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Historical Evidences of the Truth

of the 

Scripture Records

by George Rawlinson

Lectures Delivered at Oxford University

Boston - 1875 - (455 Pages)


WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE DOUBTS AND
DISCOVERIES OF MODERN TIMES.


DELIVERED AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY BY

GEORGE RAWLINSON, M.A.,
LATE FELLOW AND TUTOR OF EXETER COLLEGE; EDITOR OF

“THE HISTORY OF HERODOTUS,” ETC.

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PREFACE.


THESE Lectures are an attempt to meet that latest

phase of modern unbelief, which, professing a reverence
for the name and person of Christ, and a real regard for
the Scriptures as embodiments of what is purest and
holiest in religious feeling, lowers Christ to a mere name,
and empties the Scriptures of all their force and practical
efficacy, by denying the historical character of the Biblical narrative. 

German Neology ( which is German Textual Criticism) has of
late years taken chiefly this line of attack, and has pursued it

 with so much vigor and apparent success, that,
 according to the complaints of German [theologically] orthodox writers,
“no objective ground or stand-point” is left, on which
the believing Theological science can build with any
feeling of security.’ Nor is the evil in question con-
fined to Germany. The works regarded as most effective

 in destroying the historical faith of Christians abroad,
have received an English dress, and are, it is to be
feared, read by numbers of persons very ill prepared by
historical studies to withstand their specious reasonings,
alike in our own country and in America.

The author had long felt this to
be a serious and a growing evil. Meanwhile his own
studies, which have lain almost exclusively 

in the field of Ancient History, had
convinced him more and more of the thorough truthfulness and 

faithful accuracy of the historical Scriptures.
 

Circumstances had given him an intimate knowledge
of the whole course of recent cuneiform, and (to some
extent) of hieroglyphical discovery; and he had been
continually struck with the removal of difficulties, the
accession of light, and the multiplication of minute points

of agreement between the sacred and the profane, which
resulted from the advances made in deciphering the
Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, and Egyptian records.
He therefore ventured, at the earliest moment which en-
gagements of long standing would allow, to submit to
the Heads of Colleges, electors to the office of Bampton
Lecturer under the will of the Founder, the scheme of
the following Discourses. His scheme having at once
met with their approval, it only remained for him to use
his best efforts in the elaboration of the subject which
he had chosen.

Two modes of meeting ‘the attacks of the Mythical School

 [of Textual Criticism] presented themselves. He might make it his
main object to examine the arguments of their principal
writers seriatim, and to demonstrate from authentic
records their weakness, perverseness, and falsity. Or
touching only slightly on this purely controversial ground,
be might endeavor to exhibit clearly and forcibly the
argument from the positive agreement between Scripture
and profane history, which they ignored altogether. The
latter mode of treatment appeared to him at once the
more convincing to young minds, and the more suitable
for a set of Lectures. For these reasons he adopted it.
At the same ti,ne he has occasionally, both in the Text
and in the Notes, addressed himself to the more un-
portant of the reasonings by which the [Anti-Christian] school of Strauss
and Dc Wette seek to overthrow the historical authority
of the Sacred documents.

CONTENTS.


LECTURE AND HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION I.

HISTORICAL character of Christianity as contrasted with other religions

— its contact, thence arising, with historical science — its liability to
be tried afresh by new tests and criterir, as historic science advances.

— Recent advance of historical science — rise of the new department
of Historical Criticism — its birth and growth — its resulis and ten-
dencies. — Application of Historical Criticism to Christianity to be
expected and even desired — the application as made — first, by the
mythical school of Dc Wette and Strauss — secondly, by the histori-
cal school —Niebuhr himself— Bunsen. — Intention of the Lectures,
to examine the Sacred Narrative on the positive side, by the light of
the true principles of historical science. — Statement of the principles
 under the form of four Canons. — Corollaries of the Canons — com-
parative value of sources — force of cumulative evidence. — Further
Canon which some seek to add on the subject of miracles, examined

— possibility of miracles — contrary notion, Atheistic — peculiarities
of the modern Atheism. — Occurrence of miracles proved — creation
a miracle — counterfeit miracles prove the existence of genuine ones.

