their€civil€rights,€their€inƒ¼dividuality,€as€nonentities€without€souls€or€personal€responsiƒ¼bility.ÌA€critical€reading€of€the€ten€commandments€will€show€that€theyÏare€chiefly€for€mei.€After€purifying€themselves€by€put‚ting€asideÏtheir€wives€and€soiled€clothes,€they€assembled€at€the€foot€ofÏMount€Sinai.€We€have€no€hint€of€the€presence€of€a€woman.ÏOne€commandment€speaks€of€visiting€the€iniquities€of€theÐ  2’16 Ðfathers€upon€the€children.€There€is€an€element€of€justice€in€this,Ïfor€to€talk€of€children€getting€iniquities€from€their€mothers,€in€aÏhistory€of€males,€of€fathers€and€sons,€would€be€as€ridiculous€asÏgetting€them€from€the€clothes€they€wore.Ìð ðSix€days€shalt€thou€labor€and€do€all€thy€work.ðð€With€theÏmajority€of€women€this€is€impossible.€Men€of€all€classes€canÏmake€the€Sabbath€a€day€of€rest,€at€least€a€change€of€employƒ¼ment,€but€for€women€the€same€monotonous€duties€must€be€perƒ¼formed.€In€the€homes€of€the€rich€and€poor€alike,€most€womenÏcook,€clean,€and€take€care€of€children€from€morning€till€night.ÏMen€must€have€good€dinners€Sundays€above€all€other€days,€asÏthen€they€have€plenty€of€time€in€which€to€eat.€If€the€first€bornÏmale€child€lifts€up€his€voice€at€the€midnight€hour,€the€femaleÏattendant€takes€heed€to€his€discontent;€if€in€the€early€morning€atÏthe€Ô_ÔcockÔ_Ô€crowing,€or€the€eventide,€she€is€there.€They€who€watchÏand€guard€the€infancy€of€men€are€like€faithful€sentinels,€alwaysÏon€duty.ÌThe€fifth€commandment€will€take€the€reader€by€surprise.€It€isÐ Š Ðrather€remarkable€that€the€young€Hebrews€should€have€beenÏtold€to€honor€their€mothers,€when€the€whole€drift€of€theÏteaching€thus€far€has€been€to€throw€contempt€on€the€whole€sex.ÏIn€what€way€could€they€show€their€mothers€honor?€All€the€lawsÏand€customs€forbid€it.€Why€should€they€make€any€suchÏmanifestations?€Scientists€claim€that€the€father€gives€the€life,€theÏspirit,€the€soul,€all€there€is€of€most€value€in€existence.€WhyÏhonor€the€mother,€for€giving€the€mere€cov‚ering€of€flesh.€It€wasÏnot€her€idea,€but€the€fatherð ðs,€to€start€their€existence.€HeÐ <Ä Ðthought€of€them,€he€conceived€them.€You€might€as€well€pay€theÏprice€of€a€sack€of€wheat€to€the€field,€in‚stead€of€the€farmer€whoÏsowed€it,€as€to€honor€the€mother€for€giving€life.€According€toÏthe€Jewish€code,€the€father€is€the€great€factor€in€family€life,€theÏmother€of€minor€consideration.€In€the€midst€of€such€teachingsÏand€examples€of€the€subjection€and€degradation€of€allÏwomankind,€a€mere€command€to€honor€the€mother€has€noÏsignificance.€E.€C.€S.ÌòòÌÌ###################Ì€€€óóCHAPTER€VII.Ð F#Î"& ÐòòExodus€Ô_ÔxxxztÔ_ÔÐ 6$¾#' ÐóóAnd€when€the€people€saw€that€Moses€delayed€to€come€downÐ &%®$( Ðout€of€the€mount,€the€people€gathered€themselves€together€untoÏAaron,€and€said€unto€him,€Up,€make€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€gods,€which€shall€goÏbefore€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô;€for€òòas€for€óóthis€Moses,€the€man€that€brought€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€up€outÐ ä'l'+ Ðof€the€land€of€Egypt,€we€Ô_ÔwotÔ_Ô€not€what€is€become€of€him.Ìa€And€Aaron€Ô_ÔsaiduntoÔ_Ô€them,€Break€off€the€golden€earrings,Ïwhich€òòare€óóin€the€ears€of€your€wives,€of€your€sons,€and€of€yourÐ ¨*0*. Ðdaughters,€and€bring€òòthem€óóunto€me.Ð ˜+ +/ ÐAnd€all€the€people€brake€off€the€golden€ear‚rings€which€òòÔ_ÔntÔ_Ô~re€óóinÐ ˆ,,0 Ðtheir€ears,€and€brought€òòthem€óóunto€Aaron.Ð x--1 ÐAnd€he€received€òòthem€óóat€their€hand,€and€Ô_ÔfashÔ_Ô.Ð h.ð-2 ÐÔ_ÔionedÔ_Ô€it€with€a€graving€tool,€after€he€had€made€itÌa€molten€calf:€and€they€said,€These€òòRe€óóthy€gods,Ð B0Ê/4 Ð0Israel,€which€brought€thee€up€out€of€the€landÌof€Egypt.Ð 2¤16 Ð~€And€when€Aaron€saw€òòit,€óóhe€built€an€altar€be‚fore€it;€and€AaronÐ x Ðmade€proclamation,€and€said,€To„morrow€it€a€feast€to€the€Lord.Ì6€And€they€rose€up€early€on€the€morrow,€and€offered€burntÏofferings,€and€brought€peace€offerings.€and€the€people€sacÏdown€to€eat€and€to€drink,€and€rose€up€to€play.Ì7€ðð€And€the€Lord€said€unto€Moses,€Go,€get€thee€down;€for€thyÏpeople,€which€thou€Ô_ÔbroughtestÔ_Ô€out€of€the€land€of€Egypt,€haveÏcorrupted€òòthemselves.Ð äl ÐóóÌÌÓ/€ d/ÓââSâââ  âO€tired€were€the€children€of€Israel€waiting€at€the€foot€ofÐ ¨ 0  Ðâ È`È`°`°`âMount€Sinai€for€the€return€of€Moses,€that€Aaron€to€pacifyÌâ °`°`È`È`âthem€made€a€golden€calf€which€they€Ô_ÔworshippedÔ_Ô.€To€procureÏthe€gold€he€took€the€jewelry€of€the€women€young€and€old,€menÏnever€understanding€how€precious€it€is€to€them,€and€the€greatÏself„sacrifice€required€to€part€with€it.€But€as€the€men€generallyÏgive€it€to€them€during€courtship,€and€as€wedding€presents,€theyÏfeel€that€they€have€a€vested€right€therein€for€emergencies.ÌIt€was€just€so€in€the€American€Revolution,€in€1776,€the€firstÏdelicacy€the€men€threw€overboard€in€Boston€harbor€was€the€tea,Ïwomanð ðs€favorite€beverage.€The€tobacco€and€whiskey,€thoughÐ ÌT Ðheavily€taxed,€they€clung€to€with€the€tenacity€of€the€devil„fish.ÏRather€than€throw€their€luxuries€overboard€they€would€noÏdoubt€have€succumbed€to€King€Georgeð ðs€pretensions.€MenÐ Š Ðthink€that€self„sacrifice€is€the€most€charming€of€all€the€cardinalÏvirtues€for€women,€and€in€order€to€keep€it€in€healthy€workingÏorder,€they€make€opportunities€for€its€illustration€as€often€asÏpossible.€I€would€fain€teach€women€that€self„development€is€aÏhigher€duty€ððthan€self„sacrifice.ÌThe€pillar€of€cloud€for€day€and€light€for€night,€that€went€beforeÐ Ž Ðthe€children€of€Israel€in€the€wilderness,€was€indeed€a€marvel.€ItÏwas€an€aqueous€cloud€that€kept€them€well€watered€by€day,€andÏshadowed€from€the€heat€of€the€sun€;€by€night€it€showed€its€lightÏside€to€the€Israelites,€and€its€dark€side€to€what‚ever€enemy€mightÏpursue€them.€It€is€supposed€that€about€3,200,000€started€on€thisÏmarch€with€165,000€children.€They€car‚ried€all€their€provisions,Ïcooking€utensils,€flocks,€herds€and€all€the€gold,€silver,€preciousÏstones€and€rich€raiment€that€they€borrowed€(stole)€of€theÏEgyptians,€besides€the€bones€of€the€twelve€sons€of€Jacob.€It€isÏsaid€the€Israelites€spent€forty€years€wandering€in€the€wilderness,Ïkept€there€because€of€their€wickedness,€though€they€might€haveÏaccomplished€the€journey€in€a€few€weeks.€They€disobeyed€theÏcommandments€given€them€by€Moses,€and€Ô_Ôwor‚shippedÔ_Ô€aÏgolden€calf,€so€they€journeyed€through€deep€waters,€woe€andÏtribulation.€Fire€was€always€a€significant€emblem€of€Deity,€notÏonly€among€the€Hebrews€but€many€other€ancient€nations,€henceÏmen€have€adopted€it€as€a€male€emblem.€They€talk€of€MosesÏseeing€God;€but€Moses€says:€ð ðye€saw€no€manner€of€similitudeÏon€the€day€the€Lord€spoke€unto€me€on€Mount€Ô_ÔHorebÔ_Ô€out€of€theÏcloud€of€fire.ðð€E.€C.€S.ÌòòÌÌ###################Ì€€€óóCHAPTER€VIII.Ð 105 ÐòòExodus€Ô_Ôx.rxivÔ_Ô.Ð ø1€16 ÐóóÔ_ÔsaÔ_Ô€Take€heed€to€thyself,€lest€thou€make€aÐ x Ðcovenant€with€the€inhabitants€of€the€land€whither€thou€guess,Ïlest€is€be€for€a€snare€in€the€midst€of€thee;ÌÔ_ÔsyÔ_Ô€But€ye€shall€destroy€their€altars,€break€their€Ô_ÔtmagesÔ_Ô,€and€cutÏdown€their€groves:Ìs4€For€thou€shalt€worship€no€other€god:€for€the€Lord,€who€etaÏjealous€God.Ìe~€Lest€thou€make€a€covenant€with€the€in‚habitants€of€she€bind,Ïand€they€go€after€their€gods,€and€do€sacrifice€unto€their€gods,Ïand€òòone€óócall€thee,€and€thou€eat€of€his€sacrifice:Ð ²:  Ðs6€And€thou€sake€of€their€daughters€unto€thy€suns,€and€theirÏdaughters€go€after€their€gods,€and€make€thy€suns€go€after€theirÏgods.Ìa~€ðð€Thrive€in€the€year€shall€all€your€men€children€appearÏbefore€the€Lord€God,€the€God€of€Israel.Ì24€For€I€will€cast€out€the€nations€before€thee.€and€enlarge€thyÏborders:€neither€shall€any€man€desire€thy€land,€when€thou€shaltÏgo€up€to€appear€before€the€Lord€thy€God€thrice€in€the€year.Ì25€Thou€shalt€not€offer€the€blood€of€my€sacrifice€with€leaven;Ïneither€shall€the€sacrifice€of€the€feast€of€the€Ô_ÔpassoverÔ_Ô€he€leftÏunto€the€morning.Ìa6€The€first€of€the€first€fruits€of€ððhy€land€thou€shalt€bring€untoÏthe€house€of€the€Lord€thy€God.€Thou€shalt€not€seethe€a€kid€inÏhis€motherð ðs€milk.Ð „  ÐÌÓ/€ d/ÓââTâââ  âHE€Jews€did€not€seem€to€have€an€abiding€faith€in€theÐ Xà Ðâ é`é`°`°`âattractions€of€their€own€religion.€They€evidently€lived€inÌâ °`°`é`é`âconstant€fear€lest€their€sons€and€daughters€should€worship€theÏstrange€gods€of€other€nations.€They€seem€also€to€have€had€mostÏexaggerated€fears€as€to€the€influence€alien€women€might€exertÏover€their€sons.€Three€times€in€the€year€all€the€men€were€toÏappear€before€the€Lord.€Why€the€women€were€not€com‚mandedÏto€appear€has€been€a€point€of€much€questioning.€Probably€theÏwomen,€then€as€now,€were€more€conscientious€in€their€religiousÏduties,€and€not€so€susceptible€to€the€attractions€of€alien€men€andÏtheir€strange€gods.ÌIf€the€Lord€had€talked€more€freely€with€the€Jewish€women€andÏimpressed€some€of€his€wise€commands€on€their€hearts,€theyÏwould€have€had€a€more€refined€and€religious€influence€on€theÏmen€of€Israel.€But€all€their€knowledge€of€the€divine€commandsÏwas€second€hand€and€through€an€acknowledged€corruptÏmedium.Ìð ðThou€shalt€not€seethe€a€kid€in€his€motherð ðs€milk.ðð€After€all€theÐ â&j&* Ðlearning€critics€have€bestowed€on€this€passage,€the€simpleÏmeaning,€says€Adam€Clarke,€seems€to€be€this:€Thou€shalt€doÏnothing€that€may€have€a€tendency€to€blunt€thy€moral€feelings,€orÏteach€thee€hardness€of€heart.€Even€human€nature€shudders€atÏthe€thought€of€taking€the€motherð ðs€milk€to€seeÐ t+ü*/ Ðòòóóthe€flesh€of€her€own€dead€lamb.€With€all€their€cruelty€towardsÐ ^,æ+0 Ðalien€tribes€and€all€their€sacrifices€of€lambs€and€kids,€there€is€anÏoccasional€touch€of€tenderness€for€animal€life€among€theÏHebrews€that€is€quite€praiseworthy.Ì#########ÌòòÔ_ÔEatodusÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔxxxviÔ_Ô.Ð ð0x05 ÐóóÔ_ÔaaÔ_Ô€And€they€came,€both€Ô_ÔmettÔ_Ô€and€women,€as€z~€And€all€theÐ à1h16 Ðwomen€that€were€wise€hearted€many€as€were€willing€hearted,Ïand€brought€did€spin€with€Ô_Ôtheir:handsÔ_Ô,€and€brought€that€whichÏbracelets,€and€earrings,€and€rings,€and€tablets,€all€they€had€spun,ÏòòRoth€óóof€blue,€and€of€purple€Ô_ÔaeniÔ_Ô€of€jewels€of€gold;€and€everyÐ 6¾ Ðman€òòoffered€óóan€offering€scarlet,€and€of€fine€linen.Ð &® Ðof€gold€unto€the€Ô_ÔLord.afiÔ_Ô€And€all€the€women€whose€heartÏstirred€themÌa~€And€every€man,€with€whom€was€found€blue,€up€in€wisdomÏspun€goats€òòhair.Ð Ô\ Ðóóand€purple,€and€scarlet~€and€fine€linen,€and€goatsð ðÐ ÄL  ÐòòÔ_ÔRairÔ_Ô,€óóand€red€skins€of€Ô_ÔranssÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔbadgersiÔ_Ô€skins,€brought€òòthem.Ð ® 6  ÐÌÌÌóóWomen€were€always€considered€sufficiently€clean€to€beg,€workÐ n ö  Ðand€give€generously€for€the€building€and€decoration€ofÏchurches,€and€the€support€of€the€priesthood.€They€might€alwaysÏserve€as€inferiors,€but€never€receive€as€equals.ÌGreat€preparations€were€made€for€building€the€Tabernacle,€andÏall€the€willing€hearted€were€invited€to€bring€all€their€orna‚mentsÏand€all€manner€of€rich€embroideries,€and€brilliant€fancy€work€ofÏscarlet,€blue€and€purple.€As€usual€in€our€own€day€the€JewishÏwomen€were€allowed€to€give€generously,€work€untiringly€andÏbeg€eloquently€to€build€altars€and€Tabernacles€to€the€Lord,€toÏembroider€slippers€and€make€flowing€robes€for€the€priesthood,Ïbut€they€could€not€enter€the€holy€of€holies€or€take€any€activeÏpart€in€the€services.ÌSome€women€in€our€times€think€these€unhappy€Jewesses€wouldÏhave€been€much€ð ðwiser€heartedðð€if€they€had€kept€their€jewelryÏand€beautiful€embroideries€to€decorate€themselves€and€theirÏhomes,€where€they€were€at€least€satellites€of€the€dinner€pot€andÏthe€cradle,€and€Ô_ÔGodessesÔ_Ô€at€their€own€altars.€Seeing€they€had€noÏright€inside€the€sacred€Temple,€but€stood€looking„glass€in€handÏat€the€door,€it€would€have€indicated€more€Ô_Ôself‚respectÔ_Ô€to€haveÏwashed€their€hands€of€all€that€pertained€to€male€ceremonies,Ïaltars€and€temples.€But€the€women€were€wild€with€enthusiasm,Ïjust€as€they€are€to„day€with€fairs€and€donation€parties,€to€buildÏchurches,€and€they€brought€such€loads€ofÌòòóóÔ_ÔbricÔ_Ô„a„Ô_ÔbracÔ_Ô€that€at€last€Moses€compelled€them€to€stop,€as€theÐ ^#æ"& Ðsupply€exceeded€all€reasonable€demand.€But€for€the€building€ofÏthe€Tabernacle€the€women€brought€all€they€deemed€mostÏprecious,€even€the€most€necessary€and€convenient€articles€ofÏtheir€toilets.ÌÌòò#################Ð Ú(b(, ÐExodus€Ô_ÔxxxviiiÔ_Ô.Ìóó8€ðð€And€he€made€the€layer€òòof€óóbrass,€and€the€òòwomen€óóassemblingÐ º*B*. Ðòòat€óóthe€door€of€the€tabernacle€ofÐ ª+2+/ Ðfoot€of€it€òòof€óóbrass,€of€the€Ô_ÔlookiogÔ_Ô€glasses€of€òòthe€óó„€theÐ š,",0 Ðcongregation.ÌÌÌThe€men€readily€accepted€the€sacrifice€of€all€their€jewelry,€richÏlaces,€velvets€and€silks,€their€looking€glasses€of€solid€preciousÏmetal.€These€being€made€of€metal€could€be€used€for€buildingÐ 2¤16 Ðpurposes.€The€women€carried€these€with€them€wherever€theyÏwent,€and€always€stood€with€them€in€hand€at€the€door€of€theÏTabernacle,€as€they€were€the€doorkeepers€standing€outside€toÏwatch€and€guard€the€door€from€those€not€permitted€to€enter.ÌAn€objective€view€of€the€manner€these€women€were€imposedÏupon,€wheedled€and€deceived€with€male€pretensions€and€the€patÏuse€of€the€phrase€ð ðthus€saith€the€Lord,ðð€must€make€every€oneÏwho€reads€indignant€at€the€masculine€assumption,€even€at€thisÌlate€Ô_Ôday.E.C.S.Ô_ÔÌÌAt€every€stage€of€his€existence€Moses€was€indebted€to€someÏwoman€for€safety€and€success.€Miriam,€by€her€sagacity,€savedÏhis€life.€Pharaohð ðs€daughter€reared€and€educated€him€and€madeÐ p ø  Ðthe€way€possible€for€the€high€offices€he€was€called€to€fill;€andÏÔ_ÔZipporahÔ_Ô,€his€wife,€a€woman€of€strong€character€and€decidedÏopinions,€often€gave€him€good€advice.€Evidently€from€the€textÏshe€Ô_ÔcriticisedÔ_Ô€his€conduct€and€management€as€a€leader,€andÏdoubted€his€supernatural€mission,€for€she€refused€to€go€out€ofÏEgypt€with€him,€preferring€to€remain€with€her€sons€under€herÏfatherð ðs€roofð"ðJethro,€a€priest€of€Ô_ÔMidianÔ_Ô.€After€the€destructionÐ Ö^ Ðof€Pharaohð ðs€host,€when€the€expedition,€led€by€Moses€seemedÐ ÀH Ðto€be€an€assured€success,€she€followed€with€her€father€to€joinÏthe€leader€of€the€wandering€Israelites.€(Chapter€xviii,€2.)ÌIn€the€ordinances€which€follow€the€ten€commandments.ÌòòóóÌÌ#################ÌòòExodus€xxii.Ð &® Ѐóóas€ðð€Thou€shalt€neither€vent€a€stranger,€nor€a~€If€thou€afflictÐ ž Ðthem€in€any€wise,€and€they€cryÌoppress€him:€for€ye€were€strangers€in€the€land€Ô_ÔofatÔ_Ô€all€unto€me,ÏI€will€surely€hear€their€cry;ÌEgypt.€€€24€And€my€Ô_ÔnerathÔ_Ô€shall€want€lint,€and€I€will€killÌ€€Ô_ÔaaÔ_Ô€ðð€Ye€shall€not€afflict€any€widow,€or€father„you€with€theÏsword,€and€Ô_ÔyonnrÔ_Ô€wives€shall€heÌless€Ô_Ôchild,widowsÔ_Ô,€and€your€children€fatherless:ÌÌÌThis€special€threat€against€those€who€oppress€the€widow€and€theÏfatherless,€has€a€touch€of€tenderness€and€mercy,€but€if€theÏvengeance€is€to€make€more€widows€and€fatherless,€the€sum€ofÏhuman€misery€is€increased€rather€than€diminished.€As€to€theÏstranger,€after€his€country€has€been€made€desolate,€his€citiesÏburned,€his€property,€cattle,€lands€and€merchandise€allÏconfiscated,€kind€words€and€alms€would€be€but€a€small€measureÏof€justice€under€any€circumstances.ÌIn€closing€the€book€of€Exodus,€the€reader€must€wonder€that€theÏfaith€and€patience€of€the€people,€in€that€long€sorrowful€marchÏthrough€the€wilderness,€held€out€as€long€as€it€did.€Whether€factÏor€fiction,€it€is€one€of€the€most€melancholy€records€in€humanÏhistory.€Whether€as€a€mere€\Ô_ÔvorkÔ_Ô€of€the€imagination,€or€the€realÏexperience€of€an€afflicted€people,€our€finer€sentiments€of€pityÏand€sympathy€find€relief€only€in€doubts€of€its€Ô_Ôtruth.L.D.B.Ô_ÔÌÌ##############Ð à1h16 ÐÔ‡&×V%XX&Ô€BOOK€OF€LEVITICUS.Ð x ÐÌCHAPTER€I.ÌÌòòÔ_ÔtwiticusÔ_Ô€iv,€vi.Ð ÐX ÐóóÔ_ÔsaÔ_Ô€ò òWhen€a€ruler€hath€sinned€and€somewhat€through€ignorance,Ð ¦. Ðòòó óagainst€óóò òany€of€the€Ô_Ôcons‚rnandmenlsÔ_Ô€of€the€Lord€his€Gòò0óódÐ ‚  Ðòòó óconcerning€things€óóò òwhich€should€not€he€done,€and€is€guilty.Ð ^æ Ð23€Or€if€his€sin,€wherein€he€bath€sinned,€come€to€his€knowledge;Ïhe€shall€bring€his€offer‚ing,€a€kid€of€the€goats,€a€male€withoutÏblemish:Ìó ó27€ò òðð€And€if€any€one€of€the€common€people€sin€throughÐ ¹ A  Ðignorance,€while€he€Ô_ÔdoethÔ_Ô€òòó ósome‚what€against€óóò òany€of€theÐ •   Ðcommandments€of€the€Lord€òòó óconcerning€things€óóò òwhich€ought€not€toÐ q ù  Ðhe€done,€and€he€guiltyÌÔ_ÔsSÔ_Ô€Then€he€shall€bring€his€offering,€a€kid€of€~he€goats,€a€Ô_ÔtemaleÔ_ÔÏwithout€blemish,€fur€his€sin.ÌÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô~€ó óðð€ò òAnd€this€òòó óis€óóò òthe€law€of€the€meat€offering:Ð ÌT Ðthe€sons€of€Aaron€shall€offer€it€before€the€Lord.€before€the€altar.Ìz~€And€he€shall€take€of€it€his€handful,€of€the€flour€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€the€meatÏoffering,€and€of€the€oil€thereof,€and€all€the€frankincense€which€òòó óisÐ RÚ Ðóóò òupon€the€meat€offering,€and€shall€burn€òòó óit€óóò òupon€the€altar€òòó ófor€óóò òaÐ .¶ Ðsweet€Ô_ÔsavourÔ_Ô,€òòó óeven€óóò òthe€memorial€of€it,€unto€the€Lord.Ð  ’ Ð~3€All€the€males€among€the€children€of€Aaron€shall€eat€of€it.€ItÏòòó óÔ_ÔshaLtÔ_Ô€he€óóò òa€statute€for€ever€in€your€generations€Ô_ÔconcemingÔ_Ô€theÐ »C Ðofferings€Ô_ÔolÔ_Ô€the€Lord€made€by€6re:€every€one€that€Ô_ÔtouchethÔ_Ô€themÏshall€be€holy.Ìó óÌÌÓ/€.d/ÓââTâââ  âHERE€seems€to€have€been€some€distinction€of€sex€even€in€theÐ íu Ðâ Ï`Ï`°`°`âofferings€of€male€and€female€animals.€For€rulers,Ìâ °`°`Ï`Ï`âpriests€and€people€of€distinction€male€animals€were€required,€but€forÏthe€common€people€a€female€lamb€or€goat€would€do.€There€is€aÏdifference€of€opinion€among€writers€as€to€Ô_ÔtneÔ_Ô€reason€of€this€custom,Ïsome€say€because€all€female€animals€were€con‚sidered€unclean,€othersÏthat€the€females€were€too€valuable€for€wholesale€slaughter.€FarmersÏuse€the€male€fowls€for€the€table€because€the€hens€are€too€valuableÏproducing€eggs€and€chickens.€The€fact€has€some€significance,€thoughÏAdam€Clarke€throws€no€light€on€it,€he€says€ð ðthe€whole€sacrificialÏsystem€in€this€book€refers€to€the€coming€sacrifice€of€Christ;€withoutÏthis€spiritual€reference,€the€general€reader€can€feel€no€spiritualÏinterest€in€this€book.ðð€For€burnt€offerings€males€were€required,€butÏfor€peace€offerings€and€minor€sins€the€female€would€answer.Ìò òó óòòóóò òó óAs€the€idea€of€sacrifice€to€unknown€gods,€was€the€custom€with€allÐ ¡$)$+ Ðnations€and€religions,€why€should€the€Jewish€have€more€significanceÏthan€that€of€any€other€people.€For€swearing,€an€offence€to€ears€polite,Ïrather€than€eternal€justice,€a€female€creature€or€turtle€dove€might€beÏoffered.ÌThe€meat€so€delicately€cooked€by€the€priests,€with€wood€and€coals€inÏthe€altar,€in€clean€linen,€no€woman€was€permitted€to€taste,€only€theÏmales€among€the€children€of€Aaron.€Seeing€that€the€holy€men€wereÏthe€cooks,€it€seems€like€a€work€of€super‚erogation€to€direct€them€toÏclean€themselves€and€their€cooking€utensils.€Perhaps€the€daughters€ofÏIsrael€were€utilized€for€that€work.ÌIt€is€clearly€shown€that€child„bearing€among€the€Jews€was€notÏconsidered€a€sacred€office€and€that€offerings€to€the€Lord€wereÏnecessary€for€their€purification,€and€that€double€the€time€wasÏnecessary€after€the€birth€of€a€daughter.ÌIn€several€of€the€following€chapters€the€sins€of€men€and€women€areÏtreated€on€equal€grounds,€hence€they€need€no€special€comments.€InÐ 2‰1; Ðreading€many€of€these€chapters€we€wonder€that€an€expurgated€editionÏof€these€books€was€not€issued€long€ago.€We€trust€the€volume€weÏpropose€to€issue€may€suggest€to€the€next€Revising€Committee€ofÏgentlemen€the€propriety€of€omitting€many€texts€that€are€gross€andÏobscene,€especially€if€the€Bible€is€to€be€read€in€our€public€schools.Ì###########ÌòòLeviticus€x.Ð | Ðóóò ò22€ó óðð€And€ò òMoses€spake€unto€Aaron,€and€unto€sacrifices€of€theÐ RÚ ÐLord€made€by€fire:€for€so€I€am€Eleazar€and€unto€Ô_ÔItitamarÔ_Ô,€hisÏsons€that€were€commanded.Ìleft,€Take€the€meat€offering€that€Ô_ÔremainethÔ_Ô€of€s~€And€the€waveÏbreast€and€heave€shoulder€the€offerings€of€the€Lord€made€byÏfire,€and€eat€shall€ye€eat€in€a€òòó óclean€place;€óóò òthou,€and€thy€sons,€itÐ ‚  Ðwithout€leaven€beside€the€altar:€for€it€òòó óis€óóò òmost€and€thy€daughtersÐ ^ æ  Ðwith€thee:€for€òòó óthey€be€óóò òthy€holy.€due,€and€thy€sonsð ð€due,€òòó ówhich€óóareÐ :   Ðgiven€out€of€13€And€ye€shall€eat€ò òit€tn€the€òòó óholy€place,€óóò òbe„€theÐ  ž  Ðsacrifices€of€peace€offerings€of€the€childrenÌcause€it€òòó óis€óóò òthy€due,€and€thy€sonsð ð€due,€of€the€of€Israel.Ð ÇO ÐÌÌó óWhy€the€daughters€cannot€eat€with€the€sons€in€the€thirteenth€verseÐ MÕ Ðand€may€in€the€fourteenth€we€cannot€conjecture.€We€notice,Ïhowever,€that€where€the€sons€eat€alone€is€called€a€ð ðholy€place,ððÏwhere€the€daughters€eat€with€them€it€is€called€simply€a€ð ðclean€place.ððÏWe€are€thankful,€however,€that€in€the€distribu‚ò òòòó óóótion€of€meats€theÐ ¥- Ðwomen€come€in€occasionally€for€a€substantialÌmeal€in€a€clean€place.ÌAll€the€directions€given€in€the€eighteenth€chapter€are€for€men€andÏwomen€alike,€for€all€nations€and€all€periods€of€human€development.ÏThe€social€habits€and€sanitary€conditions€pre‚scribed€are€equally€goodÏfor€our€times€as€when€given€by€Moses€to€the€children€of€Israel.€TheÏvirtue€of€cleanliness€so€sedulously€taught€cannot€be€too€highlyÏcommended.€E.€C.€S.ÌÌ#############ÌòòCOMMENTS€ON€LEVITICUS.óó93Ð ×_# ÐCHAPTER€II.ÌÌòòò ò.Ô_Ôt.ez,iticsuÔ_Ô€xix.Ð Y á& Ðóó3€ðð€Ye€shall€rear€every€man€his€mother,€and€his€~Ô_ÔtherÔ_Ô,€and€keepÐ .!¶ ' Ðmy€Ô_ÔsabbathsÔ_Ô:€I€òòó óam€óóò òthe€Lord€your€GodÔ#†X&X%&×VÈF#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&Ô.Ð "‹!( Ð20€ó ó€ò òAnd€whosoever€cohabits€with€a€handmaid,€Ð ß"g") Ðbetrothed€to€a€husband,€and€not€at€all€redeemed,Ô#†X&X%&×VOa#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ »#C#* Ðnor€freedom€given€her;€she€shall€be€scourged:Ô#†X&X%&×Vb#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ $$+ Ðthey€shall€not€be€put€to€death,€because€she€was€notÔ#†X&X%&×V¢b#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ e%í$, Ðfree.Ô#†X&X%&×V,c#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ :&Â%- ÐÌ21.€And€he€shall€bring€his€trespass€offering€untoÌthe€Lord,€unto€the€door€of€the€tabernacle€of€theÌ,congregation,€òòó óeven€óóò òa€ram€for€a€trespass€offering.Ð Ž))1 ÐÌÔ#†X&X%&×Vˆc#Ô22€And€the€priest€shall€make€an€atonement€forÐ ?+Ç*3 Ðhim€with€the€ram€of€the€trespass€offering€before€the€LordÏfor€his€sin€which€he€hath€done:€and€the€sin€which€he€hathÏdone€shall€be€forgiven€him.ÌÌó óÓ/€.d/ÓââBâââ  âY€what€possible€chance€the€mother€is€mentioned€first€here,Ð ï/w/8 Ðâ ÷`÷`°`°`âit€is€difficult€to€conjecture,€but€we€do€see€the€cruel€injus‚ticeÏâ °`°`÷`÷`âof€the€comparative€severity€of€the€punishment€for€man€andÐ Ã1K1: Ðwoman€for€the€same€offence.€The€woman€is€scourged,€the€manÏpresents€the€priest€with€a€ram€and€is€forgiven.ÌÌL~cs~Ô_ÔticusÔ_Ô€xx.Ì€€g€ðð€For€every€one€that€Ô_ÔcursethÔ_Ô€his€father€or€his€27€ðð€A€manÏalso€or€woman€that€hath€a€Ô_ÔamiliarÔ_ÔÌmother€shall€be€surely€put€to€death:€he€Ô_ÔbathspiritÔ_Ô,€or€that€is€aÏwizard,€shall€surely€be€put€toÌcursed€his€father€or€his€mother;€his€blood€òòÔ_ÔskallAeóódeathÔ_Ô€:€theyÐ ÈP Ðshall€stone€them€with€stones;€theirÌupon€Ô_Ôhim,bloodÔ_Ô€òò.,Ô_ÔIzallbeÔ_Ô€óóupon€them.Ð ¢ *  Ѐ€25€And€if€a€man€shall€take€his€brotherð ðs€wife,€ò òitÐ ’   Ðis€Ô‡,n#,XX&Ôó óan€unclean€thing:€he€bath€uncovered€hisÐ ‚  Ðbrotherð ðs€nakedness;€they€shall€be€childless.Ð r ú  ÐÔ#†X&X#,,nj#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÌò òÌó óClarke€remarks€that€all€language€that€tends€to€lessen€respect€forÐ • Ðfather€or€mother,€is€included€in€this€judgment.€In€this€chap‚ter€weÏhave€still€further€directions€for€race€and€family€purity.€I€suppose€inÏthe€21st€verse€we€have€that€stumbling„block€in€the€British€ParliamentÏwhenever€the€deceased€wifeð ðs€sisterð ðs€bill€comes€up€for€passage.Ð íu ÐHere,€too,€those€who€in€times€past€have€persecuted€witches,€will€findÏjustification€for€their€cruelties.€The€actors€in€one€of€the€blackestÏpages€in€human€history,€claim€Scripture€authority€for€their€infernalÏdeeds.€Far€into€the€eighteenth€century€in€England,€the€clergy€draggedÏinnocent€women€into€the€courts€as€witches,€and€learned€judges€proƒ¼nounced€on€them€the€sentence€of€torture€and€death.€The€chapter€onÏwitchcraft€in€Ô_ÔLeckyÔ_Ôð ðs€History€of€RationalismÐ ÇO Ðòòóócontains€the€most€heartrending€facts€in€human€history.€It€is€unsafe€toÐ % Ðput€unquestioned€confidence€in€all€the€vagaries€of€mortal€man.€WhileÏwomen€were€tortured,€drowned€and€burned€by€the€thousands,€scarceÏone€wizard€to€a€hundred€was€ever€con‚demned.€The€markedÏdistinction€in€the€treatment€of€the€sexes,€all€through€the€JewishÏdispensation,€is€curious€and€depressing,€especially€as€we€see€the€trailÏof€the€serpent€all€through€history,€wherever€their€form€of€religion€hasÏmade€its€impress.€In€the€old€common€law€of€our€Saxon€fathers,€theÏJewish€code€is€essen‚tially€reproduced.€This€same€distinction€of€sexÏappears€in€our€own€day.€One€code€of€morals€for€men,€another€forÏwomen.€All€the€opportunities€and€advantages€of€life€for€education,Ïself„support€and€self„development€freely€accorded€boys,€have,€in€aÏsmall€measure,€been€reluctantly€conceded€to€women€after€long€andÏpersevering€struggles.ÌÌ###########ÌòòLeviticus€xxii.Ð ý%…%, Ѐóóò ò~a€If€the€priestð ðs€daughter€also€be€òòó ómarriedóóò ò€untoÐ Ó&[&- Ða€stranger,€she€may€not€eat€of€an€Ô_ÔefferingÔ_Ô€of€theÌholy€things.Ì€€23€Hut€if€the€priestð ðs€daughter€be€a€widow,€or€divorced,€andÐ Y)á(0 Ðhave€no€child,€and€is€returned€unto€Ô#†X&X%&×VÌj#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ .*¶)1 Ðher€fatherð ðs€house,€as€in€her€youth,€she€shall€eat€ofÔ#†X&X%&×V•s#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ +‹*2 Ðher€fatherð ðs€meat:€but€there€shall€no€stranger€eatÔ#†X&X%&×V$t#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ Ø+`+3 Ðthereof.Ô#†X&X%&×V°t#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ ­,5,4 ÐÌó óThese€restrictions€on€the€priestsð ð€daughters€would€never€be€toleratedÐ W.ß-6 Ðby€the€priestsð ð€sons€should€they€marry€strangers.€The€individuality€ofÐ -/µ.7 Ða€woman,€the€little€she€ever€possessed,€is€oblit‚erated€by€marriage.ÌÌ##################Ð ¯171: ÐòòLeviticus€xxiv.Ð x Ðóóò òin€ó óðð€ò òAnd€the€son€of€an€Ô_ÔIsraelllishÔ_Ô€woman,€Ð NÖ Ðwhose€father€òòó ówas€óóò òan€Egyptian,€€went€out€amongÔ#†X&X%&×Vu#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ *² Ðthe€children€of€Israel:€and€this€son€of€theÔ#†X&X%&×V`w#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ Ž ÐÔ_ÔIsraclitishÔ_Ô€òòó ówoman€óóò òand€a€man€of€Israel€stroveÔ#†X&X%&×Vâw#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ Ûc Ðtogether€in€the€camp;ÌÌ11€And€the€Ô_ÔJarselitishÔ_Ô€womanð ðs€son€Ô_ÔbIasphemedÔ_Ô€the€name€òòó óof€theÐ aé ÐLORD,€óóò òand€cursed.€And€they€brought€him€unto€Moses:€(and€hisÐ =Å Ðmotherð ðs€name€òòó ówas€óóò òÔ_ÔShelomithÔ_Ô,€the€daughter€of€together€in€theÐ ¡  Ðcamp;€Ô_ÔDibriÔ_Ô,€of€the€tribe€of€Dan;)ÌÌÌó óThe€interesting€fact€here€is€that€a€woman€is€dignified€by€a€name,€theÐ t ü  Ðonly€one€so€mentioned€in€the€book€of€Leviticus.€This€is€probably€dueÏto€the€fact€that€the€sonð ðs€character€was€so€disrep‚utable€that€he€wouldÐ  ¨  Ðreflect€no€Ô_ÔlustreÔ_Ô€on€his€fatherð ðs€family,€and€so€on€his€maternalÐ ö ~  Ðancestors€rested€his€disgrace.€If€there€had€been€anything€good€to€tellÏof€him,€reference€would€no€doubt€have€been€made€to€his€maleÏprogenitors.ÌÌÒ‡xÒÌÌ##################ÌòòCOMMENTS€ON€LEVITICUSóó95Ð ¦. ÐÌòòò ò.Ô_ÔLemtzcÔ_Ô,~s€xxvi.Ð RÚ Ðóóó ó26€ò òÔ_ÔAndwhenÔ_Ô€I€have€broken€the€staff€of€your€ó óÐ '¯ Ðò òbread,€ten€women€shall€bake€your€bread€In€Ð ‹ Ðoven,€and€they€shall€deliver€òòó óyou€óóò òyour€breadÔ#†X&X%&×V‘x#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ Ø` Ðagain€by€weight;€and€ye€shall€eat,€and€not€beÔ#†X&X%&×VE~#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ ´< Ðsatisfied.Ô#†X&X%&×VÉ~#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ ‰ Ðó óÔ#†X&X%&×V*#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÌ29€ò òAnd€ó óye€ò òshall€rat€the€flesh€of€your€sons,Ð 4¼! Ðand€the€flesh€of€your€daughters€shall€ye€eat.ÌÌó óThere€could€be€no€greater€punishment€in€ordinary€life€than€for€tenÐ ºB$ Ðwomen€to€bake€in€one€oven.€As€every€woman€would€necessarily€lookÏat€her€pies€and€cakes€two€or€Ô_ÔthrecÔ_Ô€times,€that€would€involve€aÏfrequent€looking€in,€which€might€make€the€con‚tents€heavy€as€lead.€AÏcurrent€of€cold€air€rushing€in€too€often,€would€wreck€the€mostÏperfect€compound.€But€perhaps€heavy€bread€was€intended€as€part€ofÏthe€punishment€of€the€people€for€their€sins.€Some€commentators€sayÏthat€the€labors€of€the€ten€women€are€symbolical€of€the€poverty€of€theÏfamily.€When€peo‚ple€are€in€fortunate€circumstances,€the€women€areÏsupposed,€like€the€lilies€of€the€valley,€to€neither€toil€nor€spin,€butÏwhen€the€adverse€winds€blow€they€suddenly€find€Ô_ÔthemsclvcsÔ_Ô€comƒ¼pelled€to€use€their€own€brains€and€hands€or€perish.ÌThe€2òò9óóth€verse€at€last€gives€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€one€touch€of€absolute€equality,€theÐ Â(J(0 Ðright€to€be€eaten.€This€Ô_ÔJosephusÔ_Ô€tells€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€really€did€occur€in€the€siegesÏof€Samaria€by€Ô_ÔBenhadadÔ_Ô,€of€Jerusalem€by€the€Ô_ÔChaldeansÔ_Ô,€and€also€inÏthe€last€siege€of€Jerusalem€by€theÌRoman€Ô_Ôs.E.Ô_Ô€C.€S.ÌÌ#######ÌÌAmid€the€long€list€of€directions€for€sacrifices€and€injunctions€againstÏforbidden€actions,€chapter€xii€gives€the€law€of€purifica‚tion,€not€onlyÏdegrading€motherhood€by€the€observance€of€cer‚tain€ceremonies€andÏexclusion€from€the€sanctuary,€but€by€dis‚criminating€against€sex,Ð ô1|1; Ðhonoring€the€birth€of€a€son€above€that€of€a€daughter.ÌAccording€to€the€Ô_ÔLeviticalÔ_Ô€law,€the€ewe€lambs€were€not€used€forÏsacrifices€as€offerings€to€the€Lord,€because€they€were€unclean.€ThisÏwas€an€idea€put€forth€by€the€priests€and€Levites.€But€there€was€aÏbetter€and€more€rational€reason.€To€sacrifice€the€ewes€was€toÏspeedily€deplete€the€flocks,€but€beyond€a€Ô_ÔceKÔ_Ôð"ðÌòòóótam€number€needed€as€sires€for€the€coming€generation,€the€malesÐ | Ðcould€be€put€to€no€better€use€than€to€feed€the€priests,€the€refuse€ofÏthe€animal,€the€skin,€feet,€etc.,€constituted€the€sacrifice€to€the€Lord.ÌBishop€Ô_ÔColensoÔ_Ô,€in€his€remarkable€work€on€the€Pentateuch,€gives€theÏenormous€number€of€lambs€annually€sacrificed€by€the€Hebrews.€AÏcertain€portion€of€the€flocks€were€assigned€to€the€priests,€who€wereÏcontinually€provided€with€the€best€mutton.ÌÔ_ÔL.D.B.Ô_ÔÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ#############ÌTHE€BOOK€OF€NUMBERS.ÌCHAPTER€I.ÌÒ‡Òòòò òt~Ô_ÔumbessÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô.Ð ˆ ÐóóAnd€the€Lord€spake€Ô_ÔuntaÔ_Ô€Moses€in€the€wilder„Ð ]å Ðness€of€Sinai,€ÌÌ2€Take€ye€the€sum€of€all€the€congregation€Ô_ÔotÔ_ÔÔ#†X&X%&×V„#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ Üd ÐÌof€the€children€of€Is,€onÔ#†X&X%&×Vï‹#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ † ÐÌ€~€ó óðð€ò òÔ_ÔThrveÔ_Ô€òòó óare€óóò òÔ_Ôtho,eÔ_Ô€which€were€numberedÐ 0¸  Ѐby€ti,,ð ð€louse€of€theirÐ  ”! Ѐfathers€:€all€those€that€were€:,u,,,Ô_Ôt,ereÔ_Ôð ðl€ofÐ ái" ÐÔ_ÔttÔ_Ô~ð ð‚the€children€of€Israel,€after€their€Ô_Ôta,nilieÔ_Ô~,,Ð ¶># Ðhy€cops€throughout€their€Ô_Ôt,o.Ô_Ô,t.~€~,ðð€~€sitÏÔ_Ôt,undrn,tÔ_Ô€the€house€of€Ô_ÔthetrÔ_Ô€fathers,€with€theÏnumber€of€thousand€and€three€thousand€antÏtire€hundredÌòòtheir€óónames,€every€male€ó óby€ò òtheir€Ô_Ôpoòòtóóls:attdÔ_ÔÐ ß!g!( Ðfifty.ÌÌÌÌÌó óÓ/€.d/ÓââIâââ  âN€this€chapter€Moses€is€commanded€to€numberÐ ä&l&. Ðâ /À/À°À°Àâthe€people€andÌâ °À°À/À/Àâthe€princes€of€the€tribe,€males€only,€and€by€theÏhouses€1)1€their€fathers.€As€the€object€was€to€seeÏhow€many€effective€men€there€were€able€to€go€toÏwar,€the€priests,€the€women,€the€feeble€old€menÏand€children€were€not€counted.€Women€haveÏfrequently€been€classified€with€priests€in€someÏprivileges€and€disabilities.€At€one€time€in€theÏUnited€States€Ô_ÔtlleÔ_Ô€clergy€were€not€allowed€to€voteÏnor€hold€office.€Like€women,€Ô_ÔtlleyÔ_Ô€wereÏconsidered€too€good€to€mingle€in€political€circles.ÏFor€them€to€have€individual€opinions€on€the€vitalÏquestions€of€the€hour€might€introduce€dissensionsÐ Â1J1; Ðalike€into€the€church€and€the€home.ÌThis€census€of€able€bodied€men€still€Ô_ÔrullsÔ_Ô€onÏthrough€chapter€ii,€and€all€these€potentialÏsoldiers€are€called€children€of€their€fathers.ÏAlthough€at€this€period€Ô_Ôwom:tnsÔ_Ô€chief€duty€andÏhappiness€was€bearing€children,€no€mention€isÏmade€of€the€mothers€of€this€mighty€host,€thoughÏÔ_ÔsolneÔ_Ô€woman€had€gone€to€the€gates€of€death€toÏgive€each€Ô_ÔsuldicrÔ_Ô€life€;€provided€him€with€rationsÏlong€before€he€could€forage€for€himself,€and€firstÏtaught€his€little€feet€to€march€to€tune€and€time.ÏBut,€per‚haps,€if€we€could€refer€to€the€old€JewishÏcensus€tables€we€mightÌòòóófind€that€the€able€bodied€males€of€these€tribes,Ð V Þ  Ðfavorites€of€Heaven,€had€all€sprung,€Minerva„like,Ïfrom€the€brains€of€their€fathers,€and€that€only€theÏpriests,€the€feeble€old€men€and€the€children€hadÏmothers€to€care€for€them,€in€the€absence€of€theÏprinces€and€soldiers.ÌHowever,€in€some€valuable€calculations€ofÏÔ_ÔSchencherÔ_Ô€we€learn€that€there€was€some€thoughtÏof€the€mothers€of€the€tribes€by€GermanÏcommentators.€We€find€in€his€census€suchÏreferences.€as€the€following:€The€children€ofÏJacob€by€Leah.€The€children€of€Jacob€by€Ô_ÔZilpahÔ_Ô.ÏThe€children€of€Jacob€by€Rachel.€The€children€ofÏJacob€by€Ô_ÔBilhahÔ_Ô.€But€even€this€generous€mentionÏof€the€mothers€of€the€tribe€of€Jacob€does€notÏsatisfy€the€exacting€members€of€the€RevisingÏCommittee.€We€feel€that€the€facts€should€haveÏbeen€stated€thus:€The€children€of€Leah,€Ô_ÔZilpahÔ_Ô,ÏRachel€and€Ô_ÔBilhahÔ_Ô€by€Jacob,€making€Jacob€theÏincident€instead€of€the€four€women.€Men€mayÏconsider€this€a€small€matter€on€which€to€make€aÏpoint,€but€in€restoring€womanð ðs€equality€everyƒÐ äl" Ðwhere€we€must€insist€on€her€recognition€in€allÏthese€minor€particulars,€and€especially€in€theÏBible,€to€which€people€go€for€their€authority€onÏthe€civil€and€social€status€of€all€womankind.ÌÔ_ÔE.C.S.Ô_ÔÌÌ###############ÌòòCOMMENTS€Ô_ÔO.VÔ_Ô€N1~~!RE€RN.Ð ”##* ÐóóCHAPTER€II.Ð j$ò#+ Ðòòò òNumbers€a.Ð @%È$, ÐóóAnd€the€Lord€Ô_ÔapakeÔ_Ô€unto€Moses,€saying.Ð &%- Ða€Ô_ÔCommasdÔ_Ô€the€children€of€Israel.€that€theyÏput€out€of€the€camp€every€leper,€and€everyÏó ó(Ô_ÔsOCÔ_Ô€ò òthat€hath€an€issue,€and€whosoever€isÐ ”((0 Ðdefiled€by€the€(lead:ÌÔ_ÔE,thÔ_Ô€male€and€female€that€they€defile€nut€theirÏcamps.Ìó ó~ðð€Awl€the€Lord€spake€unto€Moses,€saying,€ò òIS€IfÐ ï+w+4 Ðany€manð ðs€wife€go€aside€and€commit€aÐ Ë,S,5 Ðtrespass€against€him.Ì14€ó óAnd€the€spirit€ò òof€jealousy€come€upon€him,Ð u.ý-7 Ðand€she€be€defiled€or€if€she€be€not€defiledÌ~€Then€shall€the€man€bring€his€wile€unto€theÏpriest,€and€he€shall€bring€her€offering€for€her,Ïó óÔ_ÔtiteÔ_Ô€tenth€òòpart€of€an€ephah€of€barley€meal;€óóò òtð ðeÐ Ð1X1; Ðshall€pour€no€oil€upon€it.€nor€put€frankin‚ó ócenseÐ x Ðthereon€;€for€it€òòis€óóa,,€offering€of€jealousy.Ð TÜ Ð17€And€the€priest€Ô_ÔsitallÔ_Ô€take€holy€water€tn€anÏò òearthen€vessel€òòó óand€of€the€dust€Ô_ÔtltatÔ_Ô€óóò òis€ó óÔ_ÔiaÔ_Ô€theÐ ˆ Ðò òfloor€of€the€tabernacle€the€priest€shall€take,Ð Üd Ðand€put€òòó óit€óóinto€the€water:Ð ±9 Ðò ò~8€Awl€the€priest€shall€set€the€woman€beforeÐ  Ðthe€Lord€and€òòó óuncover€the€Ô_Ôwo,nanÔ_Ôð ðs€óóhead,€awlÐ bê Ðò òput€the€offering€of€memorial€ó óin€herÐ >Æ ÐÔ_Ôhands.wltictÔ_Ô,€òòis€óóò òthe€jealousy€offering,€and€theÐ ¢  Ðpriest€ó óshall€ò òhave€in€his€hand€the€bitter€waterÐ ö~  Ðthat€Ô_ÔcausethÔ_Ô€the€curse:Ìó ó19€ò òAnd€ó óthe€priest€shall€Ô_ÔettargeÔ_Ô€hr€ò òlð ðv€an€Ô_Ôt,aflÔ_Ô,.Ð § /  Ðanti€say€ó óunto€ò òthe€Ô_Ôwon,r,nÔ_Ô,€it€Ô_ÔtiettaÔ_Ô€t~.Ô_Ôn.tÔ_Ô€it,,t€òò~,Ô_ÔiÔ_ÔÐ ƒ  Ðóóaside€be€Ô_ÔtitnoÔ_Ô€ó ófree€ò òtram€ó óÔ_ÔthiaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔItitterÔ_Ô€w€,,tð ðr€Ô_Ôtl,dÔ_ÔÐ _ ç  Ðò òÔ_Ôcaus,tlÔ_Ô,€the€Ô_ÔetnesÔ_Ô,.Ð ; à  Ðòòó óso€óólint€it€thou€Ô_Ôt,astÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔgttttÔ_Ô,ð"ð€ò òÔ_ÔIlileÔ_Ô€ó óÔ_Ôat,tlÔ_Ô€it€ò òÔ_ÔtittoÔ_Ô€beÐ ˜  Ðó ódefiled.