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In the

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FAITH

Lessons from the Lives of

Great Men and Women of the Bible

JOHNF. MACARTHUR

CROSSWAY BOOKS WHEATON, ILLINOIS

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ABRAHAMS FAITH ANALYQED AND APPLIED

I( Ro9)(- ?@$&= #" )po-# P)+ -+99)r- "- +-#r)#o( o4 A'r)")9 )- #" -pr#+) pro#o#ypo4 3ry !(+( '3r )(/ #" 4or9o-# O/ T-#)9(# :)9p o4 -)3(! 4)#"@

In hope a+ainst hope he believed' in order that he mi+ht become a father of many nations'

accordin+ to that (hich had been spo)en' ,#o shall yo!r descendants be.- And (itho!t

becomin+ (ea) in faith he contemplated his o(n body' no( as +ood as dead since he (as abo!ta h!ndred years old' and the deadness of #arah@s (ombE yet' (ith respect to the promise ofGod' he did not (aver in !nbelief' b!t +re( stron+ in faith' +ivin+ +lory to God' and bein+ f!lly

ass!red that (hat 8e had promised' 8e (as able also to perform. herefore also it (as

rec)oned to him as ri+hteo!sness. 7o( not for his sa)e only (as it (ritten' that ,it (asrec)oned to him'- b!t for o!r sa)e also' to (hom it (ill be rec)oned' as those (ho believe in

8im (ho raised /es!s o!r Lord from the dead' 8e (ho (as delivered !p beca!se of o!r

trans+ressions' and (as raised beca!se of o!r H!stification.

T"- p)--)! pro3/- -: 9por#)(# 4)#+r- o4 A'r)")9- 4)#" )(/ ) Go/!3( 4)#", #" o(y2(/ #")# -)3-.

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(o ')-- 4or #. I( #" 4)* o4 o'-#)*- #")# -9/ 9po--' #o o3r*o9, " #r+-#/ Go/ #o 4+4

H- 1or/. T"+- #" o'*# o4 "- 4)#" 1)- Go/, )- G(-- $>@>=7 *o(4r9-@ A(/ H #oo2 "9 o+#-/

)(/ -)/, No1 oo2 #o1)r/ #" ")3(-, )(/ *o+(# #" -#)r-, 4 yo+ )r )' #o *o+(# #"9. A(/ H-)/ #o "9, So -") yo+r /-*(/)(#- '. T"( " '3/ ( #" LORD )(/ H r*2o(/ # #o "9 )-

r!"#o+-(--.

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MOSES REJECTS THE WORLDS PLEASURES AND WEALTH

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pro3 "o1 1)#"y E!yp# 1)- ( #- "y/)y. T+#)(2")9( 3/ +-# ) *(#+ry or -o )4#r Mo--.

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B+# # 1o+/ ")3 '( ) -( 4or Mo-- #o 4oo1 #" -)9 *o+r- '*)+- " 2(1 Go/ 1)- *)(!

"9 #o )3 #" p))* )(/ -r3 #" pop o4 I-r). T"+- Mo-- 4)*/ ) *"o*@ " *o+/ o'y Go/-*) or /-o'y )(/ (oy #" *o94or#- o4 #" roy) *o+r#. H 2(1 #")# (o 9)##r "o1 (#(-y

-)#-4y(! #"y *)( ' #9por)ry, #" 1or/- p)-+r- )r /*p#3 )(/ 4#(!. A(/ -o o4#( #"y

)r (#)(!/ 1#" -(, 1"*" *)((o# 'r(! !oo/ #o +- or o#"r- or !ory #o Go/. Mo-- r)/ #")#

#r+#" )- 1 )- )(y 4oo1r o4 Go/ )(/ 9)/ ) *o(-*o+- *"o*, 'y 4)#", #o (/+r #r)#9(#1#" #" pop o4 Go/, r)#"r #")( #o (oy #" p)--(! p)-+r- o4 -( H'. $$@.

Mo-- 1)- *o(4/(# #")# 4 " o'y/ Go/- 1 3( 1"( # '*)9 /44*+#, " +#9)#y

1o+/ ' '--/. T")# pr(*p o4 4)#" )(/ o'/(* - #r+ 4or ) '3r-. Go/ 1)(#- H- *"/r(

#o /p)r# 4ro9 -( )(/ p+r-+ -)(*#4*)#o(. T"- pro*-- - (o# )1)y- )-y, '+# #" po-#3 r-+#- )r4)r pr4r)' #o #" (!)#3 *o(-;+(*- o4 -(.

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MOSES REJECTS WORLDLY INTIMIDATION

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4r-# 4/ E!yp# E:o/. . O( #"(! - *r#)(0#(r)(#, (o9)/*, /-r# 3(! 1o+/ ' ) "+!

-#p /o1( 4ro9 #" +:+r- o4 #" roy) *o+r#. Mo-- *o+/ (o# ")3 9)!(/ #")# " 1o+/ -oo(9)rry #" -"p"r/-- Qppor)" )(/ #(/ "r 4)#"r R+- 4o*2 4or #" (:# 4or#y y)r-.