— Rejection of the additional Canon leaves the ground clear for the
proposed inquiry. — Two kinds of evidence to be examined — 1. That
of the Sacred Volume itself, considered as a mass of documents, and
judged by the laws of Historical Criticism — 2. The external evidence,

CONTENTS.


or that contained in monuments, in the works of profane authors, in
established customs and observances, and in the contemporary writ-
ings of believers. — Main purpose of the Lectures, to exhibit the
external evidence

LECTURE  AND HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION II.


Two modes of conducting an historical inquiry — the Retrospective and
the Progressive — advantages of each — preference assigned to the
latter. — Plan of the Lectures — division of the Biblical history into
five periods. — History of the first period, contained in the Pentateuch

— question of the genuineness of the Pentateuch — argument from
the unanimous testimony of the Jews — objections answered. — Writ-
ing practised at the time. — Heathen testimony to the genuineness. —
Internal testimony — difficulties of the opposite theory. — Authen-
ticity of the Pentateuch, a consequent of its genuineness — Moses an
unexceptionable witness for the history of the last four books. —
Authenticity of Genesis — the events, if purely traditional, would
have passed through but few hands to Moses. — Probability that
Genesis is founded on documents, some of which may have been
ante-diluvian. — External evidence of the authenticity — agreement
of the narrative with the best profane authorities. — Review of the
authorities — preeminence of Berosus and Manetho as historians of
ancient times — Egyptian and Babylonian monuments — mode in
which the monuments and histories have to be combined. — Corn-
parison of the chronological schemes of Manetho and Berosus with
the chronology of Scripture. — Account of the Creation in Berosus —
its harmony with Scripture. — Account given by Berosus of the
Deluge — similar account of Abydenus — the difference between the
Scriptural and the profane account exaggerated by Niebuhr. — Post-
diluvian history of Berosus — his account of the tower of Babel, and
CONTENTS


the confusion of tongues. — Ethnological value of the tenth chapter
of Genesis. — Heathen accounts of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, de-
rived from Jewish sources — estimate of their value. — Three points
only of great public importance in the history from Abraham to the
death of Moses — two of these confirmed from profane sources. —
Expedition of Chedor-laomer agrees with Berosus, and is distinctly
confirmed by the Babylonian monuments. — Exodus of the Jews
related by Manetho. — Historical arguments of importance, which
have been omitted for want of space —1. The argument furnished by
the conclusions of the historical sciences, such as Geology, Physi-
ology, Comparative Philology, Ethnology, &c. —2. The argument
from the correctness of the linguistic, geographic, and ethologic
notices in the Pentateuch — modern discovery is continually adding to
this kind of evidence — geographical illustration. — Conclusion. . 49





LECTURE  AND HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION III.

The period of Jewish history from Exodus to Solomon, comprises the
extremes of national depression and prosperity. — Books of Scrip-
ture, containing this portion of the history, are for the most part by
unknown authors. — Their value not diminished by this, being that
of State Papers. — Historical character of the books, considered sev-
erally. — The Book of Joshua written by an eye-witness, who pos-
sessed records. — The Book of Judges based upon similar documents.

— The Books of Samuel composed probably by writers contemporary
with the events related; viz. Samuel, Gad, and Nathan. — The
Books of Kings and Chronicles derived from contemporary works
written by Prophets. — Commentary on the history furnished by the
Davidical Psalms. — Confirmation of this period of Jewish history
from profane sources, during the earlier portion of the period, rather
negative than positive. — Weakness of Egypt and Assyria at the


CONTENTS.


period, appears both from the Scripture narrative, and from the
monuments. — Positive testimony of profane writers to the conquest
of Canaan by Joshua — Moses of Chorene, Procopius, Suidas. —
Supposed testimony of ilerodotus to the miracle of the sun standing
still. — Positive testimony to the later portion of the period — Syrian
war of David described by Nicolas of Damascus from the records of
his native city. — David’s other wars mentioned by Eupolemus. —
Connection of Judmea with Phcenicia. — Early greatness of Sidon
strongly marked in Scripture and confirmed by profane writers —
Homer, Strabo, Justin. — Hiram a true Phcenician royal name. — A
prince of this name reigned at Tyre contemporaneously with David
and Solomon, according to the Phcenician historians, Dius and
Menander — their accounts of the friendly intercourse between Hiram
and these Jewish monarchs. — Solomon’s connection with Egypt —
absence of Egyptian records at this time — Solomon contem~orary
with Sheshonk or Shishak. — Wealth of Solomon confirmed by
Eupolemus and Theophilus. — Indirect testimony to the truth of this
portion of the history — the character of Solomon’s empire, the plan
of his buildings, and the style of their ornamentation, receive abun-
dant illustration from recent discoveries in Assyria — the habits of
the Phcenicians agree with the descriptions of Homer, Menander, and
others. — Incompleteness of this sketch. — Summary 78



LECTURE AND HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION  IV.