Ð ìt ÐÔ_ÔniÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôittt.uÔ_Ô€the€;Ô_ÔtristÔ_Ô€sit€all€It€ò òarg€e€ó óthe€ò òw€,Ô_Ôn,anÔ_Ô€ó ówithÐ ÂJ Ðan€tall,€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtntÔ_Ô€sing,€tot€ò òÔ_ÔittÔ_Ôð ð€ó ól~eð ð~t€Ô_ÔsttallÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔutttctÔ_Ô€It€oÐ ž& ÐÔ_Ôwot,tanÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔlIttÔ_Ô.€lot€ò òÔ_ÔitikÔ_Ô,„€ó óÔ_ÔtIÔ_Ô€òòò òto€óóat,€roe€ó óanti€ò òall€ó óÔ_ÔuatttÔ_ÔÐ z ÐÔ_ÔatttttttÔ_Ô~€theÌòòò ò04€óóó óÔ_ÔAttdÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔitoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔOttÔ_Ô;,òòt1€ò òóóÔ_ÔtittotÔ_Ô€ó ólitð ðð ð€Ô_ÔottoÔ_Ô€In€t,,Ô_ÔlrÔ_Ô€ink€theÐ ,´ ÐÔ_Ôt,itterÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔsvattÔ_Ôð ðr€that€rat,„.Ô_ÔetlÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔttÔ_ÔÐ  Ðò ò2~€ððÔ_ÔIttellÔ_Ô€ó óthe€Ô_ÔItriestÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔsitaltÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtIlteÔ_Ô€ti€ò òto€ó óÔ_Ôo.tlÔ_Ô€,Ô_Ôttt.vt,fferƒÐ Þf Ðò òtugÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔttotÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôt,tÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔttttÔ_Ô.€ó óÔ_Ôwtnt;nttÔ_Ôð ðs€ò òÔ_ÔtottÔ_Ô€€€€ó óI€1,11€Ô_ÔwIetÔ_Ôð"ðÐ ºB Ðthe€offering€Ô_ÔbelttteÔ_Ô€ò òÔ_ÔtiteÔ_Ô€ó ólet,€till€tile€it€ò òÔ_Ôttjn,lnÔ_Ô€ó óÔ_ÔItteÔ_ÔÐ – Ðaltar:ÌÌÔ_ÔofferirtgÔ_Ô,€òòeven€óóthe€Ô_Ôntrrtt,tti;tlÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtltertÔ_Ô€ò òÔ_ÔottÔ_Ô€ó óI€Ô_ÔtsrtÔ_Ô,,~Ð ¦ Ðuòò1óó.Ô_ÔttÔ_Ô€ò òÔ_ÔttteÔ_Ô€ó óÔ_ÔIlt;trÔ_Ô€òòaltð ð€óóI€Ô_Ôtttte,ssaÔ_Ô,>€Is€.Ini11€ò òtÐ ú‚ ÐÌÌu„Ô_ÔIttÔ_Ô„C,€ó ó11,0€ò òit€ó óÔ_ÔsttÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔtlÔ_Ô€ò òÔ_ÔtItÔ_Ô,,€It€Ô_ÔtOÔ_Ô„,€ó óf/ta!€ò òI€ó óthe€ò òÔ_ÔtoƒÐ €! Ðó óettterÔ_Ô€ò òÔ_ÔitttttÔ_Ô€ó óher,€òòtint€óóò òft€òòó óante€óóÔ_ÔItttterÔ_Ô.Ð \ä" ÐÔ_ÔslAntÔ_Ô„I€if€Ô_ÔtiteÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔsvttÔ_Ô,,tan€Ô_ÔIteÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔItotÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtittiletIÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔItutÔ_Ô€beÏò òclean€Ô_ÔtlteÔ_Ô~€site€Ô_ÔsItatiÔ_Ô€be€tree.Ð –$ Ðó óÌÓ/€.d/ÓââAâââ  âT€the€first€blush€it€seems€very€cruel€for€theÐ ¹ A & ÐÔ_Ôâ ãÀãÀ°À°ÀâJewiÔ_Ô„1t€(sod€ti)€order€the€diseased€andÏâ °À°ÀãÀãÀâunfortunate€to€he€thrown€Ô_ÔtittÔ_Ô€ò òof€ó óÔ_ÔtlteÔ_ÔÐ e"í!( Ðcamp€and€left€in€the€wilderness.€ButÏÔ_Ôcomment;itorsÔ_Ô€ò òsuggest€ó óthat€they€must€have€had€aÐ $Ÿ#* Ðsanatorium€near€by€where€the€Ô_ÔIlelhtlessÔ_Ô€could€heÏprotected.€Though€improbable,€still€Ô_ÔtIleÔ_ÔÏÔ_ÔstiggestionÔ_Ô€will€be€a€relief€to€sensitive€souls.€ThisÏordinance€ò òt)f€ó óMoses€probably€suggested€the€firstÐ u'ý&. Ðidea€of€a€hospital.€The€Ô_ÔahoveÔ_Ô€account€of€theÏunfortunate€Ô_ÔwifcÔ_Ô€was€called€trial€It)ð ð€Ô_Ôortle;tlÔ_Ô.ðð€ofÐ ')¯(0 Ðwhich€Clarke€gives€a€minute€(Ô_ÔlescriptionÔ_Ô€in€InsÏÔ_Ôcttnimctit;triesÔ_Ô.€It€was€common€at€one€timeÏamong€many€il;it;ons,€tile€wIlliten€in€all€casesÏbeing€the€chief€sufferers€;ts€in€the€Ill€t(lerll€tri;ilsÏfor€witchcraft.€If€the€witch€was€guilty€\vlleIlÏò òtitrowli€ó óill€Iii€tite€water€she€~vent€to€tile€hottom,Ð +.³-6 Ðif€itlllttCCtlt€>hie€flo.ted€on€the€surfaceÌò òòòó óóóand€was€left€to€sink,€so€in€either€case€her€fate€wasÐ Ý/e/8 Ðthe€same.€As€men€make€and€execute€the€laws,Ïprescribe€and€administer€the€punishment,€ð ðtrialsÐ ‰11: Ðby€a€jury€or€ordealðð€for€women€though€seeminglyÏfair,€are€never€based€on€principles€of€equity.€TheÏone€remarkable€fact€in€all€these€socialÏtransgressions€in€the€early€periods€as€well€as€inÏour€modern€civilization€is€that€the€penaltiesÏwhether€moral€or€material€all€fall€on€woman.ÏVerily€the€darkest€page€in€human€history€is€theÏslavery€of€women€IÌThe€offering€by€the€priest€to€secure€her€freedomÏwas€of€the€cheapest€character.€Oil€andÏfrankincense€signifying€grace€and€acceptablenessÏwere€not€permitted€to€be€used€in€her€case.€TheÏwomanð ðs€head€is€uncovered€as€a€token€of€herÐ €   Ðshame,€the€dust€from€the€floor€signifies€contemptÏand€condemnation,€compelling€the€woman€toÏdrink€water€mixed€with€dirt€and€gall€is€in€theÏsame€malicious€spirit.€There€is€no€instanceÏrecorded€of€one€of€these€ð ðtrials€by€ordealðð€everÏactually€taking€place,€as€divorce€was€so€easy€thatÏa€man€could€put€away€his€wife€at€pleasure,€so€heÏneed€not€go€to€the€expense€of€even€ð ða€tenth€partÏof€an€ephah€of€barley,ðð€on€a€wife€of€doubtfulÏfaithfulness.€Moreover€the€woman€upon€whom€itÏwas€proposed€to€try€all€these€pranks€might€beÏinnocent,€and€the€jealous€husband€make€himselfÏridiculous€in€the€eyes€of€the€people.€But€theÏpublication€of€these€ordinances€no€doubt€had€aÏrestraining€influence€on€the€young€and€heedlessÏdaughters€of€Israel,€and€they€serve€as€land‚marksÏin€manð ðs€system€of€jurisprudence,€to€show€Ô_ÔusÔ_ÔÐ ¶> Ðhow€far€back€he€has€been€consistent€in€his€unjustÏlegislation€for€woman.ÌÌÔ_ÔE.C.S.Ô_ÔÌòòÌÌÌ################ÌCOMMENTS€ON€NT€Ô_ÔVBERSÔ_Ô.óóò òÐ < Ä& Ðó óCHAPTER€III.Ð !š ' ÐÌò òNumbers€òòxii.Ð ¾"F") ÐóóAnd€Miriam€and€Aaron€spake€Ô_ÔagairtstÔ_Ô€MosesÐ “##* Ðbecause€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€the€Ethiopian€woman€whom€he€hadÏmarried.Ì~€And€they€said,€Hath€the€Lord€indeed€spo‚kenÏonly€by€Ô_ÔIllonesÔ_Ô?€Ô_ÔItathÔ_Ô€he€not€spoken€also€byÏÔ_ÔusÔ_Ô?€And€the€Lord€heard€it.Ì3€(Now€the€man€Moses€was€very€meek,€aboveÏall€the€men€which€were€upon€the€face€of€theÏearth.)ÌAnd€the€Lord€came€down€lathe€pillar€ofÌthe€cloud€and€stood€in€the€door€of€the€Ô_ÔtaberÔ_Ô.ÌÔ_ÔnacleÔ_Ô€and€called€Aaron€and€Miriam,€and€theyÏboth€cam,€forth.Ì6€And€He€said,€Ô_ÔHearnawÔ_Ô€my€words:€If€thereÏbe€a€prophet€among€you,€I,€the€Ô_ÔLortiÔ_Ô.€willÏmake€myself€known€unto€him€in€a€vision,€andÏwill€speak€unto€him€in€a€dream.Ì8€With€him€will€I€speak€mouth€to€Ô_ÔmolititÔ_Ô,€evenÐ ¸1@1; Ðapparently,€and€not€in€dark€speeches;Ìand€tile€Ô_ÔvimitilutleÔ_Ô€of€the€l~Ô_ÔortlÔ_Ô€shall€heÏbehold:Ìwherefore€Ô_ÔtltÔ_Ô,ð ðn€Ô_Ôw,reÔ_Ô€ye€Ô_ÔntÔ_Ôð ðt€afraid€It~€speakÐ ÷ Ðagainst€my€v~Ô_Ôrsa,ttÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔMst.esÔ_ÔÌq€Ô_ÔAtttlÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔItteÔ_Ô€anger€Ô_ÔtfÔ_Ô€the€lord€was€kindledÏagainst€Ô_ÔtheulÔ_Ô€:€Ô_ÔaittiÔ_Ô€lie€Ô_Ôdepart,ttlÔ_Ô.Ìin€Anti€Ô_ÔtltcÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôcltu,lÔ_Ô€d,~òò1óó,artetl€(r,,m€off€the€Ô_ÔtaberÔ_Ô.Ð KÓ ÐÔ_ÔnacleÔ_Ô€ó ó;€ò òanti.€Ô_Ôl,elttÔ_Ôð ðld.€Miriam€Ô_Ôb,caÔ_Ô,,s,ð ð€1eòò1óó,rous,Ð  ¨ Ðó óÔ_ÔsvititÔ_Ô~€ò òav€snow:€Ô_Ôal.tlÔ_Ô€Aaron€l,,oked€uponÐ ü„  ÐÔ_ÔNllrla,nÔ_Ô.€anti€Ô_ÔbeittidÔ_Ô,€vile€was€leprous.ÌÔ_ÔiiAniÔ_Ô€Aaron€Ô_ÔsaillÔ_Ô€unto€Moses.€Alas,€my€Ô_ÔlortiÔ_Ô,€IÏbeseech€Ô_ÔIlteeÔ_Ô,€lay€Ô_ÔntttÔ_Ô€Ilse€sin€upon€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô.ÏÔ_ÔseltereitsÔ_Ô€we€Ô_ÔItareÔ_Ô€done€foolishly,€and€whereinÏwe€Ô_ÔItaveÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔslnnetiÔ_Ô.Ì23€And€Ô_ÔMttsesÔ_Ô€cried€unto€the€Lard,€savingÏHeal€iter€Ô_ÔnttwÔ_Ô,€0€God,€I€beseech€thee.Ìó ó25€ò òAnd€Miriam€was€shut€out€from€the€campÐ «3 Ðseem€days€ó ó:€ò òand€the€òò1óóteuple€journeyed€not€tillÐ ‡ ÐMiriam€was€brought€In€again.Ìó óÌÌÓ/€.d/ÓââHâââ  âERE€we€have€the€first€mention€of€Mosesð ðsÐ äl Ðâ ýÀýÀ°À°Àâsecond€marriage,€but€the€name€of€theÏâ °À°ÀýÀýÀâ~~ððÔ_ÔomanÔ_Ô€is€not€given,€though€she€isÌthe€assigned€cause€of€the€sedition.€Both€AaronÏand€Miriam€had€received€a€portion€of€theÏprophetic€genius€that€distinguished€Moses,€andÏthey€naturally€thought€that€they€should€haveÏsome€share€in€the€government,€at€least€to€make€aÏfew€suggestions.€when€they€thought€Moses€madeÏa€blunder.€Miriam€~vas€older€than€Moses,€andÏhad€at€this€time€the€experience€of€120€years.ÏWhen€Moses€~vas€an€infant€on€the€River€Nile,ÏÔ_ÔMirIamÔ_Ô€was€in„trusted€by€his€parents€to€~Ô_ÔvatchÔ_ÔÏthe€fate€of€the€infant€in€the€bul‚rushes€and€theÏdaughter€of€Pharaoh€in€her€daily€walks€by€theÏriver€side.€It€was€her€diplomacy€that€secured€theÏchildð ðs€own€mother€for€his€nurse€in€theÐ D Ì& Ðhousehold€of€the€King€of€Egypt.ÌIt€is€rather€remarkable,€if€Moses€was€as€meek€asÏhe€is€repre‚sented€in€the€third€verse,€that€heÏshould€have€penned€that€strong€assertion€of€hisÏown€innate€modesty.€There€are€evidences€at€thisÏand€several€other€points€that€Moses€was€not€theÏsole€editor€ò òòòó óóóof€the€Pentateuch,€if€it€can€be€shownÐ &¦%- Ðthat€he€wrote€any€part€of€it.ÌSpeaking€of€the€punishment€of€Miriam,€Clarke€inÏhis€com‚mentaries€says€it€is€probable€that€MiriamÏwas€chief€in€this€mutiny;€hence€she€was€punishedÏwhile€Aaron€was€spared.€A€mere€excuse€forÐ L*Ô)2 Ðmanð ðs€injustice;€had€he€been€a€woman€he€wouldÐ "+ª*3 Ðhave€shared€the€same€fate.€The€real€reason€wasÏthat€Aaron€was€a€priest.€Had€he€been€smittenÏwith€leprosy,€his€sacred€office€would€haveÏsuffered€and€the€priesthood€fallen€into€disrepute.ÌAs€women€are€supposed€to€have€no€character€orÏsacred€office,€it€is€always€safe€to€punish€them€toÏthe€full€extent€of€the€law.€So€Miriam€was€notÏonly€afflicted€with€leprosy,€but€also€shut€out€ofÐ Ò1Z1; Ðthe€camp€for€seven€days.€One€would€think€thatÏpotential€motherhood€should€make€women€as€aÏclass€as€sacred€as€the€priesthood.€In€commonÏparlance€we€have€much€fine„spun€theorizing€onÏthe€exalted€office€of€the€mother,€her€immense€inƒ¼fluence€in€Ô_ÔmouldingÔ_Ô€the€character€of€her€sons€;Ïð ðthe€hand€that€rocks€the€cradle€moves€theÏworld,ðð€etc.,€but€in€creeds€and€codes,€inÏconstitutions€and€Scriptures,€in€prose€and€verse,Ïwe€do€not€see€these€lofty€p~ans€recorded€orÏverified€in€living€facts.€As€a€class,€women€wereÏtreated€among€the€Jews€as€an€inferior€order€ofÏbeings,€just€as€they€are€to„day€in€all€civilizedÏnations.€And€now,€as€then,€men€claim€to€beÏguided€by€the€will€of€God.ÌIn€this€narrative€we€see€thus€early€womanð ðs€desireÐ  Š  Ðto€take€some€part€in€government,€though€deniedÏall€share€in€its€honor€and€dignity.€Miriam,€noÏdoubt,€saw€the€humiliating€distinctions€of€sex€inÏthe€Mosaic€code€and€customs,€and€longed€for€theÏpower€to€make€the€needed€amendments.€InÏÔ_ÔcriticisingÔ_Ô€the€dis‚crepancies€in€Mosesð ðs€characterÐ Ž Ðand€government,€Miriam€showed€a€keen€insightÏinto€the€common€principles€of€equity€and€indiƒ¼vidual€conduct,€and€great€self„respect€and€self„¼assertion€in€ex‚pressing€her€opinions~qualitie5Ïmost€lacking€in€ordinary€women.ÌEvidently€the€same€blood€that€made€Moses€andÏAaron€what€they€were,€as€leaders€of€men,€flowedÏalso€in€the€veins€of€Miriam.€As€daughters€are€saidÏto€be€more€like€their€fathers€and€sons€like€theirÏmothers,€Moses€probably€inherited€his€meeknessÏand€òòóóò òó ódistrust€of€himself€from€his€mother,€andÐ 8À  ÐMiriam€her€self„reliance€and€heroism€from€herÏfather.€Knowing€these€laws€of€heredity,€MosesÏshould€have€averted€the€punishment€of€MiriamÏinstead€of€allowing€the€full€force€of€Godð ðs€~Ô_ÔvrathÔ_ÔÐ $ Ðto€fall€upon€her€alone.€If€Miriam€had€helped€toÏplan€the€journey€to€Canaan,€it€would€no€doubtÏhave€been€accomplished€in€forty€days€instead€ofÏforty€years.€With€her€counsel€in€the€cabinet,€theÏpeople€might€have€enjoyed€peace€and€prosperity,Ïcultivating€the€arts€and€sciences,€instead€ofÏmaking€war€on€other€tribes,€and€burning€offeringsÏto€their€gods.€Miriam€was€called€a€prophetess,€asÏthe€Lord€had,€on€some€occasions,€it€is€said,Ïspoken€through€her,€giving€messages€to€theÏwomen.€After€their€triumphal€escape€from€Egypt,ÏMiriam€led€the€women€in€their€songs€of€victory.ÏWith€timbrels€and€dan‚ces,€they€chanted€thatÏgrand€chorus€that€has€been€echoed€and€re„echoedÏfor€centuries€in€all€our€cathedrals€round€theÏglobe.€Catholic€writers€represent€Miriam€ð ðas€aÏtype€of€the€Virgin€Mary,€being€Ô_ÔlegislatrixÔ_Ô€over€theÏÔ_ÔIsraelitishÔ_Ô€women,€especially€endowed€with€theÏspirit€of€prophecy.ððÌÌ##################ÌÌòòò òNumbers€xx.Ð Ê1R1; ÐóóThen€came€the€children€of€Israel,€even€theÐ x Ðfirst€month:€and€the€Ô_Ôpeo?leÔ_Ô€abode€In€Ô_ÔKadeshÔ_Ô;Ìwhole€Ô_ÔcongregatlenÔ_Ô,€Into€the€desert€of€Ô_ÔZinÔ_Ô€inÏthe€and€Miriam€died€there,€and€was€burledÏhere.ÌÌÌó óÔ_ÔEusebiusÔ_Ô€says€her€tomb€was€to€be€seen€atÐ KÓ ÐÔ_ÔKadeshÔ_Ô,€near€the€city€of€Petra,€in€his€time,€andÏthat€she€and€her€brothers€all€died€in€the€sameÏyear,€it€is€hoped€to€reappear€as€equals€in€the€res‚ÌÔ_Ôurrection.ò òE.C.S.Ô_ÔÐ £ +  ÐÔ_Ôòòó óÔ_ÔÌ€€€€óóCHAPTER€IV.Ð U Ý  ÐÌNumbers€òòò òvi.Ð  ‰  Ѐ€€óóAnd€the€Lord€said€unto€Moses,€~€All€theÐ Ý e  Ðdays€of€the€vow€of€his€separationÌ€a€Speak€unto€the€children€of€Ô_ÔisraelÔ_Ô,€andÏÔ_Ôsay,thereÔ_Ô€shall€no€razor€come€upon€his€head;ÏuntilÌwhen€either€man€or€woman€shall€Ô_ÔseparatetheÔ_ÔÏdays€be€fulfilled,€in€the€which€he€Ô_ÔseparatethÔ_ÔÌòòó óthemselves€óóò òto€vow€a€vow€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€a€Ô_ÔNazariteÔ_Ô,€untoÐ °8 ÐÔ_Ôtheòòó óhimselfÔ_Ô€óóò òunto€the€Lord,€he€shalt€be€holy,€òòandÐ Œ ÐóóÔ_ÔLord,shallÔ_Ô€let€the€locks€of€the€hair€of€his€headÐ hð Ðgrow.ÌÌÌó óÓ/€.d/ÓââTâââ  âHE€Ô_ÔNazaritesÔ_Ô,€both€men€and€women,€allowedÐ ¼D Ðâ ÏÀÏÀ°À°Àâtheir€hair€toÌâ °À°ÀÏÀÏÀâgrow€long,€as€the€hair€of€the€Ô_ÔNazarineÔ_Ô€was€aÏtoken€of€sub‚jection,€the€man€to€God,€the€womanÏto€man.€St.€Paul€no€doubt€alluded€to€this€customÏwhen€he€said€the€woman€ought€to€have€powerÏupon€her€head,€that€is,€wear€her€hair€and€veil€andÏbonnet€in€church€as€a€proof€of€her€subjection€toÏman,€as€he€is€to€the€Lord.€The€discipline€of€theÏchurch€to„day€requires€a€woman€to€cover€herÏhead€before€entering€a€cathedral€for€worship.ÌThe€fashion€for€men€to€sit€with€their€heads€bareÏin€our€churches,€while€~Ô_ÔvomenÔ_Ô€must€wearÏbonnets,€is€based€on€this€ancient€custom€of€theÏÔ_ÔNazarineÔ_Ô.€But€as€fashion€is€gradually€reducingÏthe€bonnet€to€an€infinitesimal€fraction€it€willÏprobably€in€the€near€future€be€dispensed€withÏaltogether.€A€lady€in€England€made€theÏexperiment€of€going€to€the€established€churchÏwithout€her€bonnet,€but€it€created€such€anÏagitation€in€the€congregation€that€the€BishopÏwrote€her€a€letter€on€the€impropriety€andÏrequested€her€to€come€with€her€head€covered.ÏShe€refused.€He€then€called€and€labored€with€herÏas€to€the€sinfulness€of€the€proceedings,€and€atÏparting€commanded€her€either€to€cover€her€headÏor€stay€away€from€church€altogether.€She€chooseÏthe€latter.€I€saw€and€heard€that€letter€read€at€aÏluncheon€in€London,€where€several€ladies€wereÏpresent.€It€was€received€with€peals€of€laughter.ÏThe€lady€is€the€wife€of€a€colonel€in€the€BritishÐ Ð1X1; Ðarmy.ÌÌÌÌ###########ÌòòCOMMENTS€ON€NUMBER.~.Ð ¦. ÐÌò òNumbers€xxv.Ð RÚ Ðóó6€ðð€And,€behold,€one€of€the€children€of€IsraelÐ '¯ Ðó ó14€ò òNow€the€name€of€the€Israelite€that€wasÐ ü„  Ðcame€and€brought€unto€his€brethren€aÏÔ_ÔMidian.slainÔ_Ô,€òòó óeven€óóò òthat€was€slain€with€theÐ ­ 5  ÐÔ_ÔMidianilishÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔitishÔ_Ô€woman€in€the€sight€of€Moses€and€all€theÏwoman,€òòó ówas€óóò òÔ_ÔZimriÔ_Ô,€the€son€of€5alu,€a€prince€ofÐ 3 »  Ðcongregation€of€the€children€of€Ô_ÔIsrael.aÔ_Ô€chiefÏhouse€among€the€Ô_ÔSimeonitesÔ_Ô.Ì~€And€when€Ô_ÔPhinehasÔ_Ô,€the€son€of€Eleazar,ÏÔ_ÔtheisÔ_Ô€And€the€name€of€the€Ô_ÔMidianitishÔ_Ô€womanÏson€of€Aaron€the€priest,€saw€òòit,€óóhe€rose€andÐ cë Ðtook€that€was€slain€òòó ówas€óóÔ_ÔcrebiÔ_Ô,€ò òthe€daughter€ofÐ 8À ÐÔ_ÔZurÔ_Ô;Ìa€javelin€in€his€Ô_Ôhand;heÔ_Ô€òòó ówas€óóò òhead€over€aÐ éq Ðpeople,€òòand€óóof€a€chief€houseÐ ÅM Ð8€And€he€went€after€the€man€of€Ô_ÔisraelÔ_Ô€into€theÏin€Ô_ÔMidianÔ_Ô.Ìtent,€and€thrust€both€of€them€through,€theÏmanÌof€Israel,€and€the€woman.ÌÌó óSome€commentators€say€the€tie€between€Ô_ÔZimriÔ_ÔÐ ˜  Ðand€Ô_ÔCozbiÔ_Ô€was€a€matrimonial€alliance,Ïunderstood€in€good€faith€by€the€Ô_ÔMidianitishÔ_ÔÏwoman.€He€was€a€prince€and€she€was€a€princess.ÏBut€the€Jewish€law€forbade€a€man€going€outsideÏof€his€tribe€for€a€wife.€It€was€deemed€idolatry.ÏBut€why€kill€the€woman.€She€had€not€violatedÏthe€laws€of€her€tribe€and€was€no€doubt€ignorantÏof€Jewish€law.€Other€commentators€say€thatÏÔ_ÔZimriÔ_Ô€was€notorious€at€the€licentious€feasts€ofÏBaal„Ô_ÔpoerÔ_Ô€and€that€the€Ô_ÔMidianitishÔ_Ô€wo‚menÏtempted€the€sons€of€Israel€to€idolatry.€Hence€theÏjustice€of€killing€both€Ô_ÔZimriÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔCozbiÔ_Ô€in€oneÏblow.€It€is€remarkable€that€the€influence€ofÏwoman€is€so€readily€and€universally€recognizedÏin€leading€the€strongest€men€into€sin,€but€soÏuniformly€ignored€as€a€stimulus€to€purity€andÏperfection.€Unless€the€good€pre‚dominates€overÏthe€evil€in€the€mothers€of€the€race,€there€is€noÏ)Ô_ÔaopeÔ_Ô€of€our€ultimate€perfection.€E.€C.€S.ÌÌ############ÌÌThe€origin€of€the€command€that€women€shouldÏcover€their€heads€is€found€in€an€old€Jewish€orÏHebrew€legend€which€appears€in€literature€for€theÏfirst€time€in€Genesis€vi.€There€we€are€told€theÏSons€of€God,€that€is,€the€angels,€took€to€wives€theÏdaughters€of€men,€and€begat€the€giants€andÏheroes,€who€were€Ô_ÔinstrulTientalÔ_Ô€in€bringing€aboutÐ Ö1^1; Ðthe€flood.€The€Ô_ÔRabbinsÔ_Ô€held€that€the€way€inÏwhich€the€angels€got€possession€of€women€wasÏby€laying€hold€of€their€hair;€they€accordinglyÏwarned€women€to€cover€their€heads€in€public,€soÏthat€the€angels€might€not€get€possession€of€them.ÏIt€was€believed€that€the€strength€of€people€lay€inÏtheir€ò òòòó óóóhair,€as€the€story€of€Samson€illustrates.€PaulÐ | Ðmerely€re‚peats€this€warning€which€he€must€oftenÏhave€heard€at€the€feet€of€Ô_ÔGamalielÔ_Ô,€who€was€atÏthat€time€Prince€or€President€of€the€Ô_ÔSanhedrimÔ_Ô,Ïtelling€women€to€have€a€ð ðpower€(that€is,Ïprotection)€on€their€heads€because€of€the€angels:ððÏI€Cor‚inthians,€chapter€xi,€verse€io.€ð ðFor€this€causeÏought€the€woman€to€have€power€on€her€headÏbecause€of€the€angels.ðð€Thus€the€command€has€itsÏorigin€in€an€absurd€old€myth.€This€legend€will€beÏfound€fully€treated€in€a€German€pamphletð"ðDieÏÔ_ÔpaulinischeÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔAngelologieÔ_Ô€und€Ô_ÔDaemonologieÔ_Ô.€OttoÏÔ_ÔEverlingÔ_Ô,€Gottingen,€i888.ÌIf€the€command€to€keep€silence€in€the€churchesÏhas€no€higher€origin€than€that€to€keep€covered€inÏpublic,€should€so€much€weight€be€given€it,€orÏshould€it€be€so€often€quoted€as€having€DivineÏsanction?ÌThe€injunctions€of€St.€Paul€have€had€such€aÏdecided€influence€in€fixing€the€legal€status€ofÏwomen€that€it€is€worth€our€while€to€considerÏtheir€source.€In€dealing€with€this€question€weÏmust€never€forget€that€the€majority€of€the€writingsÏof€the€New€Testa‚ment€were€not€really€written€orÏpublished€by€those€whose€names€they€bear.ÏAncient€writers€considered€it€quite€permissibleÏfor€a€man€to€put€out€letters€under€the€name€ofÏanother,€and€thus€to€bring€his€own€ideas€beforeÏthe€world€under€the€protection€of€an€honoredÏsponsor.€It€is€not€usually€claimed€that€St.€PaulÏwas€the€originator€of€the€great€religiousÏmovement€called€Christian‚ity,€but€there€is€aÏstrong€belief€that€he€was€divinely€inspired.€HisÏinward€persuasions,€and€especially€his€visionsÏappeared€as€a€gift€or€endowment€which€had€theÏforce€of€inspiration;€therefore,€his€mandatesÏconcerning€women€have€a€strong€hold€upon€theÏpopular€mind,€and€when€opponents€to€theÏequality€of€the€sexes€are€put€to€bay€they€gliblyÏquote€his€injunctions.ÌWe€congratulate€ourselves€that€we€may€shiftÏsome€of€theseÌbiblical€arguments€that€have€such€a€sinister€effectÏfrom€theirÌfirm€foundation.€He€who€claims€to€give€a€messageÏmust€satisfyÌÔ_ÔusÔ_Ô€that€he€has€himself€received€such€message.ÌL.S.ÌÌ####################ÌòòCOMMENTS€ON€NUMBERS.Ð H/Ð.8 ÐóóCHAPTER€V.Ð 0¦/9 Ðòòò òNumbers€xxvii.Ð ô0|0: ÐóóThen€came€the€daughters€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô,€theÐ É1Q1; Ðson€of€Ô_ÔHepherÔ_Ô,€the€son€of€Gilead,€the€son€ofÏÔ_ÔMachirÔ_Ô,€the€son€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔManassehÔ_Ô,€of€the€familiesÏof€Ô_ÔManasechÔ_Ô,€the€son€of€Joseph;€and€these€areÏthe€names€of€his€daughters:€Ô_ÔMahishÔ_Ô,€Noah,Ïand€Ô_ÔHogiabÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔMilcabÔ_Ô,€and€Ið ðÔ_ÔtrzahÔ_Ô.Ð ÌT Ða€And€they€stood€before€Moses,€and€beforeÏEleazar€the€priest,€and€before€the€princes€andÏall€the€congregation,€by€the€door€of€the€taberƒ¼nacle€of€the€congregation,€saying,Ì3€Our€father€died€In€the€wilderness,€and€heÏwas€not€in€the€company€of€them€that€gatheredÏthemselves€together€Ô_ÔagainstiheÔ_Ô€Lord€Ô_ÔintiseÔ_ÔÏcom.€Ô_ÔpanyÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKorabÔ_Ô.Ì4€Why€should€the€name€of€our€father€be€doneÏaway€from€among€his€family,€because€he€bathÏno€son?€Give€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€therefore€a€possession€amongÏthe€brethren€of€our€father.Ì~And€Moses€brought€their€cause€before€theÏLord.Ì6€ðð€And€the€Lord€spake€unto€Moses,€saying.Ì~The€daughters€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€speak€right:Ìthou€shalt€surely€give€them€a€possession€ofÏurn€inheritance€among€their€fatherð ðsÐ ÆN Ðbrethren;€and€thou€shalt€cause€theÏInheritance€of€their€father€to€pass€unto€them.Ì8€And€thou€shalt€speak€unto€the€Ô_ÔettildrenÔ_Ô€ofÏIsrael,€saying,€If€a€man€die,€and€have€no€son.Ïthen€ye€shall€cause€his€inheritance€to€passÏunto€his€daughter.Ìq€And€if€be€have€no€daughter,€then€ye€shallÏgive€his€inheritance€unto€his€brethren.Ìso€And€if€behave€no€brethren,€then€ye€shallÌgive€his€inheritance€unto€his€fatherð ðsÐ    Ðbrethren.ÌÔ_ÔxiAndÔ_Ô€if€his€father€have€no€brethren,€then€yeÏshall€give€his€inheritance€unto€his€kinsmanÏthat€is€next€to€him€of€his€family,€sod€he€shaltÏpossess€it;€and€it€shall€be€unto€the€children€ofÏIsrael€a€statute€of€judgment,€as€the€Lord€comƒ¼manded€Moses.Ìó óÌÌÓ/€.d/ÓââTâââ  âHE€respect€paid€to€the€daughters€ofÐ l#ô"* ÐÔ_Ôâ ÏÀÏÀ°À°ÀâZelophehadÔ_Ô€at€that€early€day€is€worthy€theÏâ °À°ÀÏÀÏÀâimitation€of€the€rulers€in€our€ownÌtimes.€These€daughters€were€no€doubt€fine„¼looking,€well„developed€women,€gifted€with€theÏpower€of€eloquence,€able€to€impress€theirÏpersonality€and€arguments€on€that€immenseÏassem‚blage€of€the€people.€They€were€allowed€toÏplead€their€own€case€in€person€before€theÏlawgivers,€the€priests,€and€the€princes,€the€rulersÏin€State€and€Church,€and€all€the€congregation,€atÏthe€very€door€of€the€tabernacle.€They€presentedÏtheir€case€with€such€force€and€clearness€that€allÏsaw€the€justice€of€their€claims.€Moses€was€soÏdeeply€impressed€that€he€at€once€retired€to€hisÏcloset€to€listen€to€the€still€Ô_ÔsITiallÔ_Ô€voice€ofÏconscience€and€commune€with€his€Maker.€InÏresponse,€the€Lord€said€to€him:€ò òð ð€ó óThe€daughtersÐ ¢1*1; Ðof€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€speak€right,€if€a€man€die€and€leaveÏno€son,€then€ye€shall€cause€his€inheritance€toÏpass€unto€his€daughters.ðð€It€would€have€beenÏcommendable€if€òòóóthe€members€of€the€lateÐ ú‚ ÐConstitutional€Convention€in€New€York€had,€likeÏMoses,€asked€the€guidance€of€the€Lord€inÏdeciding€the€rights€of€the€daughters€of€the€VanÏÔ_ÔRensselaersÔ_Ô,€the€Ô_ÔStuyvesantsÔ_Ô,€the€Ô_ÔLivingstonsÔ_Ô,Ïand€the€Knickerbockers.€Their€final€actionÏrevealed€the€painful€fact€that€they€never€thoughtÏto€take€the€case€to€the€highest€court€in€the€moralÏuniverse.€The€daughters€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€wereÏfortunate€in€being€all€of€one€mind;€none€there€toÏplead€the€fatigue,€the€publicity,€the€responsibilityÏof€paying€taxes€and€investing€property,€of€keepingÏa€bank€account,€and€having€some€knowledge€ofÏmath‚ematics.€The€daughters€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€wereÏhappy€to€accept€all€the€necessary€burdens,Ïimposed€by€the€laws€of€inheritanceòò7óó€while€theÐ „  Ðdaughters€of€the€Knickerbockers€trembled€at€theÏthought€of€assuming€the€duties€involved€in€self„¼government.ÌAs€soon€as€Moses€laid€the€case€before€the€Lord,ÏHe€not€only€allowed€the€justice€of€the€claim,€butÏgave€ð ða€statute€of€judg‚ment,ðð€by€which€theÏJewish€magistrates€should€determine€all€suchÏcases€in€the€division€of€property€in€the€land€ofÏCanaan€in€all€after€ages.ÌWhen€the€rights€of€property€were€secured€toÏmarried€women€in€the€State€of€New€York€inÏ1848,€a€certain€class€were€opposed€to€theÏmeasure,€and€would€cross€the€street€to€avoidÏspeaking€to€the€sisters€who€had€prayed€andÏpetitioned€for€its€success.€They€did€not€object,Ïhowever,€in€due€time€to€use€the€property€thusÏsecured,€and€the€same€type€of€women€will€asÏreadily€avail€them‚selves€of€all€the€advantages€ofÏpolitical€equality€when€the€rightÌof€suffrage€is€Ô_Ôsecured.E.C.S.Ô_ÔÌÌ#######ÌÌThe€account€given€in€this€chapter€of€theÏdirections€as€to€the€division€or€inheritance€ofÏproperty€in€the€case€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô,€and€hisÏdaughters€shows€them€to€be€just,€because€theÏdaughters€are€to€be€treated€as€well€as€the€sonsÏwould€be;€but€the€law€there‚after€given,Ïapparently€suggested€by€this€querying€ofÏÔ_ÔZelophe‚hadÔ_Ôð ðs€daughters€in€reference€to€theirÐ n)ö(1 Ðfatherð ðs€possessions€is€obviously€unjust,€in€that€itÐ D*Ì)2 Ðgives€no€freedom€to€the€owner€of€òòóóò òó óproperty€as€toÐ +¢*3 Ðthe€disposition€of€the€same€after€his€death,€òòÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô.€e.Ð ð+x+4 Ðóóleaves€him€without€power€to€will€it€to€any€one,Ð Æ,N,5 Ðand€leaves€un‚mentioned€the€female€relatives€asÏheirs€at€law.€Only€ð ðbreth‚renðð€and€ð ðkinsmanðð€areÏthe€words€used,€and€it€is€very€plain€that€onlyÏmales€were€heirs,€except€where€a€man€had€noÏson,Ìbut€had€one€or€more€daughters.ð ðThe€exceptionÐ Ê1R1; Ðproves€theÌrule.ððP.€A.€H.Ìò òÌÌ##############òòó óÐ ÎV Ѐ€€óóCHAPTER€VI.Ð £+ ÐÌòòò òNumbers€xviiiÐ O× ÐóóÔ_ÔsIÔ_Ô€And€this€òòó óis€óóò òthine;€the€heave€offering€of€theirÐ $¬ Ðz~€All€the€heave€offerings€of€the€holy€things.Ïgift,€with€all€the€wave€offerings€of€the€childrenÏof€which€the€children€of€Ô_ÔtsraelÔ_Ô€offer€onto€theÏó óLORD,€ò òIsrael:€I€have€given€them€Ô_ÔuncoÔ_Ô€thee,Ð    Ðand€to€Ô_ÔtityÔ_Ô€have€I€given€thee,€and€thy€sons€andÏthy€Ô_ÔdaughteraÔ_Ô€sons€and€to€thy€daughters€withÏthee,€by€a€statute€with€thee,€by€a€statute€forÏever;€it€òòó óis€óóò òa€covenant€for€ever:€every€one€thatÐ Ú b  Ðis€clean€in€thy€house€shall€of€salt€for€everÏbefore€the€Ô_ÔLoRDÔ_Ô€unto€thee€and€to€eat€of€it.€thyÏseed€with€thee.ÌÌÌÌó óÓ/€.d/ÓââTâââ  âHE€house€of€Aaron€was€now€thoroughlyÐ ´< Ðâ ÏÀÏÀ°À°Àâconfirmed€in€theÌâ °À°ÀÏÀÏÀâpriesthood,€and€the€Lord€gives€minute€directionsÏas€to€the€provisions€to€be€made€for€the€priests.ÏThe€people€then,€as€now,€were€made€to€feel€thatÏwhatever€was€given€to€them€was€given€to€theÏLord,€and€that€ððthe€Lord€Ô_ÔlovethÔ_Ô€a€cheerful€giver.ððÏThat€their€minds€might€be€at€peace€and€always€inÏa€devout€frame,€in€communion€with€God,€theyÏmust€not€be€perplexed€with€worldly€cares€andÏanxieties€about€bread€and€raiment€for€themselvesÏand€families.€Whatever€privations€they€sufferedÏthemselves,€they€must€see€that€their€priests€wereÏkept€above€all€human€wants€and€temptations.ÏThe€Mosaic€code€is€responsible€for€the€religiousÏcustoms€of€our€own€day€and€generation.€ChurchÏproperty€all€over€this€broad€land€is€exempt€fromÏtaxation,€while€the€smallest€house€and€lot€ofÏevery€poor€widow€is€taxed€at€its€full€value.€OurÏLevites€have€their€homes€free,€and€good€salariesÏfrom€funds€principally€contributed€by€women,Ïfor€preaching€denunciatory€sermons€on€womenÏand€their€sphere.€They€travel€for€half€fare,€theÏlawyer€pleads€their€cases€for€nothing,€theÏphysician€medicates€their€families€for€nothing,Ïand€generally€in€the€world€of€work€they€areÏserved€at€half€price.€While€the€common€peopleÏmust€be€careful€not€to€traduce€their€neighborsÏlest€they€be€sued€for€libel,€the€Levite€in€surpliceÏand€gown€from€his€pulpit€(aptly€called€theÏcowardð ðs€castle)€may€smirch€the€fairest€charactersÐ È,P,5 Ðand€defame€the€nob‚lest€lives€with€impunity.Ìòòóóò ò\Ð t.ü-7 Ðó óÔ_ÔrhisÔ_Ô€whole€chapter€is€interesting€reading€as€theÐ I/Ñ.8 Ðsource€of€priestly€power,€that€has€done€more€toÏblock€womanð ðs€way€to€freedom€than€all€otherÐ õ0}0: Ðearthly€influences€combined.€But€the€chief€pointÐ Ë1S1; Ðin€this€chapter€centers€in€the€above€verses,€as€theÏdaughters€of€the€Levites€are€here€to€enjoy€anÏequal€privilege€with€the€sons.€Scott€tells€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€ð ðthatÏcovenants€were€gener‚ally€ratified€at€an€amiableÏfeast,€in€which€salt€was€always€freely€used,€henceÏit€became€an€emblem€of€friendship.ðð€Perhaps€itÏwas€the€purifying,€refining€influence€of€thisÏelement€that€secured€these€friendly€relationsÏbetween€the€sons€and€daughters€of€the€priesthoodÏon€one€occasion€at€least.€From€the€present€bitter,Ïturbulent€tone€of€our€Levites,€I€fear€the€salt€weÏboth€manufact‚ure€and€import€must€all€have€lostÏits€savor.€E.€C.€S.ÌòòÌÌ##################ÌóóCHAPTER€VII.Ð Ø `  ÐÌòòò òNumbers€xxii.Ð „  Ðóóas€And€Balsam€rose€up€in€the€Ô_ÔmornIngÔ_Ô,€andÐ Yá Ðsaddled€his€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€and€went€with€the€princes€ofÏÔ_ÔMoabÔ_Ô.Ì22€ðð€And€Godð ðs€anger€was€kindled€because€heÐ Ø` Ðwent€:€and€the€angel€01€the€Loan€stood€in€theÏway€br€an€adversary€against€him.€Now€he€wasÏrid‚ing€upon€his€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€and€his€two€servants€òòó ówereÐ Wß Ðóóò òwith€him.Ð 3» Ð23€And€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€saw€the€angel€of€the€LORDÏstand‚ing€in€the€way,€and€his€sword€drawn€inÏhis€hand;€and€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€turned€aside€out€of€theÏway,€and€went€into€the€field:€and€BalsamÏsmote€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€to€turn€her€into€the€way.Ì24€But€the€angel€of€the€Loan€stood€in€a€pathÏof€the€vineyards,€a€wall€òòbe„Ô_ÔzngÔ_Ô€óóon€this€side,Ð Ž! Ðand€a€wall€on€that€side.Ì25€And€when€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€saw€the€angel€of€theÏó óLORD,€ò òshe€thrust€herself€unto€the€wail,€andÐ … $ Ðcrushed€Balsamð ðs€foot€against€the€wall:€andÐ aé% Ðhe€smote€her€again.Ìa6€And€the€angel€of€the€LORD€went€further,Ïand€stood€in€a€narrow€place,€where€òòó ówas€óónoÐ à!h!( Ðway€ò òto€turn€either€to€the€right€hand€or€to€theÐ ¼"D") Ðleft.Ì27€And€when€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€saw€the€angel€of€theÏLORD,€she€fell€down€under€Balsam:€andÏBalsamð ðs€anger€was€kindled,€and€he€Ô_ÔatnotaÔ_ÔÐ &Ÿ%- Ðcite€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€with€a€staff.ÌÔ_ÔaSÔ_Ô€And€the€Ô_ÔLoimÔ_Ô€opened€the€mouth€of€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,Ïand€she€said€unto€Balsam,€What€have€S€doneÏÔ_ÔuntÔ_Ô&€thee,€that€thou€hast€smitten€me€theseÏthree€times?Ì29€And€Balsam€said€unto€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€BecauseÏthou€hast€mocked€me;€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€would€there€were€aÏsword€in€mine€hand,€for€now€would€I€kill€thee.Ì30€And€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€said€unto€Balsam,€òòó óAm€óóò ònot€IÐ ”--6 Ðthine€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€upon€which€thou€hast€ridden€everÏsince€òòó óÔ_ÔIwasÔ_Ô€óóò òthine€unto€this€day?€was€I€everÐ E/Í.8 Ðwont€to€do€so€unto€thee?€And€he€said,€Nay.Ì32€Then€the€ó óLORD€ò òopened€the€eyes€of€Balsam,Ð ö0~0: Ðand€he€saw€the€angel€of€the€Loan€standing€inÐ Ò1Z1; Ðthe€way,€and€his€sword€drawn€in€his€hand:Ïand€he€bowed€down€his€head,€and€fell€flat€onÏhis€face.Ì32€And€the€Ô_ÔasgelÔ_Ô€of€the€Loan€said€unto€him,ÏWherefore€hast€thou€smitten€thine€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€theseÏthree€times?€Behold,€I€went€out€to€withstandÏthee,€be‚cause€òòó óthy€óóò òway€is€perverse€before€me:Ð vþ Ð~€And€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€saw€me,€and€turned€from€meÏthese€three€times:€unless€she€had€turned€fromÏme,€surely€now€also€I€had€slain€thee,€andÏsaved€her€alive.Ì34€And€Balsam€said€unto€Ô_ÔtbeÔ_Ô€angel€of€theÏó óLORD,€ò òI€have€sinned€for€I€knew€not€that€thouÐ {   ÐÔ_ÔstoodestÔ_Ô€in€the€way€against€me:€now€therefore,Ïif€it€displease€thee,€I€will€get€me€back€again.Ìó óÌÌÓ/€.d/ÓââTâââ  âHE€chief€point€of€interest€in€this€parable€ofÐ ­5 ÐÔ_Ôâ ÏÀÏÀ°À°ÀâBalaamÔ_Ô€and€his€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€is€that€the€latterÏâ °À°ÀÏÀÏÀâbelonged€to€the€female€sex.€ThisÌanimal€has€been€one€of€the€most€remarkableÏcharacters€in€literature.€Her€virtues€have€beenÏquoted€in€the€stately€cathe‚dral,€in€the€courts€ofÏjustice,€in€the€editorial€sanctum,€in€both€tragedyÏand€comedy€on€the€stage,€to€point€a€moral€andÏadorn€a€tale.€Some€of€the€fairest€of€Eveð ðsÐ ]å Ðdaughters€bear€her€baptismal€name,€and€she€hasÏbeen€immortalized€in€poetry€and€prose.ÏWordsworth€sends€her€with€his€Peter€Bell€toÏenjoy€the€first€flowers€of€early€spring.€To€expressÏher€love€of€the€beau‚tiful€ð ðupon€the€pivot€of€herÏskull€she€turned€round€her€long€left€earðð€whileÏstolid€Peter€makes€no€signð"ðÌòòóóò òÌó óð ðA€primrose€by€a€riverð ðs€brimÐ âj" ÐòòA€óóyellow€primrose€was€to€him,Ð ¸@# ÐAnd€it€was€nothing€more.ððÌÌThe€courage€and€persistence€of€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€has€madeÏher€as€famous€in€war€as€in€literature.€She€is€aÏmarked€feature€every‚where€in€military€stations,Ïalike€in€the€camp€and€the€field,€and€her€brayÏalways€in€the€minor€key,€gives€a€touch€of€pathosÏto€the€music€of€the€band!€The€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€accompaniedÏDeborah€and€Ô_ÔBarakÔ_Ô€when€they€went€to€fight€theirÏgreat€battle,€she€has€gone€with€pioneers€in€allÏtheir€weary€wanderings,€and€has€taken€an€activeÏpart€in€the€commerce€of€the€world,€bearing€theÏheaviest€burdens€though€poorly€fed€andÏsheltered.€At€one€time€this€animal€voted€at€threeÏsuccessive€elections€in€the€state€of€New€York.ÏThe€property€qualification€being€$250,€just€theÏprice€of€a€Ô_ÔjackassÔ_Ô,€Ben€Franklin€facetiously€askedÏð ðif€a€man€must€own€a€Ô_ÔjackassÔ_Ô€in€order€toÏvote,ð"ðwho€does€the€voting,€the€man€or€theÏÔ_ÔjackassÔ_Ô€?ÌIt€so€happened€once€that€the€same€animal€passedÏinto€the€hands€of€three€different€owners,Ïconstituting€all€the€earthly€possessions€of€each€atÏthat€time€and€thus€by€proxy€she€was€representedÐ È1P1; Ðat€the€polls.€Yet€with€this€world„wide€fame,€thisÏis€the€first€time€the€sacred€historian€has€so€richlyÏendowed€and€highly€complimented€any€livingÏthing€of€the€supposed€inferior€sex.€Far€wiser€thanÏthe€master€who€rode€her,€with€a€far€keenerÏspiritual€insight€than€he€possessed,€and€soÏintensely€earnest€and€impressible,€that€to€meetÏthe€necessities€of€the€occasion,€she€suddenlyÏexercised€the€gift€of€speech.€While€Ô_ÔBalaamÔ_Ô€wasÏangry,€violent,€stubborn€and€unreasonable,€theÏÔ_ÔassÔ_Ô€calmly€man‚ifested€all€the€cardinal€virtues.ÏObedient€to€the€light€that€was€in€her,€she€wasÏpatient€under€abuse,€and€tried€in€her€mute€way€toÏsave€the€life€of€her€tormentor€from€the€sword€ofÏthe€angel.€But€when€all€ordinary€warnings€ofÏdanger€proved€unavailable,€she€burst€into€speechÏand€opened€the€eyes€of€her€stolid€master.€Scott,Ïwho€considers€this€parable€a€literal€fact,€says€inÏhis€com‚mentaries,€ð ðThe€faculty€of€speech€in€manÏis€the€gift€of€God€and€we€cannot€comprehendÏhow€we€ourselves€articulate.€We€need€notÏtherefore€be€surprised€that€the€Lord€made€use€ofÏthe€mouth€ò òòòó óóóof€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€to€rebuke€the€madness€ofÐ Üd ÐHis€prophet,€and€to€shame€him€by€the€reproofÏand€example€of€a€brute.€Satan€spoke€to€Eve€by€aÏsubtle€male€serpent,€but€the€Lord€chose€to€speakÏto€Ô_ÔBalaamÔ_Ô€by€a€she€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€for€He€does€not€useÏenticing€words€of€manð ðs€wisdom,€but€works€byÐ  ’ Ðinstruments€and€means€that€men€despise.ððÌSeeing€that€the€Lord€has€endowed€ð ðthe€daughtersÏof€menðð€also€with€the€gift€of€speech,€and€theyÏmay€have€messages€from€Him€to€deliver€to€ð ðtheÏsons€of€God,ðð€it€would€be€wise€for€the€prophetsÏof€our€day€to€admit€them€into€their€Conferences,ÏSynods€and€General€Assemblies,€and€give€themÏopportunities€for€speech.ÌThe€appeal€of€the€meek,€long€suffering€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€to€herÏmaster,€to€remember€her€faithfulness€andÏcompanionship€from€his€youth€up,€is€quiteÏpathetic€and€reminds€one€of€womanð ðs€appealsÐ !