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!+/)(*, 4or " (/+r/, )- -(! H9 1"o - +(-( H'. $$@. T" Lor/ (-##+#/ #" P)--o3r #o -p)r #" J1- 4ro9 #"4)#) *o(-;+(*- o4 #")# p)!+. H *o99)(// #"9 #o -pr(2 )9'- 'oo/ o( #" /oorpo-#- )(/

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"ahab

Distincti(e Faith

R)")' - )( +(2y *)(//)# 4or ) 'oo2 o( !r)# ''*) *")r)*#r- 1"o 1)2/ ( #" 4oo#-#p- o4

4)#". S" 1)- ) G(# pro-##+#, ) 99'r o4 #" 99or) A9or# r)* #")# Go/ ")/ 9)r2/ 4or

/-#r+*#o( - G(. $>@$7. S" 1)- +-# )( )3r)! *#( o4 Jr*"o, )# #" 'o##o9 o4 #"-o*o*o(o9* -*). Y# R)")' - -#/ )o(! 1#" No)", A'r)")9, Mo--, )(/ o#"r 9or (o' O/

T-#)9(# pr-o()#- ( #" H) o4 F)9 o4 #" F)#"4+ H'. $$@5$. A- #" !r)#!r)(/9o#"r o4

D)3/ *4. M)##. $@>, -" )-o '*)9 )( )(*-#or o4 J-+-. T"- )-# #1o 4)*#- 9)2 "r ) 1o9)(1or#"y o4 o+r *o(-/r)#o(.

RAHAB MEETS THE TWO SPIES

R)")' 4r-# )pp)r- ( S*rp#+r ( Jo-"+) @

hen /osh!a the son of 7!n sent t(o men as spies secretly from #hittim' sayin+' ,Go' vie(

the land' especially /ericho.- #o they (ent and came into the ho!se of a harlot (hose name

(as "ahab' and lod+ed there. And it (as told the )in+ of /ericho' sayin+' ,Behold' men fromthe sons of Israel have come here toni+ht to search o!t the land.- And the )in+ of /ericho sent

(ord to "ahab' sayin+' ,Brin+ o!t the men (ho have come to yo!' (ho have entered yo!r

ho!se' for they have come to search o!t all the land.- B!t the (oman had ta)en the t(o men

and hidden them' and she said' ,es' the men came to me' b!t I did not )no( (here they (erefrom. And it came abo!t that (hen it (as time to sh!t the +ate' at dar)' that the men (ent o!tE I

do not )no( (here the men (ent. P!rs!e them =!ic)ly' for yo! (ill overta)e them.-

Foo1(! Mo-- /)#" )(/ #" I-r)#- 4or#yy)r -#)y ( #" /-r# 1/r(-- )4#r #"r :o/+-

4ro9 E!yp#, # 1)- 4()y #9 4or #"9 #o (#r #" Pro9-/ L)(/. Jo-"+), 1"o ")/ -+**// Mo--)- *o99)(/r(*"4, 1)- #)2(! ) #" pr*)+#o(- )(y -24+ !(r) 1o+/ +- 1"( 9o3(! (#o

(1 #rr#ory. A**or/(!y, " -(# #1o -p- #o r*o((o#r #" )-#r( 'or/r o4 C)())(, p)r#*+)ry

#" 'or/r *#y o4 Jr*"o #")# 1)- r!"# o( #" ')(2- o4 #" Jor/)( R3r.Jo-"+) -(# #" 9( -*r#y -o #")# 3( #" *"/r( o4 I-r), 9+*" -- #" C)())(#-, 1o+/

(o# 2(o1 1")# " 1)- /o(!. H 1)(#/ #o )3o/ )(y 4+ror o4 ) 4r!"#(/ /')# )9o(! #" pop

)'o+# #" 1-/o9 o4 -(/(! -p- (#o #" )(/. I# - 2y #" -p- '!)( #"r *o3r# opr)#o( )#

(!"#. T"y 4r-# ")/ #o -19 #" Jor/)( ( #" /)r2, #"( )ppro)*" #" -#ro(!y 4or#4/ *#y o4 Jr*"o,(#r #" *#y !)#, )(/ 4(/ ) p)* #o -#)y 4ro9 1"*" #"y *o+/ )---- #" *#y- /4(--.

T" o/!(! #" 9( *"o- #+r(/ o+# #o ' ) pro-##+#- "o+-. T"y // (o# *"oo- #" p)* 4or99or) r)-o(- #- -)4 #o )--+9 #"y // (o# 3( 2(o1 # 1)- ) "o+- o4 pro-##+#o(. T"y *"o-

# ( or/r #o ' -- *o(-p*+o+- 1" #"y 1r )r((! 1")# #"y *o+/ )'o+# #" *#y. A(/ '*)+-

#" "o+- 1)- o*)#/ )o(! #" *#y 1), # )44or// #"9 #" oppor#+(#y 4or ) ;+*2 !#)1)y 4

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'##r /-po-#o(. I# 1)- -9py "r 4)#".

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' 4or +- 1"o 4oo1 C"r-# #o/)y. O+r ((r 4 o4 4)#" o+!"# #o ' r4*#/ ( )( o+#1)r/ 4 o4

4)#"4+(-- )(/ !oo/ 1or2-.M)*Ar#"+r, J. $%%&.In the footsteps of faith 1 Lessons from the lives of +reat men*#ro(* /.

5>. W")#o(, IL@ Cro--1)y Boo2-.