Period to be embraced in the Lecture, one of about four centuries, from
the death of Solomon to the destruction of Jerusa1~~n by Nebuchad-
nezzar — importance of this period. — Documents in which the his-
tory is delivered. — Kings and Chronicles, compilations from the
State Archives of the two Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. — Objec-
tion answered. — Kings and Chronicles independent, and therefors
CONTENTS. 19


confirmatory, of each other. The history contained in them con-
firmed by direct and incidental notices in the works of contemporsry
Prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos, &c. — Confirmation of the history
from profane sources. — The separate existence of the two kingdoms
noticed in the Assyrian Inscriptions. — The conquest of Judtea by
Sheshonk (Shishak) recorded in the great temple at Carnac. — Zerah
the Ethiopian probably identical with Osorkon the Second. — Eth-
baal, the father of Jezebel, identical with the Ithobalus of Menander

— mention of a great drought in his reign. — Power of Benhadad,
anti nature of the force under his command, confirmed by the in-
scription on the Nimrud Obelisk. — Accession of’ Hazael noticed on
the same monument. — Mention of Jehu. — Interruption in the
series of notices, coinciding with an absence of documents. — Pul,
or Phul, (~ohiX,) mentioned by Berosus, and probably identified with
a monumental king, who takes tribute from Samaria. —War of
Tiglath-Pileser with Samaria and Damascus recorded in an As-
syrian inscription. — Altar of Ahaz probably a sign of sub-
jection. — Shalmanezer’s Syrian war mentioned by Menander. —
Name of Hoshea on an Assyrian inscription probably assigned to
him. — Capture of Samaria ascribed to Sargon on the monuments. —
Harmony of the narrative with Scripture. — Sargon’s capture of
Ashdod, and successful attack on Egypt. — Settlement of the Israel-
ites “in the cities of the Medes.” — Expedition of Sennacherib
against Hezekiah — exact agreement of Scripture with Sennacherib’s
 

inscription. — Murder of Sennacherib related by profane writers —
Polyhistor, Abydenus. — Escape of the murderers “into Armenia”
noticed by Moses of Chorene. — Succession of Esar-haddon confirmed
by the monuments. — Indirect confirmation of the curious statement
that Manasseh was brought to him at Babylon. — Identification of
So, (Seveh,) king of Egypt, with Shebek, or Sabaco — of Tirhakali

• with Tehrak, or Taracus — of Necho with Neku, or Nechao — and of
Hophra with Ha~fra, or• Apries. — Battle of Megiddo and calamitous
end of Apries confirmed by Herodotus. —Reign of Merodach-Bala
CONTENTS..


dan at Babylon confirmed by the Inscriptions, Berosus, and Ptolemy.

— Berosus relates the recovery of Syria, and Palestine by Nebuchad-
nezzar, and also his deportation of the Jews and destruction of Jeru
salem. — Summary 101




LECTURE  AND HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION V.

Fourth period of the Jewish History, the Captivity and Return — Dan-
iel the historian of the Captivity. — Genuineness of Daniel doubted
without sufficient reason. — Authenticity of the narrative, denied by
De Wette and others. — Examination of the narrative — the Captivity
in accordance with Oriental habits — confirmed by Berosus. — The
character of Nebuchadnezzar as portrayed in Scripture accords with
Berosus and Abydenus — notice of his prophetic gift by the latter. —
The length of his reign may be gathered from Scripture, and accords
exactly with Berosus and the monuments. — Condition of Babylonia
not misrepresented in Daniel — account of the “wise men” illus-
trated by recent discoveries — “satrapial organization” of the empire
possible, but not asserted in Scripture. — Internal harmony of Daniel’s
account. — Mysterious malady of Nebuchadnezzar perhaps noticed
in an obscure passage of the Standard Inscription. — Succession of
Evil-Merodach confirmed by Berosus — difficulty with regard to his
character. — Neriglissar. identified with “Nergal-Sharezer, the Rab-
Mag.” — Supposed irreconcilable difference between Scripture and
profane history in the narrative concerning Belshazzar — Discovery
that Nabonadius, during the latter part of his reign, associated in the
government his son, Bil-shar-uzur, and allowed him the royal title. —
Bil-shar-uzur probably the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar. — “Darius
the Mede” not yet identified. — Capture of Babylon by the Medo-
Persians, during a feast, and transfer of Empire confirmed by many
CONTENTS. 21