š ' Ðand€petitions€to€her€law„givers€for€the€last€halfÏcentury.€In€the€same€language€she€might€say€toÏher€oppressors,€to€fathers,€husbands,€brothersÏand€sons,€have€we€not€served€you€withÏfaithfulness;€companions€from€your€youth€up;Ïwatched€you€through€all€your€infant€years;€andÏcarried€you€triumphantly€through€every€danger?ÏWhen€at€the€midnight€hour€or€the€Ô_ÔcockÔ_Ô€crowing,Ïyour€first€born€lifted€up€his€voice€and€wept,€lo!Ïwe€were€there,€with€water€for€his€parched€lips;€aÏcool€place€for€his€aching€head;€or€patiently€forÏhours€to€pace€with€him€the€chamber€floor.€InÏyouth€and€manhood€what€have€we€not€done€toÏadd€to€your€comfort€and€happiness;€ever€rejoicingÏin€your€triumphs€and€sympathizing€in€yourÏdefeats?ÌThis€waiting€and€watching€for€half€a€century€toÏrecover€our€civil€and€political€rights€and€yet€noÏredress,€makes€the€struggle€seem€like€a€painfulÏdream€in€which€one€strives€to€fly€from€someÐ Ê1R1; Ðimpending€danger€and€yet€stands€still.€Ô_ÔBalaamÔ_Ô,Ïunlike€our€masters,€confessed€that€he€had€sinned,Ïbut€it€is€evident€from€his€conduct€that€he€felt€noÏspecial€contrition€for€dis‚obedience€to€theÏcommands€of€his€Creator,€nor€for€his€cruelty€toÏthe€creature.€So€merely€to€save€his€life€he€sulkilyÏretraced€his€steps€with€a€determination€still€toÏconsider€Ô_ÔBarakÔ_Ôð ðs€proposi‚òòò òóóó ótions.€Whether€he€tookÐ RÚ Ðthe€same€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€on€the€next€journeyÌdoes€not€appear.ÌIt€must€have€been€peculiarly€humiliating€to€thatÏproud€man,€who€boasted€of€his€eyes€being€openÏand€seeing€the€vision€of€the€Almighty,€to€beÏreproved€and€silenced€by€the€mouth€of€a€brute.ÏAs€the€Lord€appeared€first€to€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€and€spakeÏby€her,€he€had€but€little€reason€to€boast€that€hisÏeyes€were€opened€by€the€Lord.€The€keen€spiritualÏinsight€and€the€ready€power€of€speech€with€whichÏthe€female€sex€has€been€specially€endowed,€areÏoften€referred€to€with€ridicule€and€reproach€byÏstolid,€envious€observers€of€the€less€impressibleÏsex.€E.€C.€S.ÌÔ#†X&X%&×V`Œ#ÔÌ####################ÌÝ ƒ˜÷ÿÝÑxxÑÑxxÑÒxÒÑ  ÑÑÑÔ€X&XXX&ÔÝ  ÝÓ ý ÓÓ  ÓÒ°xÒÓ ™°œXÓÓ ™ÓòòNumbers€xx.Ð °8 Ðóóò òAnd€Moses€3pake€unto€the€heads€of€the€tribesÐ  ( Ðconcerning€the€children€of€Israel,€saying,€This€òòisÐ  Ðóóthe€thing€which€the€Lord€hath€commanded.Ð € Ð2€If€a€man€vow€a€vow€unto€the€Lord,€or€swear€an€oath€to€bind€his€soul€with€a€bond;Ïhe€shall€not€break€his€word,€he€shall€do€according€to€all€that€Ô_ÔproceedethÔ_Ô€out€of€hisÏmouth.Ì~€If€a€woman€also€vow€a€vow€unto€the€Lord,€and€bind€òòó óherself€óóò òby€a€bond,€òòó óbeing€óóò òin€herÐ @È Ðfatherð ðs€house€in€her€youth;Ð 0¸  Ð4€And€her€father€bear€her€vow,€and€her€bond€wherewith€she€hath€hound€her€soul,Ïand€her€father€shall€hold€his€peace€at€her€òòó ó;€óóò òthen€all€her€vows€shall€stand,€and€everyÐ ˜" Ðbond€wherewith€she€hath€bound€her€soul€shall€stand.Ì5€But€if€her€father€disallow€her€in€the€day€that€he€Ô_ÔhearethÔ_Ô,€not€any€of€her€vows,€or€ofÏher€bonds€wherewith€she€had€bound€her€soul,€shall€stand;€and€the€Lord€shall€forgiveÏher,€because€her€fatherÌdisallowed€Ô_Ôher,afterÔ_Ô€thatÌ€6€And€if€she€had€at€all€a€husband,€when€Ô_ÔsheherÔ_Ô€iniquity.Ìvowed,€or€uttered€aught€out€of€her€lips,€wherewith€s6€These€òòare€óóthe€statutes,€whichÐ  $($) Ðthe€Lord€com‚„Ìshe€bound€her€Ô_Ôsoul;matidedÔ_Ô€Moses,€between€a€man€and€his€wife,Ì€7€And€her€husband€beard€òòó óit,€óóò òand€held€his€Ô_ÔpeacebetweenÔ_Ô€the€father€and€his€daughter,Ð p'ø&, Ðòòó óbeing€yet€óóò òinÐ `(è'- Ðat€her€in€the€day€that€be€heard€òòó óit;€óóò òthen€her€Ô_ÔvowsherÔ_Ô€youth€in€her€fatherð ðs€house.Ð P)Ø(. Ðshall€stand,€and€Ô_ÔheiÔ_Ô€ó óbonds€wherewith€she€bound€ò òher€soul€shall€stand.Ð @*È)/ Ð8€But€if€her€husband€disallowed€her€on€the€day€that€he€heard€òòó óit,€óóò òthen€he€shall€makeÐ 0+¸*0 Ðher€vow€which€she€vowed,€and€that€which€she€uttered€with€her€lips,€wherewith€sheÏbound€her€soul,€of€none€effect;€and€the€Lord€shall€forgive€her.Ìg€But€every€vow€of€a€widow,€and€of€her€that€isÌdivorced,€wherewith€they€have€bound€their€souls,Ìshall€stand€against€her.Ì53€Every€vow,€and€every€binding€oath€to€afflictÌthe€soul,€her€husband€may€establish€it,€or€herÐ À1H17 Ðhusband€may€make€it€void.Ì54€But€if€her€husband€altogether€hold€his€peace€at€her€from€day€to€day;€then€heÏÔ_ÔestablishethÔ_Ô€all€her€vows,€or€all€her€bonds,€which€òòare€óóupon€her:Ð Xà Ðhe€Ô_ÔconfirmethÔ_Ô€them,€because€he€held€his€peace€at€her€in€the€day€that€he€heard€òòó óthem.Ð HÐ Ðóóò ò55€But€if€he€shall€any€ways€make€them€voidÐ 8À Ðhe€bath€heard€òòó óthem;€óóò òthen€he€shall€hearÐ (° Ðó óÌÌÌÓ/€ d/ÓââAâââ  âVOW€is€a€religious€promise€made€to€God,€and€yet€in€the€face€of€such€a€definition€isÐ Ö^  Ðâ ¸(#¸(#I(#I(#âplaced€the€authority€of€husbandÌâ I(#I(#¸(#¸(#âand€father€between€the€woman€and€her€God.€God€seems€thus€far€to€have€dealt€directlyÏwith€women€when€they€sinned,€but€in€making€a€religious€vow,€or€dedication€of€themselvesÏto€some€high€purpose,€their€fathers€and€husbands€must€be€consulted.€A€man€s€vow€stands;Ïa€womanð ðs€is€always€conditional.€Neither€wisdom€nor€age€can€make€her€secure€in€anyÐ h ð  Ðprivileges,€though€always€personally€responsible€for€crime.€If€she€have€sufficientÏintelligence€to€decide€between€good€and€evil,€and€pay€the€penalty€for€violated€law,€why€notÏmake€her€responsible€for€her€words€and€deeds€when€obedient€to€moral€law.€To€holdÏwomanòòóóò òÐ ˜ Ðó óin€such€an€attitude€is€to€rob€her€words€and€actions€of€all€Ô_ÔmrilÔ_Ô€character.€We€see€from€thisÐ ú‚ Ðchapter€that€Jewish€ò ò~Ô_ÔVolflellÔ_Ô,€ó óas€well€as€those€of€other€nations,€were€Ô_Ôhe]dÔ_Ô€in€a€condition€ofÐ äl ÐÔ_ÔPerlÔ_Ô)Ô_ÔettldlÔ_Ô€tutelage€or€minority€under€the€authority€of€tile€father€until€married€and€thenÏunder€the€husband,€hence€vows€if€in€their€presence€if€disallowed€~Ô_ÔvereÔ_Ô€as€Ô_ÔnothinÔ_Ôð ðg.€ThatÐ ¾F ÐJewish€Ô_ÔIflenÔ_Ô€appreciate€the€degradation€of€Ô_ÔwomansÔ_Ô€position€is€Seen€ò òill€ó óa€Ô_Ôp;trtÔ_Ô€of€theirÐ ¨0 Ðservice€in€which€each€man€says€on€every€Sabbath€day,€ððððI€thank€Thee,€oh€Lord,€that€IÏ~~ððas€not€born€a€woman€ò òð ð€ó óand€the€won~an€meekly€responds,€ð ðI€thank€Thee,€oh€Lord,€thatÐ ‚  ÐI€am€what€I€am,€according€to€Thy€Ô_ÔholxÔ_Ôð ð€will.ððÐ rú ÐThe€injunction€in€the€abo~ð ðe€texts€in€regard€to€the€inter‚ference€of€fathers€is€given€onlyÐ \ä Ðonce,€while€tile€Ô_ÔIltIsbalIdsÔ_Ô€authority€is€mentioned€three€times.€If€the€\Ô_ÔVOlfi.llIÔ_Ô€WasÏbetrothed,€even€the€future€husband€had€the€right€to€disallow€her€vows.€It€is€supposed€byÏsome€expositors€that€by€a€parity€of€reason€minor€sons€should€have€been€under€the€Ô_ÔSalfieÔ_ÔÏÔ_ÔrestrIc‚tionsÔ_Ô€as€daughters,€but€if€it€were€intended,€it€is€extraordinary€that€daughters€aloneÏshould€have€been€Ô_ÔmentiolledÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔSeottÔ_Ô,€ò òill€ó óextenuating€the€custom,€says:€ððððMales€wereÐ îv  Ðcertainly€allowed€more€liberty€than€females€;€the€vows€of€the€latter€Ô_ÔmigiltÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔlIeÔ_Ô€adjudgedÏmore€prejudicial€to€families€;€or€tile€ò òÔ_ÔSOflSÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔheillgÔ_Ô€xii€ó óre€immediately€under€the€fatherð ðsÐ ÈP" ÐÔ_ÔtilitionÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔmiglltÔ_Ô€be€ò òÔ_ÔthloilgiltÔ_Ô€ó óless€liable€to€be€inveigled€into€Ô_ÔrasilÔ_Ô€engagements€of€any€kind.ððÐ ¸ @ # ÐF;.€c.€s.Ì##############ÌWoman€is€here€taught€that€she€is€irresponsible.€The€father€or€the€husband€is€all.€They€areÏÔ_ÔwisdolnÔ_Ô,€power,€responsibility.€But€woman€is€a€nonentity€if€still€in€her€fatherð ðs€house,€or€ifÐ f$î#' ÐMile€has€a€husband.€I€object€to€Ô_ÔtilisÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔteaeiiingÔ_Ô.€It€is€unjust€to€man€that€he€should€have€theÏaddð ð2d€responsibility€of€his€daughterð ðs€or€wifeð ðs€word,€and€it€is€cruel€to€woman€becauseÐ :&Â%) Ðtile€irresponsi‚bility€is€enslaving€in€its€Ô_ÔiliflLlenceÔ_Ô.€It€is€contrary€to€true€Gospel€teaching,€forÏonly€in€Ô_ÔfreedolnÔ_Ô€to€òòò ò(Jo€óóó óÔ_ÔrigiltÔ_Ô€can€a€soul€dwell€in€that€love€which€is€the€fulfilling€of€the€law.Ð (–'+ Ðòòò òÌóóó óThe€whole€import€of€this€chapter€is€that€a€womanð ðs€word€is€worthless,€unless€she€is€aÐ ç)o)- Ðwidow€or€divorced.€While€an€unmarried€daughter,€her€father€is€her€surety;€when€married,Ïthe€husband€allows€or€disallows€what€she€promises,€and€the€promise€is€kept€or€brokenÏaccording€to€his€will.€The€whole€Mosaic€law€in€this€respect€seems€based€upon€the€idea€thatÏa€woman€is€an€irresponsible€being;€and€that€it€is€supposed€each€daughter€will€marry€atÏsome€time,€and€thus€be€continually€under€the€control€of€some€maleð"ðthe€father€or€theÏhusband.€Unjust,€arbitrary€and€debasing€are€such€ideas,€and€the€laws€based€upon€them.ÏCould€the€Infinite€Father€and€Mother€have€give€them€to€Moses?€I€think€not.€P.€A.€H.ÌÌÐ !2©16 ЇÌÌÌ#####################Ìòòò òNumbers€Ô_ÔxxxiÔ_Ô.Ð  ¨ Ðóó9€And€the€children€of€Israel€took€òòall€óóthe€women€of€Ô_ÔMidianÔ_Ô€captives,€and€their€littleÐ  ‘ Ðones,€and€took€the€spoil€of€all€their€cattle,€and€all€their€flocks,€and€all€their€goods.Ìso€And€they€burnt€all€their€cities€wherein€they€dwelt,€and€all€their€goodly€castles€withÏfire.ÌÔ_ÔsaÔ_Ô€And€they€brought€the€captives,€and€the€prey.€and€the€spoil,€unto€Moses€andÏEleazar€the€priest,€and€unto€the€congregation€of€the€children€of€Israel,€unto€the€campÏat€the€plains€of€Ô_ÔMoabÔ_Ô,€which€òòare€óóby€Jordan€neat„Jericho.Ð © 1  Ð54€And€Moses€was€wroth€with€the€officers€of€the€host,€òòó ówith€óóò òthe€captains€overÐ ™ !  Ðthousands,€and€captains€over€hundreds,€which€came€from€the€battle.Ìt5€And€Moses€said€unto€them,€have€ye€saved€all€else€women€alive?Ì,6€Behold,€these€caused€the€children€of€Israel,€through€the€counsel€of€i3elaam,€toÏcommit€trespass€Ô_ÔagauistÔ_Ô€the€Lord€in€the€matter€of€Ô_ÔPeorÔ_Ô.€and€thereÌwas€a€plague€among€die€congregation€of€the€Lord.Ìt7€Note€therefore€Ô_ÔkiUÔ_Ô€every€male€Ô_Ôam,snÔ_Ô,€the€little€ones,€and€kill€every€woman€thatÏhath€Ô_ÔLnosenÔ_Ô€man.Ì,8€Hut€all€the€women€children,€that€Ô_Ôl,avÔ_Ô,€not€known€a€man€keep€alive€for€yourselves.Ìa~€ðð€And€the€Lord€spake€unto€Ô_ÔNIoÔ_Ô,.e.o,€~.Ô_Ôiy,eÔ_Ô,.Ìs6€ððlake€the€sum€of€Ô_ÔtloeÔ_Ô€prey€that€Ô_ÔwosÔ_Ô€t.,Ô_Ôk,otÔ_Ô.€òòó óÔ_ÔLs,ekÔ_Ô€óóò òof€Ô_ÔtnanÔ_Ô€and€of€beast,€Ô_ÔtloouÔ_Ô,€andÐ ù ÐEleazar€the€~€and€the€chief€fathers€of€the€Ô_ÔcongreÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔatiooeÔ_ÔÌ3t€And€Moses€stool€l..Ô_ÔIeazarÔ_Ô€the€priest€Ô_ÔolidÔ_Ô€as€Ô_ÔtltoÔ_Ô,€Lord€commanded€Ô_ÔNIosesÔ_Ô.Ì35€And€the€booty,€òòlð ðÔ_Ôeoo.gÔ_Ô€óóthe€rest€~f€Ô_ÔtlocÔ_Ô€prey€which€the€m,ð ðn€of€war€load€caught.Ð ÉQ ÐÔ_ÔwosÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôs,sÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôl,undredÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtlonusandÔ_Ô€and€seventy€Ô_ÔtI,aus:tndÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔanolÔ_Ô€live€Ô_ÔthausanIÔ_Ô€sheep.Ì33€And€Ô_ÔtloreescoreÔ_Ô€and€twelve€Ô_ÔtI,o,us;ooodÔ_Ô€bees€cg,Ì34€And€threescore€Ô_Ôan,lÔ_Ô€cone€Ô_ÔtI,ottÔ_Ô~Ô_Ôan,lÔ_Ô€;Ô_Ômss.sÔ_ÔÌ3l€And€thirty€and€Ô_Ôtw,oÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔthotosandÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔpvrLnooÔ_Ô.€0,,€of€women€that€had€not€Ô_ÔknoownÔ_Ô€man.Ìó óÌÌÓ/€ d/ÓââIâââ  âT€appears€from€the€enumeration€here€of€the€booty,€that€the€Israelites€took€in€this€warÐ MÕ  Ðâ ð(#ð(#I(#I(#âagainst€the€Ô_ÔMidianitesÔ_Ô€seventy„Ìâ I(#I(#ð(#ð(#âtwo€thousand€beeves,€six€hundred€and€seventy„five€thousand€sheep,€sixty„one€thousandÏÔ_ÔassesÔ_Ô€and€thirty„two€thousand€women€virgins,€beside€the€women€and€children€killed,€(asÏthey€said)€by€Godð ðs€order.€The€thirty„two€thousand€women€and€women€child‚ren€wereÐ õ!}!$ Ðgiven€to€the€soldiers€and€the€priests.€Why€should€tile€social€purity€societies€in€England€andÏAmerica€who€believe€ò òill€ó óthe€divine€origin€of€all€Scripture€object€to€the€use€of€women€chilƒÐ É#Q#& Ðdren€by€their€statesmen€and€soldiers€when€the€custom€was€11Cr„Ô_ÔmittedÔ_Ô€to€the€chosenÏpeople€of€Israel€?€Ô_ÔTrue,thleÔ_Ô€welfare€of€tile€priests,€lawgivers€and€soldiers€was€carefullyÏguarded€in€select‚ing€for€them€the€purest€of€the€daughters€of€tl3e€Ô_ÔMithianitesÔ_Ô.ÌSurely€such€records€are€enough€to€make€Ô_ÔtIleÔ_Ô€most€obstinateÌbeliever€doubt€the€divine€origin€of€Jewish€history€and€the€claimÌof€that€people€to€have€been€under€the€special€guidance€of€Ô_ÔJeho‚vabÔ_Ô.€Their€claim€to€haveÏhad€conversations€with€God€daily€and€to€have€acted€under€His€commands€in€all€theirÏÔ_ÔtergiversationsÔ_Ô€of€word€and€action€is€simply€blasphemous.€We€must€discredit€theirÏpretensions,€or€else€the€wisdom€of€Jehovah€himself.€ð ðTalking€with€God,ðð€at€that€periodÏwas€a€mere€form€of€speech,€as€ð ðtempt‚ed€of€the€devilðð€was€once€in€the€records€of€ourÏcourts.€Criminals€said€ð ðtempted€of€the€devil,€I€did€commit€the€crime.ðð€This€chapter€placesÏMoses€and€Eleazar€the€priest,€in€a€most€unenvi‚able€light€according€to€the€moral€standardÏof€any€period€of€human€history.€Verily€the€revelations€in€the€òòPall€Mall€Gazette€óóa€few€yearsÐ ±/9/3 Ðago,€pale€before€this€wholesale€desecration€of€women€and€children.€Bishop€Ô_ÔColensoÔ_Ô€in€hisÏexhaustive€work€on€the€Pentateuch€shows€that€most€of€the€records€therein€claiming€to€beÐ ‹115 Ðhistorical€facts€are€merely€parables€and€figments€of€the€imagination€of€different€writers,Ïcomposed€at€different€periods,€full€of€contradictions,€interpolations€and€discrepancies.ÌHe€shows€geologically€and€geographically€that€a€flood€over€the€whole€face€of€the€earthÏwas€a€myth.€He€asks€how€was€it€possible€to€save€two€of€every€animal,€bird€and€creepingÏthing€on€both€continents€and€get€them€safely€into€the€ark€and€back€again€to€their€respectiveÏlocalities.€How€could€they€make€their€way€from€South€America€up€north€through€the€frigidÏzone€and€cross€over€the€polar€ices€to€the€eastern€continent€and€carry€with€them€theÏnecessary€food€to€which€they€had€been€accustomed,€they€would€all€have€perished€with€theÏcold€before€reaching€the€Arctic€circle.€While€the€animals€from€the€northern€latitudes,Ïwould€all€perish€with€heat€before€reaching€the€equator.€What€a€long€weary€journey€theÏanimals,€birds€and€fowls€would€have€taken€from€Japan€and€China€to€Mount€Ararat.€TheÏparable€as€an€historical€fact€is€hedged€with€impossibilities€and€so€is€the€whole€journey€ofÏforty€years€from€Egypt€to€Canaan;€but€if€we€make€up€our€minds€to€believe€in€miracles€thenÏit€is€plain€sailing€from€Genesis€to€the€end€of€Deuteronomy.€Both€Ezra€and€Jeremiah€areÏsaid€to€have€written€the€last€book€of€the€Pentateuch,€and€some,€question€whether€MosesÏwas€the€author€of€either.€Bishop€Ô_ÔColensoÔ_Ô€also€questions€the€arithmetical€calculations€ofÌòòóóò òó óthe€historians€in€regard€to€the€conquest€ò ò(of€ó ótile€Ô_ÔMidianitesÔ_Ô,€asÐ   Ðdescribed€in€the€book€of€Ô_ÔNumbers.E.Ô_Ô€C.€S.ÌÌ##########ÌÌBut€how€thankful€we€must€be€that€we€are€no€longer€obliged€to€believe,€as€a€matter€of€fact,Ïof€vital€consequence€to)€Ô_ÔOtIrÔ_Ô€eternal€hope,€each€separate€statement€contained€in€theÏlòòtóóel3t;ltetlel),€Ô_ÔslIellÔ_Ô€ò òÔ_ÔfoÔ_Ô€ó óor€instance,€as€the€story€related€in€Numbers€Ô_ÔxxxiÔ_Ô!ð"ðwhere€we€;Ô_ÔlretololÔ_ÔÐ „  Ðthat€a€force€of€twelve€thousand€Israelites€slew€òòa/Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€óóthe€malts€(of€the€Ô_ÔMidianitesÔ_Ô,€took€captiveÐ tü Ðòòd1€óóthe€females€anti€children,€Ô_ÔseizeolÔ_Ô€òòall€óótheir€cattle€and€flocks,€(seventy„two€thousandÐ dì Ðoxen,€sixty„one€thousand€Ô_ÔassesÔ_Ô,€six€hundred€anti€seventy„five€Ô_ÔtilotlsantiÔ_Ô€sheep,)€and€òòallÐ TÜ Ðóótheir€goods,€and€burnt€òòall€óótheir€cities,€and€all€their€goodly€castles,€without€the€loss€of€aÐ DÌ Ðsingle€man.~€and€then,€by€command€of€Moses,€butchered€in€cold€blood€all€the€women,Ïexcept€ð ðthe€women„children€and€virgins,€to€be€given€to€the€priests€and€soldiers.ððÌThey€amounted€to€thirty„two€thousand,€mostly,€~ve€suppose,€under€the€age€of€sixteen.€\VeÏmay€fairlyð ð€reckon€Ô_Ôth;ttÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔthertÔ_Ô:€were€as€many€more€under€the€age€of€forty,€and€half€as€manyÐ òz ÐÔ_ÔliloreÔ_Ô€above€forty,€making€altogether€eighty€thousand€females,€of€Ô_ÔwilomÔ_Ô,€according€to€tl3eÏstory,€Moses€Ô_ÔortleretiÔ_Ô€fortyð"ðeight€tl3otlsalld€ò òto)€ó óbe€killed,€besides€(say)€twenty€thousandÐ ÆN! Ðyoung€boys.€~Ô_ÔIheÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôtr;lgetiyÔ_Ô€(of€Ô_ÔCawnporeÔ_Ô,€where€three€hundred€were€butchered,€would€sinkÏinto€nothing,€compared€with€such€a€massacre,€if,€indeed,€we€were€required€to€believe€it.ÌThe€obvious€intention€of€Moses,€as€shown€in€these€directions,€was€to€keep€the€Jewish€raceÏfrom€Ô_ÔamalgamatitonÔ_Ô.€But€tile€great€lawgiver€seems€to€have€ignored€the€fact,€or€beenÏignorant€of€it,€that€transmission€of€race€Ô_Ôqu;llitlesÔ_Ô€is€even€greater€through€the€female€lineÏthan€through€the€male,€and€if€they€kept€the€w(omen€children€for€themselves€they€wereÏÔ_ÔInakiligÔ_Ô€sure€Ô_ÔtIleÔ_Ô€fact€Ô_ÔtilatÔ_Ô€in€days€to€come€there€Ô_ÔwoouldÔ_Ô€be€Jewish€Ô_ÔdeseenohimntsÔ_Ô€whoÏÔ_ÔmigiltÔ_Ô€beÌÔ_Ôewsnalne,aÔ_Ô€òòwóó„€Ô_ÔensÔ_Ô€in€spirit.Ð 'Ž&* ÐÔ_ÔJinbutÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔtisrotlghÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtiocÔ_Ô€I~of€Ô_ÔhereohityÔ_Ô,€:Ô_ÔolÔ_ÔÌThe€freedom€ò òof€ó óthe€natural€law€will€Ô_Ôm;tkeÔ_Ô€itself€evident,€for€soð"ðÐ à(h(, Ðcalled€natural€law€is€Ô_Ôdivine.IÔ_Ôð ð.€A.€II.Ð Ð)X)- Ðòòò òÌÌ##########Ìóóó óÔ_ÔZipporahÔ_Ô€the€wife€of€Moses€was€a€Ô_ÔMidianiteÔ_Ô,€Jethro€her€father€was€a€priest€of€someÐ u-ý,1 Ðsagacity€and€consideration.€When€he€met€Moses€in€the€desert€he€gave€him€valuable€adviceÏabout€the€government€of€his€people,€which€the€great€lawgiver€obeyed.ÌThe€sons€of€Ô_ÔZipporahÔ_Ô€and€Moses,€Ô_ÔGershonÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔEliezerÔ_Ô,€were€therefore€of€Ô_ÔMidianiteÔ_ÔÏblood,€yet€Moses€sent€an€army€of€twelve€thousand€armed€for€war;€a€thousand€of€eachÏtribe,€with€orders€to€slay€every€man.€If€the€venerable€Jethro€was€still€alive€he€must€haveÐ 216 Ðbeen€murdered€by€his€grandsons€and€their€comrades.€This€is€a€most€extraordinary€story.€IfÏafter€the€men,€women€and€male€children€were€all€killed,€thirty€thousand€maidens€andÏyoung€girls€still€remained,€the€Ô_ÔMidianitesÔ_Ô€must€have€been€too€large€a€tribe€to€have€beenÏwholly€destroyed€by€twelve€thousand€Israelites,€unless€the€Jewish€God€fought€the€battle.ÌÔ_ÔL.D.B.Ô_ÔÌÌ################Ìòòò òÔ_ÔNumkÔ_Ô,~r€ó óÔ_ÔxxxviÔ_Ô.Ð Þf Ðóóò òAnd€the€thief€f~Ô_ÔthersÔ_Ô€of€the€families€of€the€children€of€Gilead€drew€near,€and€spakeÐ ÎV Ðbefore€Moses,€and€before€the€princes,€the€chief€fathers€of€the€children€of€Israel:Ìis€And€they€said,€The€Lord€commanded€my€lord€to€give€the€Ô_ÔlatodÔ_Ô€for€an€inheritanceÏby€lot€to€the€children€of€Israel€:€and€my€lord€was€commanded€by€the€Lord€to€give€theÏinheritance€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€our€brother€unto€his€daughters.Ì3€And€if€they€be€married€to€any€of€the€sons€of€the€Ô_ÔeoÔ_Ôð ðoð ðtoð ðr€tribes€of€the€children€ofÐ ~   ÐIsrael€then€Ô_ÔsloollÔ_Ô€their€inheritance€be€taken€from€the€Ô_ÔitoheritanceÔ_Ô€of€nor€fathers,€andÏshall€he€put€to€the€inheritance€of€the€tribe€whereunto€they€are€received€:€so€shall€it€beÏtaken€from€the€lot€of€our€inheritance.Ì4€And€when€the€jubilee€of€the€children€of€Israel€shall€he,€then€shall€their€inheritanceÏhe€pot€ó óÔ_ÔulotoÔ_Ô€ò òthe€inheritance€of€the€tribe€whereunto€they€are€receivedÐ .¶ Ðó ós€ò òAnd€Moses€commanded€the€children€of€IsraelÐ ¦ Ðaccording€to€the€word€of€the€Ô_Ôls,rolÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔLiyiflgÔ_Ô,€The€tribe€of€the€sons€Ô_ÔofJosephÔ_Ô€hath€Ô_Ôszoi,lÔ_ÔÏÔ_ÔselLÔ_ÔÌ6tlor€Lord€Ô_ÔdoothÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔcomnotondÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔconcernisogÔ_Ô€theÌó ódaughters€Ô_ÔcofÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôieloploeh:oolÔ_Ô.€ò òÔ_Ôs.oyincÔ_Ô.€I€At€them€marry€ó óto€Ô_ÔwhcoonÔ_Ô€they€Ô_ÔtloonkÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€ò òest€ó óððslyÐ Þf Ðtoo€the€homily€of€ò òthe€ó ótribe€Ô_ÔoOÔ_Ô€their€father€silo€ò òI€ó óthy€Ô_ÔezoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔocrÔ_Ô.Ð ÎV ÐMoo€Ô_ÔshootliÔ_Ô€loot€the€Ô_Ôioohoror.onÔ_Ô€oð ð€of€the€Ô_ÔcholdrenÔ_Ô€of€Israel€r€ò ò0000„v€ó óroot€rdð ðs€ò ò0,0€0€ó óÔ_ÔnIÔ_Ô€„eÐ ¾F Ðfor€os„€Ô_ÔeryÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôo,ooeÔ_Ô€of€the€Ô_ÔcloildreooÔ_Ô€of€Ô_Ôlsr:oelÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôslo:oUÔ_Ô€beeòò1óó,€Ô_ÔloinoÔ_Ô..elf€to€the€inheritance€of€theÐ ®6 Ðò ò0€ó órobe€0€Ô_ÔloisÔ_Ô€(zoo€Ô_ÔloersÔ_Ô.Ð ˜  Ð8€Ô_ÔAntIÔ_Ô€every€o;;Ô_Ôooogloto.rÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔokotÔ_Ô€Ið ð€ò òÔ_ÔssessotloÔ_Ô€ó óan€in.€Ô_ÔheritotoceÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔiooÔ_Ô€any€Ô_ÔtrolcoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔoofÔ_Ô€oh,,Ð ˆ ÐÔ_ÔcloololrtnÔ_Ô€ððof€Israel.€shall€lie€wife€onto€one€Ô_ÔoofÔ_Ô€lo,.€lion,€Ô_ÔilyÔ_Ô€of€Ô_ÔthorÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔteOlooÔ_Ô.€ò òÔ_ÔoofÔ_Ô€ó óher€father,Ð x Ðthat€the€Ô_ÔcloilolrenÔ_Ô€of€Ô_ÔIsrovlÔ_Ô€nosy€Ô_ÔenisoyÔ_Ô€every€man€the€inheritance€Ô_ÔoofÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔloisÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôf;oohersÔ_Ô.ÌÔ_ÔooÔ_Ô€Even€òòò òa,€óóó óthe€Ô_ÔEccoolÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔonnototonoleolÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔMoososÔ_Ô,€ò òso€ó óÔ_ÔdodÔ_Ô€the€Ô_ÔdauchoersÔ_Ô€of€Zelcoòò1óóohoelo.oohÐ RÚ Ðò òÔ_Ôtoó óandÔ_Ô€were€married€ò òunto~€ó óÔ_ÔtloeirÔ_Ô€ò òÔ_ÔfotherÔ_Ôð ðs€brothersð ð€ó ósons.Ð BÊ  ÐÌÓ/€ d/ÓââIââ€â  âN€a€former€chapter€there€was€a€sense€of€justice€shown€towards€the€daughters€ofÐ  ¤" ÐÔ_Ôâ ð(#ð(#I(#I(#âZelophehadÔ_Ô,€but€here€a€ne~v€complicationÌâ I(#I(#ð(#ð(#âarises.€The€uncles€of€these€girls€had€their€eyes€on€the€property€and€perhaps€feared€thatÏtheir€sons€had€not€found€favor€in€the€eyes€of€their€cousins,€as€they€might€have€seen€andÏadmired€some€fine€looking€young€men€from€other€tribes.€So€the€crafty€old€uncles€movedÏin€time€to€get€a€statute€passed€that€~Ô_ÔvouldÔ_Ô€compel€daughters€to€marry€in€the€tribe€of€theirÏfathers€and€got€a€direct€command€from€the€Lord€to€that€effect,€then€the€young€women,Ïcompelled€to€limit€their€predilections,€married€their€cousins,€setting€the€laws€of€heredityÏquite€aside€pro~)Ô_ÔertyÔ_Ô€in€all€ages€being€considered€of€more€importance€than€I)C~S~Ô_ÔlSÔ_ÔÏThus,€after€making€some€show€of€justice€in€giving€the€daughters€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€theÏinheritance€of€their€fathers,€the€Israelites€began€to€consider€the€loss€to€their€tribe,€ifÏperadventure€the€five€sisters€should€marry€into€other€tribes€and€all€this€property€beÏtransferred€to€their€Ô_ÔenemlesÔ_Ô.Ìò òòòóóó óThey€seemed€to€consider€these€noble€women€destitute€of€the€virtue€of€patriotism,€ofÐ þ+†+/ ÐÔ_ÔfamilycÔ_Ô€pride,€of€all€the€tender€sentiments€of€friendship,€kindred€and€home,€and€so€withÏtheir€usual€masculine€arrogance€they€passed€laws€to€compel€the€daughters€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_ÔÏto€do€what€they€probably€would€have€done€had€there€been€no€law€to€that€effect.€TheseÏdaughters€were€known€by€the€euphonious€names€of€Ô_ÔMahlahÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔTirzahÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔHoglahÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔMilcahÔ_Ô€andÏNoah,€and€they€all€married€their€fatherð ðs€brothersð ð€sons.€Cousins€on€the€motherð ðs€sideÐ 004 Ðwould€probably€have€been€forbidden.Ð z115 ÐIf€Moses,€as€the€mouthpiece€of€God,€aimed€to€do€exactÌjustice,€why€did€he€not€pass€an€ordinance€giving€property€in€allÌcases€equally€to€sons€and€Ô_Ôdaughters.E.Ô_Ô€C.€S.ÌÌ##########ÌÌMoses€gave€what€appears€to€be,€in€the€light€of€this€Christian€era,€a€just€judgment€when€heÏdecided€that€the€daughters€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€should€inherit€their€fatherð ðs€property,€but€heÐ Þf Ðgave€as€the€law€of€inheritance€the€direction€that€ð ðif€a€man€die,€òòand€have€no€son,€óóthen€yeÐ ÈP Ðshall€cause€his€inheritance€to€pass€unto€his€daughter€òò;ð ð€óóthus,€as€I€think,€unjustlyÐ ¸@  Ðdiscriminating€between€women€who€have€brothers€and€women€who€have€none,€and€heÏgoes€on€further€to€deal€unjustly€with€women€when€he€directs€that€the€daughters€ofÏÔ_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€marry€so€that€the€inheritance€justly€awarded€them€should€not€go€out€of€theÏfamily€of€the€tribe€of€their€fathers.Ìð ðLet€them€marry€to€whom€they€think€best,ðð€and€those€words€seemingly€recognize€theirÏrighteous€freedom.€But€immediately€he€limits€that€phrase€and€informs€the€five€women€theyÏmust€only€marry€in€their€fatherð ðs€tribe,€and€were€limited€also€to€their€fatherð ðs€family.€TheÐ $¬ Ðresult€was€that€each€married€her€own€cousin.€If€this€was€contrary€to€physiological€law,€asÏsome€distinguished€physiologists€affirm,€then€they€were€com‚pelled€by€the€arbitrary€law€ofÏMoses€to€break€the€law€of€God.ÌP.€A.€H.Ìòòò òÌ#############ÌÔ_ÔDeutere.nvoo,eyÔ_Ô€óó~in€year,€inÐ ˆ Ðó ó3€ò òAnd€it€came€to€pass€the€Ô_Ôfortiethó óvÔ_Ô~ole.€and€in€the€south.€Ô_ÔanotÔ_Ô€by€too.ð ð€ò òs,,.s€Ô_ÔsioiÔ_Ô,..€toÐ x ÐÔ_ÔolocÔ_Ô€ó óthe€eleventh€month,€ò òon€ó óthe€first€òòò òdozy€óóó óof€the€month,€ò ò0€ó óÔ_ÔlototolÔ_Ô€of€Ô_ÔtlooÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔCanaunitesÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔtoodÔ_ÔÐ hð Ðono.ð ð€Ô_Ôl.elo.toooÔ_Ôð ðÔ_ÔttÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔotnosÔ_Ô€òòÔ_Ôtloa.tÔ_Ô€óóMoves€spake€onto€the€children€of€Ô_ÔIsroolÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔtIeÔ_Ô,€trot€river.€Ô_ÔtloeÔ_ÔÐ Xà ÐÔ_ÔrivoÔ_Ôð ðr€Ô_ÔEooj,boooooÔ_Ô,..Ð HÐ Ðaccording€unto€all€that€the€Lord€had€given€Ô_ÔhioooÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔinIÔ_Ô€,.ððo,€II.€Ô_ÔIloosÔ_Ô,ð ð€sot€ò ò0€ó óIið ð.€Ô_Ôl.booÔ_Ô.€II,ð ð:€.Ð 2º Ðv,ð ðio:€ò òOð ð€Ô_ÔOttÔ_ÔÐ "ª Ðó ócommandment€unto€them€òò;óóÔ_ÔonolÔ_Ô€l~ð ð~~ð ððð~€Ô_ÔtltÔ_Ô,ð ð€l:ooo.l€Ô_ÔovloiiloÔ_Ô€the€Ô_ÔIriÔ_Ô€~o..o€r,ðð€ò ò0000€ó ó0oÐ š Ð6€The€Lord€our€God€spake€unto€ò òÔ_ÔusÔ_Ô€in€ó óÔ_ÔIlorebÔ_Ô,€your€Ô_ÔfotloersÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔAlorohozooooÔ_Ô.€I,.Ô_Ôo:ooÔ_Ô€,:Ô_Ôo,ohÔ_ÔÐ Š ÐI.ð ð.€oh.€o,€Ô_ÔoveÔ_ÔÐ òz  Ðsaying,€Ye€have€dwelt€long€Ô_ÔenoooghÔ_Ô€in€this€Ô_ÔmosoototÔ_Ô€:€unto€theist€Ô_ÔotoolÔ_Ô€ò òto€ó óÔ_ÔtlO,irÔ_Ô€so.,,€IÐ Üd! ÐÔ_ÔotorÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôo.oooÔ_Ô.Ì7€Turn€you,€and€take€your€journey,€and€go€toto€Ô_ÔTlooÔ_Ôð ð€I.,Ô_ÔorolÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔyoooorÔ_Ô€0;,,,€I€bothÐ ¶ > # ÐÔ_ÔoiioohoihoboÔ_Ô,..h€so.Ìthe€mount€ò òof€the€Ô_ÔAmoritesÔ_Ô,€and€unto€all€òòó óSloe€óótoð ðÔ_ÔooosÔ_Ô€ò òbeh,1òò0óó1.€ó óye€ò òut„c€Ô_ÔoboisÔ_Ô€ó óÔ_ÔoloyÔ_Ô€ò ò,o~Ð Š""% Ðó óthin€,,Ô_Ôo.orÔ_Ô~€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔliotetoÔ_Ô€orÐ z##& Ðnigh€ò òÔ_ÔthereuntoÔ_Ô,€in€the€Ô_ÔplaitoÔ_Ô,€in€the€hills,€and€in€the€Ô_ÔmultitudoÔ_Ô.Ð d$ì#' ÐÌÌó óÓ/€ d/ÓââTâââ  âHIS€book€contains€an€account€of€what€passed€in€the€wilder‚ness€the€last€month€of€theÐ 4'¼&* Ðâ ‚(#‚(#I(#I(#âfortieth€year.€which€is€Ô_ÔstllÔ_Ô)l)005e01Ìâ I(#I(#‚(#‚(#âto€be€written€by€Ezra,€as€the€history€is€Ô_ÔcontintleÔ_Ô(l€several€(lays€after€the€death€of€Moses.ÏMosesð ð€farewell€Ô_ÔatidressÔ_Ô€ò òto)€ó ótile€children€of€Israel€is€full€of€wisdom,€with€a€touch€ofÐ ò)z)- ÐÔ_Ôp;ltilosÔ_Ô.€This€had€been€a€melancholy€year€with€the€Ô_ÔlIeiÔ_Ô)Ô_ÔrewsÔ_Ô€ill€time€death€of€Miriam,ÏAaron€and€Moses.€The€manner€in€which€this€people€were€kept€wandering€up€and€down€onÏthe€very€verge€of€the€land€of€Canaan€because€they€were€rebellious€Ô_ÔmitoesÔ_Ô€seem€like€childð ðsÐ ¶,>,0 Ðplay.€No€wonder€they€were€discouraged€and€Ô_ÔmurnsuremlÔ_Ô.€It€is€difficult€from€the€record€toÏsee€that€these€people€~Ô_ÔeereÔ_Ô€any€better€fitted€to€enter€the€promised€land€at€the€end€of€fortyÏyears€than€when€they€first€left€Egypt.€But€the€promise€that€Ô_ÔtiieÔ_Ô~ð ð€should€be€as€numerous€asÐ t/ü.3 Ðthe€stars€in€the€heavens,€Ô_ÔaccortlingÔ_Ô€to€Adam€Clarke,€had€been€fulfilled,€lie€tells€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€that€onlyÏthree€thousand€stars€can€be€seen€by€the€naked€eye.€while€the€children€of€Israel€numberedÐ H1Ð05 Ðat€this€time€six€hundred€Ô_ÔthousantiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔfIghtingÔ_Ô€men,€beside€all€the€women€and€children.ÏAstronomers,€how‚ever,€now€estimate€that€there€are€over€seventy„five€Ô_ÔInillionÔ_Ô€stars€withinÏthe€range€of€their€telescopes.€If€census€takers€had€prophetic€telescopes,€they€could€noÏdoubt€see€the€promises€to€the€Hebrews€fully€realized€in€that€one€line€of€their€ambition.Ìòòò òÌ##############ÌÌDeuteronomy€ii.Ìóó34€And€we€took€all€his€cities€at€that€time,€and€the€little€ones,€of€every€city,€we€leftÐ ÄL Ðnone€toÌÔ_ÔntterlyÔ_Ô€destroyed€the€men,€and€the€women,€and€remain.ÌÌó óThough€the€women€were€ignored€in€all€the€civil€affairs€and€religious€observances€of€theÐ „  ÐJews,€yet€in€making€war€on€other€tribes€they€thought€them€too€dangerous€to€be€allowed€toÏlive,€and€so€they€killed€all€the€women€and€children.€The€women€might€much€better€haveÏhelped€to€do€the€fighting,€as€it€is€far€easier€to€die€in€the€excitement€of€the€battlefield€than€toÏbe€murdered€in€cold€blood.€In€making€war€on€neighboring€tribes,€the€Jewish€military€codeÏpermitted€them€to€take€all€the€pure.€virgins€and€child€women€for€booty€to€be€given€to€theÏpriests€and€soldiers,€thus€debauching€the€men€of€Israel€and€destroy‚ing€all€feelings€of€honorÏand€chivalry€for€women.€This€utter€contempt€for€all€the€decencies€of€life,€and€all€theÏnatural€personal€rights€of€women€as€set€forth€in€these€pages,€should€destroy€in€the€mindsÏof€women€at€least,€all€authority€to€super‚human€origin€and€stamp€the€Pentateuch€at€least€asÏemanating€from€the€most€obscene€minds€of€a€barbarous€age.Ìò òòòÌ###########ÌDeuteronomy€óóe,€Ô_ÔeiÔ_Ô.Ð dì Ѐ€n6€ðð€Ô_ÔHonourÔ_Ô€thy€father€and€thy€mother,€as€the€€Ô_ÔistÔ_Ô€Neither€shalt€thou€desire€thyÏÔ_ÔneighbourÔ_Ôð ðsÐ DÌ ÐLord€thy€God€bath€commanded€thee;€that€Ô_ÔthywifeÔ_Ô,€neither€shale€thou€covet€thyÏÔ_ÔneighbourÔ_Ôð ðsÐ $¬ Ðdays€may€be€prolonged,€and€that€it€may€go€Ô_ÔwellhouseÔ_Ô,€his€field,€or€his€manservant,€orÏhis€maid„Ìwith€thee,€on€the€land€which€the€Lord€thy€Ô_ÔGodservantÔ_Ô,€his€ox,€or€his€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€or€any€òòMingÐ ô|  Ðóóthat€òòis€óóthyÐ äl! Ðgiveth€Ô_Ôthee,neighbourÔ_Ôð ðs.Ð Ô\" Ѐ€t7€Thou€shalt€not€kill.€s€That€thou€Ô_ÔmiglotestÔ_Ô€fear€the€Lord€thy€God,€Ô_ÔtGÔ_ÔÌ€ó ó18€ò òN~Ô_ÔhhrrÔ_Ô€~Ô_ÔhuItÔ_Ô€ó óthou€rt3mmit€~Ô_ÔdtiIÔ_Ô€ò òÔ_ÔWryokrepÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔnflÔ_Ô€ó óhis€Ô_ÔslnnntsÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔmIdÔ_Ô€his€Ô_Ôf.ftmmnndmplIlÔ_Ô)~Ð ´!(Æ'+ Ðfound€it€necessary€to€make€any€suggestions€as€to€whom€the€commandments€are€addressed.ÏSuppose€we€reverse€the€language€and€see€how€one„sided€it€would€seem€addressed€only€toÏwomen.€Suppose€this€were€the€statement.€Here€is€a€great€lawgiver€and€he€says:€ð ðThou€artÏto€keep€all€Godð ðs€commandments,€thou€and€thy€daughters€and€thy€daughterð ðs€daughters,Ð æ+n+/ Ðand€these€are€the€commandments:ÌððThou€shalt€honor€thy€mother€and€thy€father.ð ð€ððThou€shalt€not€steal€nor€lie.ð ð€ððThou€shaltÐ º-B-1 Ðnot€covet€thy€neighborð ðs€husband,€nor€òòò òher€óóó ófield,€nor€òòher€óóox,€nor€anything€that€is€thyÐ ¤.,.2 Ðneighborð ðs.ððð ðÐ ”//3 ÐÔ_Ôò òÔ_ÔÌó óWould€such€commandments€occasion€no€remark€among€Biblical€scholars?€In€our€criminalÐ n1ö05 Ðcode€to„day€the€pronouns€she,€her€and€hers€are€not€found,€yet€we€are€tried€in€the€courts,Ïimprisoned€and€hung€as€ð ðhe,ðð€ð ðhimðð€or€ð ðhis,ðð€though€denied€the€privileges€of€citizenship,Ïbecause€the€masculine€pro‚nouns€apply€only€to€disabilities.€What€a€hustling€there€would€beÏamong€prisoners€and€genders€if€laws€and€constitutions,€Scriptures€and€commandments,Ïplayed€this€fast€and€loose€game€with€the€men€of€any€nation.Ì„„V.ÌÌ=======ÌÌÌÌAdam€Clarke€in€his€comments€on€chapter€iv,€says,€ð ðthere€was€no€form€of€worship€at€thisÏtime€on€the€face€of€the€earth€that€was€not€wicked€and€obscene,€puerile€and€foolish€andÏridiculous,€except€that€established€by€God€himself€among€the€Israelites,€and€every€part€ofÏthis€taken€in€its€connection€and€reference€may€be€truly€called€a€wise€and€reasonableÏservice.€Almost€all€the€nations€of€the€earth€manifested€in€time€their€respect€for€the€JewishÏreligion€by€copying€different€parts€of€the€Mosaic€code€as€to€civil€and€moral€customs.ððÌAs€thoughtful,€intelligent€women,€we€question€all€this:ÌFirst.ð"ðWe€see€no€evidence€that€a€just€and€wise€being€wrote€either€the€canon€or€civil€lawsÏthat€have€been€gradually€com‚piled€by€ecclesiastics€and€lawgivers.€Second.ð"ðWe€cannotÏaccept€any€code€or€creed€that€uniformly€defrauds€woman€of€all€her€natural€rights.€For€theÏlast€half€century€we€have€publicly€and€persistently€appealed€from€these€laws,€which€ClarkeÏsays€all€nations€have€copied,€to€the€common€sense€of€a€more€humane€and€progressive€age.ÏTo„day€women€are€asking€to€be€delivered€from€all€the€curses€and€blessings€alike€of€theÏJewish€God€and€theÌordinances€he€Ô_Ôestablished.InÔ_Ô€this€book€we€have€the€ten€com‚„ÌÔ_ÔmandmentsÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôrepeated.E.C.S.Ô_ÔÌÌ############Ìòòò òÔ_ÔDeuteromozmyÔ_Ô€nil.Ð ú‚ ÐóóWhen€the€lord€thy€God€shall€bring€thee€into€the€land€whither€thou€Ô_ÔgoestÔ_Ô€to€possess€itÐ ãk Ðand€bath€cast€out€many€nations€before€thee.Ìis€ó óThou€shalt€smite€them,€òòò òand€óóutterly€destroy€them:€thou€shalt€make€no€covenant€withÐ ÃK  Ðthem,€nor€show€mercy€unto€them:Ì~Neither€sh„3t€thou€make€marriages€with€them;Ìó óthy€daughter€ò òt€ó óon€shalt€not€ò òÔ_ÔgveÔ_Ô€ó óunto€his€ò òson,€nor€ó óhint€Ô_ÔsucbterÔ_Ô€shalt€thou€take€unto€thy€ò òson.Ð “  # Ðó ó4€ò òòòtóóor€ó óthey€will€ò òturn€ó óaway€thy€ò òson€ó ófrom€follow‚ing€me.Ð ƒ! !$ Ðò ò5€But€thus€shall€ye€deal€with€them;€ye€shall€de.Ð s"û!% ÐÔ_ÔstroyÔ_Ô€ó ótheir€altars,€and€break€down€their€images,Ð c#ë"& Ðò òand€cut€down€their€groves,€and€burn€their€Ô_ÔgravanÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔomagesÔ_Ô€with€fire.Ð S$Û#' Ðó ó6€For€thou€òòò òart€óóa€holy€people.Ð C%Ë$( Ð~The€Lord€did€not€set€his€love€upon€you,€nor€choose€you,€Ô_ÔbecausoÔ_Ô€ye€were€more€inÏnumber€than€ó óany€people;€for€ye€Ô_ÔtooeeeÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔoheÔ_Ô€ò òfewest€of€ó óall€people:Ð #'«&* Ðò ò8€But€because€the€Lord€loved€you,€and€because€he€would€keep€the€oath€which€he€badÐ (›'+ Ðsworn€unto€your€fathers,€bath€the€Lord€brought€you€out€with€a€mighty€band,€andÏredeemed€you€out€Ô_ÔofehehouseÔ_Ô€of€Ô_ÔbondmeaÔ_Ô,€from€the€hand€of€Pharaoh€king€Ô_ÔcofÔ_Ô€Egypt.Ìó óÌÌÓ/€ d/ÓââWâââ  âITH€the€seven€nations€that€God€cast€out,€the€children€of€Israel€were€commanded€toÐ ·,?,0 Ðâ " (#" (#I(#I(#âmake€no€covenants,€norÌâ I(#I(#" (#" (#âmatrimonial€alliances€lest€they€should€fall€into€idolatry.€As€men€are€more€given€toÏwandering€in€strange€countries€than€women€these€injunctions€are€intended€specially€forÏthem.€Adam€Clarke€says,€the€heart€being€naturally€inclined€to€evil,€the€idolatrous€wifeÏwould€more€readily€draw€aside€the€believing€hus‚band,€than€the€believing€husband€theÐ I1Ñ05 Ðidolatrous€wife.€That€being€the€case,€could€not€the€believing€wife€with€her€subtle€in‚fluenceÏhave€brought€over€the€idolatrous€husband?€Why€should€she€not€have€the€power€to€convertÏto€one€religion€as€well€as€another,€especially€as€there€was€no€choice€between€them.€ThereÏcould€not€have€been€anything€worse€than€the€Jewish€religion€illustrated€in€their€daily€walkÏand€conversation,€as€described€in€their€books,€and€if€the€human€heart€naturally€inclined€toÏevil,€as€many€converts€might€have€been€made€to€the€faith€of€Moses€as€to€any€other.