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Hannah

The Faithful %other

Mo#"r"oo/ - #" "!"-# *)(! Go/ 1 3r !3 #o ) C"r-#)( 1o9)(. I# - (o#, "o13r, #" o(ypropr ro ) 1o9)( *)( 4+4. So9#9- # - Go/- 1 4or 1o9( #o r9)( -(! *4. $ Cor. 8@&=

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o( 1)- H)(()" )(/ #" ()9 o4 #" o#"r P((()" )(/ P((()" ")/ *"/r(, '+# H)(()" ")/ (o

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")r# -)/ A9 I (o# '##r #o yo+ #")( #( -o(- T"( H)(()" ro- )4#r )#(! )(/ /r(2(! (

S"o".

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T")# ()'/ "9 (o# #o po(#4*)# '+# -9py #o )-2 ) ;+-#o( #")# r3)/ "- -")r/ 4(!- )(/r)--+r/ "r o4 "- /p o3.

HANNAHS RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

H)(()", )- -" prp)r/ 'y 4)#" #o ' ) !o/y 9o#"r, (o# o(y ")/ ) /p )(/ r!"# r)#o(-"p 1#"

"r "+-')(/, '+# )-o ) r!"# ")3(y r)#o(-"p. S" 4+y r)/ #")# -" ")/ #o #)2 "r pro'9o4 *"/--(-- -#r)!"# #o #" Lor/. By r-po(/(! ( #")# 1)y, H)(()" /-p)y/ -: !o/y 3r#+-.

8annah 8ad a Passion for the Lord@s Best

H)(()" ")/ ) *o9p(! o(!(! 4or #" Lor/- '-# ( 4, '+# 1")# /o- #")# 9)( pr)*#*)y +#-9py, -" /-pr)#y 1)(#/ ) *"/0-o 9+*" -o #")# -" 1p# )(/ 4)-#/ '4or Go/. B+# H)(()"// (o# -2 ) *"/ 4or -4-" 9o#3- -" // (o# /-r #o -"o1 o44 ) -o( ( or/r #o 3)# "r o1(

-#)#+- or #o +- "9 #o 4+4 "r o1( (/ 4or o3. S" 1)(#/ #" *"/ #o //*)# "9 #o #" Lor/.

H)(()" +(/o+'#/y r)/ #")# *"/r( )r )( ("r#)(* 4ro9 #" Lor/ *4. G(. 55@>. T"p-)9-# )#r :pr--/ # #"- 1)y@

8e ma)es the barren (oman abide in the ho!se as a Hoyf!l mother of children. Praise the

LO"D022K1;

Behold' children are a +ift of the LO"DE the fr!it of the (omb is a re(ard. Li)e arro(s in the

hand of a (arrior' so are the children of one@s yo!th.02051K43

A #r+y !o/y 1o9)( 2 H)(()" ")- #" Go/!3( ")r# o4 ) 9o#"r. S" p)--o()#y o(!- #o

")3 ) *"/ '*)+- -" -- *"/r( )- !4#- 4ro9 Go/ #o ' r#+r(/ #o H9, -p*) '--(!- o4 H-o3, )(/ #" 4+49(# o4 H- pr9)ry (#(#o( 4or 1o9(.

8annah (as a Woman of Prayer

O( o4 #" 9o-# (o' )-p*#- o4 H)(()"- !o/(-- 1)- #")# -" 1)- ) 1o9)( o4 pr)yr. B*)+- -"+(/r-#oo/ #")# Go/ 1)- #" -o+r* o4 *"/r( - P-. $5%@$5=$7, -" 2(1 #")# H )o( *o+/ )#r

"r -#r#y. T" 1r#r o4 $ S)9+ /-*r'- H)(()"- /!(* ( pr)yr ( #" #9p ( #"- 1)y@

A(/ -", !r)#y /-#r--/, pr)y/ #o #" LORD)(/ 1p# '##ry. A(/ -" 9)/ ) 3o1 )(/ -)/, OLORDo4 "o-#-, 4 T"o+ 1# (// oo2 o( #" )44*#o( o4 T"y 9)/-r3)(# )(/ r99'r 9, )(/ (o#

4or!# T"y 9)/-r3)(#, '+# 1# !3 T"y 9)/-r3)(# ) -o(, #"( I 1 !3 "9 #o #" LORD) #"

/)y- o4 "- 4, )(/ ) r)or -") (3r *o9 o( "- ")/ $@$6=$$.H)(()" -pp/ (#o Go/- -)(*#+)ry )(/ po+r/ o+# "r ")r# #o H9 ( "o(-#, op( pr)yr.

Co(-#)(#, pr-3r(! 4)#" 1)- #" /-#(*#3 3r#+ o4 "r pr)y(!, )- 3r- $< -+!!-#-@ -"

*o(#(+/ pr)y(! '4or #" LORD. T"+- H)(()" :9p4/ #" -pr# o4 ) #r+ pr)yr 1)rror- -"

-#)y/ 1#" # )(/ // (o# ;+#, 1"*" - :)*#y 1")# #" )po-# P)+ (-#r+*#/ '3r- #o /o*(#+r- )#r@ pr)y 1#"o+# *)-(! $ T"--. >@$8 *4. L+2 $&@$=&.