writers. — Solution of difficulties. —Chronology of the Captivity
confirmed from Babylonian sources. — Reestablishment of the Jews
in Palestine related in the books of Ezra andNehemiah — their
authenticity generally allo~ved — no reason to doubt their genuine-
ness. — Book of Ezra in part based on documents. — Attacks upon
the authenticity of Esther’— reply to them. — Author of Esther un-
certain. — The narrative ~awn from the chronicles kept by the kings
of Persia. — Confirmation of this portion of the history from profane
sources. — Religious spirit of the Persian kings in keeping with
their inscriptions. — Succession of the kings correctly given. — Stop-
page of the building of the temple by the Pseudo-Smerdis, accords
with his other religious changes. — Reversal by Darius of his reli-
gious policy agrees with the Behistun Inscription. — Break in the
history as recorded by Ezra — book of Esther fills up the gap. — The



name Ahasuerus, the proper equivalent of Xerxes. — Truthfulness of
the portraiture, if Xerxes is intended. — Harmony of the history
with the facts recorded by the Greeks. — Intimate knowledge of
Persian manners and customs. — The massacre of their enemies by
the Jews has a parallel in the Magaphonia. — Character of Arta-
xerxes Longimanus — length of his reign accords with the statement
of Nehemiah. — Summary of the whole result, as regards the His
tory of the Old Testament 130





LECTURE  AND HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION VI.

Plan of the three remaining Lectures — proposal to regard the period
covered by the New Testament History as a whole, and to consider
the evidence under three heads — 1. The internal Evidence; 2. ‘I’he
Evidence of Adversaries; and, 3. The Evidence of the early Christian
converts.
CONTENTS.

The Internal Evidence. — Number and separateness of the documents.

— Doubts raised as to the authorship of the Historical Books. — The
doubts considered severally. — Weight of the external testimony to
the genuineness of the Gospels and the Acts. — Internal evidence to
the composition of the Acts, and of St. Luke’s and St. John’s Gos-
pels, by contemporaries. — St. Matthew’s and St. Mark’s Gospels must
have been written about the same time ~s St. Luke’s. — No reason to
doubt in any case the composition by the reputed authors. — Our
four Gospels a providential mercy. — The first three wholly inde-
pendent of one another. — Their substantial agreement as to the
facts of our Lord’s life and ministry, an evidence of great weight. —
Failure of the attempt of Strauss to establish any real disagreement.

— The establishment of real discrepancies would still leave the writers
historical authorities of the first order. — Confirmation of the Gospel
History from the Acts of the Apostles. — Confirmation of the History
of the Acts from the Epistles of St. Paul — exhibition of this argument
in the Iloive Pan/inn of Paley — the grounds of’ the argument not ex-
hausted. — Paley’s argument applicable to the Gospels. — Confirma-
tion of the Gospel narrative from the letters of the Apostles. — Firm
belief of the Apostles in the Gospel facts from the first, evidenced in
the Acts and the Epistles. — Impossibility of the sudden growth of
myths in such an age and under such circumstances. — The mythic
theory devised in order to make Christianity untrue, without ascrib-
ing it to imposture — its failure in respect of this object. — No
alternative but to accept the statements of the Evangelists and Apos-
tles, or to regard them as conscious deceivers. — Unmistakable air
of veracity and honesty in the New Testament writings. — Conclu
Mon 165
CONTENTS. 23






LECTURE AND HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION  VII.