ÌWith€this€consideration€it€is€plain€that€if€the€Jews€had€offeredÌwomen€any€superior€privileges,€above€any€other€tribe,€theyÌcould€have€readily€converted€the€women€to€their€way€of€think„òòÐ ÈP ÐóóÔ_ÔingÔ_Ô.€The€Jewish€God€seems€as€vacillating€and€tempest„tossed€between€loving€and€hatingÐ ²:  Ðhis€subjects€as€the€most€Ô_ÔundiciplinedÔ_Ô€son€of€Adam.€The€supreme€ideal€of€these€people€wasÏpitiful€to€the€last€degree€and€the€appeals€to€them€were€all€on€the€low‚est€plane€of€humanÏambition.€The€chief€promise€to€the€well„doer€was€that€his€descendants€should€be€asÏnumerous€as€the€sands€of€the€sea.ÌIn€chapter€ix€when€rebellion€at€Ô_ÔHorebÔ_Ô€is€described,€Aaron€only€is€Ô_ÔreferedÔ_Ô€to,€and€inÏchapter€x€when€his€death€is€mentioned,€nothing€is€said€of€Miriam.€In€the€wholeÏrecapitulation€she€is€forgotten,€though€altogether€the€grandest€character€of€the€three,Ïthough€cast€out€of€the€camp€and€stricken€with€leprosy,€in€vengeance,€she€harbors€noÏresentment,€but€comforts€and€cheers€the€women€with€songs€and€dances,€all€through€theirÏdreary€march€of€forty€years.ÌòòÔ_ÔDeaterooo,nyÔ_Ô€x.Ð ÀH Ðóós8€He€ò òdoth€execute€ó óthe€judgment€Ô_ÔefÔ_Ô€the€Ô_Ôfather.ò òtÔ_Ô~€ó óLoð ðÔ_ÔoeÔ_Ô€ye€therefore€the€ò òstranger:€Ô_ÔflorÔ_Ô€yeÐ °8 ÐwereÌless€and€widow,€and€Ô_ÔlovethÔ_Ô€the€stranger,€in€giving€strangers€ó óin€ò òthe€land€of€Egypt.Ð  Ðhim€food€and€raiment.ÌÌó óThe€sacred€fabulist€has€failed€to€give€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€any€choice€exam‚ples€in€which€the€Jews€executedÐ `è Ðjust€judgments€for€widows€or€fatherless€girls;€on€the€contrary€in€all€their€dealings€withÏwomen€of€all€ranks,€classes€and€ages€they€were€merciless€and€unjust.ÌAs€to€the€stranger,€their€chief€occupation€was€war€and€wholesale€slaughter,€not€only€of€theÏmen€on€the€battlefield,€but€of€innocent€women€and€children,€destroying€their€cities€andÏmaking€their€lands€desolate.€A€humane€person€reading€these€books€for€the€first€timeÏwithout€any€glamour€of€divine€inspira‚tion,€would€shudder€at€their€cruelty€and€blush€at€theirÏobscenity.ÌThose€who€can€make€these€foul€facts€illustrate€beautiful€sym‚bols€must€have€genius€of€aÏhigh€order.ÌÌÌ############ÌòòDeuteronomy€xii.Ð B$Ê#' Ðóóò òÔ_ÔstÔ_Ô€ó óBut€thou€must€eat€them€before€the€Lord€thy€rejoice€before€the€Lord€thy€God€is€all€thatÐ 2%º$( Ðò òthouÐ "&ª%) ÐGod€in€the€place€which€the€Lord€thy€God€shall€Ô_ÔpattesÔ_Ô:€Ô_ÔtloineÔ_Ô€hands€unto.Ìchoose,€thou,€and€thy€son,€and€thy€daughter,€and€09€ó óTake€heed€to€ò òthyself€Ô_Ôtlo;otÔ_Ô€thouÐ (Š'+ Ðforsake€on~€thy€manservant,€and€Ô_ÔtltyÔ_Ô€maidservant,€and€the€Ô_ÔtheÔ_Ô€Levite€as€long€as€thouÏÔ_ÔlivestÔ_Ô€upon€the€earth.ÌLevite€that€òòis€óówithin€thy€gates;€and€thou€shaltÐ Ò*Z*. ÐÌó óIf€women€have€been€faithful€to€any€class€of€the€human€familyÐ ²,:,0 Ðò òòòóóó óit€has€been€to€the€Levite.€The€chief€occupation€of€their€lives€next€to€bearing€children€hasÐ œ-$-1 Ðbeen€to€sustain€the€priesthood€and€the€churches.ÌWith€continual€begging,€fairs€and€donation€parties,€they€have€helped€to€plant€religiousÏtemples€on€every€hill„top€and€valley,€and€in€the€streets€of€all€our€cities,€so€that€the€dolefulÏchurch€bell€is€forever€ringing€in€our€ears.€The€Levites€have€not€been€an€unqualifiedÏblessing,€ever€fanning€the€flames€of€religious€perse‚cution€they€have€been€the€chief€actorsÐ .2¶16 Ðin€subjugating€mankind.ÌE.€C.€S.Ìò òÌÌ####################ÌÌòòDeuteronomy€xiii.Ð  ” Ðóó6€ðð€If€thy€brother,€the€son€of€thy€mother,€or€thee,€from€the€òòó óone€óóò òend€of€the€earth€evenÐ õ} Ðunto€the€thy€son,€or€thy€daughter,€or€the€wife€of€thy€bosom,€òòother€óóend€of€the€earth;Ð åm Ðor€thy€friend,€which€òòis€óóas€chine€own€soul,€entice€8€Thou€shalt€not€consent€unto€hits,Ð Õ]  Ðnor€Ô_ÔhearkeÔ_Ô,€thee€secretly,€saying,€Let€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€go€and€serve€other€unto€him;€neither€shallÏthine€eye€pity€hits,€Ô_ÔtoniohetÔ_Ô€gods,€which€thou€hast€not€known,€thou,€nor€thy€shaltÏthou€spare,€neither€shalt€thou€conceal€him;Ì3~thers;9€But€thou€shalt€surely€kill€him;€Chine€handÌ7€òòó óNamely,€óóò òof€the€gods€of€the€people€which€òòare€óóshall€be€first€upon€him€to€put€him€toÐ …  Ðdeath,€andÌround€about€you,€nigh€unto€thee,€or€far€off€from€afterwards€the€band€of€all€theÏpeople.ÌÌÌÌó óÓ/€ d/ÓââHâââ  âERE€is€the€foundation€of€all€the€terrible€persecutions€for€aÐ  Ðâ ¸(#¸(#I(#I(#âchange€of€faith€so€lamentable€among€the€Jews€and€so€intensified€among€theÏâ I(#I(#¸(#¸(#âChristians.€And€this€idea€still€holds,€that€faith€in€the€crude€speculations€of€unbalancedÏminds€as€to€the€nature€of€the€great€first€cause€and€his€commands€as€to€the€conduct€of€life,Ïshould€be€the€same€in€the€beginning,€now€and€forever.€All€other€institutions€may€change,Ïopinions€on€all€other€subjects€may€be€modified€and€improved,€but€the€old€theologies€are€aÏfinality€that€have€reached€the€ultimatum€of€spiritual€thought.€We€imagine€our€religion€withÏits€dogmas€and€absurdities€must€remain€like€the€rock€of€ages,€forever.ÌÌòòò òDeuteronomy€óóÔ_ÔztiOÔ_Ô.Ð O× Ðon€And€thou€shalt€rejoice€before€the€Lord€thy€and€the€fatherless,€and€the€widow,€thatÏòòare€óówithin€Ô_ÔoodÔ_Ô,€thou,€and€thy€son,€and€thy€daughter,€Ô_ÔatodÔ_Ô€thy€gates.Ð /·  ÐÔ_ÔceyÔ_Ô€manservant,€and€thy€maidservant,€and€the€t~€òò5óóeven€days€shalt€thou€keep€ó óa€ò òsolemnÐ §! Ðfeast€,.,Ô_ÔevioeÔ_Ô€that€òòis€óówithin€thy€gates,€and€the€stranger,€unto€the€Lord€thy€God€in€theÐ  —" Ðplace€which€the€Lord€and€the€fatherless,€and€the€widow,€that€òòare€óóamong€shall€choose.Ð ÿ ‡ # Ðyou,€in€the€place€which€the€Lord€thy€God€bath€t6€ðð€Three€times€in€a€year€shall€all€thyÏmales€chosen€to€place€his€name€there,€appear€before€the€Lord€thy€God€ó óin€ò òthe€placeÐ ß"g"% ÐwhichÌt4€And€thou€shalt€rejoice€in€thy€feast,€thou,€and€he€shall€choose;€in€the€feast€ofÏunleavened€bread.Ìthy€son,€and€thy€daughter,€and€thy€manservant,€and€in€the€feast€of€weeks,€and€in€theÏfeast€ofÌand€thy€maidservant,€and€the€Levite,€the€stranger,€tabernacles.ÌÌÌó óIn€the€general€festivities€women€of€all€ranks€were€invited€to€take€part,€but€three€times€aÐ O+×*. Ðyear€Moses€had€something€special€to€say€to€the€men;€then€women€were€not€allowed€to€beÏpresent.€We€have€no€instance€thus€far€in€the€Jewish€economy€of€any€direct€communicationÏfrom€God€to€woman.€The€general€ò òòòóóó óopinion€seemed€to€be€that€man€was€an€all„sufficientÐ  .•-1 Ðobject€of€worship€for€them,€an€idea€not€confined€to€that€period.€Milton€makes€his€Eve€withÏsweet€humility€say€to€Adam,€ð ðGod€thy€law,€thou€mine.ððÌThis€is€the€fundamental€principle€on€which€the€canon€and€civil€laws€are€based,€as€well€asÏthe€English€classics.€It€is€only€in€the€galleries€of€art€that€we€see€the€foreshadowing€of€theÐ µ1=15 Ðgood€time€coming.€There€the€divine€artist€represents€the€virtues,€the€graces,€the€sciences,Ïthe€seasons,€day€with€its€glorious€dawn,€and€night€with€its€holy€mysteries,€all€radiant€andÏbeautiful€in€the€form€of€woman.€The€poet,€the€artist,€the€novelist€of€our€own€day,€areÏmore€hopeful€prophets€for€the€mother€of€the€race€than€those€who€have€spoken€in€theÏScriptures.ÌÔ_ÔE.C.S.Ô_ÔÌÌ############Ìòòò òDeuteronomy€óóó óazð ðz~Ð ÈP Ðò òis€Thou€shalt€Ô_ÔnofÔ_Ô€sacrifice€unto€the€Lord€thy€or€any€of€the€hose€of€heaven,€which€IÐ ¸@  Ðhave€not€Ô_ÔOodÔ_Ô€òòany€óóbullock€or€sheep,€wherein€is€blemish,€commanded;Ð ¨ 0  Ðòòo,„óóany€evil€Ô_ÔfavootrednessÔ_Ô;€for€that€òòis€óóan€Ô_ÔabomlnÔ_Ô„€4€And€ó óit€be€told€thee,€and€thou€baseÐ ˜  Ðheard€òòò òÔ_ÔofitÔ_Ô,€óóÔ_ÔatfunÔ_Ô€unto€the€Lord€thy€God,€and€inquired€diligently,€and,€ó óbehold,€òòò òÔ_ÔitbeÔ_ÔÐ ˆ   Ðóóó ótrue,€òòò òandÐ x  Ðó ó~ðð€óóIt€ò òthere€be€found€among€you,€man€Ô_ÔorwomanÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔfheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔthingcertainÔ_Ô,€òòó óthat€óóò òsuchÐ h ð  Ðabomination€Ô_ÔinweoughtÔ_ÔÌthat€bath€wrought€wickedness€fn€the€night€of€the€in€Israel:ÌLord€thy€God,€in€Ô_ÔtransgreoosingÔ_Ô€his€covenant:5€Then€shall€thou€bring€forth€that€manÏor€thatÌ~And€bath€gone€and€served€other€gods,€and€woman€unto€thy€gates€and€shalt€stoneÏthem€with€Ô_ÔworshippedÔ_Ô€them,€either€the€sun,€or€the€moon,€scones,€till€they€die.ÌÌÌó óThis€is€certainly€a€very€effective€way€of€strengthening€relig‚ions€faith.€Most€people€wouldÐ Ø` Ðassent€to€any€religious€dogma,€however€absurd,€rather€than€be€stoned€to€death.€As€all€theirÏhealthy€tender€lambs€and€calves€were€eaten€by€the€priests€and€rulers,€no€wonder€they€wereÏso€particular€to€get€the€best.€To€delude€the€people€it€was€necessary€to€give€a€religiousÏcomplexion€to€the€sacrifices€and€to€make€God€command€the€people€to€bring€their€choicestÏfruits€and€grains€and€meats.€It€was€very€easy€for€these€accomplished€prestidigitators€toÏsubsti‚tute€the€offal€for€sacrifices€on€their€altars,€and€keep€the€dainty€fruits€and€meats€forÏthemselves,€luxuries€for€their€own€tables.ÌThe€people€have€always€been€deluded€with€the€idea€that€what€they€gave€to€the€church€andÏthe€priesthood€was€given€unto€the€Lord,€as€if€the€Maker€of€the€universe€needed€anything€atÏour€hands.€How€incongruous€the€idea€of€an€Infinite€being€whoÌò òó ómade€all€the€planets€and€the€inhabitants€thereof€commanding€his€creatures€to€kill€and€burnÐ æn" Ðanimals€for€offerings€to€him.€It€is€truly€pitiful€to€see€the€deceptions€that€have€been€playedÏupon€the€people€in€all€ages€and€countries€by€the€priests€in€the€name€of€religion.€They€areÏomnipresent,€ever€playing€on€human€credul‚ity,€at€birth€and€death,€in€affliction€and€at€theÏmarriage€feast,€in€the€saddest€and€happiest€moments€of€our€lives€they€are€near€toÏadminister€consolation€in€our€sorrows,€and€to€add€blessings€to€our€joys.€No€other€class€ofÏteachers€have€such€prestige€and€power,Ìespecially€over€Ô_Ôwoman.E.Ô_Ô€C.€S.ÌòòÌÌÌÌ#####################ÌóóCHAPTER€IV.Ð æ+n+/ ÐÌDeuteronomy€xviii.Ì9€ðð€When€thou€art€come€info€the€land€which€Ìthe€Lord€thy€God€Ô_ÔgivechÔ_Ô€thee,€thou€shalt€notÌlearn€the€Ô_ÔahomfuationsÔ_Ô€of€those€nations.ÌÐ b1ê05 Ð10€There€shall€not€be€found€among€you€anyÌone€that€Ô_ÔmakethÔ_Ô€his€son€or€his€daughter€to€passÌthrough€the€fire,€or€that€Ô_ÔusethÔ_Ô€divination,€or€anÌobserver€of€times,€or€an€enchanter,€or€a€witch,ÌÌ11€Or€a€charmer,€or€a€Ô_ÔconsulterÔ_Ô€with€familiarÌspirits,€or€a€wizard,€or€a€necromancerÌ12€For€all€that€do€these€things€are€an€abomination‚€unto€the€Lord.Ìò òÌÌÌó óÓ/€ d/Óâ âOâ ââ  âNE€would€think€that€Moses€with€his€rod€taking€the€children€of€Israel€through€the€RedÐ ˜  Ðâ ¸(#¸(#I(#I(#âSea,€bringing€water€out€of€aÌâ I(#I(#¸(#¸(#ârock€and€manna€from€heaven,€going€up€into€a€mountain€and€there€surrounding€himselfÏwith€a€cloud€of€smoke,€sending€out€all€manner€of€pyrotechnics,€thunder€and€lightning,€andÏdeluding€the€people€into€the€idea€that€there€he€met€and€talked€with€Jehovah,€should€haveÏbeen€more€merciful€in€his€judgments€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€all€witches,€necromancers€and€soothsayers.€OneÏwould€think€witches,€charmers€and€necromancers€possessing€the€same€power€andÏmanifesting€many€of€the€same€wonders€that€he€did,€should€not€have€been€so€severelyÏpunished€for€their€delusions.€Moses€had€taught€them€to€believe€in€miracles.€When€theÏhuman€mind€is€led€to€believe€things€outside€the€realm€of€known€law,€it€is€pre‚pared€toÏaccept€all€manner€of€absurdities.€And€yet€the€same€people€that€ridicule€Spiritualism,ÏTheosophy€and€Psychology,€believe€in€the€ten€plagues€of€Egypt€and€the€passage€of€theÏchildren€of€Israel€through€the€Red€Sea.€If€they€did€go€through,€it€was€when€the€tide€wasÏlow€at€that€point,€which€Moses€under‚stood€and€Pharaoh€did€not.€Perhaps€the€difficulty€isÏto€be€gotten€over€in€much€the€same€way€as€that€employed€by€the€Ô_ÔnegroÔ_Ô€preacher€who,Ïwhen€his€statement,€that€the€children€of€Israel€crossed€the€Red€Sea€on€the€ice,€wasÏquestioned€on€the€ground€that€geography€showed€that€the€climate€there€was€too€warm€forÏthe€formation€of€ice,€replied€:€ð ðWhy,€this€happened€Ô_ÔbetoreÔ_Ô€there€was€any€geography€Pð ðÐ "ª ÐThe€Jews,€as€well€as€the€sur‚rounding€nations,€were€dominated€by€all€manner€ofÏsupernatural€ideas.€All€these€uncanny€tricks€and€delusions€being€forbiddenÌshows€Ô_ÔthayÔ_Ô€they€were€extensively€Ô_ÔpractisedÔ_Ô€by€the€chosen€people,€as€well€as€by€otherÏnations.ÌòòÌ###################ÌDeuteronomy€xx,€xxi.Ìóóò òÌó ót4€But€the€women,€and€the€little€ones,€and€the€cattle,€and€allòò€óóthat€is€in€the€city,€Ô_ÔeeenÔ_Ô€all€theÐ t"ü!% Ðspoil€thereof,€shalt€thou€take€unto€thyself;€and€thou€shalt€eat€the€spoil€of€thine€Ô_ÔenamiesÔ_Ô,Ïwhich€the€Lord€thy€God€bath€given€thee.Ì10€ðð€When€thou€Ô_ÔgoestÔ_Ô€forth€to€war€against€thine€enemies,€and€the€Lord€thy€God€hathÏdelivered€them€into€thine€hands,€and€thou€hast€taken€them€captive,Ì11€And€Ô_ÔseestÔ_Ô€among€the€captives€a€beautiful€woman,€and€hast€a€desire€unto€her,€that€thouÏÔ_ÔwouldestÔ_Ô€have€her€to€thy€wile;Ì12€Then€thou€shalt€bring€her€home€to€thine€house;€and€she€shall€shave€her€head,€and€pareÏher€nails;Ì13€And€she€shall€put€the€raiment€of€her€captivity€from€off€her,€and€shall€remain€in€thineÏhouse,€and€bewail€her€father€and€her€mother€a€full€month;€and€after€that€she€shall€be€thyÏwife.Ì14€And€it€shall€be,€if€thou€have€no€delight€in€her,€then€thou€shalt€let€her€go€wither€she€willÏbut€thou€shalt€not€sell€her€at€all€for€money,€thou€shalt€not€make€merchandise€of€her,Ïbecause€thou€hast€Ô_ÔhumledÔ_Ô€her.Ì15€ðð€If€a€man€have€two€wives,€one€beloved,Ìand€another€hated,€and€have€borne€him€children,€both€the€beloved€and€the€hated;€and€ifÏthe€firstborn€son€be€hers€Ô_ÔthutÔ_Ô€was€hated:Ð þ1†16 Ð16òò€€óóThen€it€shall€be,€when€he€Ô_ÔmakethÔ_Ô€his€sons.Ð x ÐÒ« °Òto€inherit€that€which€he€hath,€that€he€may€not€make€the€son€of€the€belovedÏÔ_ÔfirstborneÔ_Ô€before€Ô_ÔthrÔ_Ô€son€of€the€hated,€which€is€indeed€the€Ô_ÔfirstborneÔ_Ô.Ì17€But€he€shall€acknowledge€the€Ô_ÔsonofÔ_Ô€the€hated€for€the€firstborn,€byÏgiving€him€a€double€portion€of€all€that€he€bath€for€he€is€the€begin‚ning€ofÏhis€strength;€the€right€of€the€firstborn€is€€his.Ì==ÌAll€this€is€done€if€the€woman€will€renounce€her€religion€and€accept€theÏnew€faith.€The€shaving€of€the€head€was€a€rite€in€accepting€the€new€faith,Ïthe€paring€of€the€nails€a€token€of€sub‚mission.€In€all€these€transactions€theÏwoman€had€no€fixed€rights€whatever.€In€that€word€ð ðhumbledðð€is€includedÏthe€whole€of€our€false€morality€in€regard€to€the€equal€relations€of€theÏsexes.€Why€in€this€responsible€act€of€creation,€on€which€depends€life€andÏimmortality,€woman€is€said€to€be€humbled,€when€she€is€the€prime€factor€inÏthe€relation,€is€a€question€difficult€to€answer,€except€in€her€generalÏdegradation,€carried€off€without€her€consent€as€spoils€of€war,€subject€toÏthe€fancy€of€any€man,€to€be€taken€or€cast€off€at€his€pleasure,€no€matterÏwhat€is€done€with€her.€Her€sons€must€be€carefully€guarded€and€the€rightsÏof€the€first„born€fully€recognized.€The€man€is€of€more€value€than€theÏmother€in€the€scale€of€being€whatever€her€graces€and€virtues€may€be.€IfÏthese€Jewish€ideas€were€obsolete€they€might€not€be€worth€our€attention,Ïbut€our€creeds€and€codes€are€still€tinged€with€the€Mosaic€laws€andÏcustoms.€The€English€law€of€primogeniture€has€its€foundation€in€the€aboveÏtext.€The€position€of€the€wife€under€the€old€common€law€has€the€sameÏorigin.Ìà â àWhen€Bishop€Ô_ÔColensoÔ_Ô€went€as€a€missionary€to€Ô_ÔZululandÔ_Ô,€theÏhorror€with€which€the€most€devout€and€intelligent€of€theòòò òó ó€óónativesÐ <Ä Ðquestioned€the€truth€of€the€Pentateuch€confirmed€his€own€doubts€of€theÏrecords.€Translating€with€the€help€of€a€Zulu€scholar€he€was€deeplyÏimpressed€with€his€revulsion€of€feel‚ing€at€the€following€passage€:€ð ðIf€a€manÏsmite€his€servant,€or€his€maid,€with€a€rod,€and€he€die€under€his€hand,€heÏshall€be€surely€punished.€~Notwithstanding,€if€he€continue€a€day€or€two,Ïhe€shall€not€be€punished:€for€òòhe€is€his€money.ðð€óóExodus€xxi:€òò20,€óóò ò21.€ó óð ðIÐ ¾F  Ðshall€never€forget,ðð€says€the€Bishop,€ð ðthe€revulsion€of€feel‚ing,€with€whichÏa€very€intelligent€Christian€native,€with€whose€help€I€was€translating€theseÏlast€words€into€the€Zulu€tongue,€first€heard€them€as€words€said€to€beÏuttered€by€the€same€great€and€gracious€Being,€whom€I€was€teaching€himÏto€trust€in€and€adore.€His€whole€soul€revolted€against€the€notion,€that€theÏGreat€and€Blessed€God,€the€Merciful€Father€of€all€mankind,€would€speakÏof€a€servant€or€maid€as€mere€ððmoney,ð ð€and€allow€a€horrible€crime€to€goÐ *$²#' Ðunpunished,€because€the€victim€of€the€brutal€usage€had€survived€a€fewÏhours!ððÌà â àThough€they€had€no€Pentateuch€nor€knowledge€of€our€religion,Ïtheir€respect€for€the€mother€of€the€race€and€their€recognition€of€theÏfeminine€element€in€the€Godhead,€as€shown€in€the€following€beautifulÏprayer,€might€teach€our€Bishops,€Priests€and€Levites€a€lesson€they€have€allÏyet€to€learn.ÌÌ<Ô_Ôcenter>EVENINGÔ_Ô€PRAYERÌÌ<Ô_ÔulÔ_Ô>ð ð0€God,€Thou€hast€let€me€pass€the€day€in€peace:€let€me€pass€the€nightÏin€peace,€0€Lord,€who€hast€no€Lord!€There€is€no€strength€but€in€Thee:ÏThou€alone€hast€no€obligation.€Under€Thy€hand€I€pass€the€day!€under€ThyÏhand€I€pass€the€Ô_ÔntghtÔ_Ô!€Thou€art€my€Mother,€Thou€my€Father€!ÌÐ à1h16 Ð<Ô_ÔP>PlacingÔ_Ô€the€mother€first€shows€they€were€taught€by€Nature€that€sheÏwas€the€prime€factor€in€their€existence.€In€the€whole€Bible€and€theÏChristian€religion€man€is€made€the€alpha€and€omega€everywhere€in€theÏstate,€the€church€and€the€home.€And€we€see€the€result€in€the€generalÏcontempt€for€the€sex€expressed€freely€in€our€literature,€in€the€halls€ofÏlegislation,€in€church€con‚vocations€and€by€leading€Bishops€wherever€theyÏhave€oppor‚tunities€for€speech€and€whenever€they€are€welcomed€in€theÏpopular€magazines€of€the€day.Ì„„„Elizabeth€Ô_ÔCadyÔ_Ô€StantonÌÌÔ‡&×V%XX&Ô####Ð œ $  ЀÌCOMMENTS€ON€DEUTERONOMY,€CHAPTER€V.ÌÌòòDeuteronomy€€xxiv.Ð ô |  Ðóó1€„€When€a€man€hath€taken€a€wife,€and€married€her,€and€it€come€to€pass€that€sheÐ Ê R  Ðfind€no€favor€in€his€eyes,€then€let€him€write€her€a€bill€of€divorcement,€and€give€òòitÐ  ( Ðóóin€her€hand,€and€send€her€out€ofÐ vþ Ðhis€home,ÌÌ2€„€And€when€she€is€departed€out€of€his€house,€she€may€go€and€be€another€manð ðsÐ ø€ Ðòòwife.óóÐ ÎV ÐÌ3€„€And€òòif€óóthe€latter€husband€hate€her,€and€write€her€a€bill€of€divorcement,€andÐ z Ðgiveth€òòit€óóin€her€hand,€and€Ô_ÔsendethÔ_Ô€her€out€of€his€house:€or€if€the€latter€husbandÐ PØ Ðdie,€which€took€her€òòto€be€óóhis€wife:Ð &® ÐÌ4€„€Her€former€husband,€which€sent€her€away,€may€not€take€her€again€to€be€hisÏwife,€after€that€she€is€defiled€for€that€òòis€óóabomination€before€the€Lord:€and€thouÐ ¨0 Ðshalt€not€cause€the€land€to€sin,€which€the€Lord€thy€God€giveth€thee€for€anÏinherit.‚ÌÌ5€„€When€a€man€hath€taken€a€new€wife,€he€shall€not€go€out€to€war,€neither€shallÏhe€be€charged€with€any€business:€but€he€shall€be€free€at€home€one€year,€and€shallÏcheer€up€his€wife€which€he€hath€taken.ÌÌALL€the€privileges€accorded€man€alone,€are€based€on€theÌprinciple€that€women€have€no€causes€for€divorce.€If€they€had€equal€rights€in€lawÏand€public€sentiment,€a€large€number€of€cruel,€whiskey€drinking€and€profaneÏhusbands,€would€be€sued€for€divorce€before€wives€endured€one€year€of€suchÏgross€com‚panionship.ÌThere€is€a€good€suggestion€in€the€text,€that€when€a€man€takes€a€new€wife€he€shallÏstay€at€home€at€least€one€year€to€cheer€and€comfort€her.€If€they€propose€to€haveÏchildren,€the€responsible€duties€of€parents€should€be€equally€shared€as€far€asÏpossible.€In€a€busy€commercial€life,€fathers€have€but€little€time€to€guard€theirÏchildren€against€the€temptations€of€life,€or€to€prepare€them€for€its€struggles,€andÏthe€mother€educated€to€believe€that€she€has€no€rights€or€duties€in€public€affairs,Ïcan€give€no€lessons€on€political€morality€from€her€standpoint.€ÌHence€the€home€is€in€a€condition€of€half€orphanage€for€the€want€of€fathers,€andÏthe€State€suffers€for€need€of€wise€mothers.ÌIt€was€customary€among€the€Jews€to€dedicate€a€new€house,€a€vineyard€justÏplanted,€or€a€betrothed€wife€to€the€Lord€with€prayer€and€thanksgiving,€beforeÏgoing€forth€to€public€duties.€This€idea€is€enforced€in€several€different€chapters,Ïimpressing€on€men€with€families€that€there€are€periods€in€their€lives€whenÌ==============Ìòòóóððððtheir€sphere€is€homeð ðð ð€their€primal€duty€to€look€after€the€wife,€the€house€andÐ :/Â.7 Ðthe€vineyard.ÌòòÌDeuteronomy€xxv.Ð ¼1D1: Ðóóðð€If€brethren€dwell€together,€and€one€of€them€die,€and€have€no€child,€the€wife€ofÐ x Ðthe€dead€shall€not€marry€without€unto€a€stranger:€her€husbandð ðs€brother€shallÐ NÖ Ðtake€her€to€wife.ÌÌ6€„And€it€shall€be,€òòthat€óóthe€firstborn€which€she€Ô_ÔbearethÔ_Ô€shall€succeed€in€theÐ ÐX Ðname€of€his€Ô_ÔhrotherÔ_Ô€òòwhich€is€óódead,€that€his€name€be€not€put€out€of€Israel.Ð ¦. ÐÌ7€„€And€if€the€mao€like€not€to€take€his€brotherð ðs€wife,€then€let€his€brotherð ðs€wifeÐ RÚ Ðgo€op€to€the€gate€unto€the€elders,€and€say,€my€husbandð ðs€brother€Ô_ÔrefusethÔ_Ô€toÐ (° Ðraise€up€unto€his€brother€a€name€in€Ô_ÔIsmelÔ_Ô,€he€will€not€perform€the€duty€of€myÏhusbandð ðs€brother.Ð Ô\  Ð8€Then€the€elders€of€his€city€shall€call€him,€and€speak€unto€him€and€if€he€standÏòòto€it,€óóand€say,€I€like€not€to€take€her:Ð €   ÐÌp€Then€shall€his€brotherð ðs€wife€come€unto€him€in€the€presence€of€the€elders,€andÐ , ´  Ðloose€his€shoe€from€off€his€foot.ÌÔ#†X&X%&×V¶H#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÌÌI€would€recommend€these€texts€to€the€consideration€of€the€Bishops€in€theÏEnglish€House€of€Lords.€If€a€man€may€marry€a€deceased€brotherð ðs€wife,€why€notÐ Zâ Ða€deceased€wifeð ðs€sister?€English€statesmanship€has€struggled€with€this€problemÐ 0¸ Ðfor€gener‚ations,€and€the€same€old€platitudes€against€the€deceased€wifeð ðs€sisterð ðsÐ Ž Ðbill€are€made€to€do€duty€annually€in€Parliament.ÌòòÌDeuteronomy€xxviii.Ìóó~6€The€tender€and€delicate€woman€among€you,€which€would€not€adventure€toÐ ^æ Ðset€the€sole€of€her€foot€upon€ground€for€delicateness€and€tenderness,€her€eyeÏshall€be€evil€toward€her€husband€of€her€bosom,€and€toward€her€son,€and€towardÏher€daughter,€and€toward€her€children€which€she€shall€bear;€for€she€shall€eatÏthem€for€want€of€all€òòthings€óósecretly€in€the€siege€and€straitness,€wherewith€thineÐ ¶> Ðenemy€shall€distress€thee€in€thy€gates.ÌÌ64€Blessed€òòshall€be€óóthe€fruit€of€thy€body,€and€theÐ 8À  Ðfruit€of€thy€ground,€and€the€fruit€of€thy€cattle,€theÌincrease€of€thy€kine,€and€the€flocks€of€thy€sheep.ÌÌ68€And€the€Lord€shall€bring€thee€into€Egypt€again€with€ships,€by€the€wayÏÔ_ÔwhereoÔ_Ô€l€I€spake€unto€thee,€Ô_ÔthotÔ_Ô€shalt€see€it€no€more€again€:€and€there€ye€shall€beÏsold€unto€your€enemies€for€Ô_ÔboudmenÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔboudwomenÔ_Ô,€and€no€man€shall€buyÏyou.ÌòòóóÔ#†X&X%&×VvX#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÌThis€is€addressed€to€men€as€most€of€the€injunctions€are,€as€to€their€treatment€ofÏwoman€in€general.€In€enumerating€the€good€things€that€would€come€to€Israel€ifÏthe€commandments€were€obeyed,€nothing€is€promised€to€women,€but€when€theÏcurses€are€distributed,€woman€comes€in€for€her€share.€Similar€treat‚ment€isÏaccorded€the€daughters€of€Eve€in€modern€days.€She€is€given€equal€privileges€withÏman,€in€being€imprisoned€and€hung,€but€unlike€him€she€has€no€voice€in€the€laws,Ïthe€judge,€the€jury,€nor€the€manner€of€exit€to€the€unknown€land.€She€is€deniedÏtheÌright€of€trial€by€her€own€peers;€the€laws€are€made€by€men,€the€courts€are€filledÏwith€men;€the€judge,€the€advocates,€the€jurors,€all€men!ÌMoses€follows€the€usual€ancient€idea€that€in€the€creation€ofÌòò=======Ð ð+x+4 ÐÌóóhuman€life,€man€is€the€important€factor.€The€child€is€his€fruit,€he€is€the€soul.€TheÐ œ-$-6 Ðspirit€the€vital€spark.€The€woman€merely€the€earth€that€warms€and€nourishes€theÏseed,€the€earthly€environ‚ment.€This€unscientific€idea€still€holds€among€peopleÏignorant€of€physiology€and€psychology.€This€notion€chimes€in€with€the€popularÏview€of€womanð ðs€secondary€place€in€the€world,€and€so€is€accepted€as€law€andÐ ô0|0: Ðgospel.€The€word€ð ðbegetðð€applied€only€to€men€in€Scripture€is€additionalÐ Ê1R1; Ðenforcement€of€the€idea€thatÌthe€creative€act€belongs€to€him€Ô_Ôalone.ThisÔ_Ô€is€flattering€to€maleÌegoism€and€is€readily€Ô_Ôaccepted.E.Ô_Ô€C.€S.ÌÌÌIn€the€early€chapters€of€this€book€Mosesð ð€praises€of€Hebrew€valor€in€marchingÐ ¦. Ðinto€a€land€already€occupied€and€utterly€destroying€men,€women€and€children,Ïseems€much€like€the€rejoicing€of€those€who€believe€in€exterminating€theÏÔ_ÔahorigineesÔ_Ô€in€America.€Evidently€Moses€believed€in€the€survival€of€the€fittestÏand€that€his€own€people€were€the€fittest.€He€teaches€the€necessity€ofÏexclusiveness,€that€the€hereditary€traits€of€the€people€may€not€be€lost€byÏintermarriage.€Though€the€Israelites,€like€the€Puritans,€had€notable€foremothersÏas€well€as€forefathers,€yet€it€was€not€the€custom€to€mention€them.€Perhaps€theÏword€fathers€meant€both,€as€the€word€man€in€Scripture€often€includes€woman.€InÏthe€preface€by€Lord€Bishop€Ely,€to€what€is€popularly€known€as€the€Speakerð ðsÐ , ´  ÐBible,€the€remark€is€made€that€ð ðwhilst€the€Word€of€God€is€one,€and€does€notÏchange,€it€must€touch€at€new€points€the€changing€phases€of€physical,Ïphilological€and€historical€knowledge,€and€so€the€comments€that€suit€one€generƒ¼ation€are€felt€by€another€to€be€obsolete.ðð€So,€also,€it€is€that€with€the€higherÏeducation€of€women,€their€wider€opportunities€and€the€increasing€sense€ofÏjustice,€many€interpretations€of€the€Bible€are€felt€to€be€obsolete,€hence€the€sameÏreason€exists€for€the€Womanð ðs€Commentary,€which€is€already€popularly€knownÐ Ž Ðas€the€Womanð ðs€Bible.Ð Üd ÐDeuteronomy€is€a€name€derived€from€the€Greek€and€signifies€that€this€is€theÏsecond€or€duplicate€law,€because€this,€the€lastÌ============ÌòòÌÌóóbook€of€the€Pentateuch,€consists€partly€in€a€restatement€of€the€law,€as€alreadyÐ àh Ðgiven€in€other€books.€Deuteronomy€contains€also,€besides€special€commands€andÏadvice€not€previously€written,€an€account€of€the€death€of€Moses.€Johnsonð ðsÐ Œ ÐUniversal€Cyclopedia€states€that€ð ðthe€authority€of€this€book€has€beenÏtraditionally€assigned€to€Moses,€but,€of€course,€the€part€relating€to€his€death€isÏnot€supposed€to€be€written€by€himself,€and€indeed€the€last€four€chapters€mayÏhave€been€added€by€another€hand.ðð€Ô_ÔDeWetteÔ_Ô€declares€that€Moses€could€notÏhave€been€the€author.€He€not€only€points€to€the€closing€chapters€as€contain‚ingÏproof,€but€he€refers€to€the€anachronisms€in€earlier€chapters,€and€insists€that€theÏgeneral€manner€in€which€the€Mosaic€history€is€treated€belongs€to€a€period€afterÏthe€time€of€Moses.€And€Rev.€John€White€Ô_ÔChadwickÔ_Ô€in€his€ð ðBible€of€To„dayððÏdeclares€that€ð ðÔ_ÔProphetismÔ_Ô€created€Deuteronomy.ðð€He€speaks€of€Ô_ÔMalachiÔ_Ô,€the€lastÏof€the€Prophets,€as€the€first€to€mention€the€Mosaic€law,€and€says€that€in€theÏeighth€century€before€Christ€there€was€no€Mosaic€law€in€any€modern€sense.€TheÏPenta‚teuch€in€anything€like€its€present€form€was€still€far€in€the€future.ÏDeuteronomy€more€than€a€hundred€years€ahead.€Leviticus€and€Numbers€nearlyÏthree€hundred.€òò*€*€*€óóThe€book€of€Deuter‚onomy€was€much€more€of€aÐ @%È$, Ðmanufacture€than€any€previous€portion€of€the€Pentateuch.€òò*€*€*€óóNot€Sinai€andÐ &ž%- ÐWilder‚ness,€but€Babylon€and€Jerusalem,€witnessed€the€promulgation€of€theÏÔ_ÔLeviticalÔ_Ô€law.€Its€priest€was€Ezra€and€not€Aaron;€but€who€was€its€Moses€theÏmost€patient€study€is€not€likely€ever€to€reveal.€The€roar€of€Babylon€does€not€giveÏup€its€dead.€It€would€seem€as€if€the€Rev.€Dr.€George€Lansing€Taylor€shared€someÏof€these€ideas€when,€in€his€poem€at€the€centennial€of€Columbia€College,€he€said:Ìð ðGreat€Ezra,€Ô_ÔArtaxerxesÔ_Ôð ð€courtly€scholarð"ð€Ð +¢*3 ÐDoctor,€ere€old€Bologna€gave€that€collar,ÌA€ready€scribe€in€all€the€laws€of€heaven,ÌFrom€Babylon€ascends,€to€Zion€given,ÌArmed€with€imperial€power€and€proclamation,ÌTo€rear€Godð ðs€house€and€educate€a€nation.Ð H/Ð.8 Ðòò=========Ð 0¦/9 ÐóóAs€editor€for€God,€the€first€in€story,Ð ô0|0: ÐHe€crowns€the€editorial€chair€with€glory.Ð Ê1R1; ÐInspired€to€push€Jehovahð ðs€mighty€plan€onÐ x ÐHe€lays€its€corner„stone,€the€Bible€canon.ÌHis€Bible€college,€Bible€publication,ÌConvert€the€city,€crown€the€Restoration,ÌAnd€fix€the€beacon€date€for€Historyð ðs€pagesÐ ÐX ÐThe€chronologic€milestone€of€the€ages.ÌÔ#†X&X%&×VŠ^#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔòòÌÌóóThis€chapter€of€Deuteronomy€in€the€solemnity€and€explicit‚ness€of€its€blessingÐ (° Ðand€Ô_ÔcursingsÔ_Ô€must€produce€a€deep€impression€on€those€who€are€desirous€ofÏpursuing€a€course€which€would€promote€personal€and€national€prosperity.ÏReading€chapter€xix€and€remembering€the€history€of€the€Jews€from€Moses€to€thisÏday€I€reverently€acknowledge€the€sure€word€of€prophecy€therein€recorded.ÏChapter€xxx€also€has€high€literary€merit.€Its€euphony€is€in€accordance€with€itsÏsolemn€but€encouraging€warnings€and€promises.€It€touches€the€connectionÏdivinely€ordained€and€eternally€existing€between€life€and€goodness,€death€andÏsin,€emphasizing€the€apostolic€injunction,€ð ðcease€to€do€evil,€learn€to€do€well.ððÏThis€chapter,€giving€the€last€directions€of€Moses€and€intimations€of€his€departureÏfrom€earth,€is€one€of€deep€interest.€How€the€Lord€communicated€to€him€that€hisÏend€approached€does€not€appear,€but€deeply€impressed€with€the€belief,€heÏnaturally€called€together€Joshua€and€the€Levites€and€gave€his€final€charge.ÏWhether€fact€or€fiction€this€farewell€is€deeply€interesting.€The€closing€chapters,Ïcontaining€the€ð ðsong€of€blessing,ðð€comes€to€all€lovers€of€religious€poetry€as€theÏswan€song€of€Moses.€Though€doubting€its€authorship,€one€may€enjoy€its€beautyÏand€grandeur.€Chapter€Ô_ÔxxxivÔ_Ô€narrates€the€death€ofÌMoses:Ìð ðBy€Neboð ðs€lonely€mountain,€On€this€side€Jordanð ðs€wave.Ð 4¼ ÐIt€tells€briefly€the€mourning€of€the€children€of€Israel€over€their€great€leaderð ðsÐ  ’ Ðdeparture€and€affirms€the€appointment€ofÌ======ÌòòÌóóJoshua,€the€son€of€Nun,€as€his€successor,€and€fitly€closes€the€valuable€collectionÐ bê Ðof€writings€called€the€Pentateuch.ÌSince€I€have€Ô_ÔproposeedÔ_Ô€the€elimination€of€some€of€the€coarser€portions€ofÏDeuteronomy,€I€wish€to€add€the€testimony€of€Stevens€in€his€ð ðScriptureÏSpeculations,ðð€as€to€the€general€morality€of€this€ancient€code.€ð ðBarbarous€asÏthey€were€in€many€things,€childish€in€more,€their€laws€are€as€much€in€advance€ofÏthem€as€of€their€con‚temporaries,ð"ðwere€even€singular€for€humanity€in€that€age,Ïand€not€always€equaled€in€ours.€We€forget€that€there€were€contemporary€nationsÏwhich€justified€stealing,€Ô_ÔauthorisedÔ_Ô€infanticide,€legalized€the€murder€of€agedÏparents,€associated€lust€with€worship.€None€of€these€blots€can€be€traced€on€theÏJewish€escutcheon.€By€preventing€imprisonment€for€debt,€Moses€anticipated€theÏlatest€discovery€of€modern€philanthropy.€òò*€*€*€óóEven€the€mercy€of€ChristianityÐ ”##* Ðwas€foreshadowed€in€his€provision€for€the€poor,€who€were€never€to€cease€out€ofÏthe€land;€the€prospered€were€to€lend€without€interest,€and€never€to€harden€theirÏheart€against€a€brother.€The€hovel€of€the€poor€was€a€sanctuary,€and€many€aÏminute€safeguard€like€the€return€of€the€debtorð ðs€garment€at€nightfall,€to€save€himÐ ì&t&. Ðfrom€suffering€during€the€chilliness€of€the€night,€has€waited€to€be€brought€to€lightÏby€our€more€perfect€knowledge€of€Jewish€customs.ðð€But€that€the€Scriptures,Ïrightly€interpreted,€do€not€teach€the€equality€of€the€sexes,€I€must€be€permitted€toÏdoubt.€We€who€love€the€Old€and€New€Testaments€take€ð ðTruth€for€authority,€andÏnot€authority€for€truth,ðð€as€did€our€sainted€Lucretia€Mott,€whose€earnest€appealsÏfor€liberty€were€often€Ô_ÔjewelledÔ_Ô,€as€were€Daniel€Websterð ðs€most€eloquentÐ ð+x+4 Ðspeeches,€with€some€texts€from€the€old€Hebrew€Bible.ÌP.A.€H.ÌÔ#†X&X%&×Vv#ÔÌÌ€Ì###################ÌÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ 2¢1; ЇTHE€BOOK€OF€LEVITICUS.ÌCHAPTER€I.ÌÌòòÔ_ÔtwiticusÔ_Ô€iv,€vi.Ð ú‚ ÐóóÔ_ÔsaÔ_Ô€When€a€ruler€hath€sinned€and€somewhat€through€ignorance,€òòagainst€óóany€ofÐ ÐX Ðthe€Ô_Ôcons‚rnandmenlsÔ_Ô€of€the€Lord€his€Gòò0óód€òòconcerning€things€óówhich€should€not€heÐ ¦. Ðdone,€and€is€guilty.Ì23€Or€if€his€sin,€wherein€he€bath€sinned,€come€to€his€knowledge;€he€shall€bringÏhis€offer‚ing,€a€kid€of€the€goats,€a€male€without€blemish:Ì27€ðð€And€if€any€one€of€the€common€people€sin€through€ignorance,€while€heÏÔ_ÔdoethÔ_Ô€òòsome‚what€against€óóany€of€the€commandments€of€the€Lord€òòconcerningÐ Ô\  Ðthings€óówhich€ought€not€to€he€done,€and€he€guiltyÐ ª 2  ÐÔ_ÔsSÔ_Ô€Then€he€shall€bring€his€offering,€a€kid€of€~he€goats,€a€Ô_ÔtemaleÔ_Ô€without€blemish,Ïfur€his€sin.ÌÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô~€ðð€And€this€òòis€óóthe€law€of€the€meat€offering:Ð , ´  Ðthe€sons€of€Aaron€shall€offer€it€before€the€Lord.€before€the€altar.Ìz~€And€he€shall€take€of€it€his€handful,€of€the€flour€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€the€meat€offering,€and€ofÏthe€oil€thereof,€and€all€the€frankincense€which€òòis€óóupon€the€meat€offering,€andÐ ®6 Ðshall€burn€òòit€óóupon€the€altar€òòfor€óóa€sweet€Ô_ÔsavourÔ_Ô,€òòeven€óóthe€memorial€of€it,€unto€theÐ „  ÐLord.Ì~3€All€the€males€among€the€children€of€Aaron€shall€eat€of€it.€It€òòÔ_ÔshaLtÔ_Ô€he€óóaÐ 0¸ Ðstatute€for€ever€in€your€generations€Ô_ÔconcemingÔ_Ô€the€offerings€Ô_ÔolÔ_Ô€the€Lord€made€byÏ6re:€every€one€that€Ô_ÔtouchethÔ_Ô€them€shall€be€holy.ÌÌÌÓ/€.d/Óâ!âTâ!ââ  âHERE€seems€to€have€been€some€distinction€of€sex€even€in€the€offerings€ofÐ ^æ Ðâ h-h-I-I-âmale€and€female€animals.€For€rulers,Ìâ I-I-h-h-âpriests€and€people€of€distinction€male€animals€were€required,€but€for€theÏcommon€people€a€female€lamb€or€goat€would€do.€There€is€a€difference€ofÏopinion€among€writers€as€to€Ô_ÔtneÔ_Ô€reason€of€this€custom,€some€say€because€allÏfemale€animals€were€con‚sidered€unclean,€others€that€the€females€were€tooÏvaluable€for€wholesale€slaughter.€Farmers€use€the€male€fowls€for€the€tableÏbecause€the€hens€are€too€valuable€producing€eggs€and€chickens.€The€fact€hasÏsome€significance,€though€Adam€Clarke€throws€no€light€on€it,€he€says€ð ðthe€wholeÏsacrificial€system€in€this€book€refers€to€the€coming€sacrifice€of€Christ;€withoutÏthis€spiritual€reference,€the€general€reader€can€feel€no€spiritual€interest€in€thisÏbook.ðð€For€burnt€offerings€males€were€required,€but€for€peace€offerings€andÏminor€sins€the€female€would€answer.ÌòòóóÌAs€the€idea€of€sacrifice€to€unknown€gods,€was€the€custom€with€all€nations€andÏreligions,€why€should€the€Jewish€have€more€significance€than€that€of€any€otherÏpeople.€For€swearing,€an€offence€to€ears€polite,€rather€than€eternal€justice,€aÏfemale€creature€or€turtle€dove€might€be€offered.ÌThe€meat€so€delicately€cooked€by€the€priests,€with€wood€and€coals€in€the€altar,Ïin€clean€linen,€no€woman€was€permitted€to€taste,€only€the€males€among€theÏchildren€of€Aaron.€Seeing€that€the€holy€men€were€the€cooks,€it€seems€like€a€workÏof€super‚erogation€to€direct€them€to€clean€themselves€and€their€cooking€utensils.ÏPerhaps€the€daughters€of€Israel€were€utilized€for€that€work.ÌIt€is€clearly€shown€that€child„bearing€among€the€Jews€was€not€considered€aÏsacred€office€and€that€offerings€to€the€Lord€were€necessary€for€their€purification,Ïand€that€double€the€time€was€necessary€after€the€birth€of€a€daughter.ÌIn€several€of€the€following€chapters€the€sins€of€men€and€women€are€treated€onÏequal€grounds,€hence€they€need€no€special€comments.€In€reading€many€of€theseÏchapters€we€wonder€that€an€expurgated€edition€of€these€books€was€not€issuedÏlong€ago.€We€trust€the€volume€we€propose€to€issue€may€suggest€to€the€nextÏRevising€Committee€of€gentlemen€the€propriety€of€omitting€many€texts€that€areÏgross€and€obscene,€especially€if€the€Bible€is€to€be€read€in€our€public€schools.ÌÌ#############ÌòòLeviticus€x.Ð Ê1R1; Ðóó22€ðð€And€Moses€spake€unto€Aaron,€and€unto€sacrifices€of€the€Lord€made€by€fire:Ð x Ðfor€so€I€am€Eleazar€and€unto€Ô_ÔItitamarÔ_Ô,€his€sons€that€were€commanded.Ìleft,€Take€the€meat€offering€that€Ô_ÔremainethÔ_Ô€of€s~€And€the€wave€breast€and€heaveÏshoulder€the€offerings€of€the€Lord€made€by€fire,€and€eat€shall€ye€eat€in€a€òòcleanÐ ú‚ Ðplace;€óóthou,€and€thy€sons,€it€without€leaven€beside€the€altar:€for€it€òòis€óómost€andÐ ÐX Ðthy€daughters€with€thee:€for€òòthey€be€óóthy€holy.