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8annah (as a Woman of Promise

H)(()" 4+r#"r /-p)y/ #" 9o/ *")r)*#r o4 #" !o/y 9o#"r 'y pro9-(! #o pr-(# "r -o(

*o9p#y #o #" Lor/@ A(/ -" 9)/ ) 3o1 )(/ -)/, O LORDo4 "o-#-, 4 T"o+ 1# (// oo2 o(

#" )44*#o( o4 T"y 9)/-r3)(# )(/ r99'r 9, )(/ (o# 4or!# T"y 9)/-r3)(#, '+# 1# !3 T"y

9)/-r3)(# ) -o(, #"( I 1 !3 "9 #o #" LORD) #" /)y- o4 "- 4, )(/ ) r)or -") (3r *o9o( "- ")/ $ S)9. $@$$.

T" )-# p)r# o4 "r pro9- 1)- ) N)r# 3o1 - N+9. 7@?=& J+/!. $5@> $7@8. I4 )( I-r)#9)( 1)(#/ #o ' #o#)y *o(-*r)#/ #o Go/, " 1o+/ -o9#9- p/! #o 3 )( )+-#r 4, 1#"(o *o(*r( 4or 4)-"o()' *o#"(! or -#y-" p"y-*) )pp)r)(*. T")# (*--)ry (*+// ##(!

o(- ")r !ro1, )3o/(! #" r*" 4oo/- o4 ')(;+#- )(/ *'r)#o(-, )(/ )'-#)((! 4ro9 1( or

-#ro(! /r(2. M)(y J1-" 9( #oo2 N)r# 3o1- 4or -"or# pro/-, '+# S*rp#+r r*or/- o(y #"r1"o 1r 4o(! N)r#-@ S)9-o(, Jo"( #" B)p#-#, )(/ H)(()"- -o(, S)9+.

So H)(()" 9)/ ) 3o1 4or #" r!"# r)-o( )(/ 1#" #" r!"# )###+/. I4 Go/ !r)(#/ "r ) -o(, -"

1)(#/ #o r)r "9 )- ) !o/y 9)( 1"o 1o+/ -r3 #" Lor/ )(/ !or4y H9. I( --(*, -" 1o+/!3 S)9+ ')*2 #o Go/. S(* ) 9)rr/ 1o9)(- 3o1 *o+/ ' *o(4r9/ or (+4/ 'y "r

"+-')(/, E2)()" 9+-# ")3 )!r/ *4. N+9. 56@7=$>.

8annah (as a P!re Woman

A(o#"r !o/y 3r#+ H)(()" :"'#/ 1)- p+r#y. B+# o#"r- // (o# )1)y- r*o!( #, )-, 4or:)9p, 1"( -" *o(#(+/ "r (#(- #9 o4 pr)yr ( #" #9p@

7o( it came abo!t' as she contin!ed prayin+ before the LO"D' that %li (as (atchin+ her

mo!th. As for 8annah' she (as spea)in+ in her heart' only her lips (ere movin+' b!t her voice

(as not heard. #o %li tho!+ht she (as dr!n). hen %li said to her' ,8o( lon+ (ill yo! ma)eyo!rself dr!n)* P!t a(ay yo!r (ine from yo!.- B!t 8annah ans(ered and said' ,7o' my lord'

I am a (oman oppressed in spiritE I have dr!n) neither (ine nor stron+ drin)' b!t I have

po!red o!t my so!l before the LO"D. Do not consider yo!r maidservant as a (orthless (omanE

for I have spo)en !ntil no( o!t of my +reat concern and provocation.- hen %li ans(ered andsaid' ,Go in peaceE and may the God of Israel +rant yo!r petition that yo! have as)ed of 8im.-

02 #am. 2120425

E, #" "!" pr-# 1"o o'-r3/ H)(()" )- " -)# ()r #" /oorpo-# o4 #" #9p 3. %, 9)y ")3

'( o'-r3)(#, '+# " 1)- (o# 3ry /-*r((! )- #o 1")# 1)- )*#+)y ")pp((! 1#" H)(()". I( 4)*#,"- )*2 o4 /-*r(9(# "r -"o1/ "- (*o9p#(* )- ) "!" pr-#, )- -+'-;+(# *")p#r- o4 $

S)9+ *)ry r3).

E 9-(#rpr#/ #" -(# 9o39(# o4 H)(()"- p- )- 3/(* o4 p+'* /r+(2((--. S"!r)*o+-y '+# 4r9y /(/ "- )!)#o( 33. $>=$7. T")# /() )(/ "r *)r4y(! )--r#o( #")# -"

1)- )*#+)y pr)y(! /+r(! ) #9 o4 !r)# *o(*r( )(/ pro3o*)#o( 1r ( 2p(! 1#" #" 2(/ o4

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H)(()"- 4() r-po(- #o E r3)- )(o#"r o4 "r po-#3 -pr#+) #r)#-@ A(/ -" -)/, L# yo+r

9)/-r3)(# 4(/ 4)3or ( yo+r -!"#. So #" 1o9)( 1(# "r 1)y )(/ )#, )(/ "r 4)* 1)- (o o(!r

-)/ $ S)9. $@$&. H)(()" *)-# "r ")r#4# '+r/( o( Go/ )(/ r4+-/ #o r9)( 4r+-#r)#/. T")#

/9o(-#r)#- !(+(, p)#(# 4)#". Pop 1#" -+*" 4)#" /o(# pr)y, O Go/, "r- 9y pro'9 )(/#"( )3 H- pr-(* ( *o9p# /o+'# )(/ 4r+-#r)#o(. I(-#)/ #"y pr)y, Hr- 9y pro'9,

Go/ )(/ #"( )3 # 1#" H9, #o#)y #r+-#(! #" Lor/ #o ")(/ #. B3r- 1#" 4)#" 2

H)(()"- 1 *)-# #"r ")3-# '+r/(- o( Go/ $ P#. >@7=8 )(/ 1 p)#(#y !o o( 1#" #"r3-, (o# )o1(! #"r /p-# *o(*r(- #o 2p #"9 -)/.