The Evidence of Adversaries. — Contrast between the Old and New
Testament — the former historical — the latter biographical. — Conse-
quent scantiness of points of contact between the main facts of the
New Testament narrative and profane records. — Their harmony
chiefly seen through the incidental allusions of the New Testament



writers. — Importance of this evidence. — Evidence of Heathens to
the main facts of Christianity, really very considerable. — That it is
not more must be regarded as the result of a forced and studied
reticence. — Reticence of Josephus. — Loss of heathen writings of
this period, which may have contained important direct evidence. —
Incidental allusions considered under three heads — (i.) The general
condition of the countries which were the scene of the history. —
Political condition of Palestine — numerous complications and
anomalies — faithfulness of the New Testament notices. — Tone and
temper of the Jews at the time. — Condition and customs of the
Greeks and Romans in Palestine, Asia Minor, Greece, and Italy. —
Condition and number of the foreign Jews — oratories — syna-
gogues, &c. (ii.) Representations with respect to the civil govern-
ment of the countries. — Names and order of the Roman Emperors

— Jewish native princes — Roman Procurators of Palestine — Ro-
man Proconsuls — supposed “error” of St. Luke with regard to
the Greek Tetrarch, Lysanias. (iii.) Historical facts, of which, if
true, profane authors might have been expected to make mention. —
Decree of Augustus — taxing of Cyrenius — rebellion of Theudas —
“uproar” of the Egyptian — famine in the days of Claudius, &c. —
Summary and conclusion 
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LECTURE AND HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION VIII.

The evidence of the early converts. — Its abundance, and real weight.

• — Early Christians not deficient in education, position, or intellect.

— Historical witness of the Christian writers — of St. Barnabas — of
Clemens Romanus — of Ignatius — of Polycarp — of Hermas — of
Quadratus — of Justin Martyr — of subsequent writers. — Witness
of primitive Christian monuments, especially of those in the Roman
Catacombs — their genuine character — their antiquity. — Proof
which they afford of the enormous numbers of the Christians in the
first ages. — Proof which they afford of the sufferings and frequent
martyrdoms of the period. — Evidence which they furnish of• the
historical belief of the time. — Weight of this whole testimony — the
Greeks and Romans not at this time credulous — not likely to think
little of the obligations incurred by professing Christianity — the
convert’s sole stay the hope of the resurrection. — Evidence to the
troth of Christianity from the continuance of miracles in the Church

— proof of their continuance. — Testimony of the early Christians
enhanced by their readiness to suffer for their faith. — Conclu
sion 206
THE

HISTORICAL EVIDENCES
OF THE


TRUTH OF THE SCRIPTURE RECORDS.


LECTURE I.

LET ALL THE NATIONS BE GATHERED TOGETHER, AND LET THE PEOPLE
BE ASSEMBLED: wuo AMONG THEM CAN DECLARE THIS, AND SHOW US

FORMER THINGS? LET THEM BRING FORTH THEIR WITNESSES, THAT

THEY MAY BE flJSTIFIED; OH LET THEM HEAR, AND SAY, IT IS TRUTH.

— ISAIAH XLIII. 9.



CHRISTIANITY — inèluding therein the dispensation of
the Old Testament, which was its first stage — is in noth-
ing more distinguished from the other religions of t~
world than in its objective or historical character. The
religions of Greece and Rome, of Egypt, India, Persia, and
the East generally, were speculative systems, which did not
even seriously postulate an historical basis. If they seemed
to do so to some extent, if for instance the mythological
Ideas of the Greeks be represented under the form of a
mythological period, which moreover blends gradually and
almost imperceptibly with the historical, still in the minds
of the Greeks themselves the periods were separate and
distinct, not merely in time, but in character; and the objective reality