€due,€and€thy€sonsð ð€due,€òòwhich€óóareÐ ¦. Ðgiven€out€of€13€And€ye€shall€eat€it€tn€the€òòholy€place,€óóbe„€the€sacrifices€of€peaceÐ | Ðofferings€of€the€childrenÌcause€it€òòis€óóthy€due,€and€thy€sonsð ð€due,€of€the€of€Israel.Ð (° ÐÌÌWhy€the€daughters€cannot€eat€with€the€sons€in€the€thirteenth€verse€and€may€inÏthe€fourteenth€we€cannot€conjecture.€We€notice,€however,€that€where€the€sonsÏeat€alone€is€called€a€ð ðholy€place,ðð€where€the€daughters€eat€with€them€it€is€calledÏsimply€a€ð ðclean€place.ðð€We€are€thankful,€however,€that€in€the€distribu‚òòóótion€ofÐ , ´  Ðmeats€the€women€come€in€occasionally€for€a€substantialÌmeal€in€a€clean€place.ÌAll€the€directions€given€in€the€eighteenth€chapter€are€for€men€and€women€alike,Ïfor€all€nations€and€all€periods€of€human€development.€The€social€habits€andÏsanitary€conditions€pre‚scribed€are€equally€good€for€our€times€as€when€given€byÏMoses€to€the€children€of€Israel.€The€virtue€of€cleanliness€so€sedulously€taughtÏcannot€be€too€highly€commended.€E.€C.€S.ÌòòÌÌ############ÌÌCOMMENTS€ON€LEVITICUS.óóÐ 4¼ ÐCHAPTER€II.ÌÌòò.Ô_Ôt.ez,iticsuÔ_Ô€xix.Ð ¶> Ðóó3€ðð€Ye€shall€rear€every€man€his€mother,€and€his€~Ô_ÔtherÔ_Ô,€and€keep€my€Ô_ÔsabbathsÔ_Ô:€IÐ Œ Ðòòam€óóthe€Lord€your€GodÔ#†X&X%&×V~„#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&Ô.Ð bê Ð20€€And€whosoever€cohabits€with€a€handmaid,€Ìbetrothed€to€a€husband,€and€not€at€all€redeemed,Ô#†X&X%&×Vû#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ –! Ðnor€freedom€given€her;€she€shall€be€scourged:Ô#†X&X%&×V°ž#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ äl" Ðthey€shall€not€be€put€to€death,€because€she€was€notÔ#†X&X%&×V4Ÿ#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ ºB# Ðfree.Ô#†X&X%&×V¾Ÿ#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ $ ÐÌ21.€And€he€shall€bring€his€trespass€offering€untoÌthe€Lord,€unto€the€door€of€the€tabernacle€of€theÌ,congregation,€òòeven€óóa€ram€for€a€trespass€offering.Ð è!p!( ÐÌÔ#†X&X%&×V #Ô22€And€the€priest€shall€make€an€atonement€forÐ ”##* Ðhim€with€the€ram€of€the€trespass€offering€before€the€Lord€for€his€sin€whichÏhe€hath€done:€and€the€sin€which€he€hath€done€shall€be€forgiven€him.ÌÌÓ/€.d/Óâ"âBâ"ââ  âY€what€possible€chance€the€mother€is€mentioned€first€here,Ð <'Ä&. Ðâ --I-I-âit€is€difficult€to€conjecture,€but€we€do€see€the€cruel€injus‚tice€of€theÏâ I-I---âcomparative€severity€of€the€punishment€for€man€and€woman€for€the€sameÏoffence.€The€woman€is€scourged,€the€man€presents€the€priest€with€a€ramÏand€is€forgiven.ÌÌL~cs~Ô_ÔticusÔ_Ô€xx.Ì€€g€ðð€For€every€one€that€Ô_ÔcursethÔ_Ô€his€father€or€his€27€ðð€A€man€also€orÏwoman€that€hath€a€Ô_ÔamiliarÔ_ÔÌmother€shall€be€surely€put€to€death:€he€Ô_ÔbathspiritÔ_Ô,€or€that€is€a€wizard,€shallÏsurely€be€put€toÌcursed€his€father€or€his€mother;€his€blood€òòÔ_ÔskallAeóódeathÔ_Ô€:€they€shall€stoneÐ J1Ò09 Ðthem€with€stones;€theirÌupon€Ô_Ôhim,bloodÔ_Ô€òò.,Ô_ÔIzallbeÔ_Ô€óóupon€them.Ð bê Ѐ€25€And€if€a€man€shall€take€his€brotherð ðs€wife,€itÐ RÚ Ðis€Ô‡,n#,XX&Ôan€unclean€thing:€he€bath€uncovered€hisÐ <Ä Ðbrotherð ðs€nakedness;€they€shall€be€childless.Ð &® ÐÔ#†X&X#,,nx¦#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÌÌClarke€remarks€that€all€language€that€tends€to€lessen€respect€for€father€orÏmother,€is€included€in€this€judgment.€In€this€chap‚ter€we€have€still€furtherÏdirections€for€race€and€family€purity.€I€suppose€in€the€21st€verse€we€have€thatÏstumbling„block€in€the€British€Parliament€whenever€the€deceased€wifeð ðs€sisterð ðsÐ ÌT  Ðbill€comes€up€for€passage.€Here,€too,€those€who€in€times€past€have€persecutedÏwitches,€will€find€justification€for€their€cruelties.€The€actors€in€one€of€theÏblackest€pages€in€human€history,€claim€Scripture€authority€for€their€infernalÏdeeds.€Far€into€the€eighteenth€century€in€England,€the€clergy€dragged€innocentÏwomen€into€the€courts€as€witches,€and€learned€judges€pro‚nounced€on€them€theÏsentence€of€torture€and€death.€The€chapter€on€witchcraft€in€Ô_ÔLeckyÔ_Ôð ðs€History€ofÐ Ð X  ÐRationalism,Ìòò94THE€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.Ð | ÐÌóócontains€the€most€heartrending€facts€in€human€history.€It€is€unsafe€to€putÐ (° Ðunquestioned€confidence€in€all€the€vagaries€of€mortal€man.€While€women€wereÏtortured,€drowned€and€burned€by€the€thousands,€scarce€one€wizard€to€a€hundredÏwas€ever€con‚demned.€The€marked€distinction€in€the€treatment€of€the€sexes,€allÏthrough€the€Jewish€dispensation,€is€curious€and€depressing,€especially€as€we€seeÏthe€trail€of€the€serpent€all€through€history,€wherever€their€form€of€religion€hasÏmade€its€impress.€In€the€old€common€law€of€our€Saxon€fathers,€the€Jewish€codeÏis€essen‚tially€reproduced.€This€same€distinction€of€sex€appears€in€our€own€day.ÏOne€code€of€morals€for€men,€another€for€women.€All€the€opportunities€andÏadvantages€of€life€for€education,€self„support€and€self„development€freelyÏaccorded€boys,€have,€in€a€small€measure,€been€reluctantly€conceded€to€womenÏafter€long€and€persevering€struggles.ÌÌòòLeviticus€xxii.Ð Ž! Ѐóó~a€If€the€priestð ðs€daughter€also€be€òòmarriedóó€untoÐ Üd" Ða€stranger,€she€may€not€eat€of€an€Ô_ÔefferingÔ_Ô€of€theÌholy€things.Ì€€23€Hut€if€the€priestð ðs€daughter€be€a€widow,€or€divorced,€and€have€no€child,€andÐ ^æ% Ðis€returned€unto€Ô#†X&X%&×V;§#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ 4 ¼& Ðher€fatherð ðs€house,€as€in€her€youth,€she€shall€eat€ofÔ#†X&X%&×V°#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ  !’ ' Ðher€fatherð ðs€meat:€but€there€shall€no€stranger€eatÔ#†X&X%&×V‘°#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ à!h!( Ðthereof.Ô#†X&X%&×V±#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ ¶">") ÐÌThese€restrictions€on€the€priestsð ð€daughters€would€never€be€tolerated€by€theÐ b$ê#+ Ðpriestsð ð€sons€should€they€marry€strangers.€The€individuality€of€a€woman,€theÐ 8%À$, Ðlittle€she€ever€possessed,€is€oblit‚erated€by€marriage.ÌÌòòLeviticus€xxiv.Ð º'B'/ Ðóóin€ðð€And€the€son€of€an€Ô_ÔIsraelllishÔ_Ô€woman,€Ð ((0 Ðwhose€father€òòwas€óóan€Egyptian,€€went€out€amongÔ#†X&X%&×V|±#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ f)î(1 Ðthe€children€of€Israel:€and€this€son€of€theÔ#†X&X%&×V”³#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ <*Ä)2 ÐÔ_ÔIsraclitishÔ_Ô€òòwoman€óóand€a€man€of€Israel€stroveÔ#†X&X%&×V´#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ +š*3 Ðtogether€in€the€camp;ÌÌ11€And€the€Ô_ÔJarselitishÔ_Ô€womanð ðs€son€Ô_ÔbIasphemedÔ_Ô€the€name€òòof€the€LORD,€óóandÐ ”--6 Ðcursed.€And€they€brought€him€unto€Moses:€(and€his€motherð ðs€name€òòwasÐ j.ò-7 ÐóóÔ_ÔShelomithÔ_Ô,€the€daughter€of€together€in€the€camp;€Ô_ÔDibriÔ_Ô,€of€the€tribe€of€Dan;)Ð @/È.8 ÐÌÌThe€interesting€fact€here€is€that€a€woman€is€dignified€by€a€name,€the€only€one€soÐ Â1J1; Ðmentioned€in€the€book€of€Leviticus.€This€is€probably€due€to€the€fact€that€theÐ x Ðsonð ðs€character€was€so€disrep‚utable€that€he€would€reflect€no€Ô_ÔlustreÔ_Ô€on€hisÐ NÖ Ðfatherð ðs€family,€and€so€on€his€maternal€ancestors€rested€his€disgrace.€If€there€hadÐ $¬ Ðbeen€anything€good€to€tell€of€him,€reference€would€no€doubt€have€been€made€toÏhis€male€progenitors.ÌÌÒ‡« ÒÌÌÌòòóó#############Ð þ†  Ðòò.Ô_ÔLemtzcÔ_Ô,~s€xxvi.Ð Ô\  Ðóó26€Ô_ÔAndwhenÔ_Ô€I€have€broken€the€staff€of€your€Ð ª 2  Ðbread,€ten€women€shall€bake€your€bread€In€Ìoven,€and€they€shall€deliver€òòyou€óóyour€breadÔ#†X&X%&×V¿´#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ V Þ  Ðagain€by€weight;€and€ye€shall€eat,€and€not€beÔ#†X&X%&×V2º#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ , ´  Ðsatisfied.Ô#†X&X%&×V¶º#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ  Š  ÐÔ#†X&X%&×V»#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÌ29€And€ye€shall€rat€the€flesh€of€your€sons,Ìand€the€flesh€of€your€daughters€shall€ye€eat.ÌÌThere€could€be€no€greater€punishment€in€ordinary€life€thanÏfor€ten€women€to€bake€in€one€oven.€As€every€woman€wouldÏnecessarily€look€at€her€pies€and€cakes€two€or€Ô_ÔthrecÔ_Ô€times,Ïthat€would€involve€a€frequent€looking€in,€which€might€makeÏthe€con‚tents€heavy€as€lead.€A€current€of€cold€air€rushing€inÏtoo€often,€would€wreck€the€most€perfect€compound.€ButÏperhaps€heavy€bread€was€intended€as€part€of€theÏpunishment€of€the€people€for€their€sins.€SomeÏcommentators€say€that€the€labors€of€the€ten€women€areÏsymbolical€of€the€poverty€of€the€family.€When€peo‚ple€are€inÏfortunate€circumstances,€the€women€are€supposed,€like€theÏlilies€of€the€valley,€to€neither€toil€nor€spin,€but€when€theÏadverse€winds€blow€they€suddenly€find€Ô_ÔthemsclvcsÔ_Ô€comƒ¼pelled€to€use€their€own€brains€and€hands€or€perish.ÌThe€2òò9óóth€verse€at€last€gives€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€one€touch€of€absoluteÐ äl" Ðequality,€the€right€to€be€eaten.€This€Ô_ÔJosephusÔ_Ô€tells€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€reallyÏdid€occur€in€the€sieges€of€Samaria€by€Ô_ÔBenhadadÔ_Ô,€ofÏJerusalem€by€the€Ô_ÔChaldeansÔ_Ô,€and€also€in€the€last€siege€ofÏJerusalem€by€theÌRoman€Ô_Ôs.E.Ô_Ô€C.€S.ÌÌ##########ÌÌAmid€the€long€list€of€directions€for€sacrifices€andÏinjunctions€against€forbidden€actions,€chapter€xii€gives€theÏlaw€of€purifica‚tion,€not€only€degrading€motherhood€by€theÏobservance€of€cer‚tain€ceremonies€and€exclusion€from€theÏsanctuary,€but€by€dis‚criminating€against€sex,€honoring€theÏbirth€of€a€son€above€that€of€a€daughter.ÌAccording€to€the€Ô_ÔLeviticalÔ_Ô€law,€the€ewe€lambs€were€notÏused€for€sacrifices€as€offerings€to€the€Lord,€because€theyÏwere€unclean.€This€was€an€idea€put€forth€by€the€priests€andÏLevites.€But€there€was€a€better€and€more€rational€reason.€ToÏsacrifice€the€ewes€was€to€speedily€deplete€the€flocks,€butÏbeyond€a€Ô_ÔceKÔ_Ôð"ðÌòòóótam€number€needed€as€sires€for€the€coming€generation,€theÐ r.ú-7 Ðmales€could€be€put€to€no€better€use€than€to€feed€the€priests,Ïthe€refuse€of€the€animal,€the€skin,€feet,€etc.,€constituted€theÏsacrifice€to€the€Lord.ÌBishop€Ô_ÔColensoÔ_Ô,€in€his€remarkable€work€on€the€Pentateuch,Ð Ê1R1; Ðgives€the€enormous€number€of€lambs€annually€sacrificed€byÏthe€Hebrews.€A€certain€portion€of€the€flocks€were€assignedÏto€the€priests,€who€were€continually€provided€with€the€bestÏmutton.ÌÔ_ÔL.D.B.Ô_ÔÌÌÌÌÌ####################ÌÌÌÌTHE€BOOK€OF€NUMBERS.ÌÌÌÌÌCHAPTER€I.ÌÒ‡ÒÔ#†X&X%&×Vn»#ÔÌTHE€BOOK€OF€NUMBERSÌÌòòNumbers€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô~Ð   ÐóóAnd€the€Lord€spake€unto€Moses€inÐ  Ðthe€wilder.Ìness€of€Sinai,€saying.Ì2€Take€ye€the€sum€of€all€theÏcongregation€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€the€children€ofÏIsrael,€after€their€families,€by€theÏhouse€of€their€fathers,€with€theÏnumber€~,t€òòheir€óónames,€every€maleÐ nö Ðby€their€Ô_ÔpolisÔ_Ô:ÌÌ32€ðð€These€òòare€óóthose€which€wereÐ 2º! ÐnumberedÌof€the€children€of€Israel€Ô_ÔhvÔ_Ô€the€houseÏ~f€theirÌfathers€:€all€those€that€wereÏÔ_Ôtiucnil,ereÔ_Ôð ðI€Ô_ÔufÔ_Ô€theÐ Ê!R!& Ðcoups€throughout€their€hosts€~€C€sixÏÔ_ÔhoncireilÔ_ÔÌthousand€and€three€thousand€andÏfive€€hundred€and€fifty.ÌÌÓ/€.d/Óâ#âIâ#ââ  âN€this€chapter€Moses€isÐ F'Î&, Ðâ ÕÀÕÀIÀIÀâcommanded€to€number€the€peopleÏâ IÀIÀÕÀÕÀâandÌthe€princes€of€the€tribe,€males€only,Ïand€by€the€houses€1)1€their€fathers.ÏAs€the€object€was€to€see€how€manyÏeffective€men€there€were€able€to€goÏto€war,€the€priests,€the€women,€theÏfeeble€old€men€and€children€wereÏnot€counted.€Women€haveÏfrequently€been€classified€withÏpriests€in€some€privileges€andÐ T1Ü07 Ðdisabilities.€At€one€time€in€the€UnitedÏStates€Ô_ÔtlleÔ_Ô€clergy€were€not€allowed€toÏvote€nor€hold€office.€Like€women,ÏÔ_ÔtlleyÔ_Ô€were€considered€too€good€toÏmingle€in€political€circles.€For€themÏto€have€individual€opinions€on€theÏvital€questions€of€the€hour€mightÏintroduce€dissensions€alike€into€theÏchurch€and€the€home.ÌThis€census€of€able€bodied€men€stillÏÔ_ÔrullsÔ_Ô€on€through€chapter€ii,€and€allÏthese€potential€soldiers€are€calledÏchildren€of€their€fathers.€Although€atÏthis€period€Ô_Ôwom:tnsÔ_Ô€chief€duty€andÏhappiness€was€bearing€children,€noÏmention€is€made€of€the€mothers€ofÏthis€mighty€host,€though€Ô_ÔsolneÔ_ÔÏwoman€had€gone€to€the€gates€ofÏdeath€to€give€each€Ô_ÔsuldicrÔ_Ô€life€;Ïprovided€him€with€rations€longÏbefore€he€could€forage€for€himself,Ïand€first€taught€his€little€feet€toÏmarch€to€tune€and€time.€But,€perƒ¼haps,€if€we€could€refer€to€the€oldÏJewish€census€tables€we€mightÌfind€that€the€able€bodied€males€ofÏthese€tribes,€favorites€of€Heaven,€hadÏall€sprung,€Minerva„like,€from€theÏbrains€of€their€fathers,€and€that€onlyÏthe€priests,€the€feeble€old€men€andÏthe€children€had€mothers€to€care€forÏthem,€in€the€absence€of€the€princesÏand€soldiers.ÌHowever,€in€some€valuableÏcalculations€of€Ô_ÔSchencherÔ_Ô€we€learnÏthat€there€was€some€thought€of€theÏmothers€of€the€tribes€by€GermanÏcommentators.€We€find€in€his€censusÏsuch€references.€as€the€following:ÏThe€children€of€Jacob€by€Leah.€TheÏchildren€of€Jacob€by€Ô_ÔZilpahÔ_Ô.€TheÏchildren€of€Jacob€by€Rachel.€TheÏchildren€of€Jacob€by€Ô_ÔBilhahÔ_Ô.€ButÏeven€this€generous€mention€of€theÏmothers€of€the€tribe€of€Jacob€doesÏnot€satisfy€the€exacting€members€ofÏthe€Revising€Committee.€We€feelÏthat€the€facts€should€have€been€statedÏthus:€The€children€of€Leah,€Ô_ÔZilpahÔ_Ô,ÏRachel€and€Ô_ÔBilhahÔ_Ô€by€Jacob,€makingÏJacob€the€incident€instead€of€the€fourÏwomen.€Men€may€consider€this€aÏsmall€matter€on€which€to€make€aÏpoint,€but€in€restoring€womanð ðsÐ ê0r05 Ðequality€every‚where€we€must€insistÐ Ô1\16 Ðon€her€recognition€in€all€these€minorÏparticulars,€and€especially€in€theÏBible,€to€which€people€go€for€theirÏauthority€on€the€civil€and€socialÏstatus€of€all€womankind.ÌÔ_ÔE.C.S.Ô_ÔÌÌÌÌÌòò#############Ð œ $  ÐÌÌóóCHAPTER€II.Ð l ô  ÐòòNumbers€a.Ð V Þ  ÐóóAnd€the€Lord€Ô_ÔapakeÔ_Ô€unto€Moses,Ð FÎ  Ðsaying.Ìa€Ô_ÔCommasdÔ_Ô€the€children€of€Israel.Ïthat€they€put€out€of€the€camp€everyÏleper,€and€every€(Ô_ÔsOCÔ_Ô€that€hath€anÏissue,€and€whosoever€is€defiled€byÏthe€(lead:ÌÔ_ÔE,thÔ_Ô€male€and€female€that€they€defileÏnut€their€camps.Ì~ðð€Awl€the€Lord€spake€unto€Moses,Ïsaying,€IS€If€any€manð ðs€wife€go€asideÐ jò Ðand€commit€a€trespass€against€him.Ì14€And€the€spirit€of€jealousy€comeÏupon€him,€and€she€be€defiled€or€ifÏshe€be€not€defiledÌ~€Then€shall€the€man€bring€his€wileÏunto€the€priest,€and€he€shall€bring€herÏoffering€for€her,€Ô_ÔtiteÔ_Ô€tenth€òòpart€of€anÐ ÐX  Ðephah€of€barley€meal;€óótð ðe€shall€pourÐ ÀH! Ðno€oil€upon€it.€nor€put€frankin‚censeÏthereon€;€for€it€òòis€óóa,,€offering€ofÐ š " # Ðjealousy.Ì17€And€the€priest€Ô_ÔsitallÔ_Ô€take€holyÏwater€tn€an€earthen€vessel€òòand€of€theÐ ^#æ"& Ðdust€Ô_ÔtltatÔ_Ô€óóis€Ô_ÔiaÔ_Ô€the€floor€of€theÐ N$Ö#' Ðtabernacle€the€priest€shall€take,€andÏput€òòit€óóinto€the€water:Ð (&°%) Ð~8€Awl€the€priest€shall€set€theÏwoman€before€the€Lord€and€òòuncoverÐ (Š'+ Ðthe€Ô_Ôwo,nanÔ_Ôð ðs€óóhead,€awl€put€theÐ ò(z(, Ðoffering€of€memorial€in€herÏÔ_Ôhands.wltictÔ_Ô,€òòis€óóthe€jealousy€offering,Ð Ì*T*. Ðand€the€priest€shall€have€in€his€handÏthe€bitter€water€that€Ô_ÔcausethÔ_Ô€theÏcurse:Ì19€And€the€priest€shall€Ô_ÔettargeÔ_Ô€hr€lð ðvÐ z..2 Ðan€Ô_Ôt,aflÔ_Ô,.Ìanti€say€unto€the€Ô_Ôwon,r,nÔ_Ô,€it€Ô_ÔtiettaÔ_ÔÏt~.Ô_Ôn.tÔ_Ô€it,,t€òò~,Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€óóaside€be€Ô_ÔtitnoÔ_Ô€free€tramÐ 81À05 ÐÔ_ÔthiaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔItitterÔ_Ô€w€,,tð ðr€Ô_Ôtl,dÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôcaus,tlÔ_Ô,€theÐ (2°16 ÐÔ_ÔetnesÔ_Ô,.Ìòòso€óólint€it€thou€Ô_Ôt,astÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔgttttÔ_Ô,ð"ð€Ô_ÔIlileÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôat,tlÔ_Ô€itÐ bê ÐÔ_ÔtittoÔ_Ô€be€defiled.ÌÔ_ÔniÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôittt.uÔ_Ô€the€;Ô_ÔtristÔ_Ô€sit€all€It€arg€e€the€wÏ,Ô_Ôn,anÔ_Ô€with€an€tall,€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtntÔ_Ô€sing,€tot€Ô_ÔittÔ_Ôð ðÐ &® Ðl~eð ð~t€Ô_ÔsttallÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔutttctÔ_Ô€It€o€Ô_Ôwot,tanÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔlIttÔ_Ô.€lotÐ ˜ ÐÔ_ÔitikÔ_Ô,„€Ô_ÔtIÔ_Ô€òòto€óóat,€roe€anti€all€Ô_ÔuatttÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔatttttttÔ_Ô~Ð ú‚ ÐtheÌòò04€óóÔ_ÔAttdÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔitoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔOttÔ_Ô;,òòt1€óóÔ_ÔtittotÔ_Ô€litð ðð ð€Ô_ÔottoÔ_Ô€InÐ Ô\ Ðt,,Ô_ÔlrÔ_Ô€ink€the€Ô_Ôt,itterÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔsvattÔ_Ôð ðr€that€rat,„.Ô_ÔetlÔ_Ô,Ð ÄL  ÐÔ_ÔttÔ_ÔÌ2~€ððÔ_ÔIttellÔ_Ô€the€Ô_ÔItriestÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔsitaltÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtIlteÔ_Ô€ti€to€Ô_Ôo.tlÔ_ÔÏ,Ô_Ôttt.vt,ffer‚tugÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔttotÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôt,tÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔttttÔ_Ô.€Ô_Ôwtnt;nttÔ_Ôð ðsÐ ‚  ÐÔ_ÔtottÔ_Ô€€€€I€1,11€Ô_ÔwIetÔ_Ôð"ð€the€offeringÏÔ_ÔbelttteÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtiteÔ_Ô€let,€till€tile€it€Ô_Ôttjn,lnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔItteÔ_ÔÏaltar:ÌÌÔ_ÔofferirtgÔ_Ô,€òòeven€óóthe€Ô_Ôntrrtt,tti;tlÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtltertÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔottÔ_ÔÐ œ ÐI€Ô_ÔtsrtÔ_Ô,,~€uòò1óó.Ô_ÔttÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔttteÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔIlt;trÔ_Ô€òòaltð ð€óóI€Ô_Ôtttte,ssaÔ_Ô,>Ð Œ ÐIs€.Ini11€tÌÌÌu„Ô_ÔIttÔ_Ô„C,€11,0€it€Ô_ÔsttÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔtlÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtItÔ_Ô,,€It€Ô_ÔtOÔ_Ô„,€f/ta!€IÏthe€Ô_Ôto‚ettterÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔitttttÔ_Ô€her,€òòtint€óóft€òòanteÐ œ$ ÐóóÔ_ÔItttterÔ_Ô.Ð Œ ÐÔ_ÔslAntÔ_Ô„I€if€Ô_ÔtiteÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔsvttÔ_Ô,,tan€Ô_ÔIteÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔItotÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtittiletIÔ_Ô,ÏÔ_ÔItutÔ_Ô€be€clean€Ô_ÔtlteÔ_Ô~€site€Ô_ÔsItatiÔ_Ô€be€tree.ÌÌÓ/€.d/Óâ$âAâ$ââ  âT€the€first€blush€it€seems€veryÐ 4¼ Ðâ ÀÀIÀIÀâcruel€for€the€Ô_ÔJewiÔ_Ô„1t€(sod€ti)Ïâ IÀIÀÀÀâorder€the€diseased€and€unfortunate€toÏhe€thrown€Ô_ÔtittÔ_Ô€of€Ô_ÔtlteÔ_ÔÌcamp€and€left€in€the€wilderness.€ButÏÔ_Ôcomment;itorsÔ_Ô€suggest€that€they€mustÏhave€had€a€sanatorium€near€byÏwhere€the€Ô_ÔIlelhtlessÔ_Ô€could€heÏprotected.€Though€improbable,€stillÏÔ_ÔtIleÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔstiggestionÔ_Ô€will€be€a€relief€toÏsensitive€souls.€This€ordinance€t)fÏMoses€probably€suggested€the€firstÏidea€of€a€hospital.€The€Ô_ÔahoveÔ_ÔÏaccount€of€the€unfortunate€Ô_ÔwifcÔ_Ô€wasÏcalled€trial€It)ð ð€Ô_Ôortle;tlÔ_Ô.ðð€of€whichÐ 'ˆ&* ÐClarke€gives€a€minute€(Ô_ÔlescriptionÔ_Ô€inÏIns€Ô_Ôcttnimctit;triesÔ_Ô.€It€was€common€atÏone€time€among€many€Ô_Ôil;it;onsÔ_Ô,€tileÏÔ_ÔwIllitenÔ_Ô€in€all€cases€being€the€chiefÏsufferers€;Ô_ÔtsÔ_Ô€in€the€Ill€t(Ô_ÔlerllÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôtri;ilsÔ_Ô€forÏwitchcraft.€If€the€witch€was€guiltyÏ\Ô_ÔvlleIlÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtitrowliÔ_Ô€ill€Iii€Ô_ÔtiteÔ_Ô€water€sheÏ~vent€to€tile€Ô_ÔhottomÔ_Ô,€if€Ô_ÔitlllttCCtltÔ_ÔÏ>hie€Ô_Ôflo.tedÔ_Ô€on€the€surfaceÌrÌ100òòTHE€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.Ð 1–05 ÐÐ þ1†16 ЇÌóóand€was€left€to€sink,€so€in€either€caseÐ hð Ðher€fate€was€the€same.€As€men€makeÏand€execute€the€laws,€prescribe€andÏadminister€the€punishment,€ð ðtrials€byÏa€jury€or€ordealðð€for€women€thoughÏseemingly€fair,€are€never€based€onÏprinciples€of€equity.€The€oneÏremarkable€fact€in€all€these€socialÏtransgressions€in€the€early€periods€asÏwell€as€in€our€modern€civilization€isÏthat€the€penalties€whether€moral€orÏmaterial€all€fall€on€woman.€VerilyÏthe€darkest€page€in€human€history€isÏthe€slavery€of€women€IÌThe€offering€by€the€priest€to€secureÏher€freedom€was€of€the€cheapestÏcharacter.€Oil€and€frankincenseÏsignifying€grace€and€acceptablenessÏwere€not€permitted€to€be€used€in€herÏcase.€The€womanð ðs€head€isÐ ÆN Ðuncovered€as€a€token€of€her€shame,Ïthe€dust€from€the€floor€signifiesÏcontempt€and€condemnation,Ïcompelling€the€woman€to€drinkÏwater€mixed€with€dirt€and€gall€is€inÏthe€same€malicious€spirit.€There€is€noÏinstance€recorded€of€one€of€theseÏð ðtrials€by€ordealðð€ever€actually€takingÏplace,€as€divorce€was€so€easy€that€aÏman€could€put€away€his€wife€atÏpleasure,€so€he€need€not€go€to€theÏexpense€of€even€ð ða€tenth€part€of€anÏephah€of€barley,ðð€on€a€wife€ofÏdoubtful€faithfulness.€Moreover€theÏwoman€upon€whom€it€was€proposedÏto€try€all€these€pranks€might€beÏinnocent,€and€the€jealous€husbandÏmake€himself€ridiculous€in€the€eyesÏof€the€people.€But€the€publication€ofÏthese€ordinances€no€doubt€had€aÏrestraining€influence€on€the€youngÏand€heedless€daughters€of€Israel,€andÏthey€serve€as€land‚marks€in€manð ðsÐ Ì'T'+ Ðsystem€of€jurisprudence,€to€show€Ô_ÔusÔ_ÔÏhow€far€back€he€has€been€consistentÏin€his€unjust€legislation€for€woman.ÌÌÔ_ÔE.C.S.Ô_ÔòòóóÐ ^,æ+0 ÐÌÌ##################ÌÌÌÐ Ú1b16 ÐCHAPTER€III.ÌÌNumbers€òòxii.Ð LÔ ÐóóAnd€Miriam€and€Aaron€spakeÐ <Ä ÐÔ_ÔagairtstÔ_Ô€Moses€because€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€theÏEthiopian€woman€whom€he€hadÏmarried.Ì~€And€they€said,€Hath€the€LordÏindeed€spo‚ken€only€by€Ô_ÔIllonesÔ_Ô?€Ô_ÔItathÔ_ÔÏhe€not€spoken€also€by€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô?€And€theÏLord€heard€it.Ì3€(Now€the€man€Moses€was€veryÏmeek,€above€all€the€men€which€wereÏupon€the€face€of€the€earth.)ÌAnd€the€Lord€came€down€lathe€pillarÏofÌthe€cloud€and€stood€in€the€door€ofÏthe€Ô_ÔtaberÔ_Ô.ÌÔ_ÔnacleÔ_Ô€and€called€Aaron€and€Miriam,Ïand€they€both€cam,€forth.Ì6€And€He€said,€Ô_ÔHearnawÔ_Ô€my€words:ÏIf€there€be€a€prophet€among€you,€I,Ïthe€Ô_ÔLortiÔ_Ô.€will€make€myself€knownÏunto€him€in€a€vision,€and€will€speakÏunto€him€in€a€dream.Ì8€With€him€will€I€speak€mouth€toÏÔ_ÔmolititÔ_Ô,€even€apparently,€and€not€inÏdark€speeches;Ìand€tile€Ô_ÔvimitilutleÔ_Ô€of€the€l~Ô_ÔortlÔ_Ô€shallÏhe€behold:Ìwherefore€Ô_ÔtltÔ_Ô,ð ðn€Ô_Ôw,reÔ_Ô€ye€Ô_ÔntÔ_Ôð ðt€afraidÐ êr ÐIt~€speak€against€my€v~Ô_Ôrsa,ttÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔMst.esÔ_ÔÌq€Ô_ÔAtttlÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔItteÔ_Ô€anger€Ô_ÔtfÔ_Ô€the€lord€wasÏkindled€against€Ô_ÔtheulÔ_Ô€:€Ô_ÔaittiÔ_Ô€lieÏÔ_Ôdepart,ttlÔ_Ô.Ìin€Anti€Ô_ÔtltcÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôcltu,lÔ_Ô€d,~òò1óó,artetl€(r,,m€offÐ |  # Ðthe€Ô_ÔtaberÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔnacleÔ_Ô€;€anti.€Ô_Ôl,elttÔ_Ôð ðld.Ð f!î $ ÐMiriam€Ô_Ôb,caÔ_Ô,,s,ð ð€1eòò1óó,rous,€Ô_ÔsvititÔ_Ô~€avÐ P"Ø!% Ðsnow:€Ô_Ôal.tlÔ_Ô€Aaron€l,,oked€uponÏÔ_ÔNllrla,nÔ_Ô.€anti€Ô_ÔbeittidÔ_Ô,€vile€wasÏleprous.ÌÔ_ÔiiAniÔ_Ô€Aaron€Ô_ÔsaillÔ_Ô€unto€Moses.€Alas,Ïmy€Ô_ÔlortiÔ_Ô,€I€beseech€Ô_ÔIlteeÔ_Ô,€lay€Ô_ÔntttÔ_Ô€IlseÏsin€upon€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔseltereitsÔ_Ô€we€Ô_ÔItareÔ_Ô€doneÏfoolishly,€and€wherein€we€Ô_ÔItaveÔ_ÔÏÔ_ÔslnnetiÔ_Ô.Ì23€And€Ô_ÔMttsesÔ_Ô€cried€unto€the€Lard,Ïsaving€Heal€iter€Ô_ÔnttwÔ_Ô,€0€God,€IÏbeseech€thee.Ì25€And€Miriam€was€shut€out€fromÏthe€camp€seem€days€:€and€the€òò1óóteupleÐ 2.º-2 Ðjourneyed€not€till€Miriam€wasÏbrought€In€again.ÌÌÐ Ú1b16 ÐÓ/€.d/Óâ%âHâ%ââ  âERE€we€have€the€first€mentionÐ x Ðâ ªÀªÀIÀIÀâof€Mosesð ðs€second€marriage,€butÐ bê Ðâ IÀIÀªÀªÀâthe€name€of€the€~~ððÔ_ÔomanÔ_Ô€is€notÏgiven,€though€she€isÌthe€assigned€cause€of€the€sedition.ÏBoth€Aaron€and€Miriam€hadÏreceived€a€portion€of€the€propheticÏgenius€that€distinguished€Moses,€andÏthey€naturally€thought€that€theyÏshould€have€some€share€in€theÏgovernment,€at€least€to€make€a€fewÏsuggestions.€when€they€thoughtÏMoses€made€a€blunder.€Miriam€~vasÏolder€than€Moses,€and€had€at€thisÏtime€the€experience€of€120€years.ÏWhen€Moses€~vas€an€infant€on€theÏRiver€Nile,€Ô_ÔMirIamÔ_Ô€was€in„trusted€byÏhis€parents€to€~Ô_ÔvatchÔ_Ô€the€fate€of€theÏinfant€in€the€bul‚rushes€and€theÏdaughter€of€Pharaoh€in€her€dailyÏwalks€by€the€river€side.€It€was€herÏdiplomacy€that€secured€the€childð ðsÐ ª2 Ðown€mother€for€his€nurse€in€theÏhousehold€of€the€King€of€Egypt.ÌIt€is€rather€remarkable,€if€Moses€wasÏas€meek€as€he€is€repre‚sented€in€theÏthird€verse,€that€he€should€haveÏpenned€that€strong€assertion€of€hisÏown€innate€modesty.€There€areÏevidences€at€this€and€several€otherÏpoints€that€Moses€was€not€the€soleÏeditor€òòóóof€the€Pentateuch,€if€it€can€beÐ ÎV Ðshown€that€he€wrote€any€part€of€it.ÌSpeaking€of€the€punishment€ofÏMiriam,€Clarke€in€his€com‚mentariesÏsays€it€is€probable€that€Miriam€wasÏchief€in€this€mutiny;€hence€she€wasÏpunished€while€Aaron€was€spared.€AÏmere€excuse€for€manð ðs€injustice;€hadÐ 4#¼"& Ðhe€been€a€woman€he€would€haveÏshared€the€same€fate.€The€real€reasonÏwas€that€Aaron€was€a€priest.€Had€heÏbeen€smitten€with€leprosy,€his€sacredÏoffice€would€have€suffered€and€theÏpriesthood€fallen€into€disrepute.ÌAs€women€are€supposed€to€have€noÏcharacter€or€sacred€office,€it€isÏalways€safe€to€punish€them€to€the€fullÏextent€of€the€law.€So€Miriam€was€notÏonly€afflicted€with€leprosy,€but€alsoÏshut€out€of€the€camp€for€seven€days.ÏOne€would€think€that€potentialÏmotherhood€should€make€women€asÏa€class€as€sacred€as€the€priesthood.€InÏcommon€parlance€we€have€muchÐ Ô1\16 Ðfine„spun€theorizing€on€the€exaltedÏoffice€of€the€mother,€her€immenseÏin‚fluence€in€Ô_ÔmouldingÔ_Ô€the€characterÏof€her€sons€;€ð ðthe€hand€that€rocks€theÏcradle€moves€the€world,ðð€etc.,€but€inÏcreeds€and€codes,€in€constitutionsÏand€Scriptures,€in€prose€and€verse,Ïwe€do€not€see€these€lofty€p~ansÏrecorded€or€verified€in€living€facts.ÏAs€a€class,€women€were€treatedÏamong€the€Jews€as€an€inferior€orderÏof€beings,€just€as€they€are€to„day€inÏall€civilized€nations.€And€now,€asÏthen,€men€claim€to€be€guided€by€theÏwill€of€God.ÌIn€this€narrative€we€see€thus€earlyÏwomanð ðs€desire€to€take€some€part€inÐ   Ðgovernment,€though€denied€all€shareÏin€its€honor€and€dignity.€Miriam,€noÏdoubt,€saw€the€humiliatingÏdistinctions€of€sex€in€the€MosaicÏcode€and€customs,€and€longed€forÏthe€power€to€make€the€neededÏamendments.€In€Ô_ÔcriticisingÔ_Ô€the€disƒ¼crepancies€in€Mosesð ðs€character€andÐ hð Ðgovernment,€Miriam€showed€a€keenÏinsight€into€the€common€principles€ofÏequity€and€indi‚vidual€conduct,€andÏgreat€self„respect€and€self„assertionÏin€ex‚pressing€her€opinions~qualitie5Ïmost€lacking€in€ordinary€women.ÌEvidently€the€same€blood€that€madeÏMoses€and€Aaron€what€they€were,€asÏleaders€of€men,€flowed€also€in€theÏveins€of€Miriam.€As€daughters€areÏsaid€to€be€more€like€their€fathers€andÏsons€like€their€mothers,€MosesÏprobably€inherited€his€meekness€andÌdistrust€of€himself€from€his€mother,Ïand€Miriam€her€self„reliance€andÏheroism€from€her€father.€KnowingÏthese€laws€of€heredity,€Moses€shouldÏhave€averted€the€punishment€ofÏMiriam€instead€of€allowing€the€fullÏforce€of€Godð ðs€~Ô_ÔvrathÔ_Ô€to€fall€uponÐ °(8(, Ðher€alone.€If€Miriam€had€helped€toÏplan€the€journey€to€Canaan,€it€wouldÏno€doubt€have€been€accomplished€inÏforty€days€instead€of€forty€years.ÏWith€her€counsel€in€the€cabinet,€theÏpeople€might€have€enjoyed€peaceÏand€prosperity,€cultivating€the€artsÏand€sciences,€instead€of€making€warÏon€other€tribes,€and€burningÏofferings€to€their€gods.€Miriam€wasÐ Ô1\16 Ðcalled€a€prophetess,€as€the€Lord€had,Ïon€some€occasions,€it€is€said,€spokenÏthrough€her,€giving€messages€to€theÏwomen.€After€their€triumphal€escapeÏfrom€Egypt,€Miriam€led€the€womenÏin€their€songs€of€victory.€WithÏtimbrels€and€dan‚ces,€they€chantedÏthat€grand€chorus€that€has€beenÏechoed€and€re„echoed€for€centuriesÏin€all€our€cathedrals€round€the€globe.ÏCatholic€writers€represent€MiriamÏð ðas€a€type€of€the€Virgin€Mary,€beingÏÔ_ÔlegislatrixÔ_Ô€over€the€Ô_ÔIsraelitishÔ_Ô€women,Ïespecially€endowed€with€the€spirit€ofÏprophecy.ððÌ############ÌòòNumbers€xx.Ð   ÐóóThen€came€the€children€of€Israel,Ð  Ðeven€the€first€month:€and€the€Ô_Ôpeo?leÔ_ÔÏabode€In€Ô_ÔKadeshÔ_Ô;Ìwhole€Ô_ÔcongregatlenÔ_Ô,€Into€the€desertÏof€Ô_ÔZinÔ_Ô€in€the€and€Miriam€died€there,Ïand€was€burled€here.ÌÌÌÔ_ÔEusebiusÔ_Ô€says€her€tomb€was€to€beÏseen€at€Ô_ÔKadeshÔ_Ô,€near€the€city€ofÏPetra,€in€his€time,€and€that€she€andÏher€brothers€all€died€in€the€sameÏyear,€it€is€hoped€to€reappear€asÏequals€in€the€res‚ÌÔ_Ôurrection.E.C.S.Ô_ÔÌòòÌÔ_Ô#############Ô_ÔÌ€€€€óóCHAPTER€IV.Ð ž&" ÐÌNumbers€òòvi.Ð x!!$ Ѐ€€óóAnd€the€Lord€said€unto€Moses,€~Ð h"ð!% ÐAll€the€days€of€the€vow€of€hisÏseparationÌ€a€Speak€unto€the€children€of€Ô_ÔisraelÔ_Ô,Ïand€Ô_Ôsay,thereÔ_Ô€shall€no€razor€comeÏupon€his€head;€untilÌwhen€either€man€or€woman€shallÏÔ_ÔseparatetheÔ_Ô€days€be€fulfilled,€in€theÏwhich€he€Ô_ÔseparatethÔ_ÔÌòòthemselves€óóto€vow€a€vow€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€aÐ ¨*0*. ÐÔ_ÔNazariteÔ_Ô,€unto€Ô_ÔtheòòhimselfÔ_Ô€óóunto€theÐ ˜+ +/ ÐLord,€he€shalt€be€holy,€òòandÐ ˆ,,0 ÐóóÔ_ÔLord,shallÔ_Ô€let€the€locks€of€the€hair€ofÐ x--1 Ðhis€head€grow.ÌÌÌÌÐ  2’16 ЇÓ/€.d/Óâ&âTâ&ââ  âHE€Ô_ÔNazaritesÔ_Ô,€both€men€andÐ x Ðâ uÀuÀIÀIÀâwomen,€allowed€their€hair€toÌâ IÀIÀuÀuÀâgrow€long,€as€the€hair€of€theÏÔ_ÔNazarineÔ_Ô€was€a€token€of€sub‚jection,Ïthe€man€to€God,€the€woman€to€man.ÏSt.€Paul€no€doubt€alluded€to€thisÏcustom€when€he€said€the€womanÏought€to€have€power€upon€her€head,Ïthat€is,€wear€her€hair€and€veil€andÏbonnet€in€church€as€a€proof€of€herÏsubjection€to€man,€as€he€is€to€theÏLord.€The€discipline€of€the€churchÏto„day€requires€a€woman€to€coverÏher€head€before€entering€a€cathedralÏfor€worship.ÌThe€fashion€for€men€to€sit€with€theirÏheads€bare€in€our€churches,€whileÏ~Ô_ÔvomenÔ_Ô€must€wear€bonnets,€is€basedÏon€this€ancient€custom€of€theÏÔ_ÔNazarineÔ_Ô.€But€as€fashion€is€graduallyÏreducing€the€bonnet€to€anÏinfinitesimal€fraction€it€will€probablyÏin€the€near€future€be€dispensed€withÏaltogether.€A€lady€in€England€madeÏthe€experiment€of€going€to€theÏestablished€church€without€herÏbonnet,€but€it€created€such€anÏagitation€in€the€congregation€that€theÏBishop€wrote€her€a€letter€on€theÏimpropriety€and€requested€her€toÏcome€with€her€head€covered.€SheÏrefused.€He€then€called€and€laboredÏwith€her€as€to€the€sinfulness€of€theÏproceedings,€and€at€partingÏcommanded€her€either€to€cover€herÏhead€or€stay€away€from€churchÏaltogether.€She€choose€the€latter.€IÏsaw€and€heard€that€letter€read€at€aÏluncheon€in€London,€where€severalÏladies€were€present.€It€was€receivedÏwith€peals€of€laughter.€The€lady€isÏthe€wife€of€a€colonel€in€the€BritishÏarmy.ÌÌ############Ìòò2Vð ðÔ_ÔumhersÔ_Ô€xxv.Ð š)")- Ðóó6€ðð€And,€behold,€one€of€the€childrenÐ Š**. Ðof€Israel€54€Now€the€name€of€theÏIsraelite€that€was€came€and€broughtÏunto€his€brethren€a€Ô_ÔMidianÔ_Ô.€slain,Ïòòeven€óóthat€was€slain€with€theÐ 2.º-2 ÐÔ_ÔMidianitishÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔitishÔ_Ô€woman€in€the€sightÏof€Moses€and€all€the€woman,€òòwasÐ  0”/4 ÐóóÔ_ÔZimriÔ_Ô,€the€son€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSaloÔ_Ô,€a€prince€ofÐ ü0„05 Ðcongregation€of€the€children€ofÐ æ1n16 ÐIsrael.€a€chief€house€among€theÏÔ_ÔSimeonilesÔ_Ô.Ì7€And€when€Ô_ÔPhinehasÔ_Ô,€the€son€ofÏEleazar,€the€55€And€the€name€of€theÏÔ_ÔMidianitishÔ_Ô€womanÌson€of€Aaron€the€priest,€saw€òòit,€óóheÐ  ’ Ðrose€and€took€that€was€slain€òòwasÐ ú‚ ÐóóÔ_ÔCozbiÔ_Ô,€the€daughter€of€Ô_ÔZurÔ_Ô;Ð êr Ða€javelin€in€his€Ô_Ôhand;heÔ_Ô€òòwas€óóheadÐ Ô\ Ðover€a€people,€òòand€óóof€a€Ô_ÔchietÔ_Ô€houseÐ ÄL  Ð8€And€he€went€after€the€man€ofÏIsrael€Ô_ÔistoÔ_Ô€the€in€Ô_ÔMidianÔ_Ô.Ìtent,€and€thrust€both€of€themÏthrough,€the€manÌof€Israel,€and€the€woman.ÌÌÌÔ‡^âµhXX&ÔÌÔ#†X&Xh^âµs-#ÔSome€commentators€say€the€tieÐ ¦. Ðbetween€Ô_ÔZimriÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔCozbiÔ_Ô€was€aÏmatrimonial€alliance,€understood€inÏgood€faith€by€the€Ô_ÔMidianitishÔ_ÔÏwoman.€He€was€a€prince€and€sheÏwas€a€princess.€But€the€Jewish€lawÏforbade€a€man€going€outside€of€hisÏtribe€for€a€wife.€It€was€deemedÏidolatry.€But€why€kill€the€woman.ÏShe€had€not€violated€the€laws€of€herÏtribe€and€was€no€doubt€ignorant€ofÏJewish€law.€Other€commentators€sayÏthat€Ô_ÔZimriÔ_Ô€was€notorious€at€theÏlicentious€feasts€of€Baal„Ô_ÔpoerÔ_Ô€andÏthat€the€Ô_ÔMidianitishÔ_Ô€wo‚men€temptedÏthe€sons€of€Israel€to€idolatry.€HenceÏthe€justice€of€killing€both€Ô_ÔZimriÔ_Ô€andÏÔ_ÔCozbiÔ_Ô€in€one€blow.€It€is€remarkableÏthat€the€influence€of€woman€is€soÏreadily€and€universally€recognized€inÏleading€the€strongest€men€into€sin,Ïbut€so€uniformly€ignored€as€aÏstimulus€to€purity€and€perfection.ÏUnless€the€good€pre‚dominates€overÏthe€evil€in€the€mothers€of€the€race,Ïthere€is€no€Ô_ÔliopeÔ_Ô€of€our€ultimateÏperfection.€E.€C.€S.ÌÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÌÌÌÌThe€origin€of€the€command€that€womenÏshould€cover€their€heads€is€found€in€anÏold€Jewish€or€Hebrew€legend€whichÏappears€in€literature€for€the€first€time€inÏGenesis€vi.€There€we€are€told€the€SonsÏof€God,€that€is,€the€angels,€took€to€wivesÏthe€daughters€of€men,€and€begat€theÐ °1817 Ðgiants€and€heroes,€who€wereÏÔ_ÔinstrulTientalÔ_Ô€in€bringing€about€theÏflood.€The€Ô_ÔRabbinsÔ_Ô€held€that€the€way€inÏwhich€the€angels€got€possession€ofÏwomen€was€by€laying€hold€of€their€hair;Ïthey€accordingly€warned€women€toÏcover€their€heads€in€public,€so€that€theÏangels€might€not€get€possession€of€them.ÏIt€was€believed€that€the€strength€ofÏpeople€lay€in€their€òòóóhair,€as€the€story€ofÐ þ†  ÐSamson€illustrates.€Paul€merely€re‚peatsÏthis€warning€which€he€must€often€haveÏheard€at€the€feet€of€Ô_ÔGamalielÔ_Ô,€who€wasÏat€that€time€Prince€or€President€of€theÏÔ_ÔSanhedrimÔ_Ô,€telling€women€to€have€aÏð ðpower€(that€is,€protection)€on€theirÏheads€because€of€the€angels:ðð€I€Corƒ¼inthians,€chapter€xi,€verse€io.€ð ðFor€thisÏcause€ought€the€woman€to€have€powerÏon€her€head€because€of€the€angels.ððÏThus€the€command€has€its€origin€in€anÏabsurd€old€myth.€This€legend€will€beÏfound€fully€treated€in€a€GermanÏpamphletð"ðDie€Ô_ÔpaulinischeÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔAngelologieÔ_ÔÏund€Ô_ÔDaemonologieÔ_Ô.€Otto€Ô_ÔEverlingÔ_Ô,ÏGottingen,€ÌIf€the€command€to€keep€silence€in€theÏchurches€has€no€higher€origin€than€thatÏto€keep€covered€in€public,€should€soÏmuch€weight€be€given€it,€or€should€it€beÏso€often€quoted€as€having€DivineÏsanction?ÌThe€injunctions€of€St.€Paul€have€hadÏsuch€a€decided€influence€in€fixing€theÏlegal€status€of€women€that€it€is€worthÏour€while€to€consider€their€source.€InÏdealing€with€this€question€we€mustÏnever€forget€that€the€majority€of€theÏwritings€of€the€New€Testa‚ment€were€notÏreally€written€or€published€by€thoseÏwhose€names€they€bear.€Ancient€writersÏconsidered€it€quite€permissible€for€aÏman€to€put€out€letters€under€the€name€ofÏanother,€and€thus€to€bring€his€own€ideasÏbefore€the€world€under€the€protection€ofÏan€honored€sponsor.€It€is€not€usuallyÏclaimed€that€St.€Paul€was€the€originatorÏof€the€great€religious€movement€calledÏChristian‚ity,€but€there€is€a€strong€beliefÏthat€he€was€divinely€inspired.€HisÏinward€persuasions,€and€especially€hisÏvisions€appeared€as€a€gift€or€endowmentÏwhich€had€the€force€of€inspiration;Ïtherefore,€his€mandates€concerningÏwomen€have€a€strong€hold€upon€theÏpopular€mind,€and€when€opponents€toÏthe€equality€of€the€sexes€are€put€to€bayÏthey€glibly€quote€his€injunctions.ÌWe€congratulate€ourselves€that€we€mayÏshift€some€of€theseÐ Ê1R1; Ðbiblical€arguments€that€have€such€aÏsinister€effect€from€theirÌfirm€foundation.€He€who€claims€to€giveÏa€message€must€satisfyÌÔ_ÔusÔ_Ô€that€he€has€himself€received€suchÏmessage.ÌL.S.ÌÌ#################ÌÌÌòòCOMMENTS€ON€NUMBERS.Ð ª 2  ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌóóCHAPTER€V.Ð „  ÐÌòòNumbers€xxvii.Ð 0¸ ÐóóThen€came€the€daughters€ofÐ Ž ÐÔ_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô,€the€son€of€Ô_ÔHepherÔ_Ô,€the€sonÏof€Gilead,€the€son€of€Ô_ÔMachirÔ_Ô,€the€son€Ô_ÔotÔ_ÔÏÔ_ÔManassehÔ_Ô,€of€the€families€of€Ô_ÔManasechÔ_Ô,Ïthe€son€of€Joseph;€and€these€are€theÏnames€of€his€daughters:€Ô_ÔMahishÔ_Ô,€Noah,Ïand€Ô_ÔHogiabÔ_Ô,€and€Ô_ÔMilcabÔ_Ô,€and€Ið ðÔ_ÔtrzahÔ_Ô.