8annah (as a Woman of Praise

W"( Go/ )(-1r/ H)(()"- pr)yr )(/ !)3 "r ) -o(, "r #")(24+ -o+ r-po(// 1#" ) p+r,+('ro2( -#r)9 o4 pr)-. Hr 1or/-, r*or// 4or +- ( $ S)9+ >, - 1or#"

o+r *)r4+ )##(#o( )(/ 9/#)#o(@

My heart e&!lts in the LO"DE my horn is e&alted in the LO"D' my mo!th spea)s boldly

a+ainst my enemies' beca!se I reHoice in hy salvation. here is no one holy li)e the LO"D'

indeed' there is no one besides hee' nor is there any roc) li)e o!r God. Boast no more so verypro!dly' do not let arro+ance come o!t of yo!r mo!thE for the LO"Dis a God of )no(led+e' and

(ith 8im actions are (ei+hed. he bo(s of the mi+hty are shattered' b!t the feeble +ird onstren+th. hose (ho (ere f!ll hire themselves o!t for bread' b!t those (ho (ere h!n+ry cease

to h!n+er. %ven the barren +ives birth to seven' b!t she (ho has many children lan+!ishes. he

LO"D)ills and ma)es aliveE 8e brin+s do(n to #heol and raises !p. he LO"Dma)es poor andrichE 8e brin+s lo(' 8e also e&alts. 8e raises the poor from the d!st' 8e lifts the needy from the

ash heap to ma)e them sit (ith nobles' and inherit a seat of honorE for the pillars of the earth

are the LO"Ds' and 8e set the (orld on them. 8e )eeps the feet of 8is +odly ones' b!t the(ic)ed ones are silenced in dar)nessE for not by mi+ht shall a man prevail. hose (ho contend

(ith the LO"D(ill be shatteredE a+ainst them 8e (ill th!nder in the heavens' the LO"D(ill

H!d+e the ends of the earthE and 8e (ill +ive stren+th to 8is )in+' and (ill e&alt the horn of 8isanointed.

HANNAHS RIGHT RELATIONSHIP IN HER HOME

T" #"r/ 9)or *")r)*#r ;+)#y H)(()" po----/ 1)- ) 4)#"4+(-- #o "r r-po(-'#- )# "o9.

Fr-#, #")# (3o3/ ) //*)#o( #o #" (1 -o( Go/ ")/ !3( "r $ S)9. $@$%=


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*4. D+#. 7@7=%, prp)r(! "9 4or #" #9 1"( -" )(/ "r "+-')(/ 1o+/ !3 "9 #o #" Lor/-

-r3* ( #" #9p. T"+- -" 1)- (o# o(y /3o#/ #o "r *"/- 14)r ( #" "o9, '+# -" )-o

1)(#/ #o //*)# "9 #o Go/, +-# )- -" ")/ pro9-/.

H)(()" -o+!"# (o#"(! 4or S)9+ #")# o#"r- *o+/ ")3 31/ )- pr-#!o+- 4or "9 or -4!r)#4y(! 4or "r0(o 1)#"y )(/ -+**--4+ *)rr #")# -" *o+/ 'r)! )'o+# )(/ #"( /p(/ o( )#r

4or 4()(*) -+ppor# ( "r o/ )!. S" -9py !)3 S)9+ )1)y #o Go/@ No1 1"( -" ")/ 1)(/

"9, -" #oo2 "9 +p 1#" "r, 1#" ) #"ry)ro/ '+ )(/ o( p")" o4 4o+r )(/ ) +! o4 1(, )(/'ro+!"# "9 #o #" "o+- o4 #" LORD( S"o", )#"o+!" #" *"/ 1)- yo+(!. T"( #"y -)+!"#r/

#" '+, )(/ 'ro+!"# #" 'oy #o E $ S)9. $@


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+(*o(*r(/ )'o+# Go/- /-r #o r)*" #" o-# )- I-r) 1)-.

Jo()"- -#ory +-#r)#- 1")# *)( o**+r 1"( ) '3r - +(1(! #o :r*- 4)#" )(/ r-po(/

o'/(#y #o Go/- *) o4 -r3*. I# !r)p"*)y /-*r'- ) p)##r( o4 '")3or #")# ) !(+(

'3r- 1 -#r3 #o )3o/ 4 #"y 1o+/ ' C"r-#)(- 1"o 1)2 'y 4)#".

JONAHS FIRST MISSIONARY CALL

Go/- 4r-# *) #o Jo()" *o9- r!"# )# #" o+#-# o4 #" 'oo2@ T" 1or/ o4 #" LORD*)9 #o Jo()"

#" -o( o4 A9##) -)y(!, Ar-, !o #o N(3" #" !r)# *#y, )(/ *ry )!)(-# #, 4or #"r 1*2/(--")- *o9 +p '4or M $@$=


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*))9#y. H *o+/ (o# #or)# #" #"o+!"# o4 Go/ 4or!3(! ) G(# ()#o( #")# 1)- )( )!!r--or

)!)(-# )(/ )( oppr--or o4 I-r).