of the scenes and events described as
 

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Ezekiel 38:1  És lon az Úr beszéde hozzám, mondván:
2  Embernek fia! vesd tekintetedet Góg ellen, és Mágóg földjén, Rós, Mések és Tubál fejedelme ellen, és prófétálj felole.
3  És mondjad: Ezt mondja az Úr Isten: Ímé, én ellened megyek Góg, Rós, Mések és Tubál fejedelme.
4  És elcsalogatlak, és horgokat vetek szádba, és kivezetlek téged és egész seregedet, lovakat és lovagokat, kik mindnyájan teljes fegyverzetbe öltözvék, nagy sokaságot, nagy és kis paizszsal, fegyvert viselok mindnyájan;
5  Perzsák, szerecsenek, libiaiak vannak velök, mindnyájan paizszsal és sisakkal;
6  Továbbá Gómer és minden serege, Tógarma háza messze északról minden seregével, sok nép van veled.
7  Készülj hozzá és készítsd elo magadat te és minden sokaságod, kik te hozzád gyultek, és légy nekik vezérök.
8  Sok ido mulva kirendeltetel: esztendok végével bejösz a földre, mely a fegyvertol már megnyugodott, melynek lakói sok nép közül gyujtettek egybe Izráel hegyeire, melyek szüntelen való pusztulásban voltak; és e nemzetség a népek közül hozatott ki, s aztán lakozék bátorságosan mindnyája;
9  És feljösz, bemégy mint a szélvész, és leszel mint a felleg, hogy beborítsd a földet, te és minden sereged s a sok nép veled.
10  Így szól az Úr Isten: És lészen abban az idoben, hogy tanácsok támadnak szívedben, és gondolsz gondolatot.
11  És mondasz: Felmegyek a nyilt földre, jövök azokra, kik nyugalomban vannak s bátorságosan laknak; kik laknak mindnyájan kofal-kerítés nélkül, sem zárjok, sem kapujok nincs nékik;
12  Hogy zsákmányt vess és prédát prédálj, hogy fordítsd kezedet a már népes pusztaságok ellen s a nép ellen, amely a pogányok közül gyujtetett egybe, mely jószágot és gazdagságot szerez s lakozik a földnek köldökén.
13  Séba és Dedán és Társis kalmárai és minden fiatal oroszlánja ezt mondják néked: Nemde te zsákmányt vetni jöttél? Nemde prédát prédálni gyujtötted egybe sokaságodat? hogy elvigy ezüstöt és aranyat, magadhoz végy jószágot s gazdagságot, hogy nagy zsákmányt vess.
14  Annakokáért prófétálj, embernek fia, és mondd ezt Gógnak: Így szól az Úr Isten: Avagy abban az idoben, mikor az én népem, Izráel bátorságosan lakik, nem tudod-é meg?
15  És eljössz helyedrol, a messze északról te és sok nép veled, lovon ülok mindnyájan, nagy sokaság és hatalmas sereg.
16  És feljössz az én népem, Izráel ellen, mint a felleg, hogy beborítsd a földet, az utolsó idokben lészen ez, és hozlak téged az én földemre, hogy a pogányok megismerjenek engem, mikor megszentelem magamat rajtad az o szemök láttára, Góg!
17  Így szól az Úr Isten: Te vagy-é hát, akirol szólottam a régi napokban az én szolgáim, Izráel prófétái által, kik prófétáltak azokban a napokban esztendokön át, hogy téged o reájok hozlak?
 

18  És lészen azon a napon, amely napon Góg eljo Izráel földje ellen, ezt mondja az Úr Isten, felszáll haragom orromban.
19  És félto szerelmemben, búsulásom tüzében szólok: Bizony azon a napon nagy földindulás lesz Izráel földjén.
20  És megremegnek elottem a tenger halai és az ég madarai és a mezo vadai és a földön csúszó-mászó mindenféle állatok és minden ember a föld színén; és leszakadnak a hegyek, és leesnek a meredek kosziklák, és minden fal a földre hull.
21  És elohívom ellene minden hegyem felol a fegyvert, ezt mondja az Úr Isten; egyiknek fegyvere a másik ellen lészen.
22  És törvénykezem vele döghalállal és vérrel; és ömlo záporesot, jégeso köveit, tüzet és kénkövet, mint esot bocsátok reá és seregére s a sok népre, amely vele lesz.
23  És nagynak s szentnek mutatom, és megjelentem magamat a pogányok sokasága elott, hogy megtudják, hogy én vagyok az Úr!

Ezekiel 39:1  És te, embernek fia, prófétálj Góg ellen, és mondjad: Így szól az Úr Isten: Ímé, én ellened megyek Góg, Rós, Mések és Tubál fejedelme!
2  És elcsalogatlak és vezetgetlek, és felhozlak messze északról, és beviszlek Izráel hegyeire.
3  És kiütöm kézívedet balkezedbol, és nyilaidat jobbkezedbol kiejtem.
4  Izráel hegyein esel el te és minden sereged és a népek, melyek veled lesznek; a ragadozó madaraknak, minden szárnyas állatnak és a mezei vadaknak adtalak eledelül.
5  A mezo színén esel el, mert én szóltam, ezt mondja az Úr Isten.
6  És bocsátok tüzet Mágógra és azokra, akik a szigeteken bátorságosan laknak, hogy megtudják, hogy én vagyok az Úr.
7  És az én szent nevemet megismertetem az én népem, Izráel között, s többé nem hagyom megfertéztetni szent nevemet; és megtudják a pogányok, hogy én, az Úr, szent vagyok Izráelben!
8  Ímé, eljött és meglett, ezt mondja az Úr Isten; ez az a nap, amelyrol szólottam.
9  És kimennek Izráel városainak lakói, és feltüzelik és felégetik a fegyvereket s a kis és nagy paizsokat, a kézívet és a nyilakat és a kézbeli pálczákat és dárdákat, és tüzelnek velök hét esztendeig.
 