Ð  ’ Ða€And€they€stood€before€Moses,€andÏbefore€Eleazar€the€priest,€and€before€theÏprinces€and€all€the€congregation,€by€theÏdoor€of€the€taber‚nacle€of€theÏcongregation,€saying,Ì3€Our€father€died€In€the€wilderness,€andÏhe€was€not€in€the€company€of€them€thatÏgathered€themselves€together€Ô_ÔagainstiheÔ_ÔÏLord€Ô_ÔintiseÔ_Ô€com.€Ô_ÔpanyÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKorabÔ_Ô.Ì4€Why€should€the€name€of€our€father€beÏdone€away€from€among€his€family,Ïbecause€he€bath€no€son?€Give€Ô_ÔusÔ_ÔÏtherefore€a€possession€among€theÏbrethren€of€our€father.Ì~And€Moses€brought€their€cause€beforeÏthe€Lord.Ì6€ðð€And€the€Lord€spake€unto€Moses,Ïsaying.Ì~The€daughters€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€speakÏright:Ìthou€shalt€surely€give€them€a€possessionÏof€urn€inheritance€among€their€fatherð ðsÐ n)ö(1 Ðbrethren;€and€thou€shalt€cause€theÏInheritance€of€their€father€to€pass€untoÏthem.Ì8€And€thou€shalt€speak€unto€theÏÔ_ÔettildrenÔ_Ô€of€Israel,€saying,€If€a€man€die,Ïand€have€no€son.€then€ye€shall€cause€hisÏinheritance€to€pass€unto€his€daughter.Ìq€And€if€be€have€no€daughter,€then€yeÏshall€give€his€inheritance€unto€hisÏbrethren.Ð Ê1R1; Ðso€And€if€behave€no€brethren,€then€yeÏshallÌgive€his€inheritance€unto€his€fatherð ðsÐ $¬ Ðbrethren.ÌÔ_ÔxiAndÔ_Ô€if€his€father€have€no€brethren,Ïthen€ye€shall€give€his€inheritance€untoÏhis€kinsman€that€is€next€to€him€of€hisÏfamily,€sod€he€shalt€possess€it;€and€itÏshall€be€unto€the€children€of€Israel€aÏstatute€of€judgment,€as€the€Lord€comƒ¼manded€Moses.ÌÌÌÓ/€.d/Óâ'âTâ'ââ  âHE€respect€paid€to€the€daughters€ofÐ V Þ  ÐÔ_Ôâ hÀhÀIÀIÀâZelophehadÔ_Ô€at€that€early€day€isÏâ IÀIÀhÀhÀâworthy€the€imitation€of€the€rulers€in€ourÏownÌtimes.€These€daughters€were€no€doubtÏfine„looking,€well„developed€women,Ïgifted€with€the€power€of€eloquence,€ableÏto€impress€their€personality€andÏarguments€on€that€immense€assem‚blageÏof€the€people.€They€were€allowed€toÏplead€their€own€case€in€person€beforeÏthe€lawgivers,€the€priests,€and€theÏprinces,€the€rulers€in€State€and€Church,Ïand€all€the€congregation,€at€the€veryÏdoor€of€the€tabernacle.€They€presentedÏtheir€case€with€such€force€and€clearnessÏthat€all€saw€the€justice€of€their€claims.ÏMoses€was€so€deeply€impressed€that€heÏat€once€retired€to€his€closet€to€listen€toÏthe€still€Ô_ÔsITiallÔ_Ô€voice€of€conscience€andÏcommune€with€his€Maker.€In€response,Ïthe€Lord€said€to€him:€ð ð€The€daughters€ofÏÔ_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€speak€right,€if€a€man€dieÏand€leave€no€son,€then€ye€shall€causeÏhis€inheritance€to€pass€unto€hisÏdaughters.ðð€It€would€have€beenÏcommendable€ifòò€óóthe€members€of€the€lateÐ !š ' ÐConstitutional€Convention€in€New€YorkÏhad,€like€Moses,€asked€the€guidance€ofÏthe€Lord€in€deciding€the€rights€of€theÏdaughters€of€the€Van€Ô_ÔRensselaersÔ_Ô,€theÏÔ_ÔStuyvesantsÔ_Ô,€the€Ô_ÔLivingstonsÔ_Ô,€and€theÏKnickerbockers.€Their€final€actionÏrevealed€the€painful€fact€that€they€neverÏthought€to€take€the€case€to€the€highestÏcourt€in€the€moral€universe.€TheÏdaughters€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€were€fortunateÏin€being€all€of€one€mind;€none€there€toÏplead€the€fatigue,€the€publicity,€theÏresponsibility€of€paying€taxes€andÏinvesting€property,€of€keeping€a€bankÏaccount,€and€having€some€knowledge€ofÏmath‚ematics.€The€daughters€ofÏÔ_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€were€happy€to€accept€allÏthe€necessary€burdens,€imposed€by€theÏlaws€of€inheritanceòò7óó€while€the€daughtersÐ ô0|0: Ðof€the€Knickerbockers€trembled€at€theÐ Ê1R1; Ðthought€of€assuming€the€duties€involvedÏin€self„government.ÌAs€soon€as€Moses€laid€the€case€beforeÏthe€Lord,€He€not€only€allowed€theÏjustice€of€the€claim,€but€gave€ð ða€statuteÏof€judg‚ment,ðð€by€which€the€JewishÏmagistrates€should€determine€all€suchÏcases€in€the€division€of€property€in€theÏland€of€Canaan€in€all€after€ages.ÌWhen€the€rights€of€property€wereÏsecured€to€married€women€in€the€StateÏof€New€York€in€1848,€a€certain€classÏwere€opposed€to€the€measure,€andÏwould€cross€the€street€to€avoid€speakingÏto€the€sisters€who€had€prayed€andÏpetitioned€for€its€success.€They€did€notÏobject,€however,€in€due€time€to€use€theÏproperty€thus€secured,€and€the€sameÏtype€of€women€will€as€readily€availÏthem‚selves€of€all€the€advantages€ofÏpolitical€equality€when€the€rightÌof€suffrage€is€Ô_Ôsecured.E.C.S.Ô_ÔÌÌ#########ÌÌThe€account€given€in€this€chapter€of€theÏdirections€as€to€the€division€orÏinheritance€of€property€in€the€case€ofÏÔ_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô,€and€his€daughters€showsÏthem€to€be€just,€because€the€daughtersÏare€to€be€treated€as€well€as€the€sonsÏwould€be;€but€the€law€there‚after€given,Ïapparently€suggested€by€this€querying€ofÏÔ_ÔZelophe‚hadÔ_Ôð ðs€daughters€in€reference€toÐ –! Ðtheir€fatherð ðs€possessions€is€obviouslyÐ äl" Ðunjust,€in€that€it€gives€no€freedom€to€theÏowner€of€property€as€to€the€dispositionÏof€the€same€after€his€death,€òòÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô.€e.€óóleavesÐ fî% Ðhim€without€power€to€will€it€to€any€one,Ïand€leaves€un‚mentioned€the€femaleÏrelatives€as€heirs€at€law.€Only€ð ðbrethƒ¼renðð€and€ð ðkinsmanðð€are€the€words€used,Ïand€it€is€very€plain€that€only€males€wereÏheirs,€except€where€a€man€had€no€son,Ìbut€had€one€or€more€daughters.ð ðTheÏexception€proves€theÌrule.ððP.€A.€H.ÌÌ###################ÌòòÌ€€€óóCHAPTER€VI.Ð D*Ì)2 ÐÌÒßÒòòNumbers€xviiiÐ ð+x+4 Ðóóss€And€this€òòis€óóthine;€the€heave€offering€of€theirÐ Æ,N,5 Ðgift,€with€all€the€wave€offerings€of€the€children€of€ÏIsrael:€I€have€given€them€unto€thee,€and€to€thy€€sonsÏand€to€thy€daughters€with€thee,€by€a€statute€forÏever:€every€one€that€is€clean€in€thy€house€shall€€eatÏof€it.ÌÐ Ê1R1; Ð59€All€the€heave€offerings€of€the€holy€things,Ô#†X&X%&×V}2#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ x Ðwhich€the€children€of€Israel€offer€unto€the€LORD,Ô#†X&X%&×VZ#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ NÖ Ðhave€I€given€thee,€and€thy€suns€and€thy€daughtersÔ#†X&X%&×VŸZ#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ $¬ Ðwith€thee,€by€a€statute€for€ever:€it€òòis€óóa€covenantÔ#†X&X%&×V'[#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ ú‚ Ðof€salt€for€ever€before€the€LORD€unto€thee€and€toÔ#†X&X%&×V¶[#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ ÐX Ðthy€seed€with€thee.Ô#†X&X%&×V>\#ÔÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÐ ¦. ÐòòóóÌÔ_ÔrhisÔ_Ô€whole€chapter€is€interesting€reading€as€theÏsource€of€priestly€power,€that€has€done€more€toÏblock€womanð ðs€way€to€freedom€than€all€otherÐ þ†  Ðearthly€influences€combined.€But€the€chief€point€inÏthis€chapter€centers€in€the€above€verses,€as€theÏdaughters€of€the€Levites€are€here€to€enjoy€an€equalÏprivilege€with€the€sons.€Scott€tells€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€ð ðthatÏcovenants€were€gener‚ally€ratified€at€an€amiableÏfeast,€in€which€salt€was€always€freely€used,€hence€itÏbecame€an€emblem€of€friendship.ðð€Perhaps€it€wasÏthe€purifying,€refining€influence€of€this€element€thatÏsecured€these€friendly€relations€between€the€sonsÏand€daughters€of€the€priesthood€on€one€occasion€atÏleast.€From€the€present€bitter,€turbulent€tone€of€ourÏLevites,€I€fear€the€salt€we€both€manufact‚ure€andÏimport€must€all€have€lost€its€savor.€E.€C.€S.ÌòòÌÌ##############ÌóóCHAPTER€VII.Ð 4¼ ÐThis€text€reads€right}}€NOT€proofed}}}ÌòòNumbers€xxii.Ð àh Ðóóas€And€Balsam€rose€up€in€the€Ô_ÔmornIngÔ_Ô,€and€saddled€Ð ¶> Ðhis€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€and€went€with€the€princes€of€Ô_ÔMoabÔ_Ô.Ì22€ðð€And€Godð ðs€anger€was€kindled€because€he€wentÐ bê Ð:€and€the€angel€01€the€Loan€stood€in€the€way€br€anÏadversary€against€him.€Now€he€was€rid‚ing€upon€hisÏÔ_ÔassÔ_Ô,€and€his€two€servants€òòwere€óówith€him.Ð äl" Ð23€And€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€saw€the€angel€of€the€LORD€stand‚ingÏin€the€way,€and€his€sword€drawn€in€his€hand;€andÏthe€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€turned€aside€out€of€the€way,€and€went€intoÏthe€field:€and€Balsam€smote€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€to€turn€her€intoÏthe€way.Ì24€But€the€angel€of€the€Loan€stood€in€a€path€of€theÏvineyards,€a€wall€òòbe„Ô_ÔzngÔ_Ô€óóon€this€side,€and€a€wall€onÐ ¾"F") Ðthat€side.Ì25€And€when€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€saw€the€angel€of€the€LORD,Ïshe€thrust€herself€unto€the€wail,€and€crushedÏBalsamð ðs€foot€against€the€wall:€and€he€smote€herÐ &ž%- Ðagain.Ìa6€And€the€angel€of€the€LORD€went€further,€andÏstood€in€a€narrow€place,€where€òòwas€óóno€way€to€turnÐ ˜( (0 Ðeither€to€the€right€hand€or€to€the€left.Ì27€And€when€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€saw€the€angel€of€the€LORD,Ïshe€fell€down€under€Balsam:€and€Balsamð ðs€angerÐ +¢*3 Ðwas€kindled,€and€he€Ô_ÔatnotaÔ_Ô€cite€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€with€a€staff.ÌÔ_ÔaSÔ_Ô€And€the€Ô_ÔLoimÔ_Ô€opened€the€mouth€of€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€andÏshe€said€unto€Balsam,€What€have€S€done€Ô_ÔuntÔ_Ô&Ïthee,€that€thou€hast€smitten€me€these€three€times?Ì29€And€Balsam€said€unto€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€Because€thouÏhast€mocked€me;€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€would€there€were€a€sword€inÏmine€hand,€for€now€would€I€kill€thee.Ì30€And€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€said€unto€Balsam,€òòAm€óónot€I€thineÐ Ê1R1; ÐÔ_ÔassÔ_Ô,€upon€which€thou€hast€ridden€ever€since€òòÔ_ÔIwasÔ_ÔÐ x Ðóóthine€unto€this€day?€was€I€ever€wont€to€do€so€untoÐ NÖ Ðthee?€And€he€said,€Nay.Ì32€Then€the€LORD€opened€the€eyes€of€Balsam,€andÏhe€saw€the€angel€of€the€Loan€standing€in€the€way,Ïand€his€sword€drawn€in€his€hand:€and€he€bowedÏdown€his€head,€and€fell€flat€on€his€face.Ì32€And€the€Ô_ÔasgelÔ_Ô€of€the€Loan€said€unto€him,ÏWherefore€hast€thou€smitten€thine€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€these€threeÏtimes?€Behold,€I€went€out€to€withstand€thee,€beƒ¼cause€òòthy€óóway€is€perverse€before€me:Ð Ô\  Ð~€And€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€saw€me,€and€turned€from€me€theseÏthree€times:€unless€she€had€turned€from€me,€surelyÏnow€also€I€had€slain€thee,€and€saved€her€alive.Ì34€And€Balsam€said€unto€Ô_ÔtbeÔ_Ô€angel€of€the€LORD,€IÏhave€sinned€for€I€knew€not€that€thou€Ô_ÔstoodestÔ_Ô€in€theÏway€against€me:€now€therefore,€if€it€displease€thee,€IÏwill€get€me€back€again.ÌÌÌÓ/€.d/Óâ(âTâ(ââ  âHE€chief€point€of€interest€in€this€parable€ofÐ 0¸ ÐÔ_Ôâ hùhùIùIùâBalaamÔ_Ô€and€his€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€is€that€the€latter€belongedÏâ IùIùhùhùâto€the€female€sex.€ThisÌanimal€has€been€one€of€the€most€remarkableÏcharacters€in€literature.€Her€virtues€have€beenÏquoted€in€the€stately€cathe‚dral,€in€the€courts€ofÏjustice,€in€the€editorial€sanctum,€in€both€tragedyÏand€comedy€on€the€stage,€to€point€a€moral€andÏadorn€a€tale.€Some€of€the€fairest€of€Eveð ðs€daughtersÐ àh Ðbear€her€baptismal€name,€and€she€has€beenÏimmortalized€in€poetry€and€prose.€WordsworthÏsends€her€with€his€Peter€Bell€to€enjoy€the€firstÏflowers€of€early€spring.€To€express€her€love€of€theÏbeau‚tiful€ð ðupon€the€pivot€of€her€skull€she€turnedÏround€her€long€left€earðð€while€stolid€Peter€makes€noÏsignð"ðÌÌð ðA€primrose€by€a€riverð ðs€brimÐ fî% ÐòòA€óóyellow€primrose€was€to€him,Ð < Ä& ÐAnd€it€was€nothing€more.ððÌÌThe€courage€and€persistence€of€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€has€madeÏher€as€famous€in€war€as€in€literature.€She€is€aÏmarked€feature€every‚where€in€military€stations,Ïalike€in€the€camp€and€the€field,€and€her€bray€alwaysÏin€the€minor€key,€gives€a€touch€of€pathos€to€theÏmusic€of€the€band!€The€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€accompanied€DeborahÏand€Ô_ÔBarakÔ_Ô€when€they€went€to€fight€their€greatÏbattle,€she€has€gone€with€pioneers€in€all€their€wearyÏwanderings,€and€has€taken€an€active€part€in€theÏcommerce€of€the€world,€bearing€the€heaviestÏburdens€though€poorly€fed€and€sheltered.€At€oneÏtime€this€animal€voted€at€three€successive€electionsÏin€the€state€of€New€York.€The€propertyÏqualification€being€$250,€just€the€price€of€a€Ô_ÔjackassÔ_Ô,ÏBen€Franklin€facetiously€asked€ð ðif€a€man€must€ownÏa€Ô_ÔjackassÔ_Ô€in€order€to€vote,ð"ðwho€does€the€voting,Ïthe€man€or€the€Ô_ÔjackassÔ_Ô€?ÌIt€so€happened€once€that€the€same€animal€passedÏinto€the€hands€of€three€different€owners,Ð Ê1R1; Ðconstituting€all€the€earthly€possessions€of€each€atÏthat€time€and€thus€by€proxy€she€was€represented€atÏthe€polls.€Yet€with€this€world„wide€fame,€this€is€theÏfirst€time€the€sacred€historian€has€so€richlyÏendowed€and€highly€complimented€any€living€thingÏof€the€supposed€inferior€sex.€Far€wiser€than€theÏmaster€who€rode€her,€with€a€far€keener€spiritualÏinsight€than€he€possessed,€and€so€intensely€earnestÏand€impressible,€that€to€meet€the€necessities€of€theÏoccasion,€she€suddenly€exercised€the€gift€of€speech.ÏWhile€Ô_ÔBalaamÔ_Ô€was€angry,€violent,€stubborn€andÏunreasonable,€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€calmly€man‚ifested€all€theÏcardinal€virtues.€Obedient€to€the€light€that€was€inÏher,€she€was€patient€under€abuse,€and€tried€in€herÏmute€way€to€save€the€life€of€her€tormentor€from€theÏsword€of€the€angel.€But€when€all€ordinary€warningsÏof€danger€proved€unavailable,€she€burst€into€speechÏand€opened€the€eyes€of€her€stolid€master.€Scott,Ïwho€considers€this€parable€a€literal€fact,€says€in€hisÏcom‚mentaries,€ð ðThe€faculty€of€speech€in€man€is€theÏgift€of€God€and€we€cannot€comprehend€how€weÏourselves€articulate.€We€need€not€therefore€beÏsurprised€that€the€Lord€made€use€of€the€mouthÌòòÌóóof€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€to€rebuke€the€madness€of€His€prophet,Ð ˆ Ðand€to€shame€him€by€the€reproof€and€example€of€aÏbrute.€Satan€spoke€to€Eve€by€a€subtle€male€serpent,Ïbut€the€Lord€chose€to€speak€to€Ô_ÔBalaamÔ_Ô€by€a€she€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,Ïfor€He€does€not€use€enticing€words€of€manð ðsÐ àh Ðwisdom,€but€works€by€instruments€and€means€thatÏmen€despise.ððÌSeeing€that€the€Lord€has€endowed€ð ðthe€daughtersÏof€menðð€also€with€the€gift€of€speech,€and€they€mayÏhave€messages€from€Him€to€deliver€to€ð ðthe€sons€ofÏGod,ðð€it€would€be€wise€for€the€prophets€of€our€dayÏto€admit€them€into€their€Conferences,€Synods€andÏGeneral€Assemblies,€and€give€them€opportunitiesÏfor€speech.ÌThe€appeal€of€the€meek,€long€suffering€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€to€herÏmaster,€to€remember€her€faithfulness€andÏcompanionship€from€his€youth€up,€is€quite€patheticÏand€reminds€one€of€womanð ðs€appeals€and€petitionsÐ ¾"F") Ðto€her€law„givers€for€the€last€half€century.€In€theÏsame€language€she€might€say€to€her€oppressors,€toÏfathers,€husbands,€brothers€and€sons,€have€we€notÏserved€you€with€faithfulness;€companions€fromÏyour€youth€up;€watched€you€through€all€your€infantÏyears;€and€carried€you€triumphantly€through€everyÏdanger?€When€at€the€midnight€hour€or€the€Ô_ÔcockÔ_ÔÏcrowing,€your€first€born€lifted€up€his€voice€andÏwept,€lo!€we€were€there,€with€water€for€his€parchedÏlips;€a€cool€place€for€his€aching€head;€or€patientlyÏfor€hours€to€pace€with€him€the€chamber€floor.€InÏyouth€and€manhood€what€have€we€not€done€to€addÏto€your€comfort€and€happiness;€ever€rejoicing€inÏyour€triumphs€and€sympathizing€in€your€defeats?ÌThis€waiting€and€watching€for€half€a€century€toÏrecover€our€civil€and€political€rights€and€yet€noÏredress,€makes€the€struggle€seem€like€a€painfulÏdream€in€which€one€strives€to€fly€from€someÐ Ê1R1; Ðimpending€danger€and€yet€stands€still.€Ô_ÔBalaamÔ_Ô,Ïunlike€our€masters,€confessed€that€he€had€sinned,Ïbut€it€is€evident€from€his€conduct€that€he€felt€noÏspecial€contrition€for€dis‚obedience€to€theÏcommands€of€his€Creator,€nor€for€his€cruelty€to€theÏcreature.€So€merely€to€save€his€life€he€sulkilyÏretraced€his€steps€with€a€determination€still€toÏconsider€Ô_ÔBarakÔ_Ôð ðs€proposi‚òòóótions.€Whether€he€took€theÐ RÚ Ðsame€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€on€the€next€journeyÌdoes€not€appear.ÌIt€must€have€been€peculiarly€humiliating€to€thatÏproud€man,€who€boasted€of€his€eyes€being€openÏand€seeing€the€vision€of€the€Almighty,€to€beÏreproved€and€silenced€by€the€mouth€of€a€brute.€AsÏthe€Lord€appeared€first€to€the€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô€and€spake€by€her,Ïhe€had€but€little€reason€to€boast€that€his€eyes€wereÏopened€by€the€Lord.€The€keen€spiritual€insight€andÏthe€ready€power€of€speech€with€which€the€femaleÏsex€has€been€specially€endowed,€are€often€referredÏto€with€ridicule€and€reproach€by€stolid,€enviousÏobservers€of€the€less€impressible€sex.€E.€C.€S.ÌÔ#†X&X%&×V¨\#ÔÌ#############ÌÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔòòNumbers€xxÐ Úb Ð1óóAnd€Moses€spake€unto€the€heads€of€the€tribesÐ °8 Ðconcerning€the€children€of€Israel,€saying,€This€is€theÏthing€which€the€Lord€bath€commanded.Ì2€If€a€man€vow€a€vow€unto€the€Lord,€or€swear€Ìan€oath€to€hind€his€soul€with€a€bond;€he€shall€notÏbreak€his€word,€he€shall€do€according€to€all€Ô_ÔtbatÔ_ÔÏÔ_ÔproceedethÔ_Ô€out€of€his€Ô_ÔmoutbÔ_ÔÌ3€If€a€woman€also€vow€a€vow€unto€the€Lord,€Ìand€bind€òòherself€óóby€a€bond,€òòbeing€óóin€her€fatherð ðsÐ `è  Ðhouse€in€her€youth;Ì4€And€her€father€hear€her€vow,€and€her€bondÏwherewith€she€bath€bound€her€soul,€and€her€fatherÏshall€hold€his€peace€at€her;€then€all€her€vows€shallÏstand,€and€every€bond€wherewith€she€bath€boundÏher€soul€shall€stand.Ì5€But€if€her€father€disallow€her€in€the€day€that€heÏÔ_ÔhearethÔ_Ô,€not€any€of€her€vows,€or€of€her€bondsÏwherewith€she€had€bound€her€soul,€shall€stand;€andÏthe€Lord€shall€forgive€her,€because€her€fatherÏdisallowed€her.Ì6€And€if€she€had€at€all€a€husband,€when€she€vowed,Ïor€uttered€aught€out€of€her€lips,€wherewith€sheÏbound€her€soul;~And€her€husband€heard€òòit,€óóandÐ 'œ&. Ðheld€his€peace€at€her€in€the€day€that€he€heard€òòit;Ð ê'r'/ Ðóóthen€her€Ô_ÔvowsshallÔ_Ô€stand,€and€her€bands€wherewithÐ À(H(0 Ðshe€bound€her€soul€shall€stand.8€But€if€her€husbandÏdisallowed€her€on€the€day€that€he€heard€òòit,€óóthen€heÐ l*ô)2 Ðshall€make€her€vow€which€she€vowed,€and€thatÏwhich€she€uttered€with€her€lips,€wherewith€sheÏbound€her€soul,€of€none€effect;€and€the€Lord€shallÏforgive€her.9€But€every€vow€of€a€widow,€and€of€herÏthat€is€divorced,€wherewith€they€have€bound€theirÏsouls,€shall€stand€against€her.13€Every€vow,€andÏevery€binding€oath€to€afflict€the€soul,€her€husbandÏmay€establish€it,€or€her€husband€may€make€itÏÔ_Ôvoid.iÔ_Ô~€But€if€her€husband€altogether€hold€hisÐ ò1z1; Ðpeace€at€her€from€day€to€day;€then€he€Ô_ÔestablishethÔ_ÔÏall€her€vows,€or€all€her€bonds,€which€are€uponÏÔ_Ôher:heÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔconfirmethÔ_Ô€them,€because€he€held€his€peaceÏat€her€in€the€day€that€he€heard€òòthem.óós5€But€if€heÐ ú‚ Ðshall€any€ways€make€them€void€after€that€he€bathÏheard€òòthem;€óóthen€he€shall€hear€her€iniquity.s6Ð ¦. ÐThese€òòare€óóthe€statutes,€which€the€Lord€com‚mandedÐ | ÐMoses,€between€a€man€and€his€wife,€between€theÏfather€and€his€daughter,€òòbeing€yet€óóin€her€youth€inÐ (° Ðher€fatherð ðs€house.Ô#†X&X%&×V{‡#ÔÐ þ†  Ð==ÌAVOW€is€a€religious€promise€made€to€God,Ïand€yet€in€theÌface€of€such€a€definition€is€placed€the€authorityÏof€husband€and€father€between€the€woman€andÏher€God.€God€seems€thus€far€to€have€dealtÏdirectly€with€women€when€they€sinned,€but€inÏmaking€a€religious€vow,€or€dedication€ofÏthemselves€to€some€high€purpose,€their€fathersÏand€husbands€must€be€consulted.€A€man€s€vowÏstands;€a€womanð ðs€is€always€conditional.Ð ø€ ÐNeither€wisdom€nor€age€can€make€her€secure€inÏany€privileges,€though€always€personallyÏresponsible€for€crime.€If€she€have€sufficientÏintelligence€to€decide€between€good€and€evil,Ïand€pay€the€penalty€for€violated€law,€why€notÏmake€her€responsible€for€her€words€and€deedsÏwhen€obedient€to€moral€law.€To€hold€womanÌÔ_ÔòòóóÔ_ÔÌÌin€such€an€attitude€is€to€rob€her€words€andÏactions€of€all€Ô_ÔiUnl;tlÔ_Ô€character.€We€see€fromÏthis€Ô_ÔchaptcrÔ_Ô€that€Jewish€Women,€as€well€asÏthose€of€other€nations,€were€held€in€a€conditionÏÔ_ÔotÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔperpettlalÔ_Ô€tutelage€or€minority€under€theÏauthority€of€the€father€until€married€and€thenÏunder€the€husband,€hence€vows€if€ill€theirÏpresence€if€Ô_ÔdisalIoÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔvedÔ_Ô€~Ô_ÔvereÔ_Ô€as€nothing.€ThatÏJewish€men€appreciate€the€degradation€o~Ïwoman€s€position€Ô_ÔiSÔ_Ô€seen€ill€a€part€of€theirÏservice€in€which€Ô_ÔeacÔ_Ô~:€man€says€on€everyÏSabbath€day.€ð ðI€thank€Thee,€oh€Lord,€that€IÏwas€not€born€a€woman€~ðð€and€the€womanÏmeekly€responds.€I€thank€Thee,€oh€Lord,€that€IÏam€what€I€am,€according€to€Thy€holy€will.ððÌThe€injunction€in€the€above€texts€in€regard€toÏthe€inter‚ference€of€fathers€is€given€only€once,Ïwhile€the€Ô_ÔhtlsbantVÔ_Ô€authority€is€mentionedÏthree€Ô_ÔtilnesÔ_Ô.€If€the€~Ô_ÔVOlThtnÔ_Ô€was€betrothed,Ïeven€the€future€husband€had€the€right€toÏdisallow€her€vows.€It€is€supposed€by€Ô_ÔsolflCÔ_ÔÏexpositors€that€by€a€parity€of€reason€minor€sonsÏshould€have€been€under€Ô_ÔtIleÔ_Ô€same€restric‚tions€asÏdaughters,€but€if€it€were€intended,€it€isÏÔ_ÔextraordillarvÔ_Ô€that€daughters€alone€should€haveÏbeen€Ô_ÔmelitionedÔ_Ô.€Scott,€in€extenuating€theÐ ö1~17 Ðcustom,€says€Males€were€certainly€;tll4)wt~lÏmore€liberty€than€females€;€the€vo~vs€of€theÏlatter€might€l)e€adjudged€more€prejudicial€toÏfamilies€;€or€Ô_ÔtIleÔ_Ô€sons€Ô_ÔheillgÔ_Ô€more€immediatelyÏunder€the€fatherð ðs€tuition€might€he€Ô_ÔtilotiglItÔ_Ô€lessÐ  ¨ Ðliable€to€be€inveigled€into€rash€engagements€ofÏally€kind.ððÌF;.€c.€s.Ì#######ÌWoman€is€here€taught€that€she€is€irresponsible.ÏThe€father€orÌthe€husband€is€all.€They€are€wisdom,€power,ÏÔ_ÔrespOnSilÔ_Ô)Ô_ÔilityÔ_Ô.ÌBut€woman€is€a€nonentity€if€still€in€her€fatherð ðsÐ Z â  Ðhouse,€or€if€Ô_ÔsileÔ_ÔÌa~.unjust€to€mallÌhas€husband.€I€object€to€Ô_ÔthisteacllineItÔ_Ô€isÌthat€he€should€have€the€added€responsibility€ofÏhis€daughterð ðs€or€wifeð ðs€word,€and€it€is€cruel€toÐ ìt ÐÔ_ÔwolnanÔ_Ô€because€the€Ô_ÔirresponsI‚bilityÔ_Ô€is€enslavingÏin€its€influence.€It€is€contrary€to€true€GospelÏteaching,€for€only€in€freedom€to€Ô_ÔjoÔ_Ô€right€can€aÏsoul€dwell€in€that€love€which€is€the€fulfilling€ofÏthe€law.ÌÔ_ÔuSòòTHEÔ_Ô€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.Ð hð ÐÌóóThe€whole€import€of€this€chapter€is€that€aÐ HÐ Ðwomanð ðs€word€is€worthless,€unless€she€is€aÐ 2º Ðwidow€or€divorced.€While€an€unmarriedÏdaughter,€her€father€is€her€surety;€whenÏmarried,€the€husband€allows€or€disallows€whatÏshe€promises,€and€the€promise€is€kept€or€brokenÏaccording€to€his€will.€The€whole€Mosaic€law€inÏthis€respect€seems€based€upon€the€idea€that€aÏwoman€is€an€irresponsible€being;€and€that€it€isÏsupposed€each€daughter€will€marry€at€Ô_ÔsomLÔ_ÔÏtime,€and€thus€be€continually€under€the€controlÏof€some€maleð"ðthe€father€or€the€husband.ÏUnjust,€arbitrary€and€debasing€are€such€ideas,Ïand€the€laws€based€upon€them.€Could€theÏInfinite€Father€and€Mother€have€give€them€toÏMoses?€I€think€not.€P.€A.€H.ÌÌ###############ÌÔ‡&×V%XX&ÔÝ ƒ˜÷ÿÝÑxxÑÑxxÑÒxßÒÑ  ÑÑÑÔ€&×V%%&×VÔÝ  ÝÓ! íÝ™!ÓòòCOMMENTS€ON€Ô_ÔNLMBERSÔ_Ô.ð ð9Ð ¼(D(, ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌóóCHAPTER€IX.Ð l/ô.4 ÐÌòòÔ_ÔNumkrÔ_Ô:€Ô_ÔxxxiÔ_Ô.Ð 1 06 Ðóó~And€the€children€of€Israel€took€òòall€óóthe€women€of€Ô_ÔMidianÔ_ÔÐ î1v17 Ðcaptives,€and€their€little€ones,€and€~„~Ô_ÔsjÔ_Ô€the€spoil€of€all€theirÏcattle,€and€all€their€Ô_ÔElocksÔ_Ô.€and€all€their€goods.Ìso€And€they€burnt€all€their€cities€wherein€they€dwelt,€andÏall€their€goodly€castles€with€fire.ÌÔ_ÔnaÔ_Ô€And€they€brought€the€captives,€and€the€prey.€and€theÏspoil,€unto€Moses€and€Eleazar€the€priest,€and€onto€theÏcongregation€of€the€children€of€Israel,€unto€the€camp€at€theÏplains€of€Ô_ÔMoabÔ_Ô,€which€are€by€Jordan€,Ô_ÔseaejerichoÔ_Ô.Ì14€And€Moses€was€wroth€with€the€officers€of€the€host,€òòwithÐ (° Ðóóthe€captains€over€thousands,€and€captains€over€hundreds,Ð þ†  Ðwhich€Ô_ÔcaineÔ_Ô€from€the€battle.Ìs5€And€Moses€said€unto€them,€have€ye€saved€all€the€womenÏalive!ÌÔ_ÔnflÔ_Ô€Behold,€these€caused€the€children€of€Israel,€through€theÏcounsel€of€Ô_ÔaaÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔaamÔ_Ô,€to€commit€trespass€against€the€Lord€inÏthe€matter€of€Poor,€and€thereÌwas€a€plague€among€the€congregation€of€the€lord.Ìs~€Nose€therefore€kill€every€male€Ô_ÔismasngÔ_Ô€the€little€ones,Ïand€kill€every€woman€that€Ô_ÔhsthÔ_Ô€known€man.ÌÔ_ÔiSÔ_Ô€But€all€the€women€children,€that€Ô_ÔlonveÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtiotÔ_Ô€known€a€manÏkeep€Ô_ÔaliceÔ_Ô€for€Ô_ÔyourseleesÔ_Ô.Ì25€ðð€And€the€Lord€spake€unit€Moses,€Ô_ÔsavieÔ_Ô~.Ìs6€ððlake€the€sum€of€the€prey€Ô_ÔthsÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔstÔ_Ô€wis€Ô_ÔtiLtÔ_Ô,.€ð ðsi~h€of€manÏand€of€beast,€thou,€and€Ô_ÔElcanarÔ_Ô€the€Ô_ÔIrmiÔ_Ô.€and€the€chiefÏfathers€of€the€congregationÌ35€And€Moss„s€Ô_ÔatidÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔIleazarÔ_Ô€the€priest€Ô_ÔthidÔ_Ô€.ss€thin€LordÏcommanded€Moses.Ì35€And€the€booty,€/Ô_ÔeingÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔthÔ_Ô.€rest€Ô_ÔittÔ_Ô€II,,,€prey€which€the€mt„nÏof€war€had€c:tugh,s.€was€sin€Ô_ÔItundredÔ_Ô€thousand€„and€seventyÏÔ_Ôthous;sndÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔtiseÔ_Ô€thousand€sheep,Ì~And€Ô_ÔshreescoreÔ_Ô€and€twelve€Ô_Ôthi,usÔ_Ô~Ô_Ôtt,dÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôls.esiÔ_Ôð ðs.Ð Œ Ð3~€And€threescore€Ô_ÔantIÔ_Ô€òòsine€óóÔ_Ôthiou,anhÔ_Ô€:1535„sÐ bê Ð35€And€thirty€and€two€thousand€~Ô_ÔwrÔ_Ô~,Ô_ÔiteÔ_Ô€5€of€women€thatÏhad€not€known€man.ÌÌÌÓ/€ d/Óâ)âIâ)ââ  âT€appears€from€the€enumeration€here€of€the€booty,€thatÐ $ Ðâ Ü`Ü`I`I`âthe€Israelites€took€in€this€war€against€the€Ô_ÔMidianitesÔ_ÔÏâ I`I`Ü`Ü`âseventy„Ìtwo€thousand€beeves,€six€hundred€and€Ô_ÔsevcntyÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔfivcÔ_ÔÏthousand€sheep,€sixty„one€thousand€Ô_ÔassesÔ_Ô€and€thirty„twoÏthousand€women€virgins,€beside€the€women€and€childrenÏkilled,€(as€they€said)€by€Godð ðs€order.€The€thirty„twoÐ ”##* Ðthousand€women€and€ððwomen€child‚ren€were€given€to€theÏsoldiers€and€the€priests.€Why€should€tile€social€purityÏsocieties€in€England€and€America€who€Ô_ÔhelieveÔ_Ô€in€the€divineÏorigin€of€all€Scripture€object€to€the€use€of€women€chil‚drenÏby€their€statesmen€and€soldiers€when€the€custom€was€perƒ¼mitted€to€tile€chosen€people€of€Israel€?€Ô_ÔTrue,tlleÔ_Ô€~Ô_ÔvelfareÔ_Ô€ofÏtile€priests,€lawgivers€and€soldiers€was€carefullyð ð€guar(le(l€inÐ n)ö(1 Ðselect‚ing€for€them€the€purest€of€Ô_ÔtueÔ_Ô€daughters€of€theÏÔ_ÔMidianitesÔ_Ô.ÌSurely€such€records€are€enough€to€make€tile€most€obstinateÌbeliever€doubt€the€divine€origin€of€Jewish€Ô_ÔilistoryÔ_Ô€and€theÏclaimÌof€that€people€to€have€been€unð ðÔ_ÔJcrÔ_Ô€the€special€guidance€ofÐ r.ú-7 ÐÔ_ÔJello‚òòóóvahÔ_Ô.€Their€claim€to€have€had€conversations€with€GodÐ H/Ð.8 Ðdaily€and€to€have€acted€under€His€commands€in€all€theirÏÔ_ÔtergiversationsÔ_Ô€of€word€and€action€is€simply€blasphemous.ÏWe€must€discredit€their€pretensions,€or€else€the€wisdom€ofÐ Ê1R1; ÐJehovah€himself.€ð ðTalking€with€God,ðð€at€that€period€was€aÏmere€form€of€speech,€as€ð ðtempt‚ed€of€the€devilðð€was€once€inÏthe€records€of€our€courts.€Criminals€said€ð ðtempted€of€theÏdevil,€I€did€commit€the€crime.ðð€This€chapter€places€MosesÏand€Eleazar€the€priest,€in€a€most€unenvi‚able€light€accordingÏto€the€moral€standard€of€any€period€of€human€history.ÏVerily€the€revelations€in€the€òòPall€Mall€Gazette€óóa€few€yearsÐ | Ðago,€pale€before€this€wholesale€desecration€of€women€andÏchildren.€Bishop€Ô_ÔColensoÔ_Ô€in€his€exhaustive€work€on€theÏPentateuch€shows€that€most€of€the€records€therein€claimingÏto€be€historical€facts€are€merely€parables€and€figments€of€theÏimagination€of€different€writers,€composed€at€differentÏperiods.€full€of€contradictions,€interpolations€andÏdiscrepancies.ÌHe€shows€geologically€and€geographically€that€a€flood€overÏthe€whole€face€of€the€earth€was€a€myth.€He€asks€how€was€itÏpossible€to€save€two€of€every€animal,€bird€and€creepingÏthing€on€both€continents€and€get€them€safely€into€the€arkÏand€back€again€to€their€respective€localities.€How€couldÏthey€make€their€way€from€South€America€up€north€throughÏthe€frigid€zone€and€cross€over€the€polar€ices€to€the€easternÏcontinent€and€carry€with€them€the€necessary€food€to€whichÏthey€had€been€accustomed,€they€would€all€have€perishedÏwith€the€cold€before€reaching€the€Arctic€circle.€While€theÏanimals€from€the€northern€latitudes€would€all€perish€withÏheat€before€reaching€the€equator.€What€a€long€wearyÏjourney€the€animals,€birds€and€Ô_ÔfoÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔvlsÔ_Ô€would€have€takenÏfrom€Japan€and€China€to€Mount€Ararat.€The€parable€as€anÏhistorical€fact€is€hedged€with€impossibilities€and€so€is€theÏwhole€journey€of€forty€years€from€Egypt€to€Canaan;€but€ifÏwe€make€up€our€minds€to€believe€in€miracles€then€it€is€plainÏsailing€from€Genesis€to€the€end€of€Deuteronomy„€Both€EzraÏand€Jeremiah€are€said€to€have€written€the€last€book€of€theÏPentateuch,€and€some,€question€whether€Moses€was€theÏauthor€of€either.€Bishop€Ô_ÔColensoÔ_Ô€also€questions€theÏarithmetical€calculations€of€òòóóthe€historians€in€regard€to€theÐ ºB# Ðconquest€of€the€Ô_ÔMidi;tnitcsÔ_Ô,€asÌdescribed€in€the€book€of€Ô_ÔNumbers.E.Ô_Ô€C.€S.ÌÌÌÌBut€how€thankful€we€must€be€that€Ô_ÔwcÔ_Ô€arc€no€Ô_ÔlongcrÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔohligcdÔ_ÔÏto€believe,€as€a€matter€of€fact,€of€vital€consequence€to€ourÏeternal€hope,€each€separate€statement€contained€in€theÏlð ðÔ_ÔentatetlellÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔstIcliÔ_Ô€f€ir€instance,€as€the€story€related€inÐ @%È$, ÐÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô~umbers€Ô_ÔxxxiÔ_Ô€ð"ðwhere€we€are€told€that€a€force€of€twelveÏthousand€Israelites€slew€òòall€óóthe€Ô_Ôin;ilesÔ_Ô€of€the€Ô_ÔMidianitesÔ_Ô,Ð ì&t&. Ðtook€captive€òòall€óóthe€females€and€children,€seized€òòall€óótheirÐ Â'J'/ Ðcattle€and€flocks,€(seventy„two€thousand€oxen,€sixty„oneÏthousand€Ô_ÔassesÔ_Ô,€six€hundred€an(1€seventy„five€thousandÏsheep,)€and€òòall€óótheir€goods,€and€burnt€òòall€óótheir€cities,€andÐ D*Ì)2 Ðòòall€óótheir€goodly€castles,€without€the€loss€of€a€single€man,ð"ðÐ +¢*3 ÐÔ_ÔaVIdÔ_Ô€then,€by€command€of€Moses,€butchered€in€Ô_ÔCOldÔ_Ô€bloodÏall€the€women,€except€ð ðthe€women„children€and€virgins,€toÏbe€given€to€the€priests€and€soldiers.ððÌThey€Ô_ÔamounteÔ_Ô(l€to€thirty„two€thousand,€mostly,€weÏsuppose,€under€the€age€of€sixteen.€We€may€fairly€reckonÏthat€there€were€as€many€more€under€the€age€of€forty,€andÏhalf€as€many€more€above€forty,€making€altogether€eightyÏthousand€females,€(If€whom,€according€to€the€story,€MosesÐ Ê1R1; Ðor(Ô_ÔlereÔ_Ô(l€fortyð"ðeight€thousand€to€he€killed,€besides€(say)Ïtwenty€thousand€young€boys.€The€tragedy€(If€Ô_ÔCawnporeÔ_Ô,Ï~Ô_ÔvhereÔ_Ô€three€hundred€\Ô_ÔvereÔ_Ô€butchered,€would€sink€jl3tl)Ïnothing,€compared€\Ô_ÔVithÔ_Ô€such€a€massacre,€if,€indeed,€weÏwere€required€to€believe€it.ÌThe€obvious€intention€of€Moses,€as€shown€in€theseÏdirections,€was€to€keep€the€Jewish€race€from€Ô_Ôamalg;nnationÔ_Ô.ÏBut€the€great€lawgiver€seems€to€have€ignored€the€fact,€orÏbeen€ignorant€of€it,€that€transmission€of€race€qualities€isÏeven€greater€through€the€female€line€than€through€the€male,Ïand€if€they€kept€the€women€children€for€themselves€theyÏwere€Ô_ÔIflakillgÔ_Ô€sure€tile€fact€that€in€day„s€to€come€thereÏwould€he€J€~w~sh€(Ô_Ôlescelld;llstsÔ_Ô€who€might€beÌÔ_ÔewsÔ_Ô€in€Ô_Ôflalne,IWÔ_Ô„€ns€in€sòò1óóirit.Ð V Þ  ÐÔ_ÔJhiltÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔthIrollghIÔ_Ô€tile€I(If€Ô_ÔlieredÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔitvÔ_Ô,€al€Ô_ÔicÔ_ÔÌThe€freedom€of€the€natural€law€~Ô_ÔeillÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔIflakeÔ_Ô€itself€evident,€forÏ5(3ð"ðÌcalled€natural€law€is€(Ô_ÔhixilSe.IÔ_Ôð ð.€A.€II.òò.Ð ®6 ÐÌÌóóÔ_ÔZipporahÔ_Ô€the€wife€of€Moses€was€a€Ô_ÔMidianiteÔ_Ô,€Jethro€herÐ 0¸ Ðfather€was€a€priest€of€some€sagacity€and€consideration.ÏWhen€he€met€Moses€in€the€desert€he€gave€him€valuableÏadvice€about€the€government€of€his€people,€which€the€greatÏlawgiver€obeyed.ÌThe€sons€of€Ô_ÔZipporahÔ_Ô€and€Moses,€Ô_ÔGershonÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔEliezerÔ_Ô,Ïwere€therefore€of€Ô_ÔMidianiteÔ_Ô€blood,€yet€Moses€sent€an€armyÏof€twelve€thousand€armed€for€war;€a€thousand€of€each€tribe,Ïwith€orders€to€slay€every€man.€If€the€venerable€Jethro€wasÏstill€alive€he€must€have€been€murdered€by€his€grandsons€andÏtheir€comrades.€This€is€a€most€extraordinary€story.€If€afterÏthe€men,€women€and€male€children€were€all€killed,€thirtyÏthousand€maidens€and€young€girls€still€remained,€theÏÔ_ÔMidianitesÔ_Ô€must€have€been€too€large€a€tribe€to€have€beenÏwholly€destroyed€by€twelve€thousand€Israelites,€unless€theÏJewish€God€fought€the€battle.ÌÔ_ÔL.D.B.Ô_ÔÌÌÌ############ÌÌòòCOMMENTS€ON€NL„Ô_ÔMBEESÔ_Ô.óó12?,Ð ¾"F") ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔChAPTERÔ_Ô€òòX.Ð j$ò#+ ÐÔ_ÔJVtrmlceÔ_Ô,.o€óóÔ_ÔxxxttÔ_Ô.Ð @%È$, ÐAnd€the€chief€f~Ô_ÔshmÔ_Ô„s€of€the€families€of€theÌchildren€ci€Gilead€drew€near,€and€spake€before€Moses,€andÏbefore€the€princes,€the€chief€fathers€r€the€children€of€Israel:Ì2€And€they€said,€The€Lord€commanded€my€lordÌto€give€the€land€for€an€inheritance€by€lot€to€the€children€ofÏIsrael:€and€my€lord€was€commandedÌby€the€Lord€to€give€the€inheritance€of€Ô_ÔzelophehadÔ_Ô€ourÏÔ_ÔhrosherÔ_Ô€onto€his€daughters.ÌÔ_ÔAnd€if€they€he€married€to€any€of€the€sons€ofÌthe€et/tie„€trihes€of€the€children€of€Israel,€then€shall€theirÏinheritance€he€taken€from€she€inheritance€of€our€fathers,€andÏshall€he€pot€to€she€inheritance€of€the€trihe€whereunto€theyÏare€received€so€shall€it€be€taken€from€the€lot€of€ourÏinheritance.Ì4€And€when€the€juhilee€of€the€children€of€Israel€shall€Ô_Ôhe,Ð Ê1R1; Ðthen€shall€their€inheritance€he€put€onto€the€inheritance€ofÏthe€tribe€whereunto€they€ace€received:ÌAnd€Moses€commanded€the€children€of€IsraelÌaccording€~o€the€ward€of€she€lord,€saying,€The€tribe€of€sheÏsons€Ô_ÔscfJosephÔ_Ô€hath€Ô_ÔsuitlÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔnellÔ_Ô.Ì6the€Lord€Ô_ÔdcithÔ_Ô€command€concerning€she€daughters€citÏÔ_ÔZeloplielcailÔ_Ô.€saying,€I€~„t€Ô_Ôth,mÔ_Ô€marry€to€whom€they€think€Ô_ÔiÔ_ÔÏÔ_ÔessÔ_Ô€„iii,€p€ii,€the€Ô_ÔtarmilyÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtifÔ_Ô€the€Ô_ÔnhÔ_Ô,€u1€Ô_ÔthÔ_Ô,„ir€tat€her€shill€IcyÏmarry€„ÌÔ_ÔPciÔ_Ô€vicaròò11€óócit€the€Ô_ÔicchciÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔriiÔ_Ô€.Ô_ÔcniÔ_Ô,„Ô_ÔcclÔ_Ô€the€children€of€Israel€Ô_ÔriÔ_Ô„Ð þ†  ÐÔ_ÔrilicceÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔIruniÔ_Ô€true€iii€trill„.€fur€every€Ô_ÔiittrÔ_Ô€of€the€children€citÏIsrael€shall€Letòò1€óóÔ_ÔIciniselfÔ_Ô€so€she€inheritance€of€the€trill,€it€losÐ ª 2  Ðfat€hers.Ì8€Ô_ÔAttilÔ_Ô€every€Ô_ÔihiciglitÔ_Ô€ir.€Ô_ÔiliartÔ_Ô€„Ô_ÔssessttliÔ_Ô€an€inð"ð€Ô_Ôherit.itcceÔ_Ô€iiiÏany€Ô_ÔtrilieÔ_Ô€ut€Ô_ÔtIcsÔ_Ô„€Ô_Ôchi,hilr,nÔ_Ô€it€Israel.€shall€lie€wife€onto€oneÏcit€Ii,„€Ô_ÔfAncilyÔ_Ô€ii€Ô_ÔiliÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔtrihusÔ_Ô€cit€her€father,€that€the€children€ofÏIsrael€may€Ô_ÔtejoyÔ_Ô€every€man€the€inheritance€cit€hi„a€fathers.Ìso€Ô_ÔEecÔ_Ô„n€as€the€Ic„crcòò1€óóÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔcinimauncleilÔ_Ô€Musts,€so€didÐ ®6 Ðthe€Ô_ÔdaughtrrsÔ_Ô€of€Zehcuòò1óóilielcailÐ „  Ðss„red€were€Ô_ÔtuacrirdÔ_Ô€unto€their€Ô_ÔfasthrrsÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔbrotbcrsÔ_Ô€sons.ÌòòóóÌÌ##############ÌCHAPTER€X.ÌÌòòÔ_ÔNumitsÔ_Ô„o€óóx7rn„ci.Ð 4¼ ÐAnd€the€chief€f~Ô_Ôt!tersÔ_Ô€of€the€families€of€the€children€ofÏGilead€drew€near,€and€spake€before€Moses,€and€before€theÏprinces,€the€chief€fathers€c.€the€children€of€Israel:ÌAnd€they€said,€The€Lord€commanded€my€lord€to€give€theÏlaird€for€an€inheritance€by€lot€to€the€children€of€Israel:€andÏmy€lord€was€commanded€by€the€Lord€to€give€sheÏinheritance€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€our€brother€unto€his€daughters.