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542<br />

THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.<br />

"Moses the prophet, the servant of God Almighty,<br />

"said, 'This is a statute from me, and it is written<br />

"'and sealed in my treasure-house; I will take<br />

'"vengeance upon them like him that hath a cause<br />

'"against them, and they shall straightway die<br />

'"without repentance'. And again Isaiah' the pro-<br />

"phet saith, 'The dead shall live, and those who<br />

" 'are in the graves shall arise, and those on the<br />

" 'earth who have endured patiently shall rejoice<br />

Moses, Isai- '"and be glad, for the dew which is from Thee<br />

ah and Ezekiel<br />

quoted. '"is their life, and God will blot out the country<br />

'"of the sinners'. And David' saith, 'The children<br />

'"of the sons of men are liars, and they act with<br />

" 'fraud, and when laid in the balance they [weigh]<br />

'"very much less than nothing at all. Put not<br />

'"your hope in crafty violence, and place not your<br />

'"confidence in plunder; if ye become rich, make<br />

'"not your hearts to swell out. For what is given<br />

'"is from Him, and to Him belongeth the power<br />

'"to reward unto every man according to his<br />

"'work'.<br />

"And Ezekiel prophesied^ concerning the bones<br />

"of men and concerning the resurrection of the<br />

"dead when God Almighty shewed them to him<br />

"in the valley of Kobar, as He [sat] in a chariot<br />

"[drawn by] four beasts, whilst thousands of other<br />

"chariots drove round about Him, some on His<br />

"right hand, and some on His left. Now when<br />

' Isaiah xxvi. 19.<br />

3 Ezekiel chap, xxxvii.<br />

' Psalm Ixii. 9.

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