T" r) --+ 4or Jo()" 1)- (o# -o 9+*" 4)r o4 !o(! (#o )( (9y *#y r)#"r, # 1)- ) /p

#"(* )(/ r!o+- pr+/*. H 2(1 #")# 4 #" N(3#- rp(#/, Go/ 1o+/ 4or!3 #"9, )(/ "")#/ 3( #" po--'#y o4 #")# ")pp((!. F(!- o4 r)*) pr+/* r)( /p ( #"o- /)y-, +-# )-

#"y /o 1#" 9)(y pop #o/)y. Jo()", 2 9)(y o4 "- I-r)# *o(#9por)r-, /-p-/ #" +(-)3/

N(3#- )(/ '3/ #"y /-r3/ (o#"(! '+# +/!9(# )(/ *o(/9()#o(. H 1)- )4r)/ o4 #"r-+#- 4 Go/- !r)* )(/ 9r*y 1r )pp/ #o -+*" ) )r! !ro+p o4 G(#-. H 2(1 4 #"y

rp(#/ '*)+- o4 "- pr)*"(!, #"y 1o+/ ' ( ) 4)r '##r po-#o( '4or #" Lor/ #")( #"

)po-#)# I-r)#-. Jo()" )ppr"(-3y (3-o(/ #" po--' (/ o4 I-r)- -p*) *#o( 4 #"A--yr)(- or )(y o#"r G(#- rp(#/, Go/ 9!"# '-- #"9 )(/ 1#"/r)1 H- '--(! 4ro9 I-r).

R!)r/-- o4 #" r)-o(- 4or Jo()"- )*#o(-, "- 14+ /-o'/(* )(/ #- *o(-;+(*- o+!"#

#o ' ) -o'r 1)r((! #o ) o4 +-. H *r#)(y 2(1 " *o+/ (o# -*)p 'y -"p 4ro9 )( o9(pr-(#Go/. W"r *)( I !o 4ro9 T"y Spr# Or 1"r *)( I 4 4ro9 T"y pr-(* P-)9 $5%@8. B+# "

#"o+!"# 4 " *o+/ !# 4)r (o+!" )1)y 4ro9 I-r), " 1o+/ (o o(!r ' )3))'. I4 Go/ r)y

1)(#/ -o9o( #o !o #o N(3", H 1o+/ ")3 #o !# -o9o( -.

A '3r- pro')'y ")3 -#r+!!/ #o -o9 :#(# 1#" 9(-#ry )3))'#y. Go/ ")- *)/ )C"r-#)(- #o r)*" #" pop )ro+(/ #"9 4or C"r-#. B+# (-#)/ o4 )**p#(! #" *), 9)(y r+( #"

o#"r 1)y )(/ !# (3o3/ ( #"r o'-, #"r )*#3#-, #"r 4)9-, )(/ o#"r o'!)#o(-. I ")3

2(o1( C"r-#)(- 1"o, 1"( #"y -(-/ Go/- *) #o ) -p*) #)-2, *r#)( prp)r)#ory #r)((!, or )p)r#*+)r 9(-#ry #" p)-#or)#, 9--o()ry -r3*, S+(/)y -*"oo #)*"r, !o# #"9-3- -o

(#r(*"/ ( #"r pr-(# -#+)#o( #")# #"y 1r +()' #o )3 # )(/ 4+4 Go/- 1.

R+(((! 4ro9 Go/- *), (o 9)##r 1")# #")# 9!"# ', - 2 #ry(! #o r+( 4ro9 !"#. Yo+ o(y(/ +p ( #" /)r2. A(/ #")#- #r)y 1")# 1o+/ ")pp( #o Jo()".

he Conse=!ences of /onah@s Disobedience

Spr#+) r'o( 'y ) '3r (3r +#9)#y -+**/-. Go/ )1)y- /(#4- #" pr-o( )(/ -)y-,Yo+ )r #" 9)( < S)9. $


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yo!.- 8o(ever' the men ro(ed desperately to ret!rn to land b!t they co!ld not' for the sea (as

becomin+ even stormier a+ainst them. hen they called on the LO"Dand said' ,We earnestly

pray' O LO"D' do not let !s perish on acco!nt of this man@s life and do not p!t innocent blood

on !sE for ho!' O LO"D' hast done as ho! hast pleased.- #o they pic)ed !p /onah' thre( himinto the sea' and the sea stopped its ra+in+. hen the men feared the LO"D+reatly' and they

offered a sacrifice to the LO"Dand made vo(s.

0vv. 342:W *)( (4r 4ro9 #"- ()rr)#3 #")# -( -o9#9- *)+-- ()#+r) /-)-#r- #")# #o+*" #" 3- o4

-o*)/ ((o*(# 3*#9- ( 1)y- #"y *o+/ (3r )(#*p)#. T" -)or- o( #" -"p 1#" Jo()" 1r

-+//(y 4or*/ #o /) /-pr)#y 1#" ) "+rr*)(4or* -#or9 #")# #"r)#(/ #"r 3-. E)*" ( "-

o1( 1)y -o+!"# /3( (#r3(#o( #o r-*+ #" -"p 4ro9 #" 9r!(*y. B+# Jo()" 1)- (o# 3( o(/*2 " //(# 1)(# #o #"(2 )'o+# Go/ or #)2 #o H9 )'o+# )(y#"(!. W" #" o#"r- -#r+!!/ 1#"