Ì3€And€if€they€be€married€to€any€of€the€sons€of€the€Ô_ÔcctÔ_Ô/scð ðe„Ð äl" Ðtribes€of€the€children€of€Israel,€then€Ô_ÔshtarllÔ_Ô€their€inheritanceÏhe€taken€from€the€Ô_ÔitcheritanceÔ_Ô€of€our€fathers,€and€shall€heÏpot€to€the€inheritance€of€the€Ô_ÔtriheÔ_Ô€whereunto€they€areÏreceived€:€so€Ô_ÔsharllÔ_Ô€it€be€taken€from€Ô_ÔIheÔ_Ô€lot€oh€ourÏinheritance.Ì4€And€when€the€jubilee€of€the€children€of€Israel€shall€he,Ïthen€shall€their€inheritance€be€Ô_ÔpcrtÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔoursoÔ_Ô€the€inheritance€ofÏthe€tribe€whereunto€they€are€received:Ìs€And€Moses€commanded€the€children€of€IsraelÌaccording€~o€she€word€of€the€Ô_ÔlorilÔ_Ô.€saying.€The€tribe€of€sheÏsons€Ô_ÔtifJosephÔ_Ô€hash€Ô_ÔsaritiÔ_Ô€n„Ô_ÔelIÔ_Ô.Ì„€6thus„€Lord€chub€Ô_ÔcomniarudÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔconcernitigÔ_Ô€the€daughters€cutÏÔ_ÔZelophuehuarilÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔsaryingÔ_Ô,€I€at€them€marry€to€Ô_ÔwhcucnÔ_Ô€theyÏthink€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€rð"ðt€„cc€p€Ô_ÔiccÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔrIceÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtarmulyÔ_Ô€of€the€tribe€u„cl€Ô_ÔthiÔ_Ô„irÏfather€sharIòò1€óóthu„v€Ô_ÔinarrrÔ_Ô„,.Ð n)ö(1 Ð7€Ô_ÔPciÔ_Ô€sharIòò1€óóÔ_ÔiccÔ_Ô„ct€the€Ô_ÔucuhuuÔ_Ô„Ô_Ôruca,nucÔ_Ô€cut€the€children€ofÐ D*Ì)2 ÐIsrael€Ô_ÔriÔ_Ô„€Ô_ÔcuuucceÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔIrocciÔ_Ô€rile€tic€tnòò1óó„,„€:€Ô_ÔtimÔ_Ô€is„€cry€tune€of€theÐ +¢*3 Ðchildren€cut€I€Ô_ÔrarehÔ_Ô€„Ô_ÔhcÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔrhlÔ_Ô€Letòò1óó.€ha€Ô_ÔinuÔ_Ôð ð„Ô_ÔeltÔ_Ô€so€theÐ ð+x+4 Ðinheritance€of€Ô_ÔrhiÔ_Ô„€t€ribs„€ml€his€hart€hers.Ì8€And€every€Ô_Ôcl.iiuczhuttrÔ_Ô,€than€p€„Ô_ÔssesstÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔiliÔ_Ô€an€in.€Ô_ÔheritauticeÔ_ÔÏin€any€Ô_ÔtrihmiÔ_Ô€ii€f€Ô_ÔthurÔ_Ô€còò1óóc€Ô_ÔuhulrreÔ_Ô€rut€Israel.€shall€Ice€wifeÐ r.ú-7 Ðonto€one€cut€Ô_ÔthurÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔlainrilyÔ_Ô€iii€Ô_ÔthurÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtrihieÔ_Ô€cut€her€father,€thatÏthe€children€of€Ô_ÔIsrarrlÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔnrayÔ_Ô€enjoy€every€man€she€inheritanceÏof€his€Ô_ÔfarthersÔ_Ô.Ìso€Even€as€the€Ô_ÔIcurulÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔcommarnuleulÔ_Ô€Musts,€so€did€theÐ Ê1R1; Ðdaughters€of€Ô_ÔZehcmhihusÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔhuariIÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔisandÔ_Ô€were€Ô_ÔcuairricdÔ_Ô€unto€their€fartherð ðs€Ô_ÔbrothcrsÔ_Ôð ð€sons.Ð NÖ ÐÌÓ/€ d/Óâ*âIâ*ââ  âN€a€former€chapter€there€was€a€sense€of€justice€shownÐ ú‚ Ðâ Ü`Ü`I`I`âtowards€the€daughters€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô,€but€here€a€newÏâ I`I`Ü`Ü`âcomplicationÌarises.€The€uncles€of€these€girls€had€their€eyes€on€theÏproperty€and€perhaps€feared€that€their€sons€had€not€foundÏfavor€in€the€eyes€of€their€cousins,€as€they€might€have€seenÏand€admired€some€fine€looking€young€men€from€otherÏtribes.€So€the€crafty€old€uncles€moved€in€time€to€get€aÏstatute€passed€that€would€compel€daughters€to€marry€in€theÏtribe€of€their€fathers€and€got€a€direct€command€from€theÏLord€to€that€effect,€then€the€young€women,€compelled€toÏlimit€their€predilections,€Ô_ÔmarrIedÔ_Ô€their€cousins,€setting€theÏlaws€of€heredity€quite€aside€òò;€óóproperty€in€all€ages€beingÐ  Š  Ðconsidered€of€more€importance€than€~€Thus,€after€makingÏsome€show€of€justice€in€giving€the€daughters€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_ÔÏthe€inheritance€of€their€fathers,€the€Israelites€began€toÏconsider€the€loss€to€their€tribe,€if€peradventure€the€fiveÏsisters€should€marry€into€other€tribes€and€all€this€propertyÏbe€transferred€to€their€enemies.Ì124òòTHE€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.Ð Üd ÐÌÌóóThey€seemed€to€consider€these€noble€women€destitute€ofÐ ^æ Ðthe€virtue€of€patriotism,€of€familyð ð€pride,€of€all€the€tenderÐ 4¼ Ðsentiments€of€friendship,€kindred€and€home,€and€so€withÏtheir€usual€masculine€arrogance€they€passed€laws€to€compelÏthe€daughters€of€Ô_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€to€do€what€they€probablyÏwould€have€done€had€there€been€no€law€to€that€effect.ÏThese€daughters€were€known€by€the€euphonious€names€ofÏÔ_ÔMahlahÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔTirzahÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔHoglahÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔMilcahÔ_Ô€and€Noah,€and€they€allÏmarried€their€fatherð ðs€brothersð ð€sons.€Cousins€on€theÐ –! Ðmotherð ðs€side€would€probably€have€been€forbidden.Ð äl" ÐIf€Moses,€as€the€mouthpiece€of€God,€aimed€to€do€exactÌjustice,€why€did€he€not€pass€an€ordinance€giving€property€inÏallÌcases€equally€to€sons€and€Ô_Ôdaughters.E.Ô_Ô€C.€S.ÌÌÌÌÌMoses€gave€what€appears€to€be,€in€the€light€of€this€ChristianÏera,€a€just€judgment€when€he€decided€that€the€daughters€ofÏÔ_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€should€inherit€their€fatherð ðs€property,€but€heÐ &ž%- Ðgave€as€the€law€of€inheritance€the€direction€that€ð ðif€a€manÏdie,€òòand€have€no€son,€óóthen€ye€shall€cause€his€inheritance€toÐ Â'J'/ Ðpass€unto€his€daughter€;ð ð€thus,€as€I€think,€unjustlyÏdiscriminating€between€women€who€have€brothers€andÏwomen€who€have€none,€and€he€goes€on€further€to€dealÏunjustly€with€women€when€he€directs€that€the€daughters€ofÏÔ_ÔZelophehadÔ_Ô€marry€so€that€the€inheritance€justly€awardedÏthem€should€not€go€out€of€the€family€of€the€tribe€of€theirÏfathers.Ìð ðLet€them€marry€to€whom€they€think€best,ðð€and€those€wordsÏseemingly€recognize€their€righteous€freedom.€ButÏimmediately€he€limits€that€phrase€and€informs€the€fiveÏwomen€they€must€only€marry€in€their€fatherð ðs€tribe,€andÐ ô0|0: Ðwere€limited€also€to€their€fatherð ðs€family.€The€result€wasÐ Ê1R1; Ðthat€each€married€her€own€cousin.€If€this€was€contrary€toÏphysiological€law,€as€some€distinguished€physiologistsÏaffirm,€then€they€were€com‚pelled€by€the€arbitrary€law€ofÏMoses€to€break€the€law€of€God.ÌP.€A.€H.ÌÌÌÌÌÌ#####################ÌÌTHE€BOOK€OF€DEUTERONOMY.ÌÌÌCHAPTER€1.ÌÌòòÔ_ÔDesdeeowonsyÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô.Ð ®6 Ðóó3€And€it€came€to€pass€in€the€fortieth€year,€in€s„Ô_ÔaCheÔ_Ô,€and€inÐ „  Ðthe€south,€Ô_ÔanitÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔItyÔ_Ô€stirð ð€Ô_Ôs,c,sÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôsi,iÔ_Ô,€tint€tire€the€eleventh€month,Ð Zâ Ðon€the€first€òòday€óóof€the€month,€laud€of€Ô_ÔtIreÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔcasnaanitesÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔartidÔ_ÔÐ 0¸ Ðout.€l..Ô_Ôhi.aciuttÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔirtitsÔ_Ô€òòthat€óóÔ_ÔMocesÔ_Ô€spake€unto€the€children€ofÐ Ž ÐÔ_ÔIsruchÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔthuÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔcriartÔ_Ô€rid„Ô_ÔurÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔtIreÔ_Ô€ris„r~r€Ô_ÔIiuhchitvrÔ_Ô€cs€„accordingÏunto€all€that€the€Lord€had€given€hun€in„ð ð€„€„„€S€Ô_ÔIlIumÔ_Ô€huhÐ ²: ÐÔ_ÔIhcaicÔ_Ô,,€sit€Ô_ÔthuÔ_Ô.€hitch€I€u,.:im.€Ô_ÔsiucÔ_Ô€gi€in€commandment€untoÏthem€roil€~u~„cuð ð„as€thus„€haitiòò1€óóss„Ô_ÔhuiihrÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔrIceÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔjrlÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔsnrÔ_Ô€rð ð€Ô_ÔcmiiÔ_ÔÐ ^æ ÐiiiÌ6€The€Lord€our€God€spake€onto€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€in€Ô_ÔHorehcÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔymcurÔ_ÔÏÔ_ÔfatthrersÔ_Ô,€.Ô_ÔXhurarhcarticÔ_Ô,€Stan€Ô_ÔauirÔ_Ô„€I€In€,Ô_Ôfii,uÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôj.tceÔ_ÔÌsaying,€Ye€have€dwelt€long€enough€in€this€Ô_ÔmicuctitÔ_Ô€:€untoÏÔ_ÔtheniÔ_Ô€inch€iii€Ô_ÔthuÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔicÔ_Ô€~Ô_ÔucmÔ_Ô€I€Ô_Ôar:rrÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔihmcurÔ_Ô€„Ì7€Turn€you,€and€take€your€journey,€and€go€Ô_ÔticsoÔ_Ô€ððÔ_ÔllccÔ_Ôð ð€Ô_Ôl,urrlÔ_ÔÐ bê Ð5ð ðÔ_ÔuccirÔ_Ô€I€html€math€nutòò1€óóimòò1óóihiri€I€viii.€are„!,Ð 8À  Ðthe€mount€of€the€Ô_ÔAmoritesÔ_Ô,€and€unto€Ô_ÔnIlÔ_Ô€the€~b/Ô_ÔuriÔ_Ô„u„~ÏÔ_ÔbehÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔhulÔ_Ô.€ye€arcð ð€Ô_ÔsInsÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔcItyÔ_Ô€is€Ô_ÔtImeÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôsc.rrÔ_Ô,€it€fm„tic„Ô_ÔriÔ_Ô€timeÐ äl" Ðnigh€Ô_ÔthereuntoÔ_Ô,€in€the€plaits,€in€the€hills,€and€in€theÏmultitude.ÌÌÌÌ###################ÌÌÌÌTHE€BOOK€OF€DEUTERONOMY.ÌÌÌCIIAPT1:R€I.ÌÔ_ÔDesrteeotweeyÔ_Ô€òòÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô.Ð ˜( (0 Ðóó3€And€it€came€to€pass€in€the€fortieth€year,€in€Ô_ÔvarleÔ_Ô,€and€inÐ n)ö(1 Ðtheð ð€south.€Ô_ÔanitÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔInyÔ_Ô€stirð ð€sr,.s€Ô_Ôsi,iÔ_Ô..€tin€Ô_ÔsIreÔ_Ô€the€eleventhÐ D*Ì)2 Ðmonth,€on€the€fir„ct€òòday€óóof€the€month,€launch€of€Ô_ÔtIcÔ_Ôð ðÐ +¢*3 ÐÔ_ÔcanannirÔ_Ôð ð,,€rind€ant,€Ô_Ôlr.hi.ruiÔ_Ô~.Ô_ÔttÔ_Ô.€Ô_Ôcrn,sÔ_Ô€òòthat€óóMoves€spakeÐ ð+x+4 Ðonto€the€children€of€Ô_ÔIsrnulÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔthuÔ_Ô..€cr„ant€riser,€she€ris„,.eÏIKuuòò1óóuhu,„:Ô_ÔriÔ_Ô,.s.Ð œ-$-6 Ðaccording€onto€all€that€the€Lord€had€Ô_ÔgirenÔ_Ô€hunt€in.€„€S€It„Ô_ÔluÔ_ÔÏill.€I€Ô_ÔcrcÔ_Ô,.€si„Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔthuÔ_Ô.€rim„I€hi,:.,:,€s„.,Ô_ÔiuÔ_Ô„€gin€in€commandmentÏunto€them€annul€Ô_ÔhuuusÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔaininÔ_Ô„as€thin!€U~til€Ô_ÔsthuiLhiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtImeÔ_ÔÏInch€sir€Ô_ÔrrÔ_Ô.ð ð€Ô_ÔmmiiiÔ_Ô,,€6€The€Lord€our€God€spake€unto€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€inÐ ô0|0: ÐÔ_ÔHoreliÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔyuuurÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔfarthnersÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔAhinrarhuaruuiÔ_Ô,€Inn:,€mini„h€humÐ Ê1R1; ÐÔ_ÔcliÔ_Ô.€t€in€„~Ô_ÔinceÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔnayingÔ_Ô,€Ye€have€dwelt€long€Ô_ÔenocrghÔ_Ô€in€this€Ô_ÔmucununtÔ_Ô€:€untoÏÔ_ÔtheniÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔarniulÔ_Ô€nuns€Ô_ÔliiiÔ_Ô€r€si„Ô_Ôn.mÔ_Ô€I€at€:u€n„c€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔmccciÔ_Ô.Ì7€Turn€you,€and€take€your€journey,€and€go€Ô_ÔtisoÔ_Ô€ððÔ_ÔliiiÔ_Ôð ð€Ô_ÔL,urrlÔ_ÔÐ ú‚ ÐÔ_Ôy.iunrÔ_Ô€4mn€I€Ô_ÔmmliÔ_Ô€Ô_Ônmmunhumhuhmc.mIÔ_Ô€sum.€in„!,Ìthe€mount€of€the€Ô_ÔAmoritesÔ_Ô,€and€unto€all€the€,bhmr„c„¼~Ô_ÔbehuhulÔ_Ô.€ye€tree€this€Ô_Ôui.ryÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔarÔ_Ô„a€time€urn,€ut€hm,„.Ô_ÔrscÔ_ÔððÔ_ÔnrÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔuirÔ_ÔÐ | Ðnigh€Ô_ÔthereuntoÔ_Ô,€in€the€plain,,€in€the€hills,€and€in€Ô_ÔthuÔ_ÔÏmultitude.ÌÌÌÓ/€ d/Óâ+âTâ+ââ  âHIS€book€contains€an€account€of€what€passed€in€theÐ ª 2  Ðâ a`a`I`I`âwilder‚ness€the€last€month€of€the€fortieth€year,€which€isÏâ I`I`a`a`âsllòò11óóIiIsedÐ V Þ  Ðto€be€written€by€Ezra,€as€the€history€is€Ô_ÔcontintledÔ_Ô€severalÏdays€after€the€death€of€Moses.€Mosesð ð€fare~Ô_ÔvcllÔ_Ô€a(1(Ô_ÔlressÔ_Ô€toÐ  Š  Ðthe€children€of€Israel€is€full€of€wisdom,€with€a€Ô_ÔtotlchÔ_Ô€ofÏòò1óólatht„Ô_ÔtsÔ_Ô.€This€had€been€a€melancholy€year€with€the€Ô_ÔhebrewsÔ_ÔÐ ®6 Ðill€Ô_ÔtIleÔ_Ô€death€of€Miriam,€Aaron€and€Moses.€The€manner€inÏÔ_ÔwIliellÔ_Ô€this€people€were€kept€wandering€up€and€down€on€theÏveryð ð€verge€of€the€land€of€Canaan€because€they€~Ô_ÔvereÔ_ÔÐ 0¸ Ðrebellious€does€seem€like€childð ðs€play.€No€wonder€theyÐ Ž Ðwere€discouraged€Ô_ÔanIlÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔmurlfitlreslÔ_Ô.€It€is€difficult€from€theÏrecord€to€see€that€these€Ô_ÔIseolIleÔ_Ô€were€anyð ð€better€fitted€toÐ ²: Ðenter€the€promised€land€at€the€Ô_ÔeVILlÔ_Ô€(If€fortyð ð€years€thanÐ ˆ Ðwhen€they€first€left€Egypt.€But€the€promise€that€Ô_ÔtllevÔ_Ô€shouldÏbe€as€numerous€as€the€stars€in€the€heavens,€Ô_ÔaccortlingÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtIlÔ_ÔÏAdam€Clarke,€had€been€fulfilled.€lie€tells€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€that€only€threeÏthousand€stars€can€be€seen€by€the€naked€Ô_ÔeyÔ_Ôð ðe,€while€theÐ àh Ðchildren€of€Israel€numbered€at€this€time€six€hundredÏÔ_ÔthflusandÔ_Ô€fighting€men,€beside€all€the€women€and€children.ÏAstronomers,€how‚ever,€now€estimate€that€there€are€overÏseventy„five€Ô_ÔIflillionÔ_Ô€stars€within€the€range€of€theirÏtelescopes.€If€census€takers€had€prophetic€telescopes,€theyÏcould€no€doubt€see€the€promises€to€the€Hebrews€fullyÏrealized€in€that€one€line€of€their€ambition.Ìòò.Ð $ ÐÌ############ÌÔ_ÔDeutecromtsnyÔ_Ô€ir;Ìóó34€And€we€took€all€his€cities€at€that€time,€and€she€littleÐ è!p!( Ðones,€of€every€city,€we€left€none€toÌÔ_ÔtitterlyÔ_Ô€destroyed€the€men,€and€she€women,€and€remain.ÌÌThough€the€women€were€ignored€in€all€the€civil€affairs€andÏreligious€observances€of€the€Jews,€yet€in€making€war€onÏother€tribes€they€thought€them€too€dangerous€to€be€allowedÏto€live,€and€so€they€killed€all€the€women€and€children.€TheÏwomen€might€much€better€have€helped€to€do€the€fighting,€asÏit€is€far€easier€to€die€in€the€Ô_ÔexcitemeÔ_Ô~€of€the€battlefield€thanÏto€be€murdered€in€cold€blood.€In€making€war€onÏneighboring€tribes,€the€Jewish€military€code€permitted€themÏto€take€all€the€pure,€virgins€and€child€women€for€booty€to€beÏgiven€to€the€priests€and€soldiers,€thus€debauching€the€menÏof€Israel€and€destroy‚ing€all€feelings€of€honor€and€chivalryÏfor€women.€This€utter€contempt€for€all€the€decencies€of€life,Ïand€all€the€natural€personal€rights€of€women€as€set€forth€inÏthese€pages,€should€destroy€in€the€minds€of€women€at€least,Ïall€authority€to€super‚human€origin€and€stamp€theÏPentateuch€at€least€as€emanating€from€the€most€obsceneÐ Ê1R1; Ðminds€of€a€barbarous€age.ÌòòDeuteronomy€a,€vi.Ð NÖ Ѐ.6€ðð€óóÔ_ÔHonourÔ_Ô€thy€father€and€thy€mother,€as€she€as€NeitherÐ $¬ Ðshalt€thou€desire€thy€Ô_ÔneighbourÔ_Ôð ðsÐ ú‚ ÐLord€thy€God€hath€commanded€thee;€that€Ô_ÔthywifeÔ_Ô,€neitherÏshalt€thou€Covet€shy€Ô_ÔneighbourÔ_Ôð ðsÐ ¦. Ðdays€may€be€prolonged,€and€that€it€may€go€Ô_ÔwellhouseÔ_Ô,€hisÏfield,€or€his€Ô_ÔmanservaneÔ_Ô,€or€his€maid„Ìwith€thee,€in€the€land€which€the€Lord€thy€Ô_ÔGodservantÔ_Ô,€hisÏox,€or€his€Ô_ÔassÔ_Ô,€or€any€òòthing€óóthat€òòis€óóthyÐ þ†  Ðgiveth€Ô_Ôthee,neighbourÔ_Ôð ðs.Ð Ô\  Ѐ€57€Thou€shalt€not€kill.€z€That€thou€Ô_ÔmiglrtessÔ_Ô€fear€the€LordÏthy€God,€toÌ€Ô_ÔnBÔ_Ô€Neither€shalt€thou€commit€Ô_Ôadultery.keepÔ_Ô€all€his€statutesÏand€his€commandments,€whichÌ€€sg€Neither€shalt€thou€Ô_Ôsteal.IÔ_Ô€command€thee,€thou,€and€shyÏson,€and€thy€sonð ðsÐ Ø `  Ѐso€Neither€shalt€thou€hear€false€witness€Ô_ÔagainstsonÔ_Ô,€all€sheÏdays€of€thy€life;€and€that€thy€daysÌthy€Ô_Ôneighbour.mayÔ_Ô€be€prolonged.ÌÌThe€best€commentary€on€these€texts€is€that€no€RevisingÏCommittee€of€Ecclesiastics€has€found€it€necessary€to€makeÏany€suggestions€as€to€whom€the€commandments€areÏaddressed.€Suppose€we€reverse€the€language€and€see€howÏone„sided€it€would€seem€addressed€only€to€women.ÏSuppose€this€were€the€statement.€Here€is€a€great€lawgiverÏand€he€says:€ð ðThou€art€to€keep€all€Godð ðs€commandments,Ð  ’ Ðthou€and€thy€daughters€and€thy€daughterð ðs€daughters,€andÐ àh Ðthese€are€the€commandments:ÌððThou€shalt€honor€thy€mother€and€thy€father.ð ð€ððThou€shaltÐ Œ Ðnot€steal€nor€lie.ð ð€ððThou€shalt€not€covet€thy€neighborð ðsÐ bê Ðhusband,€nor€òòher€óófield,€nor€òòher€óóox,€nor€anything€that€is€thyÐ 8À  Ðneighborð ðs.ðð~Ð –! ÐòòóóÌWould€such€commandments€occasion€no€remark€amongÏBiblical€scholars?€In€our€criminal€code€to„day€the€pronounsÏshe,€her€and€hers€are€not€found,€yet€we€are€tried€in€theÏcourts,€imprisoned€and€hung€as€ððððhe,~~€Ô_ÔrrÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔjfljÔ_Ô~~€or€ððððhis,ððÏthough€denied€the€privileges€of€citizenship,€because€theÏmasculine€pro‚nouns€apply€only€to€disabilities.€What€aÏhustling€there€would€be€among€prisoners€and€Ô_ÔgendrÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔrsÔ_Ô€ifÏlaws€and€constitutions,ÌScriptures€and€commandments,:Ô_ÔtLyedÔ_Ô€this€fast€and€looseÏgameÌwith€the€men€of€any€nation.ÌòòÌ#####ÌDeuteronomy€óóionÐ ˜( (0 Ѐ5€Behold,€I€have€taught€you€statutes€and€7€For€what€nationÏòòis€there€óóÔ_ÔtOÔ_Ô€great,€who€òòÔ_ÔhothÔ_ÔÐ D*Ì)2 Ðóójudgments,€even€as€she€Lord€my€God€Ô_ÔcommandedGodÔ_Ô€òòsoÐ +¢*3 Ðóónigh€unto€them,€as€she€Lord€our€God€is€inÐ ð+x+4 Ðme,€that€ye€should€do€so€in€she€land€whither€Ô_ÔyeallÔ_Ô€òòthingsÐ Æ,N,5 Ðthat€óówe€call€upon€him/er€PÐ œ-$-6 Ðgo€to€possess€it.€8€And€what€nation€òòis€there€so€óógreat,€thatÐ r.ú-7 ÐhashÌ€6€Keep€Ô_ÔtherefhreÔ_Ô€and€do€òòthem:€óófor€this€òòis€óóÔ_ÔyourstatutesÔ_Ô€andÐ 0¦/9 Ðjudgments€òòso€óórighteous€as€all€this€law,Ð ô0|0: Ðwisdom€and€your€understanding€in€she€sight€of€Ô_ÔthewhichÔ_Ô€IÐ Ê1R1; Ðset€before€you€this€day!Ìstations,€which€shall€hear€all€these€statutes,€andÌsay,€Surely€this€great€nation€òòis€óóa€wise€and€under‚Ð $¬ Ðstanding€people.ÌÌAdam€Clarke€in€his€comments€on€chapter€iv,€says,€ð ðthereÏwas€no€form€of€worship€at€this€time€on€the€face€of€the€earthÏthat€was€not€wicked€and€obscene,€puerile€and€foolish€andÏridiculous,€except€that€established€by€God€himself€amongÏthe€Israelites,€and€every€part€of€this€taken€in€its€connectionÏand€reference€may€be€truly€called€a€wise€and€reasonableÏservice.€Almost€all€the€nations€of€the€earth€manifested€inÏtime€their€respect€for€the€Jewish€religion€by€copyingÏdifferent€parts€of€the€Mosaic€code€as€to€civil€and€moralÏcustoms.ððÌAs€thoughtful,€intelligent€women,€we€question€all€this:ÌFirst.ð"ðWe€see€no€evidence€that€a€just€and€wise€being€wroteÏeither€the€canon€or€civil€laws€that€have€been€gradually€comƒ¼piled€by€Ô_ÔecelesiasticsÔ_Ô€and€lawgivers.€Second.ð"ðWe€cannotÏaccept€any€code€or€creed€that€uniformly€defrauds€woman€ofÏall€her€natural€rights.€For€the€last€half€century€we€haveÏpublicly€and€persistently€appealed€from€these€laws,€whichÏClarke€says€all€nations€have€copied,€to€the€common€sense€ofÏa€more€humane€and€progressive€age.€To„day€women€areÏasking€to€be€delivered€from€all€the€curses€and€blessings€alikeÏof€the€Jewish€God€and€theÌordinances€he€Ô_Ôestablished.InÔ_Ô€this€book€we€have€the€ten€com‚„ÌÔ_ÔmandmentsÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôrepeated.E.C.S.Ô_ÔÌòòÌ########ÌDeuteronomy€vii.Ìóówhen€the€I€.ord€thy€God€shall€Ô_ÔheingÔ_Ô€thee€into€and€cut€downÐ bê Ðtheir€groves,€and€burn€their€gravenÌthe€land€whither€thou€guest€so€possess€it€and€bath€m€„~ragesÏwith€fire.Ìcast€out€many€nations€before€thee.6€roe€thou€art€a€holyÏpeople.Ì2€Thou€shalt€smite€them,€and€utterly€destroy€7€The€Lord€didÏnot€set€his€love€upon€you,€norÌthem:€thou€shalt€make€no€covenant€with€them,€choose€you,Ïbecause€ye€were€more€in€number€thanÌnor€shew€mercy€unto€Ô_Ôthem:anyÔ_Ô€people;€for€ye€òòwere€óótheÐ ¾"F") Ðfewest€of€all€people:Ì3€Neither€sh„.lt€thou€make€marriages€with€them;€8ÏÔ_ÔButhecauseÔ_Ô€the€Lord€loved€you,€and€becauseÌthy€daughter€s€on€shalt€not€give€unto€his€son,€nor€he€wouldÏkeep€the€oath€which€he€had€sworn€untoÌhis€òòÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô€óóÔ_ÔsuchterÔ_Ô€shalt€thou€take€unto€thy€Ô_Ôson,yourÔ_Ô€fathers,€hathÐ Â'J'/ Ðthe€Lord€brought€you€out€withÌ4€„€roe€they€will€turn€away€thy€son€from€follow„€a€mightyÏhand,€and€redeemed€you€out€of€the€houseÌÔ_ÔingÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôme.ofÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔboodmenÔ_Ô,€from€the€band€of€Pharaoh€king€ofÌs€But€thus€shall€ye€deal€with€them:€ye€shall€de„Egypt.ÌÔ_ÔstroyÔ_Ô€their€altars,€and€break€down€their€images,òòÐ Æ,N,5 ÐÌÌÌÌ#############ÌÐ Ê1R1; ÐÔ_ÔDesrteeotsoewyÔ_Ô€vii.Ìóówhen€the€I€ord€thy€God€shall€Ô_ÔheingÔ_Ô€thee€into€and€cut€downÐ NÖ Ðtheir€groves,€and€burn€their€gravenÌthe€land€whither€thou€Ô_ÔgoestÔ_Ô€so€possess€rt€and€hath€„€„ÏÔ_ÔaeÔ_Ô.~.Ô_ÔrgesÔ_Ô€with€fire.Ìcast€out€many€nations€before€thee.6€Ô_ÔrorÔ_Ô€thou€òòart€óóa€holyÐ ¦. Ðpeople.Ì2€Thou€shalt€smite€them,€and€utterly€destroy€7€The€Lord€didÏnot€set€his€love€upon€you,€neeÌthem:€thou€shalt€make€no€covenant€with€them,€choose€you,Ïbecause€ye€were€more€in€number€thanÌnor€shew€mercy€unto€Ô_Ôthem:anyÔ_Ô€people;€for€ye€òòwere€óótheÐ ª 2  Ðfewest€of€all€people;Ì~Neither€sh„.lt€thou€make€marriages€with€them;€8ÏÔ_ÔButbecauseÔ_Ô€the€Lord€loved€you,€and€because€thy€daughter€tÏon€shalt€not€give€unto€his€son,€nor€he€would€keep€the€oathÏwhich€he€had€sworn€untoÌhis€òòÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô€óóÔ_ÔsughterÔ_Ô€shalt€thou€take€unto€thy€Ô_Ôson,yourÔ_Ô€fathers,€bathÐ ®6 Ðthe€Lord€brought€you€out€withÌ4€„€ròò0~óó„€they€will€turn€away€shy€son€from€follow„€a€mightyÐ Zâ Ðhand,€and€redeemed€you€out€of€Ô_ÔthehotsseÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔingÔ_Ô€Ô_Ôme.ofÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔboudmenÔ_Ô,€from€the€hand€of€Pharaoh€king€ofÌs€But€thus€shall€ye€deal€with€them:€ye€shall€de„Egypt.ÌÔ_ÔstroyÔ_Ô€their€altars,€and€break€down€their€images,ÌÌÌÌÌÓ/€ d/Óâ,âWâ,ââ  âITH€the€seven€nations€that€God€cast€out,€the€childrenÐ àh Ðâ ú`ú`I`I`âofÌâ I`I`ú`ú`âIsrael€were€commanded€to€make€no€covenants,€norÏmatrimonial€alliances€lest€they€should€fall€into€idolatry.€AsÏmen€are€more€given€to€wandering€in€strange€countries€thanÏwomen€these€injunctions€are€intended€specially€for€them.ÏAdam€Clarke€says,€the€heart€being€naturally€inclined€to€evil,Ïthe€idolatrous€wife€would€more€readily€draw€aside€theÏbelieving€hus‚band,€than€the€believing€husband€theÏidolatrous€wife.€That€being€the€case,€could€not€the€believingÏwife€with€her€subtle€in‚fluence€have€brought€over€theÏidolatrous€husband?€Why€should€she€not€have€the€power€toÏconvert€to€one€religion€as€well€as€another,€especially€asÏthere€was€no€choice€between€them.€There€could€not€haveÏbeen€anything€worse€than€the€Jewish€religion€illustrated€inÏtheir€daily€walk€and€conversation,€as€described€in€theirÏbooks,€and€if€the€human€heart€naturally€inclined€to€evil,€asÏmany€converts€might€have€been€made€to€the€faith€of€MosesÏas€to€any€other.ÌWith€this€consideration€it€is€plain€that€if€the€Jews€hadÏofferedÌwomen€any€superior€privileges,€above€any€other€tribe,€theyÌcould€have€readily€converted€the€women€to€their€way€ofÏthink„ÌòòDeuteronomy€vii.Ð ð+x+4 Ðóóððwhen€she€I€ord€thy€God€shall€Ô_ÔheingÔ_Ô€thee€into€the€landÐ Æ,N,5 Ðwhither€thou€guess€to€possess€it€and€hath€cast€out€manyÏnations€before€thee.Ì2€Thou€shalt€smite€them,€and€utterly€destroy€them:€thouÏshalt€make€no€covenant€with€them,€nor€shew€mercy€untoÏthem:Ì3€Neither€Ô_ÔnhÔ_Ôð"ðÔ_ÔIcÔ_Ô€thou€make€marriages€with€them;€thyÐ Ê1R1; Ðdaughter€t€on€shalt€not€give€unto€his€son,€nor€his€òòÔ_ÔiÔ_ÔÐ x ÐóóÔ_ÔsoghtershailtÔ_Ô€thou€take€unto€thy€son.Ð NÖ Ð4€„€òò5óóor€they€will€turn€away€shy€son€from€follow‚ing€me.Ð $¬ Ð~But€thus€shall€ye€deal€with€them;€ye€shall€de‚stroy€theirÏaltars,€and€break€down€their€images,Ìand€cut€down€their€groves,€and€burn€their€graven€Ô_ÔrsÔ_Ôð"ð„esÏwith€fire.Ì6€For€thou€òòart€óóa€holy€people.Ð RÚ Ð7€The€Lord€did€not€set€his€love€upon€you,€nor€choose€you,Ïbecause€ye€were€more€in€number€than€any€people;€for€yeÏòòwere€óóthe€fewest€of€all€people:Ð Ô\  Ð8€Ô_ÔButbecauseÔ_Ô€the€Lord€loved€you,€and€because€he€wouldÏkeep€the€oath€which€he€had€sworn€unto€your€fathers,€bathÏthe€Lord€brought€you€out€with€a€mighty€hand,€andÏredeemed€you€out€Ô_ÔofthehouseÔ_Ô€of€Ô_ÔboudmenÔ_Ô,€from€the€hand€ofÏPharaoh€king€of€Egypt.ÌÌÌÓ/€ d/Óâ-âWâ-ââ  âITH€the€seven€nations€that€God€cast€out,€the€childrenÐ „  Ðâ ú`ú`I`I`âof€Israel€were€commanded€to€make€no€covenants,€norÌâ I`I`ú`ú`âmatrimonial€alliances€lest€they€should€fall€into€idolatry.€AsÏmen€are€more€given€to€wandering€in€strange€countries€thanÏwomen€these€injunctions€are€intended€specially€for€them.ÏAdam€Clarke€says,€the€heart€being€naturally€inclined€to€evil,Ïthe€idolatrous€wife€would€more€readily€draw€aside€theÏbelieving€hus‚band,€than€the€believing€husband€theÏidolatrous€wife.€That€being€the€case,€could€not€the€believingÏwife€with€her€subtle€in‚fluence€have€brought€over€theÏidolatrous€husband?€Why€should€she€not€have€the€power€toÏconvert€to€one€religion€as€well€as€another,€especially€asÏthere€was€no€choice€between€them.€There€could€not€haveÏbeen€anything€worse€than€the€Jewish€religion€illustrated€inÏtheir€daily€walk€and€conversation,€as€described€in€theirÏbooks,€and€if€the€human€heart€naturally€inclined€to€evil,€asÏmany€converts€might€have€been€made€to€the€faith€of€MosesÏas€to€any€other.ÌWith€this€consideration€it€is€plain€that€if€the€Jews€hadÏofferedÌwomen€any€superior€privileges,€above€any€other€tribe,€theyÌcould€have€readily€converted€the€women€to€their€way€ofÏthinkòòóóing.€The€Jewish€God€seems€as€vacillating€and€tempest„Ð è!p!( Ðtossed€between€loving€and€hating€his€subjects€as€the€mostÏÔ_ÔundiciplinedÔ_Ô€son€of€Adam.€The€supreme€ideal€of€theseÏpeople€was€pitiful€to€the€last€degree€and€the€appeals€to€themÏwere€all€on€the€low‚est€plane€of€human€ambition.€The€chiefÏpromise€to€the€well„doer€was€that€his€descendants€should€beÏas€numerous€as€the€sands€of€the€sea.ÌIn€chapter€ix€when€Ô_ÔrebelhiÔ_Ô„€,~:t€at€Ô_ÔHorebÔ_Ô€is€described,ÏAaron€only€is€Ô_ÔreferedÔ_Ô€to,€and€in€chapter€x€when€his€death€isÏmentioned,€nothing€is€said€of€Miriam.€In€the€wholeÏrecapitulation€she€is€forgotten,€though€altogether€theÏgrandest€character€of€the€three,€though€cast€out€of€the€campÏand€stricken€with€leprosy,€in€vengeance,€she€harbors€noÏresentment,€but€comforts€and€cheers€the€women€with€songsÏand€dances,€a11€through€their€dreary€march€of€forty€years.ÌòòÔ_ÔDesrteroeconyÔ_Ô€r.Ð r.ú-7 Ðóós8€He€doth€Ô_ÔeasecuteÔ_Ô€she€judgment€of€the€father„s~€Loð ðme€yeÐ H/Ð.8 Ðtherefore€she€stranger:€Ô_ÔfirrÔ_Ô€ye€wereÌless€and€widow,€and€Ô_ÔlovethÔ_Ô€the€stranger,€in€giving€strangersÏin€the€land€of€Egypt.Ð Ê1R1; Ðhim€food€and€raiment.ÌÌ###########ÌòòÔ_ÔDesdororcoeyÔ_Ô€óóÔ_ÔntÔ_ÔÐ ú‚ Ðsòò8€óóHe€doth€execute€she€judgment€cc€the€father„s~€Love€yeÐ ÐX ÐÔ_ÔibereforeÔ_Ô€the€stranger:€òò6óórr€ye€wereÐ ¦. Ðless€and€widow,€and€Ô_ÔlovethÔ_Ô€the€stranger,€in€giving€strangersÏin€the€land€of€Egypt.Ìhim€food€and€raiment.ÌÌThe€sacred€fabulist€has€failed€to€give€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€any€choice€examƒ¼ples€in€which€the€Jews€executed€just€judgments€for€widowsÏor€fatherless€girls;€on€the€contrary€in€all€their€dealings€withÏwomen€of€all€ranks,€classes€and€ages€ððthey€were€mercilessÏand€unjust.ÌAs€to€the€stranger,€their€chief€occupation€was€war€andÏwholesale€slaughter,€not€only€of€the€men€on€the€battlefield,Ïbut€of€innocent€women€and€children,€destroying€their€citiesÏand€making€their€lands€desolate.€A€humane€person€readingÏthese€books€for€the€first€time€without€any€glamour€of€divineÏinspira‚tion,€would€shudder€at€their€cruelty€and€blush€atÏtheir€obscenity.ÌThose€who€can€make€these€foul€facts€illustrate€beautifulÏsym‚bols€must€have€genius€of€a€high€order.ÌÌòòDeuteronomy€xii.Ð ^æ Ðóós8€But€thou€most€eat€them€before€the€Lord€thy€God€in€sheÐ 4¼ Ðplace€which€the€Lord€thy€God€shall€choose,€thou,€and€shyÏson,€and€thy€daughter,€and€thy€manservant,€and€Ô_ÔtInyÔ_ÔÏmaidservant,€and€the€Ô_ÔLeviseÔ_Ô€that€òòis€óówithin€thy€gates;€andÐ ¶> Ðthou€shaltÌrejoice€Ô_ÔheforeÔ_Ô€the€Lord€shy€God€in€all€that€Ô_Ôtlso,aÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔputtestÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔthuineÔ_Ô€hands€unto.Ìt9€Take€heed€so€thyself€Ô_ÔtlnmrtÔ_Ô€thou€forsake€s~e€she€Ô_ÔLeviseÔ_ÔÏas€long€as€thou€Ô_ÔlivestÔ_Ô€upon€the€earth.ÌÌIf€women€have€been€faithful€to€any€class€of€the€humanÏfamily€òòóóit€has€been€to€the€Levite.€The€chief€occupation€ofÐ fî% Ðtheir€lives€next€to€bearing€children€has€been€to€sustain€theÏpriesthood€and€the€churches.ÌWith€continual€begging,€fairs€and€donation€parties,€theyÏhave€helped€to€plant€religious€temples€on€every€hill„top€andÏvalley,€and€in€the€streets€of€all€our€cities,€so€that€the€dolefulÏchurch€bell€is€forever€ringing€in€our€ears.€The€Levites€haveÏnot€been€an€unqualified€blessing,€ever€Ô_ÔfannvÔ_Ô~„€the€flames€ofÏreligious€perse‚cution€they€have€been€the€chief€actors€inÏsubjugating€mankind.ÌE.€C.€SÌÌ###########.ÌòòÔ_ÔffeutemeonomyÔ_Ô€xiii.Ð D*Ì)2 Ðóó6€ðð€If€thy€brother,€the€son€of€thy€mother,€or€thee,€from€theÐ +¢*3 Ðòòone€óóend€of€she€earth€even€unto€Site€thy€son,€or€thyÐ ð+x+4 Ðdaughter,€or€the€wife€of€shy€bosom,€òòother€óóend€of€the€earth;Ð Æ,N,5 Ðor€thy€friend,€which€òòis€óóas€shine€own€soul,€entice€8€ThouÐ œ-$-6 Ðshalt€not€consent€unto€him,€nor€hearken€thee€secretly,Ïsaying,€Let€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€go€and€serve€Ô_ÔuthenÔ_Ô€~€„€gusto€him;€neitherÏshall€shine€eye€pity€hint,€Ô_Ôtreithes‚godsÔ_Ô,€which€thou€hast€notÏknown,€thou,€nor€Ô_ÔthÔ_Ô)€„€„€shalt€thou€spare,€neither€shalt€thouÏconceal€him:Ð Ê1R1; Ðfathers;€g€But€thou€shalt€surely€kill€him;€thine€handÌ€7€òòNamely,€óóof€the€gods€of€the€people€which€Ô_ÔtareshallÔ_Ô€he€firstÐ NÖ Ðupon€him€to€pus€him€so€death.€andÌround€about€you,€nigh€unto€thee,€or€far€off€Ô_ÔfromafterwardsÔ_ÔÏthe€hand€of€all€the€people.ÌÌÌÌÓ/€ d/Óâ.âHâ.ââ  âERE€is€the€foundation€of€all€the€terrible€persecutionsÐ (° Ðâ ``I`I`âfor€aÌâ I`I```âchange€of€faith€so€lamentable€among€the€Jews€and€soÏintensified€among€the€Christians.€And€this€idea€still€holds,Ïthat€faith€in€the€crude€speculations€of€unbalanced€minds€asÏto€the€nature€of€the€great€first€cause€and€his€commands€as€toÏthe€conduct€of€life,€should€be€the€same€in€the€beginning,Ïnow€and€forever.€All€other€institutions€may€change,Ïopinions€on€all€other€subjects€may€be€modified€andÏimproved,€but€the€old€theologies€are€a€finality€that€haveÏreached€the€ultimatum€of€spiritual€thought.€We€imagine€ourÏreligion€with€its€dogmas€and€absurdities€must€remain€likeÏthe€rock€of€ages,€forever.ÌÌ#############ÌòòDeuteronomy€xvi.Ð ²: ÐóóCs€And€thou€shalt€rejoice€before€the€Lord€shy€r3od,€thou,Ð ˆ Ðand€thy€son,€and€thy€daughter,€Ô_ÔarsdÔ_Ô€toy€manservant,€and€thyÏmaidservant,€and€the€Levity€that€òòis€óówithin€shy€gates,€and€theÐ 4¼ Ðstranger,€and€she€fatherless,€and€she€widow,€that€òòare€óóamongÐ  ’ Ðyou,€in€the€place€which€the€Lord€shy€God€hath€chosen€toÏplace€his€name€there.Ì14€And€thou€shalt€rejoice€in€thy€feast,€thou,€and€thy€son,Ïand€thy€daughter,€and€shy€manservant,€and€thy€maidservant,Ïand€she€Levite,€the€stranger,Ìand€the€fatherless,€and€she€widow,€that€òòtree€óówithin€thyÐ –! Ðgates.Ìn~€Seven€days€shalt€thou€keep€a€Ô_ÔsniemnÔ_Ô€feast€unto€the€LordÏthy€God€in€she€place€which€thus€Lord€shall€choose.Ìs6€ðð€Three€times€in€a€year€shall€all€thy€males€appear€beforeÏthe€Lord€thy€God€in€she€place€which€he€shall€choose;€in€theÏfeast€of€unleavened€bread,€and€in€the€Ô_ÔfeantÔ_Ô€of€weeks,€and€inÏthe€feast€of€tabernacles.ÌÌIn€the€general€festivities€women€of€all€ranks€were€invited€toÏtake€part,€but€three€times€a€year€Moses€had€somethingÏspecial€to€say€to€the€men;€then€women€were€not€allowed€toÏbe€present.€We€have€no€instance€thus€far€in€the€JewishÏeconomy€of€any€direct€communication€from€God€to€woman.ÏThe€generalÌòòóóopinion€seemed€to€be€that€man€was€an€all„sufficient€objectÐ ˜( (0 Ðof€worship€for€them,€an€idea€not€confined€to€that€period.ÏMilton€makes€his€Eve€with€sweet€humility€say€to€Adam,Ïð ðGod€thy€law,€thou€mine.ððÌThis€is€the€fundamental€principle€on€which€the€canon€andÏcivil€laws€are€based,€as€well€as€the€English€classics.€It€isÏonly€in€the€galleries€of€art€that€we€Ô_ÔsceÔ_Ô€the€foreshadowing€ofÏthe€good€time€coming.€There€the€Ô_ÔiivineÔ_Ô€artist€represents€theÏvirtues,€the€graces,€the€sciences,€the€seasons,€day€with€itsÏglorious€dawn,€and€night€with€its€holy€mysteries,€all€radiantÏand€beautiful€in€the€form€of€woman.€The€poet,€the€artist,€theÏnovelist€of€our€own€day,€are€more€hopeful€prophets€for€theÐ Ê1R1; Ðmother€of€the€race€than€those€who€have€spoken€in€theÏScriptures.ÌÔ_ÔE.C.S.Ô_ÔÌòòÌ##############ÌÔ_ÔDeuterononsyÔ_Ô€óóÔ_ÔxvsLÔ_ÔÐ ¦. ÐThou€shall€Ô_ÔnofÔ_Ô€sacrifice€unto€the€Lord€thy€or€any€of€sheÏhost€of€heaven,€which€I€have€not€God€òòany€óóbullock€or€sheep,Ð RÚ Ðwherein€is€blemish,€commanded;Ìòòo~„óóany€evil€favouredness:€for€Ô_ÔIhatÔ_Ô€òòis€óóan€Ô_ÔabominÔ_Ô„€4€And€it€beÐ þ†  Ðtold€Ô_ÔIheeÔ_Ô,€and€thou€Ô_ÔhansÔ_Ô€heard€òòÔ_ÔofitÔ_Ô,€óóÔ_ÔatfonÔ_Ô€unto€Ô_ÔfheÔ_Ô€Lord€Ô_ÔihyÔ_ÔÐ Ô\  ÐGod,€and€inquired€diligently,€and,€behold,€òòit€óóÔ_ÔtIeÔ_Ô€true,€andÐ ª 2  Ða€ðð€If€Ô_ÔiherebeÔ_Ô€found€among€you,€man€Ô_ÔorwomanÔ_Ô,€theÏÔ_ÔIhingeertainÔ_Ô.€òòÔ_ÔihatÔ_Ô€óósuch€abomination€Ô_ÔinweoughtÔ_ÔÐ V Þ  Ðthat€hath€wrought€wickedness€in€Ô_ÔIheÔ_Ô€sight€of€the€in€Israel;ÌLord€Ô_ÔIhyÔ_Ô€God,€in€Ô_ÔtranngreosingÔ_Ô€his€Ô_Ôcovenant:sÔ_Ô€Then€shaltÏthou€bring€Ô_ÔforfhÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔthaiÔ_Ô€man€or€thatÌ3€And€Ô_ÔhafhÔ_Ô€gone€and€served€oilier€gods,€and€woman€untoÏthy€gates€and€shalt€stone€them€withÌÔ_ÔworshippedÔ_Ô€them,€either€the€sun,€or€the€moon,€stones,€tillÏthey€die.ÌÌÌThis€is€certainly€a€very€effective€way€of€strengthening€Ô_Ôreligƒ¼jousÔ_Ô€faith.€Most€people€would€assent€to€any€religiousÏdogma,€however€absurd,€rather€than€be€stoned€to€death.€AsÏall€their€healthy€tender€lambs€and€calves€were€eaten€by€theÏpriests€and€rulers,€no€wonder€they€were€so€particular€to€getÏthe€best.€To€delude€the€people€it€was€necessary€to€give€aÏreligious€complexion€to€the€sacrifices€and€to€make€GodÏcommand€the€people€to€bring€their€choicest€fruits€and€grainsÏand€meats.€It€was€very€easy€for€these€accomplishedÏprestidigitators€to€substi‚tute€the€offal€for€sacrifices€on€theirÏaltars,€and€keep€the€dainty€fruits€and€meats€for€themselves,Ïluxuries€for€their€own€tables.ÌThe€people€have€always€been€deluded€with€the€idea€thatÏwhat€they€gave€to€the€church€and€the€priesthood€was€givenÏunto€the€Lord,€as€if€the€Maker€of€the€universe€neededÏanything€at€our€hands.€How€incongruous€the€idea€of€anÏInfinite€being€who€òòóómade€all€the€planets€and€the€inhabitantsÐ !š ' Ðthereof€commanding€his€creatures€to€kill€and€burn€animalsÏfor€offerings€to€him.€It€is€truly€pitiful€to€see€the€deceptionsÏthat€have€been€played€upon€the€people€in€all€ages€andÏcountries€by€the€priests€in€the€name€of€religion.€They€areÏomnipresent,€ever€playing€on€human€credul‚ity,€at€birth€andÏdeath,€in€affliction€and€at€the€marriage€feast,€in€the€saddestÏand€happiest€moments€of€our€lives€they€are€near€toÏadminister€consolation€in€our€Ô_ÔsortowsÔ_Ô,€and€to€add€blessingsÏto€our€joys.€No€other€class€of€teachers€have€such€prestigeÏand€power,Ìespecially€over€Ô_Ôwoman.E.Ô_Ô€C.€S.ÌòòññÌññññ#############ññññÌññDeuteronomy€xviii.Ìóóg€ðð€ððwhen€thou€art€come€into€the€land€which€is€Or€aÐ œ-$-6 Ðcharmer,€or€a€Ô_ÔconsulterÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔwtthÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔfasssllÔ_Ô~,.Ìthe€Lord€thy€God€Ô_ÔgiveshÔ_Ô€thee,€thou€shalt€not€spirits,€or€aÏwizard,€or€a€Ô_ÔnecromnninmÔ_Ô~Ìlearn€the€Ô_ÔabominatiortsÔ_Ô€of€those€Ô_Ônasioun.saÔ_Ô€For€all€that€doÏthese€things€òòare€asÐ Ê1R1; Ðóóno€There€shalt€not€be€found€among€you€Ô_ÔonyÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔinationÔ_Ô€untoÐ x Ðthe€Lord.Ìone€that€Ô_ÔmakethÔ_Ô€his€son€or€his€daughter€to€passÌthrough€the€fire,€or€that€Ô_ÔusethÔ_Ô€divination,€òòor€óóanÐ ú‚ Ðobserver€of€times,€or€an€enchanter,€or€a€witch,„ÌÌÌÓ/€ d/Óâ/âOâ/ââ  âNE€would€think€that€Moses€with€his€rod€taking€theÐ RÚ Ðâ ``I`I`âchildren€of€Israel€through€the€Red€Sea,€bringing€waterÏâ I`I```âout€of€aÌrock€and€manna€from€heaven,€going€up€into€a€Ô_ÔmountalnÔ_Ô€andÏthere€surrounding€himself€with€a€cloud€of€smoke,€sendingÏout€all€manner€of€pyrotechnics,€thunder€and€lightning,€andÏdeluding€the€people€into€the€idea€that€there€he€met€andÏtalked€with€Jehovah,€should€have€been€more€merciful€in€hisÏjudgments€Ô_ÔotÔ_Ô€all€witches,€necromancers€and€soothsayers.ÏOne€would€think€witches,€charmers€and€necromancersÏpossessing€the€same€power€and€manifesting€many€of€theÏsame€wonders€that€he€did,€should€not€have€been€so€severelyÏpunished€for€their€delusions.€Moses€had€taught€them€toÏbelieve€in€miracles.