The Patriarchs and Lawgivers of the Old Testament

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855. Excerpt: ... SERMON XL THE REBELLION OF KOBAH. (Lincoln's Inn, First Sunday after Easter.--April 27, 1851.) Lessons for the day, Numbers xvi. and xxn. NUMBEBS XVI. 3. And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord ) As the story of Balaam, which we have begun this afternoon, is continued in the lessons for next Sunday, I propose to reserve the whole of it for that day. The chapter we read this morning, which records the insurrection of Korah and his company, and their punishment, will furnish ample material for the present sermon. It has furnished the materials for many sermons, and for at least as many arguments against the Jewish economy and the hooks which make it known to us. Divines have taken Korah's offence as the type of all intrusions on the part of ordinary people into the office of the priesthood; they have uttered mysterious hints as to the probability that similar crimes would lead to similar results in this world or the next. Objectors have disKorah: A Levite. 205 covered clear evidence in this narrative, that the books of Moses had a sacerdotal origin, and that the whole scheme of the Jewish commonwealth was contrived for sacerdotal purposes. 'What was the crime imputed to 'Korah, ' they have asked, 'hut the crime which has been 'laid to the supporters of popular freedom, and the 'protestants against exclusive privileges, in all ages? 'What was the miracle of so many men going down 'alive into the pit, but the pattern of all after inventions 'to crush the too rash assertors of human rights by 'a pretended divine intervention?' The..