10  És fát nem hordanak a mezorol, sem az erdokrol nem vágnak, hanem a fegyverekbol tüzelnek, és zsákmányt vetnek zsákmányolóikban, s prédálóikat elprédálják, ezt mondja az Úr Isten.
11  És lészen azon a napon, hogy adok Gógnak helyet, hol temetoje legyen Izráelben, a vándorok völgyét keletre a tengertol, ez fogja bezárni e vándor népséget; és ott temetik el Gógot és minden gyülevészét, és nevezik Góg gyülevésze völgyének.
12  És eltemeti oket Izráel háza, hogy a földet megtisztítsa, hét álló hónapig.
13  És temetni fog az ország egész népe, és lészen ez nékik dicsoségökre a napon, melyen megdicsoítem magamat, ezt mondja az Úr Isten.
14  És választanak embereket, kik a földet szüntelen bejárják, temetgetvén ama vándor népséget, azokat, kik még a föld színén maradtak, hogy azt megtisztítsák. Hét hónap mulva indulnak keresni.
15  És bejárják e járók a földet, és ha ki embertetemet lát, jelt állít melléje, míg a temetgetok eltemetik azt a Góg gyülevésze völgyében.
16  És egy városnak is Hamóna lesz a neve, és megtisztítják a földet.
17  És te, embernek fia, így szól az Isten, mondjad a madaraknak, minden szárnyas állatnak és minden mezei vadnak: Gyuljetek egybe és jojjetek el, seregeljetek egybe mindenfelol az én áldozatomra, mert én nagy áldozatot szerzek néktek Izráel hegyein, és egyetek húst és igyatok vért!
18  Vitézek húsát egyétek, s a föld fejedelmeinek vérét igyátok, kosok, bárányok és bakok, bikák, Básánban hízottak mindnyájan;
19  S egyetek kövérséget jóllakásig, és igyatok vért megrészegedésig az én áldozatomból, amelyet szerzek néktek;
20  És lakjatok jól az én asztalomnál lovakból és paripákból, vitézekbol és minden hadakozó férfiakból, ezt mondja az Úr Isten.
21  És megmutatom az én dicsoségemet a pogányok között, és meglátják mindazok a pogányok az én ítéletemet, melyet cselekedtem, és az én kezemet, melyet rájok vetettem.
22  És megtudja Izráel háza, hogy én vagyok az Úr, az o Istenök, attól a naptól fogva és azután.
23  És megtudják a pogányok, hogy az o vétke miatt vitetett fogságra Izráel háza, mivelhogy elpártolt tolem, s én elrejtettem orczámat tole; azért adtam ot ellenségei kezébe, és hullottak el fegyver miatt mindnyájan.
24  Az o tisztátalanságuk s buneik szerint cselekedtem velök, és elrejtettem orczámat tolök.
25  Azért így szól az Úr Isten: Most már haza hozom Jákób foglyait, és megkegyelmezek Izráel egész házának, s félto szerelemre gyulladok szent nevemért.

26  És elfelejtik gyalázatukat és minden vétköket, melylyel vétkeztek ellenem, mikor laknak földjökön bátorságosan, és oket senki sem rettegteti.
27  Mikor visszahozom oket a népek közül, és egybegyujtöm oket ellenségeik földjeirol, akkor megszentelem magamat bennök sok nép szeme láttára.
28  És megtudják, hogy én vagyok az Úr, az o Istenök, ki fogságra vittem oket a pogányok közé, majd egybegyujtém oket földjökre, és senkit közülök többé ott nem hagyok.
29  És többé el nem rejtem orczámat tolök, mivelhogy kiöntöttem lelkemet Izráel házára, ezt mondja az Úr Isten.
 

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