€When€the€human€mind€is€led€to€believeÏthings€outside€the€realm€of€known€law,€it€is€pre‚pared€toÏaccept€all€manner€of€absurdities.€And€yet€the€same€peopleÏthat€ridicule€Spiritualism,€Theosophy€and€Ô_ÔPsycholegyÔ_Ô,Ïbelieve€in€the€ten€plagues€of€Egypt€and€the€passage€of€theÏchildren€of€Israel€through€the€Red€Sea.€If€they€did€goÏthrough,€it€was€when€the€tide€was€low€at€that€point,€whichÏMoses€under‚stood€and€Pharaoh€did€not.€Perhaps€theÏdifficulty€is€to€be€gotten€over€in€much€the€same€way€as€thatÏemployed€by€the€Ô_ÔnegroÔ_Ô€preacher€who,€when€his€statement,Ïthat€the€children€of€Israel€crossed€the€Red€Sea€on€the€ice,Ïwas€questioned€on€the€ground€that€geography€showed€thatÏthe€climate€there€was€too€warm€for€the€formation€of€ice,Ïreplied:€ð ðWhy,€this€happened€Ô_ÔbetoreÔ_Ô€there€was€anyÏgeography!ðð€The€Jews,€as€well€as€the€sur‚rounding€nations,Ïwere€dominated€by€all€manner€of€supernatural€ideas.€AllÏthese€uncanny€tricks€and€delusions€being€forbiddenÌÌÌññ##################ññÌÌÌÌÌòòDeuteronomy€xx,€Ô_ÔxxsÔ_Ô.Ð @%È$, Ðx~€óóBut€the€women,€and€the€little€ones,€and€time€cattle,€andÐ &ž%- Ðall€that€is€in€the€city,€òòeven€óóall€the€spoil€thereof,€shalt€thouÐ ì&t&. Ðtake€unto€Ô_ÔthyseltÔ_Ô;€and€thou€shalt€eat€the€spoil€of€thineÏenemies,€which€the€Lord€tiny€God€bath€given€thee.ÌÔ_ÔsOÔ_Ô€ðð€ððwhen€(boo€guest€forth€to€war€against€Ô_ÔthtneÔ_Ô€enemies,Ïand€the€Lord€thy€God€bath€delivered€them€into€thine€hands,Ïand€thou€hast€taken€them€captive,Ìss€And€Ô_ÔseestÔ_Ô€among€the€captives€a€beautiful€woman,€andÏhast€a€desire€unto€her,€that€thou€Ô_ÔwouldestÔ_Ô€have€her€to€thyÏwile;Ìs2€Then€thou€shalt€bring€her€home€to€thine€house;€and€sheÏshall€shave€her€head,€and€pare€her€nails;Ì13€And€she€shall€pun€the€raiment€of€her€captivity€from€offÏher,€and€shall€remain€ho€shine€house,€and€bewail€her€fatherÏand€her€mother€a€f~Ô_ÔsllÔ_Ô€month:€and€after€that€she€shall€be€thyÐ Ê1R1; Ðwife.Ìt4€And€it€small€be,€if€thou€have€no€Ô_ÔdelighitÔ_Ô€in€her,€then€thouÏshalt€let€her€Ô_ÔginiÔ_Ô€whither€sire€will€but€thou€shalt€not€veil€herÏat€Ô_ÔaliÔ_Ô€for€Ô_ÔsnnoniesÔ_Ô,€slums€shall€not€make€merchandise€Ô_ÔotÔ_ÔÏher,€Ô_ÔtinerauiseÔ_Ô€thou€hast€Ô_ÔtttccuttciedÔ_Ô€her.Ìss€ðð€If€a€man€have€two€wives,€use€Ô_Ôlmi:hmivsilÔ_Ô,€and€anotherÏhated,€and€Ô_ÔtireyÔ_Ô€tins„c€Ô_ÔtuornueÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtihsssÔ_Ô€children,€òòÔ_ÔItoÔ_Ô/h€óótheÐ | ÐÔ_ÔhehosedÔ_Ô€and€the€haled€:€auntÌ„ðð:he€firstborn€son€be€tiers€that€Ô_ÔwamÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔhuarhcÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔulÔ_ÔÌx6€Then€it€shall€he,€when€ice€Ô_ÔmahucÔ_Ô„Ib€his€sons€to€inheritÏòòthat€óówhich€he€halt,,€t/Ô_ÔucttÔ_Ô€Ire€Ô_ÔncarvÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔnunSÔ_Ô€make€the€son€ofÐ Ô\  Ðthe€beloved€Ô_ÔhiummlhicurnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔhiefoteÔ_Ô€tins,€son€of€the€hated,€ohÏÔ_ÔncÔ_Ô/n€Ô_ÔniÔ_Ô€òòÔ_ÔjucdcindÔ_Ô€óóthe€Ô_ÔhirsuhortrÔ_ÔÐ €   ÐÔ_ÔsyÔ_Ô€But€he€shall€acknowledge€Ô_ÔthuÔ_Ô€sun€of€Ike€hated€òòfor€óóÔ_ÔlIneÔ_ÔÐ V Þ  ÐÔ_ÔflrstlrornÔ_Ô,€by€Ô_ÔgivinigÔ_Ô€turn€a€Ô_ÔduicnhuleÔ_Ô€portion€of€all€that€heÏbath:€for€he€òòÔ_Ôi.uÔ_Ô€óóshe€Ô_Ôhregin‚ningÔ_Ô€of€his€strength:€lice€right€ofÐ  Š  Ðthe€firstborn€in€his.ÌÌAll€this€is€done€if€the€woman€will€renounce€her€religion€andÏaccept€the€new€faith.€The€shaving€of€the€head€was€a€rite€inÏaccepting€the€new€faith,€the€paring€of€the€nails€a€token€ofÏsub‚mission.€In€all€these€transactions€the€woman€had€noÏfixed€rights€whatever.€In€that€word€~Ô_ÔhumbledcòòtÔ_Ô€óóis€includedÐ Üd Ðthe€whole€of€our€false€morality€in€regard€to€the€equalÏrelations€of€the€sexes.€Why€in€this€responsible€act€ofÏcreation,€on€which€depends€life€and€immortality,€woman€isÏsaid€to€be€humbled,€when€she€is€the€prime€factor€in€theÏrelation,€is€a€question€difficult€to€answer,€except€in€herÏgeneral€degradation,€carried€off€without€her€consent€asÏspoils€of€war,€subject€to€the€fancy€of€any€man,€to€be€takenÏor€cast€off€at€his€pleasure,€no€matter€what€is€done€with€her.ÏHer€sons€must€be€carefully€guarded€and€the€rights€of€theÏfirst„born€fully€recognized.€The€man€is€of€more€value€thanÏthe€mother€in€the€scale€of€being€whatever€her€graces€andÏvirtues€may€be.€If€these€Jewish€ideas€were€obsolete€theyÏmight€not€be€worth€our€attention,€but€our€creeds€and€codesÏare€still€tinged€with€the€Mosaic€laws€and€customs.€TheÏEnglish€lawÌ„of€primogeniture€has€its€foundation€in€the€above€Ô_ÔteXtÔ_Ô.€TheÏposition€of€the€wife€under€the€old€common€law€has€theÏsameÌÌorigin.ÌWhen€Bishop€Ô_ÔColensoÔ_Ô€went€as€a€Ô_ÔmtssionaryÔ_Ô€to€Ô_ÔZululandÔ_Ô,Ìthe€horror€with€which€the€most€devout€and€intelligent€of€theÌññt€36ññòòññTHE€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.ÌÌÌÌññóónatives€questioned€the€truth€of€the€Pentateuch€confirmed€hisÐ &ž%- Ðown€doubts€of€the€records.€Translating€with€the€help€of€aÏZulu€scholar€he€was€deeply€impressed€with€his€revulsion€ofÏfeel‚ing€at€the€following€passage€:€ð ðIf€a€man€smite€his€servant,Ïor€his€maid,€with€a€rod,€and€he€die€under€his€hand,€he€shallÏbe€surely€punished.€Ô_ÔSotwithstandingÔ_Ô,€if€he€continue€a€day€orÏtwo,€he€shall€not€be€punished:€for€òòIi~:€is€his€money.ððÐ +¢*3 ÐóóExodus€xxi:€òò20,€óó21.€ð ðI€shall€never€forget,ðð€says€tð ððð€Bishop,Ð ð+x+4 Ðð ðthe€revulsion€of€feel‚ing,€with€which€a€very€intelligentÏChristian€native,€with€whose€help€I€was€translating€these€lastÏwords€into€the€Zulu€tongue,€first€heard€them€as€words€saidÏto€be€uttered€by€the€same€great€and€gracious€Being,€whom€IÏwas€teaching€him€to€trust€in€and€adore.€His€whole€soulÏrevolted€against€the€notion,€that€the€Great€and€Blessed€God,Ïthe€Merciful€Father€of€all€mankind,€would€speak€of€aÐ Ê1R1; Ðservant€or€maid€as€mere€ððmoney,ð ð€and€allow€a€horrible€crimeÐ x Ðto€go€unpunished,€because€the€victim€of€the€brutal€usageÏhad€survived€a€few€hours!ððÌThough€they€had€no€Pentateuch€nor€knowledge€of€ourÏreligion,€their€respect€for€the€mother€of€the€race€and€theirÏrecognition€of€the€feminine€element€in€the€Godhead,€asÏshown€in€the€following€beautiful€prayer,€might€teach€ourÏBishops,€Priests€and€Levites€a€lesson€they€have€all€yet€toÏlearn.ÌÌEVENING€PRAYER.ÌÌð ð0€God,€Thou€hast€let€me€pass€the€day€in€peace:€let€me€passÏthe€night€in€peace,€0€Lord,€who€hast€no€Lord!€There€is€noÏstrength€but€in€Thee:€Thou€alone€hast€no€obligation.€UnderÏThy€hand€I€pass€the€day!€under€Thy€hand€I€pass€the€night!ÏThou€art€my€Mother,€Thou€my€Father!ÌÌPlacing€the€mother€first€shows€they€were€taught€by€NatureÏthat€she€was€the€prime€factor€in€their€existence.€In€the€wholeÏBible€and€the€Christian€religion€man€is€made€the€alpha€andÏomega€everywhere€in€the€state,€the€church€and€the€home.ÏAnd€we€see€the€result€in€the€general€contempt€for€the€sexÏexpressed€freely€in€our€literature,€in€the€halls€of€legislation,Ïin€church€con‚vocations€and€by€leading€Bishops€whereverÏthey€have€oppor‚tunities€for€speech€and€whenever€they€areÏwelcomed€in€the€popular€magazines€of€the€Ô_Ôday.E.Ô_Ô€C.€S.ÌÔ#†X&X%&×Vz¤#ÔÌññÌññÝ ƒ˜÷ÿÝÑxxÑÑxxÑÒxxÒÑ  ÑÑÑÔ€X&XXX&ÔÝ  ÝññÌÌÌÌññòòññTHEð ð€PEN€TA€TEUCH.ññóóññ143ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌñññ ñ##################ñ ñÐ ô| ÐÌCHAPTER€VI.ÌÌTHE€Ô_ÔPENTATEUGHÔ_Ô.ÌÌÓ/€ d/Óâ0âTâ0ââ  âHE€primal€requisite€for€the€more€accurateÐ pø" Ðâ ``I`I`âunderstanding€ofÌâ I`I```âthe€Bible€is€its€translation€from€the€past€to€the€presentÏtense.ÌIt€has€been€studied€as€history,€as€the€record€of€a€remoteÏpast€whose€truth€it€has€been€well„nigh€impossible€toÏverify.€It€should€be€studied€as€a€record€of€the€present,Ïthe€present€exper‚ience€of€the€individual€and€the€raceÏwhich€is€to€ultimate€in€the€perfect€actualization€ofÏgeneric€possibilities.ÌLike€the€tables€of€stone€the€Bible€is€written€on€bothÏsides;€or€it€has€a€letter€which€is€its€exterior€and€anÏinterior€spirit€or€mean‚ing.€The€history€which€constitutesÏits€letter€illustrates€those€principles€which€constitute€itsÏmeaning.€The€formless€must€be€put€into€form€to€beÏapprehended.€Mistaking€the€form€for€that€substanceÏwhich€has€been€brought€to€the€level€of€human€appreƒ¼hension€by€its€means,€is€the€error€which€constitutes€theÏbasis€of€dogmatic€theology.€Error€in€a€premise€compelsÏerror€in€con‚clusions.€It€is€no€wonder€that€womanð ðs€trueÐ Î.V.5 Ðrelation€to€man€and€just€position€in€the€social€fabric€hasÏremained€unknown.€A€Moses€on€Ô_ÔPisgahÔ_Ôð ðs€height€isÐ ¢0*07 Ðneeded€to„day€to€see€and€declare€this€promised€land;Ð Œ118 Ðand€he€must€be€revelator,€first,€to€women€themselves,Ïfor€they€especially€need€enlightenment€upon€the€trueÏnature€of€the€Bible.ÌSo€long€as€they€mistake€superstition€for€religiousÏrevelation€they€will€be€content€with€the€position€andÏopportunities€assigned€them€by€scholastic€theology.ÏThey€will€remember€and€ð ðkeep€their€placeðð€as€thusÏdefined.€Their€religious€nature€is€warped€and€twistedÏthrough€generations€of€denominational€conservatism;Ïwhich€fact,€by€the€way,€is€the€greatest€stumbling€blockÏin€the€path€of€equal€suffrage€to„day,€and€one€to€whichÏthe€leaders€of€that€movement€have€seemedÏunaccountably€blind.ÌThus€womanð ðs€strongest€foes€have€been€of€her€ownÐ Z â  Ðsex;€andÌ„wÌ144òòTHE€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.Ð   ÐÌÌóóbecause€her€sense€of€duty€and€religious€sentiment€haveÐ èp Ðbeen€operative€according€to€a€false€ideal,Ïunintentionally€women€have€been€and€will€continue€toÏbe€bigoted€until€they€allow€a€higher€ideal€to€penetrateÏtheir€minds;€until€they€see€with€the€eye€of€reason€andÏlogic,€as€well€as€with€the€sentiment€which€has€so€longÏkept€them€the€dependent€class.€The€Bible€fromÏbeginning€to€end€teaches€the€equality€of€man€andÏwoman,€their€relation€as€the€two€halves€of€the€unit,€butÏalso€their€distinctiveness€in€office.€One€cannot€take€theÏplace€of€the€other€because€of€the€fundamen‚tal€nature€ofÏeach.€The€work€of€each€half€in€its€own€place€isÏnecessary€to€the€perfect€whole.ÌThe€man€has€more€prominence€than€the€woman€in€theÏBible€because€the€masculine€characters€in€theirÏsuccession€represent€man€as€a€wholeð"ðgeneric€man.ÏThe€exterior€or€male€half€is€outermost,€the€interior€orÏfemale€half€is€covered€by€the€outer.€One€is€seen,€theÏother€has€to€be€discerned,€and€can€be€discerned€byÏfollowing€the€harmonious€relativity€between€the€twoÏhalves€of€the€unit.€There€is€a€straight€line€of€ascentÏfrom€the€Adam€to€the€Christ,€within€which€is€theÏstraight€line€of€ascent€from€the€Eve€to€the€Mary.€TheÏbook€of€Genesis€is€the€substance€of€the€whole€Bible,€itsÏmeaning€is€the€key€to€the€meaning€of€the€whole;€it€isÏthe€skeleton€around€which€the€rest€is€Ô_ÔbuildedÔ_Ô.€If€theÏremainder€of€the€Old€Testament€were€destroyed€itsÏsub‚stance€could€be€reconstructed€from€Genesis.€As€theÏbony€struct‚ure€of€the€physical€body€is€the€frameworkÏwhich€is€filled€in€and€rounded€to€symmetricalÏproportions€by€the€muscular€tissue,€so€Genesis€is€theÏframework€which€is€symmetrically€rounded€and€filledÏby€the€other€books,€which€supply€the€necessary€detailÏinvolved€in€basic€principles.ÌThe€first€chapter€of€Genesis€is€not€the€record€of€theÏcreation€of€the€world.€It€is€a€symbolical€description€ofÐ æ1n16 Ðthe€composite€nature€of€man,€that€being€which€is€maleÏand€female€in€one.€The€personal€pronoun€ð ðHeðð€belongsÏto€his€exterior€nature;€and€the€characters€whichÏillustrate€this€nature€and€the€order€of€its€developmentÏare€men.€The€pronoun€ð ðSheðð€belongs€to€the€in‚teriorÏnature,€and€all€charactersð"ðfewer€in€numberð"ðwhich€il‚Ì~1ÌòòTHE€Ô_ÔPENTAÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTEÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔUCH.IsSÔ_ÔÐ Þf ÐÌÌóólustrate€it,€are€women.€ð ðMale€and€female€created€heÐ ® 6  Ðthem.ðð€The€second€chapter€describes€the€nature€andÏorigin€of€the€visibleÌ„world,€the€nature€and€origin€of€the€soul,€their€relationÏto€each€other€and€to€this€dual€being.€With€the€thirdÏchapter€begins€the€symbolical€illustration€Ô_ÔoftheÔ_Ô€soulð ðsÐ @È  Ðexistenceð"ðof€its€continuity€of€existence€which€isÏunbroken€till€its€highest€possibilities€are€actualized,€tillÏall€the€inherent€capabilities€of€the€dual€being€are€fullyÏmanifested.ÌThe€leading€characters€of€Genesisð"ðAdam,€Ô_ÔEnosÔ_Ô,ÏNoah,€Abraham,€Isaac,€Jacob€and€Josephð"ðseven€inÏnumber,€represent€the€seven€chief€stages€of€the€soulð ðsÐ ¦. Ðexistence€which€follow€each€other€like€the€notes€in€theÏmusical€scale.€It€is€our€own€exper‚ience€that€is€thereÏportrayed,€both€present€and€prospective.€What€we€asÏindividuals,€and€nations€are€now€going€through€in€ourÏefforts€for€betterment,€is€told€in€the€story€of€Genesis.ÏMore€than€this,€the€clue€to€assured€betterment€is€foundÏthere€also.€This€experience€is€on€two€lines€which€areÏalways€distinct€but€never€separateð"ðthe€male€and€theÏfemale.€These€are€in‚dissolubly€bound€together€ð ðfromÏthe€beginning,ðð€the€same€principles,€necessitating€theÏsame€moral€standards€and€spiritual€ideals,€andÏgoverning€both.€The€largest€measure€Ô_ÔofourÔ_Ô€individualÏand€national€perplexities€and€sufferings€has€come€fromÏthe€ignorant€straining€apart€of€that€which€ð ðGod€hathÏjoined€togetherðð€and€which€we€can€not€successfully€andÏpermanently€ð ðput€asunder.ððÌThe€remaining€four€books€of€the€Pentateuch,€supplyÏthe€detail€beginning€between€the€Adam€and€Noah€ofÏGenesis,€rounding€out€that€part€of€the€skeleton.€TheÏExodus€from€Egypt€under€the€leadership€of€Moses,Ïrepresents€the€soulð ðs€growth€out€of€purelyÐ Ø'`'+ Ðsense~con5ciOu5ne55€by€the€help€of€spiritualÏperception.€Moses€is€the€personification€of€this€facultyÏinherent€in€and€oper‚ative€from€the€eternal€òòego,€óóthe€dualÐ –**. Ðbeing,€which€is€ð ðthe€Lord€of€the€Bible.€The€OldÏTestament€presents€the€outer€or€masculine€nature€ofÏthis€ð ðLordðð€as€the€Jehovah.€The€New€TestamentÏpresents€the€inner€or€feminine€nature€as€the€Virgin.ÌThe€children€of€Israel€according€to€their€tribes,Ïrepresent€theÌranging€characteristics€or€parts€which€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô~Ô_ÔakeÔ_Ô€up€the€soulÏof€self.Ð ì1t16 Ð146òòTHE€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.Ð x ÐÌÌóóconsciousness.€They€are€the€ð ðchosen€peopleðð€becauseÐ HÐ Ðwhen€the€soul€sees€with€its€spiritual€insight€as€well€asÏwith€its€sensuous€Ô_ÔoutsightÔ_Ô,€it€can,€if€it€will,€chooseÏbetween€the€two€as€guides.€Their€experiences€in€theÏwilderness€are€what€we€are€passing€through€to„day;€forÏthere€is€now€a€people€who€have€made€this€choice€andÏare€following€the€higher€leader€in€their€work€for€theÏhuman€race,€which€is€the€only€satisfactory€way€ofÏworking€for€themselves.€But€this€leaderð"ðspiritualÏperceptionð"ðcannot€put€the€soul€in€possession€of€itsÏpromised€landð"ða€higher€state€of€existence€or€quality€ofÏself„consciousness.€It€sees€the€higher€and€leads€in€itsÏÔ_ÔdirectiunÔ_Ô;€but€understanding€of€fundamental,€thereforeÏunvarying€and€always€applicable,€principles€isÏnecessary€for€that€realization€which€~s€the€attainmentÏof€the€higher,€or€its€possession.ÌMosesð ð€death€before€crossing€Jordan€illustrates€thisÐ èp Ðlimitation,€which€is€also€the€limitation€of€earnestÏreformers€to„day.€They€can€see€for€Ô_ÔusÔ_Ô€and€point€outÏthat€which€awaits€them;€but€they€can€never€take€thoseÏothers€ð ðinto€the€land.ðð€They€must€travel€on€their€ownÏfeet.ÌJoshua,€as€the€leader€after€Moses,€is€the€personificationÏof€this€understanding.€He€is€Mosesð ð€Ô_ÔsepulchreÔ_Ô,€forÐ NÖ ÐMoses€is€buried€in€him.€Spiritual€insight€developsÏunderstanding€which€is€its€continuity.€Hence€theÏcontinuation€of€experiences€under€Joshua€theÏð ðÔ_ÔSaviourÔ_Ôðð€through€whom€the€soul€takes€ð ðpossessionðð€ofÏits€higher€state.€In€the€ð ðwildernessðð€of€transition€fromÏthe€old€to€the€new,€mistakes€occur€which€mar€theirÏconsequences.€In€this€illus‚tration€of€the€Pentateuch,ÏMiriam€ð ðspeaks€againstðð€Moses,€is€stricken€with€leprosyÏand€ð ðset€without€the€camp,ðð€and€the€people€cannotÏjourney€till€all€is€ð ðbrought€in€again.ððÌWomanð ðs€intellectual€development€after€ages€ofÐ \"ä!% Ðrepression.€has€resulted€with€many€of€the€sex,€in€anÏagnosticism€which,€at€first€liberal,€has€grown€to€be€aÏdogmatic€materialism.€She€ð ðspeaks€againstðð€spiritualÏinsight€and€its€revelations.€In€for‚saking€her€dogmas€andÏcreeds€she€has€forsaken€religion.€She€is€to€be€ð ðbroughtÏin€again€ð ðð"ðbrought€to€see€that€religion€is€of€the€soulÏand€is€individual;€while€dogma€and€doctrine€are€fromÏtheññÌÌÌÌÌòòTHE€Ô_ÔPENTAÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTEUCHÔ_Ô.óó147Ð >.Æ-2 ÐÌññÌsensuous€out„side€alone.€The€one€tends€to€trueÏfreedom,€the€other€generates€bondage.€Broadly,Ïwomen€of€to„day€are€of€two€classes;€those€who€are€stillÏheld€by€the€conservatism€of€creeds,€and€those€whoÏhave€gone€to€the€other€extreme€through€the€ex‚hilarationÏof€intellectual€activity.€Both€classes€must€meet€upon€aÏcommon€ground,€recognition€of€fundamental€principlesÏand€effort€to€apply€themð"ðbefore€the€New€TestamentÏcan€become€the€practical€ethical€standard.Ð æ1n16 ÐAn€outline€of€a€subject€so€vast€and€profound€as€theÏnature€and€meaning€of€the€Pentateuch,€must€necessarilyÏbe€more€or€less€unsatisfactory.€It€cannot€be€detachedÏfrom€the€rest€of€the€Bible€which€is€a€complete€organicÏbody.€Its€meaning€is€con‚secutive€and€harmonious€withÏfirst€premises,€from€beginning€to€end.€The€obviousÏinconsistencies€and€absurdities€involve€only€its€letter,Ïwhich€may€or€may€not€be€true€as€history€withoutÏaffecting€the€truth€of€the€book€itself€which€lies€in€itsÏmeaning.ÌThe€projectors€of€ð ðThe€Womanð ðs€Bibleðð€must€notÐ œ $  Ðavoid€the€whirlpool€of€a€masculine€Bible€only,€to€splitÏupon€the€rock€of€a€feminine€Bible€alone.€This€would€beÏan€attempt€to€separate€what€is€intensely€joined€togetherÏand€defeat€the€end€desired.€The€book€is€the€soulð ðsÐ D Ì  Ðguide€in€the€fulfilling€of€its€destinyð"ðthat€destiny€whichÏis€involved€in€its€origin€;€and€the€soul,€in€sleep,€isÏsexless.€Its€faculties€and€powers€are€differentiated€areÏmas‚culine€and€feminine.ÌIf€the€question€is€asked€ð ðWhat€is€your€authority€for€thisÏview€of€the€Bible?ðð€the€answer€is€ð ðI€have€none€but€theÏinternal€evidence€of€the€book€itself.€When€joined€it€isÏself„evident€truth,€requiring€no€external€authority€toÏgive€it€support.ððÌÔ_ÔU.N.G.Ô_ÔÌÌÌÔ_ÔññÌññÔ_ÔÔ_ÔññÌññÔ_ÔÔ_ÔññÌññÔ_ÔÔ_ÔññÌññÔ_ÔÔ_ÔññÌññÔ_ÔÔ_ÔññÌññÔ_ÔÔ_ÔññÌññÔ_ÔÌAPPENDIX.ÌÌÌÌÌAs€the€Revising€Committee€refer€to€a€womanð ðsÐ ¢*! Ðtranslation€of€the€Bible€as€their€ultimate€authority€forÏthe€Greek,€Latin€and€Hebrew€text,€a€brief€notice€of€thisÏdistinguished€scholar€is€important:ÌÌJulia€Smithð ðs€translation€of€the€Bible€stands€out€uniqueÐ 4#¼"& Ðamong€all€tr.tn4ation~.€It€Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô~€the€onòò1óóy€one€ever€made€byÐ $¦#' Ða€woman,€and€the€only€one€it€appears.€ever€mule€byÏman€or€woman€without€help.€Ô_ÔWyclifÔ_Ô.€ð ðthe€morning€starÏof€the€Ô_ÔReformatimÔ_Ô,ðð€Ô_ÔitiadeÔ_Ô€a€translation€from€theÏVulgate,€assisted€by€Nicholas€of€Hereford.€II,„€was€notÏsufficiently€familiar€with€Hebrew€and€Greek€toÏtranslate€from€those€tongue~..€Cover„daleð ðs€translationÐ š)")- Ðwas€not€done€alone.€In€his€dedication€to€the€king€he€saxÏlie€has€humbly€followed€his€interpreters€and€Ô_ÔtlsatÔ_Ô€underÏcorrection.€Ô_ÔTynilaleÔ_Ô,€in€hi,€trans‚lation,€Ô_ÔIsadÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtbeÔ_ÔÏassistance€of€Frye,€of€William€Ô_ÔRoyeÔ_Ô,€and€also€of€MilesÏC~,Ô_ÔvcrdaleÔ_Ô.€Julia€Smith€translated€the€whole€BibleÏabsolutely€alone,€without€consultation€with€any€one.ÏAnd€this€not€once,€hut€five€timesð"ðtwice€from€theÏÔ_ÔhebrewÔ_Ô,€twice€from€the€Greek€and€once€from€theÏLatin.€Literalness€was€one€end€she€kept€constantly€inÐ Ô1\16 Ðview.€though€this€does€not€work€so€well€with€theÏHebrew€tenses.€But€she€did€not€mind€that.€FrequentlyÏher€wording€is€an€improvement,€or€brings€one€closer€toÏthe€Ô_ÔuriÔ_Ôð ðÔ_ÔinalÔ_Ô€than€the€common€translation.€Thus€in€I.Ð 6¾ ÐCorinthians€viii,€s,€of€the€King€J€tines€translation,€weÏhave:€ð ðKnowledge€Ô_ÔpuffethÔ_Ô€up,€but€charity€Ô_ÔedifiethÔ_Ô.ððÏJulia€Smith€version:€ð ðKnowledge€puffs€up€and€loveÏbuilds€the€house.ðð€She€uses€ð ðloveðð€in€place€of€ð ðcharityððÏevery€time.€And€her€translation€was€made€nearly€fortyÏyears€before€the€revised€version€of€our€day,€which€alsoÏdoes€the€same.€Ô_ÔTyndaleÔ_Ô,€in€his€translation€nearly€threeÏhundred€and€seventy„five€years€ago,€made€the€sameÏtranslation€of€this€word€;€hut€Julia€Smith€did€not€knowÏthat€and€never€saw€his€translation.€This€word€ð ðcharityððÏwas€one€of€the€words€that€Sir€Thomas€More,€LordÏChancellor€of€England.€charged€Ô_ÔTyndaleÔ_Ô€withÏmistranslating.€The€other€t~vo€words€were€ð ðpriestðð€andÏð ðchurch,ðð€Ô_ÔTyndaleÔ_Ô€calling€priests€ððððseniors,ðð€andÏchurch€ð ðcongregation.ðð€Ô_ÔflotliÔ_Ô€Julia€Smith€and€theÏrevised€version€call€them€priests€and€church.€And€sheÏgive.€the€word€ððððLifeð ðð ð€for€ððððEve:ðð€ð ðAnd€Adam€will€callÐ ÀH Ðhis€wifeð ðs€Ô_ÔImamneÔ_Ô€Life,€for€she€was€ððthe€mother€of€allÐ ª2 Ðliving.ððÌOne€more€illustration€ððððNow€when€Jesus€was€born€Ô_ÔiTtÔ_ÔÏBethlehem€of€Ô_ÔJudesÔ_Ô€in€Ô_ÔtlmÔ_Ô~€jays€of€Herod€the€king,Ïbehold€there€Ô_ÔcanseÔ_Ô€wise€men€from€the€Ô_ÔeadÔ_Ô€toÏJerusalem.ðð€King€Jan~s€translation.€ð ðNow€when€JesusÏwas€born,€etc.,€behold€timer~€canine€Ô_ÔwueÔ_Ô€men€fromÏthe€Ô_Ôaunrisir.gsÔ_Ô€to€Jerusalem.ðð€Julia€Smith€version.€SheÏclaims€to€haveñ ñÌñ ññ ñ€ñ ññ ñÌ149ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ4ÌwÐ Ô1\16 Ðisoñ ñòòñ ñTHE€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.Ð x ÐÌñ ñóómade€a€perfectly€literal€translation,€andÐ ú‚ Ðaccording€to€the€verdict€of€competent€authori‚ties,ÏHebrew€scholars€who€have€examined€her€Bible,€sheÏhas€done€so.€Her€work€has€had€the€endorsement€ofÏvarious€learned€men.€A€Hebrew€professor€of€HarvardÏCollege€(Prof.€Young)€called€on€her€soon€after€herÏBible€was€issued€and€examined€it.€He€was€muchÏastonished€that€she€had€Ô_ÔtrinslatedÔ_Ô€so€correctly€withoutÏconsulting€some€learned€man.€He€expressed€surpriseÏthat€she€should€have€put€the€tenses€as€she€did.€She€saidÏto€him:€ð ðYou€acknowledge€that€I€have€translatedÏaccording€to€the€Hebrew€idiom?ðð€He€replied:€ð ð0€yes,Ïyou€have€translated€literallyðð€That€was€just€what€sheÏaimed€at,€to€get€an€exact€literal€translation,€withoutÏregard€to€smoothness.€She€received€many€letters€fromÏscholars,€all€speaking€of€the€exact,€or€literal€translation.ÏSome€people€have€Ô_ÔcriticisedÔ_Ô€this€feature,€which€is€theÏgreat€merit€of€the€hook.ÌJulia€Smith€was€led€to€make€the€translation€at€the€timeÏof€the€Miller€excitement€in€5843,€when€the€world€wasÏto€come€to€a€sudden€termination€when€the€saints€wereÏpreparing€their€robes€for€ascension€into€the€empyrean,Ïand€wicked€unbelievers€òò1óóthe€vast€majority)€were€toÐ /ž.3 Ðdescend€as€far€the€other€way.€She€and€her€family€wereÏmuch€interested€in€Millerð ðs€predictions,€and€she€wasÐ ê0r05 Ðanxious€to€see€for€herself€if,€in€the€original€Hebrew€textÐ Ô1\16 Ðof€the€Bible€there€was€any€warrant€for€Millerð ðsÐ x Ðpredictions.€So€she€set€to€work€and€studied€Hebrew,Ïhaving€previously€translated€the€New€Testa‚ment,€andÏalso€the€Septuagint€from€the€Greek.€So€absorbed€didÏshe€become€in€her€work€that€the€dinner€bell€wasÏÔ_ÔunhededÔ_Ô,€and€she€would€undoubtedly€have€many€timesÏgone€to€bed€both€Ô_ÔdinnerlessÔ_Ô€and€supperless€had€not€theÏfamily€called€her€off€from€her€work.€Once€a€week€sheÏmet€with€the€family€and€a€friend€and€neighbor,€MissÏEmily€Ô_ÔMoseleyÔ_Ô,€to€read€over€and€discuss€what€she€hadÏtranslated€during€the€week.€This€practice€was€kept€upÏfor€several€years.€When€she€came€to€publish€the€work,Ï(the€manuscripts€of€which€had€lain€in€the€garret€someÏtwenty„five€or€thirty€years)€the€cashier€of€the€HartfordÏbank,€where€the€sisters€had€kept€their€money,€told€herÏshe€was€very€foolish€to€throw€away€her€money€printingÏthis€Bible;€that€she€would€never€sell€a€copy.€She€toldÏhim€it€Ô_ÔdidnÔ_Ôð ðt€matter€whether€she€did€or€not€;€that€sheÐ Š Ðwas€not€doing€it€to€make€money;€that€she€found€moreÏsatisfaction€in€spending€her€money€in€this€way€than€inÏspending€it€all€on€dress.€Thanks€to€our€moreÏenlightened€age,€this€translation€did€not€meet€with€theÏopposition€the€early€translators€had€to€contend€with.ÏThe€scholars€of€those€days€thought€learning€should€heÏconfined€to€a€select€few€;€it€was,€in€their€view,Ïdangerous€to€put€the€Bible€into€a€language€the€commonÏpeople€could€understand,€especially€women.€Here€isÏwhat€one€Henry€de€Ô_ÔKnyghtonÔ_Ô,€a€learned€monk€of€thatÏday,€said:€ð ðThis€Master€John€Ô_ÔWiclifÔ_Ô€bath€translated€theÏgospel€out€of€Latin€into€English,€which€Christ€hadÏintrusted€with€the€òòÔ_ÔekrgyÔ_Ô€and€doctors€óóof€the€Church€thatÐ äl Ðòòthey€óómight€minister€it€to€the€laity€and€weaker€sort,Ð Ô\ Ðaccording€to€the€state€of€the€times€and€the€wants€ofÏmen.€But€now€the€gospel€is€made€vulgar€and€moreÏopen€to€the€laity,€and€òòeven€to€women€óówho€can€read,Ð ˜ " Ðthan€it€used€to€he€to€the€òòmost€learned€óóof€the€clergy€andÐ ˆ  # Ðthose€of€the€best€understanding.ðð€To€say€nothing€ofÏreading€the€Bible,€what€would€this€learned€man€haveÏthought€of€a€woman€translating€it,€and€five€times€atÏthat!€It€would€seem€as€if€the€bare€suggestion€must€haveÏstirred€his€dry€hones€with€indignation.ÌKing€James€appointed€fifty„four€men€of€learning€toÏtranslate€the€Bible.€Seven€of€them€died€and€forty„sevenÏcarried€the€work€on.€Compare€this€corps€of€workersÏwith€one€little€woman€performing€the€Herculean€taskÏwithout€one€suggestion€or€word€of€advice€from€mortalÏman€I€This€Bible€is€ten€by€seven€inches,€and€is€printedÏin€large,ÌòòAPPENDIX.óó131[Ð p,ø+0 ÐÌclear€type.€There€are€two€styles€of€binding,€cloth€andÏsheepskin.€The€cloth€bind‚ing€was€$~.5o€at€the€time€itÏwas€issued€and€while€Julia€Smith€lived€and€the€Ô_ÔothrrÔ_ÔÏwas€53.Ô_ÔooÔ_Ô,€but€as€they€are€getting€scarcer€the€price€mayÏhave€gone€up.€They€will€be€a€rarity€in€the€next€centuryÐ ò1z16 Ðand€will€be€much€sought€after€by€Ô_ÔbibliomaniacsÔ_Ô,€to€sayÏnothing€of€scholars€who€will€want€it€for€its€real€value.ÏJulia€Smith€had€the€plates€of€her€Bible€preserved,€butÏwhere€they€are€now€is€more€than€I€know.€It€was€pubƒ¼lished€by€the€American€Publishing€Company,€ofÏHartford,€in€1876.ÌJulia€Ô_ÔEvelinaÔ_Ô€Smith,€of€Glastonbury,€Coon.,€was€one€ofÏfive€sisters€of€a€somewhat€Ô_ÔmotableÔ_Ô€family,€the€fatherÏand€mother€both€having€strong€traits€of€character€andÏmarked€individuality.€The€mother,€Hannah€Ô_ÔHickokÔ_Ô,Ïwas€a€fine€linguist€and€mathe‚matician.€She€once€madeÏan€almanac€for€her€own€convenience,€almanacs€beingÏrather€scarce€in€those€days.€She€could€tell€the€time€ofÏnight€whenever€she€happened€to€awake€by€the€positionÏof€the€stars.€She€was€an€omnivorous€reader€and€a€greatÏstudent,€and€in€those€days€before€the€invention€ofÏstoves,€her€father,€in€order€to€allow€her€the€requisiteÏretirement€to€gratify€her€studious€tastes,€built€her€aÏsmall€glass€room.€In€the€days€of€the€Abby€and€JuliaÏSmith€excitement,€when€they€refused€to€pay€Ô_ÔIlineirÔ_ÔÏtaxes,€some€writer€was€so€wicked€as€to€say€that€JuliaÏSmithð ðs€grandfather€shut€liner€mother€up€in€a€glassÐ ª2 Ðcage.€Seated€in€this€glass€enclosure,€placed€in€a€southÏroom,€with€the€sunð ðs€rays€beating€down€upon€her,€asÐ ~ Ðupon€a€plant€in€a€conservatory,€she€could€pursue€herÏstudies€to€her€heartð ðs€content.€She€was€an€only€childÐ RÚ Ðand€adored€by€her€father;€and€so€much€did€she€think€ofÏhim€that€in€Isis€last€illness,€Ô_ÔwlinenÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔslseÔ_Ô€was€away€atÏschool,€she€rode€four€hundred€miles€on€Ô_ÔIsorsebackÔ_Ô€inÏorder€to€see€him€before€he€died.ÌJulia€Smithð ðs€father,€the€Rev.€Ô_ÔZephaniahÔ_Ô€H.€Smith,€aÐ äl Ðgraduate€of€Yale,€was€settled€in€Ô_ÔNewtownÔ_Ô,€Coon.,€nearÏSouth€Britain,€where€line€married€Hannah€Ô_ÔHickokÔ_Ô.€HeÏpreached€but€four€years,€resigning€his€position€on€theÏground€that€the€gospel€should€be€free;€that€it€wasÏwrong€to€preach€for€moneyð"ðideas€promulgated€by€Ô_ÔtbÔ_Ô~ÏÔ_ÔSandemaniansÔ_Ô€of€those€days,€the€followers€of€RobertÏÔ_ÔSandemanÔ_Ô,€a€Ô_ÔScotebmanÔ_Ô,€who€organized€the€sect€inÏEngland€and€in€this€country,€it€having€originated€withÏhis€father„in„law,€John€Ô_ÔGlasÔ_Ô,€the€sect€being€called€eitherÏÔ_ÔGlassitesÔ_Ô€or€Ô_ÔSandemaniansÔ_Ô,€the€former€being€given€theÏÔ_ÔpteferenceÔ_Ô€in€Scotland€and€England.€Ô_ÔTIneÔ_Ô€ideas€ofÏthese€people€were€followed€out€by€the€Smith€family,Ïand€at€Abby€and€Julia€Smithð ðs€funeral,€as€at€theÐ Æ'N'+ Ðfunerals€of€those€Ô_ÔwInoÔ_Ô€had€gone€before€Ô_ÔtlsemÔ_Ô,€thereÏwas€no€officiating€minister€and€no€services.€Simply€aÏchapter€of€the€Bible€was€read,€and€one€or€two€whoÏwished,€made€remarks.€On€a€fly„leaf€of€the€Bible€JuliaÏSmith€read€every€day€was€written€the€request€that€sheÏshould€be€buried€by€her€sisters€in€Glastonbury,€andÏwith€no€name€on€the€tombstone€but€that€of€her€ownÏmaiden€name.€This€request€was€followed€out.€TheÏnames€of€the€Smith€sisters€are€so€unique,€and€inasmuchÏas€they€have€Ô_ÔmeyerÔ_Ô€been€known€to€be€printed€correctly,Ïit€may€not€be€out€of€place€to€give€them€here,€precedingÐ Ô1\16 Ðthem€by€Ô_ÔtlsoseÔ_Ô€of€their€parents,€making€a€Ô_ÔslinortÔ_Ô€familyÏrecord€for€future€referenceÌÔ_ÔZephaniabÔ_Ô€H.€Smith,€horn€August€59,€1758.€DiedÏÔ_ÔFelinruaryÔ_Ô€n,€1836.ÌÌHannah€Ô_ÔHickokÔ_Ô,€born€August€7,€1767.€Died€DecemberÏ27,€1850.ÌÌThey€were€married€May€3!,€1786.ÌÔ_ÔnAUGsITERsÔ_Ô€05~€Ô_ÔTIlEÔ_Ô€ABOVE:ÌÌÔ_ÔHaneyÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔZephinaÔ_Ô,€born€March€i6,€5787.€Died€June€30,Ï5871.ÌÔ_ÔCyrinthiaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSacretiaÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔborisÔ_Ô€May€s8,€1788.€Died€AugustÏs~,€186.1.ÌÌÔ_ÔLaurillaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔAleroylaÔ_Ô,€born€November€26,€1789.€DiedÏMarch€Ô_ÔiinjÔ_Ô,€1857.ÌVÌ152òòTHE€WOMANð ðS€BIBLE.Ð Ö^ ÐÌÌóóJulia€Ô_ÔEvelinaÔ_Ô,€born€May€27,€5792.€Died€March€6,Ð ¦. Ðs886.ÌAbby€Ô_ÔHadassabÔ_Ô,€born€June€I,€5797.€Died€July€23,Ï1878.ÌJulia€was€educated€at€Mrs.€Emma€Willardð ðs€far„famedÐ NÖ Ðseminary€at€Troy,€New€York.€Abby,€the€youngest€ofÏthe€family,€was€the€one€who€added€to€their€fame,Ïwhen,€in€November,€1873,€at€a€town€meeting€inÏGlastonbury,€she€delivered€a€speech€against€taxationÏwithout€representation.€She€had€just€attended€the€firstÏWomanð ðs€Congress€in€New€York,€and€on€her€way€backÐ ÊR  Ðsaid€she€was€going€to€make€a€speech€on€taxation;€thatÏshe€should€apply€to€the€Ô_ÔauthoritesÔ_Ô€to€speak€in€town€ballÏon€town€meeting€day.€She€and€Julia€ownedÏconsiderable€property€in€Glastonbury€and€their€taxesÏwere€being€increased€while€those€of€their€neighborsÏ(men)€were€not.€She€applied€to€the€authori‚ties,€buntÏthey€would€not€let€her€speak€in€the€ball,€so€she€spokeÏfrom€a€wagon€outside€to€a€crowd€of€people.€ThisÏspeech€was€printed€in€a€Hartford€paper€(the€òòCourant)Ð &Œ%) Ðóóand€was€copied€all€over€the€country,€and€the€cry:Ð ô&|&* Ðð ðAbby€Smith€and€her€cowsðð€was€caught€upÏeverywhere.€Abby€Smithð ðs€quaint,€simple€speechesÐ È(P(, Ðattracted€attention,€and€the€sale€of€the€cows€at€the€sign„¼post€aroused€sympathy,€and€from€that€time€on€theirÏfame€grew€apace.€The€hitherto€light€mail„bags€ofÏGlastonbury€came€loaded€with€mail€matter€from€allÏquarters€for€the€Smith€sisters.€And€this€continued€forÏsome€years,€or€till€the€death€of€Abby€in€1878,€whichÏwas€followed€by€the€marriage€of€Julia€the€followingÏspring,€and€the€discontinuance€of€the€sale€of€the€cowsÏat€the€public€sign„post.€She€married€Mr.€Amos€A.ÏParker,€both€being€eighty„seven€years€of€age.€JuliaÐ ì1t16 ÐSmith€sold€the€old€family€mansion€in€Glastonbury€andÏbought€a€house€at€Ô_ÔPark‚villeÔ_Ô,€Hartford.€She€died€there€inÏs886€and€her€husband€died€in€5893,€nearly€oneÌhundred€and€two€years€of€Ô_Ôage.F.Ô_Ô€E.€B.ÌPRESS€COMMENTSÌON€THEÌÌÌWOMANð ðS€BIBLEÐ ÈP ÐÌÌThe€comments€are€right€up€to€date.ð"ð€CincinnatiÏòòÔ_ÔTnbuneÔ_Ô.Ð p ø  ÐÌóóThe€most€humorous€book€of€the€year.ð"ð€The€Ô_ÔHarttordÔ_ÔÐ P Ø  ÐòòSeminary€Record.Ð :  ÐÌóóOf€all€possible€books€this€is€perhaps€the€mostÐ ¢ Ðextraordinary€possible.ð"ðThe€òòWeek,€óóToronto,€Canada.Ð Œ ÐÌA€very€clever€analysis€of€passages€relat‚ing€to€theÏòòsex.ð"ðÔ_ÔPublmeÔ_Ô€Opinion,€óóN.€Y.€City.Ð ÈP ÐÌThe€new€woman€s€Bible€is€one€of€the€re‚markableÏproductions€of€the€centuryð"ðDen‚ver€òòNews.Ð Œ ÐÌóóA€unique€edition€of€the€Scripture.€An€extraordinaryÐ lô Ðpresentment€of€Holy€writ€Ið"ð€Denver€òòTimes.Ð VÞ ÐÌóóThe€work€is€unique„€Its€aim€is€to€help€the€cause€Ô_ÔotÔ_ÔÐ 6¾ Ðwoman€in€her€battle€for€equal‚òòity.ð"ðBeacon,€óóAkron,Ð  ¨ ÐOhio.ÌÌRobert€G.€Ingersoll€is€the€only€person€on€earth€capableÏof€a€work€equal€to€Mrs.ÌStantonð ðs€sensation,€ð ðThe€womanð ðs€Bible.ððÐ ¸ @ # Ðð"ðChicago€òòTimes„Herald.Ð ¢!*!$ ÐóóThe€attack€of€the€new€woman€on€the€King€James€BibleÐ ’""% Ðwill€be€observed€with€interest€where€it€does€not€alarm.ÏBut€let€ð ðThe€womanð ðs€Bibleðð€and€the€truth€prevail.€ItÐ f$î#' Ðmay€be€that€Lot€himself€was€turned€into€a€pillar€ofÏsalt.ð"ðChicago€òòPost.Ð :&Â%) ÐÌóóIt€has€come€at€last,€as€it€was€bound€to€comeð"ðtheÐ (¢'+ Ðemancipated€womanð ðs€Bible.€The€wonder€is€it€has€beenÐ )Œ(, Ðdelayed€so€long.€This€is€not€a€blasphemousÏbook.ð"ðThe€òòEgyptian€Gazette,€óóAlexandria,€Egypt.Ð Ø*`*. ÐÌThe€ð ðnew€womanðð€has€broken€out€in€a€fresh€directionÏand€published€ð ðThe€wo‚manð ðs€Bible.ðð€In€it€the€conductÐ œ-$-1 Ðof€Adam,€the€father€of€the€race,€is€described€as€ð ðto€theÏlast€degree€òòdastardly.ððð"ðÔ_ÔWesttninsterÔ_Ô€Budget,€óóLondon,Ð p/ø.3 ÐEng.ÌÐ J1Ò05 ÐOne€of€the€most€striking€protests€de‚vised€by€woman€forÏthe€purpose€of€showing€her€rejection€of€the€conditionsÏunder€which€our€mothers€lived.€It€is€evidently€the€misƒ¼sion€of€ð ðThe€womanð ðs€Bibleðð€to€exalt€and€dignifyÐ 6¾ Ðwoman.ð"ðThe€òòMorning,€óóLondon,€Eng.Ð  ¨ Ðwe€have€read€some€of€the€passages€of€the€commentaryÏprepared€for€ð ðThe€wo‚manð ðs€Bibleðð€by€that€veryÐ ú‚ Ðaccomplished€American€woman€and€Biblical€student,ÏMrs.€Elizabeth€Ô_ÔCadyÔ_Ô€Stanton.€They€are€a€great€dealÏmore€satisfactory€than€many€of€the€comments€upon€theÏsame€texts€that€we€have€read€in€other€and€moreÏpretentious€commentaries.€Mrs.€Stantonð ðs€interpreta‚tiveÐ Œ   Ðremarks€are€shrewd€and€sensible.ð"ð€Editorial€N.€Y.ÏòòSun.Ð ` è  ÐÌóóOf€man„made€commentaries€on€the€Bible€we€have€hadÐ @È  Ðsufficient€to€stock€a€library€and€yet€they€have€left€roomÏfor€this€com‚mentary€by€women.€These€revisers€haveÏproved€the€need€of€an€intelligent€examina‚tion€of€theÏScriptures€from€the€womanð ðs€point€of€Ô_ÔyiewÔ_Ô.€The€ladyÐ èp Ðcommentators€are€not€wanting€in€a€sense€ofÏhumorð"ðthe€qual‚ity€in€which€biblical€critics€of€the€maleÏsex€are€usually€unhappily€deficient.€There€is€much€thatÏis€very€funny€and€very€interest‚ing€in€this€newÏÔ_ÔcoiimentaryÔ_Ô€upon€the€Bible.ð"ð7€òòhe€Daily€Chronicle,Ð z ÐóóLondon,€Eng.Ð jò ÐÌThe€òòStandard€óósays,€ð ðThe€Sisterhood€of€AdvancedÐ >Æ ÐWomen€has€taken€a€bold€step€towards€emancipation.€ItÏhas€long€groaned€under€certain€implications€ofÏservitude€con‚tained€in€a€few€passages€Ô_ÔnfÔ_Ô€Scripture,€andÏhas,€therefore,€determined€to€abolish€these€disabilitiesÏby€publishing€ð ðThe€Womanð ðs€Bible.ð ððð€It€is€not€only€theÐ Ö^  Ðtype€that€is€new.€New€readings€of€old€passages€areÏgiven,€and€the€volume€contains€suggestions€to€showÏthat€the€verses€about€womenð ðs€in‚feriority€really€meanÐ ”  # Ðthe€opposite€of€the€or‚dinary€acceptation.€In€it€Eve€isÏrather€praised€than€otherwise€for€having€eaten€theÏapple.€It€is€pointed€out€that€Satan€did€not€tempt€herÏwith€an€array€of€silks€and€satins,€and€gold€watches,€orÏeven€a€cycling€cos‚tumeð"ðthe€things€which€some€peopleÏthink€most€seductive€to€her€descendantsð"ðbut€with€theÏoffer€of€knowledge;€a€man€being€of€such€a€lethargicÏand€groveling€nature€that€a€similar€lofty€ambition€neverÏentered€his€mind.€Besides,€if€the€fruit€was€not€to€beÏeaten,€Eve€should€have€been€informed€of€the€fact€atÏfirst€hand,€and€not€through€an€agent.ð"ðÔ_ÔPaUÔ_Ô€òòMallÐ ¢***. ÐGazette,€óóLondon,€Eng.Ð ’++/ ÐÌÌThe€above€books€will€be€sent,€Ô_ÔineRtÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔprepaldÔ_Ô,€on€receiptÏof€price,€byÌÌÌEUROPEAN€PUBLISHING€COMPANY,Ð þ1†16 Ð68€BROAD€STREET,€NEW€YORK€CITY.Ì