#" -#or9, " 1)- /o1( ( #" "o/ o4 #" -"p ( ) /p -p o4 4)- -*+r#y, #ry(! #o 4or!# #")# Go/

1)- )4#r "9.F()y #" p)!)( *)p#)( ro+-/ Jo()" 4ro9 -p )(/ +r!/ "9 #o pr)y #o "- Go/. S)/y, Jo()"

( "- /-o'/(* ")/ '( 4or*/ #o )*2(o1/! #o #" -)or- #")# "- Go/ 1)- #" *r)#or o4 #"

1or/ $@%. T"y ")/ #o :"or# "9 #o pr)y. T"o+!" ) prop"#, Jo()" 1)- +--- #o o#"r-, )- )r

'3r- 1"o 4) #o rpr-(# Go/ 1 )(/ '-- pop, or p+ o#"r- (#o #" *o(-;+(*- o4 #"r-(4+ pro'9-.

W"( Go/ r3)/ *)ry #o #" -)or- #")# Jo()" 1)- #" o44(/r 1"o ")/ 'ro+!"# o( #"

-#or9, Jo()" -"o+/ ")3 'o1/ ( rp(#)(* )(/ #o/ Go/ " 1o+/ "(*4or#" o'y H9. B+# "1)- -o r'o+- )(/ pr+/*/ #")# " -)/ ( 44*#, I 1o+/ r)#"r / #")( pr)*" Go/- !r)* #o

#" N(3#- )(/ - #"9 *o(3r#/ )(/ '--/ 'y Go/. I( *o(#r)-#, #" -)or- 1r 9r*4+ )(/

// (o# 99/)#y #o-- Jo()" o3r'o)r/. O(y )4#r #"y 4)/ ( ) )-#/#*" 44or# #o 'r(! #" -"p+(/r *o(#ro // #"y !r)(# #" r+()1)y prop"# "- 1-" )(/ #"ro1 "9 (#o #" #+r'+(# -).

Go/ 99/)#y +-/ #")# /r)9)#* !-#+r #o 9(-#r #o #" -)9(. T" -+//(, -+pr()#+r)

*--)#o( o4 #" "+rr*)( *o(4r9/ ( #"r 9(/- #")# Jo()" #r+y ")/ /-o'y/ "- Go/. T"

*)9(! o4 #" -#or9 1)- )( 3)(!-#* o'*# --o(@ T"( #" 9( 4)r/ #" LORD!r)#y, )(/

#"y o44r/ ) -)*r4* #o #" LORD)(/ 9)/ 3o1- 3. $7. Go/ 1)- -o (#(# o( +-(! Jo()" #")# H+-/ "9 ( -p# o4 "- r--#)(*, 1"*" - -o9#9- #" p)(4+ 1)y H +-- +(1(! '3r-

#o/)y.

/onah@s Deliverance

By ) ()#+r) )pp)r)(*-, 1"( Jo()" 1)- #"ro1( o3r'o)r/ " 1)- )- !oo/ )- /)/. B+# Go/ 1)-

(o# #"ro+!" 1#" #" prop"#. H 1)- (o# !o(! #o )o1 Jo()" #o /ro1( )(/ !3 "9 #" +:+ry o4-*)p(! "- /3(y )ppo(#/ 9--o( r-po(-'#-. I(-#)/, H -o3r!(y )(/ -+pr()#+r)y

or*"-#r)#/ 3(#- y# )!)(@ A(/ #" LORD)ppo(#/ ) !r)# 4-" #o -1)o1 Jo()", )(/ Jo()" 1)-

( #" -#o9)*" o4 #" 4-" #"r /)y- )(/ #"r (!"#- Jo()" $@$8.

Jo()"- #9 (-/ #" 4-" 1)- ) "orr4y(! )(/ +(9)!()' #r), '+# )- ) r-+# " rp(#/ o4"- /-o'/(* )(/ r*o!(/ -3r) 2y 4)*#- )'o+# Go/. Fr-#, " r*o!(/ Go/- pr-(* )(/

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JONAHS SECOND MISSIONARY CALL

Go/ 1)- -o o3(!, !r)*o+-, )(/ 9r*4+ 1#" Jo()" #")# )4#r "- r-#or)#o(, H -# 1)(#/ #o +-"9. T" 3ry -)9 *o99--o( #" Lor/ !)3 ( Jo()" $@< H --+/ )!)(@ Ar-, !o #o N(3" #"

!r)# *#y )(/ pro*)9 #o # #" pro*)9)#o( 1"*" I )9 !o(! #o # yo+ 5@


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*o+/ /. B+# Go/ -# 1)- (o# 4(-"/ 1#" "9 )(/ o(* )!)( r-po(// 1#" p)#(* )(/ !r)*@

hen God said to /onah' ,Do yo! have +ood reason to be an+ry abo!t the plant*- And he

said' ,I have +ood reason to be an+ry' even to death.- hen the LO"Dsaid' ,o! had

compassion on the plant for (hich yo! did not (or)' and (hich yo! did not ca!se to +ro('

(hich came !p overni+ht and perished overni+ht. And sho!ld I not have compassion on7ineveh' the +reat city in (hich there are more than 20' persons (ho do not )no( the

difference bet(een their ri+ht and left hand' as (ell as many animals*-031;422

Go/ 1)- --(#)y #(! Jo()" #")# " ")/ "- pr-p*#3 ) 1ro(!. T" prop"# 1)- 3ry*o(*r(/ )'o+# ) #r)(-#ory p)(# #")# " ")/ (o# 3( )'or/ #o 9)2 !ro1, )(/ y# " 1)-

*o(#9p#+o+- #o1)r/ ) 1"o *#y o4 pop *r)#/ ( Go/- 9)!, 1"o 1o+/ ")3 :pr(*/

#r() /)#" ")/ #"y (o# rp(#/.T" Lor/ 'ro+!"# Jo()" #"ro+!" ) o(!, o4#( p)(4+ -r- o4 3(#- #o )rr3 )# o( !r)# --o(@

he m!st +et his priorities ri+ht. Jo()" ")/ #o ' 'ro2( o4 "- -4-"(-- )(/ r9o3/ 4ro9 "-

pr+/*, 14+(--, )(/ +(/+ *o(*r( 4or "- o1( *o94or#-, )(/ (-#)/ p+# Go/ )(/ H- 9--)!

o4 -)3)#o( 4r-#. T")#- #" -)9 --o( C"r-#)(- #o/)y, 'y 4)#", (/ #o )r(. I4 #"o- o4 +- ( #"

*"+r*" )r !o(! #o ' *o(*r(/ )'o+# -o9#"(!, # # (o# ' "o1 1 -")// 1 )r, '+# "o1 1#" +(-)3/ 1or/ - ")r(! #" Go-p 4ro9 +-.

M)*Ar#"+r, J. $%%&.In the footsteps of faith 1 Lessons from the lives of +reat men*#ro(* /.>5. W")#o(, IL@ Cro--1)y Boo2-.

000 8 000

%ary

A Faithful *orshiper of &o'

H-#ory, 'o#" -*+)r )(/ -)*r/, ")- #(// #o ro9)(#* M)ry, #" )r#"y 9o#"r o4 #" Lor/ J-+-.Ar#-#- o4#( por#r)y "r 1#" ) ")o )ro+(/ "r ")/ )(/ ) 9y-#*) :pr--o( o( "r 4)*. O4 *o+r-,

#" Ro9)( C)#"o* C"+r*" 4or *(#+r- ")- pr-(#/ "r )- )r!r #")( 4, #" pr4*# M)/o((), #"

-(--, 4o(! 3r!(, )(/ #" *or/9p#r: r/9r 1"o 1)- #)2( 'o/y #o ")3( 9+*" 2

C"r-#- )-*(-o(, 1"r -" 1)- *ro1(/ +( o4 H)3( )(/ 1)- !3( 9por#)(# 9/)#or)

)(/ (#r*--ory ro- p)r) #o C"r-#-.

S+*" ) 'ro)/y -+pr"+9)( p*#+r o4 M)ry - 1#"o+# -*rp#+r) 4o+(/)#o(. I( r)#y, -" 1)- )

*o99o( yo+(! 1o9)( 4ro9 ) 1or2(!*)-- 4)9y. S" *o+/ ")r/y ")3 '( 9or p)( )(/

+()--+9(!. B+# "r 4)#" 1)- :#r)or/()ry, ) -+pror 9o/ o4 )r(-#, *"/2, 1or-"p4+ 4)#"#")# - !)/ #o )**p# #" Lor/- 1or/- 1#"o+# ;+-#o((!. W")# )( :)9p M)ry- 4)#" - 4or

#o/)y- C"r-#)(- )# ) #9 1"( #" *"+r*" ")- )r!y rp)*/ -*rp#+r) 1or-"p 1#" -+pr4*),

9)(*(#r/ 4or9+)- #")# 9-- #" r!"# )###+/, o'*#, )(/ r)-o( 4or 1or-"p. M)ry ")/ ) #"r o4#"- 2y 1or-"p (!r/(#- ( p)*, )- #"- 'r4 oo2 )# "r 4 1 r3).

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)(/ Jo"( $%@, -o9 ")3 *o(*+// #")# -" ")/ ) --#r ()9/ S)o9, 1"o 1)- #" 9o#"r o4

Q'/- -o(-, #" /-*p- J)9- )(/ Jo"(. W 2(o1 4or -+r #")# M)ry 1)- r)#/ #o E)'#",

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For my #imeon@s eyes have seen hy salvation' (hich ho! hast prepared in the presence

of all peoples.

0L!)e 01K4K2

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contin!ed to spea) of 8im to all those (ho (ere loo)in+ for the redemption of /er!salem.0L!)e 01K>

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J-+- -#- 4or#" #"r -p*4* 9)r2- #")# *")r)*#r Jo"(- !r)#(--.

JOHNS PERSONAL CHARACTER

W ")3 oo2/ )# -3r) *r#r) #" 1or/ +-- #o 9)-+r !r)#(--. B+# I /o+'# )(yo( 1o+/

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8oldin+ #tron+ Convictions

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love Me more than these*- 8e said to 8im' ,es' LordE o! )no( that I love o!.- 8e said to

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sheep.- 8e said to him the third time' ,#imon' son of /ohn' do yo! love Me*- Peter (as

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And !pon his sayin+' ,From stran+ers'- /es!s said to him' ,Conse=!ently the sons are e&empt.

B!t' lest (e +ive them offense' +o to the sea' and thro( in a hoo)' and ta)e the first fish thatcomes !pE and (hen yo! open its mo!th' yo! (ill find a stater. a)e that and +ive it to them for

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