The story of patriarchs and prophets

About this eBook

Author

White, Ellen G., 1827-1915

Title

The story of patriarchs and prophets : The conflict of the ages illustrated in the lives of holy men of old

Original Publication

Mountain View: Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1913.

Credits

Brian Wilson, Aaron Adrignola, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)

Language

English

LoC Class

BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements

Subject

Prophets

Category

Text

eBook-No.

79498

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/79498

Release Date

September 1, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The story of patriarchs and prophets
2. 2.Preface
3. 3.Introduction.
4. 4.Contents — Illustrations
5. 5.IN THE BEGINNING — WHY WAS SIN PERMITTED?—1 — THE CREATION—2 — THE TEMPTATION AND FALL—3 — THE PLAN OF REDEMPTION—4
6. 6.APOSTASY — CAIN AND ABEL TESTED—5 — SETH AND ENOCH—6 — THE FLOOD—7 — AFTER THE FLOOD—8 — THE LITERAL WEEK—9 — THE TOWER OF BABEL—10
7. 7.HEIRS OF FAITH — THE CALL OF ABRAHAM—11 — ABRAHAM IN CANAAN—12 — THE TEST OF FAITH—13 — DESTRUCTION OF SODOM—14 — THE MARRIAGE OF ISAAC—15 — JACOB AND ESAU—16 — JACOB’S FLIGHT AND EXILE—17 — THE NIGHT OF WRESTLING—18 — THE RETURN TO CANAAN—19 — JOSEPH IN EGYPT—20 — JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS—21
8. 8.THE CHOSEN NATION — MOSES—22 — THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT—23 — THE PASSOVER—24 — THE EXODUS—25 — FROM THE RED SEA TO SINAI—26 — THE LAW GIVEN TO ISRAEL—27 — IDOLATRY AT SINAI—28 — SATAN’S ENMITY AGAINST THE LAW—29
9. 9.THE WILDERNESS-TRAINING — THE TABERNACLE AND ITS SERVICES—30 — THE SIN OF NADAB AND ABIHU-31 — THE LAW AND THE COVENANTS—32 — FROM SINAI TO KADESH—33 — THE TWELVE SPIES—34 — THE REBELLION OF KORAH—35 — IN THE WILDERNESS—36 — THE SMITTEN ROCK—37 — THE JOURNEY AROUND EDOM—38 — THE CONQUEST OF BASHAN—39 — BALAAM—40 — APOSTASY AT THE JORDAN—41 — THE LAW REPEATED—42 — THE DEATH OF MOSES—43
10. 10.ESTABLISHMENT IN CANAAN — CROSSING THE JORDAN—44 — THE FALL OF JERICHO—45 — THE BLESSING AND THE CURSES—46 — LEAGUE WITH THE GIBEONITES—47 — THE DIVISION OF CANAAN—48 — THE LAST WORDS OF JOSHUA—49 — TITHES AND OFFERINGS—50 — GOD’S CARE FOR THE POOR—51 — THE ANNUAL FEASTS—52
11. 11.UNDER THE JUDGES — THE EARLIER JUDGES—53 — SAMSON—54 — THE CHILD SAMUEL—55 — ELI AND HIS SONS—56 — THE ARK TAKEN BY THE PHILISTINES—57 — THE SCHOOLS OF THE PROPHETS—58
12. 12.THE EARLIER KINGS — THE FIRST KING OF ISRAEL—59 — THE PRESUMPTION OF SAUL—60 — SAUL REJECTED—61 — THE ANOINTING OF DAVID—62 — DAVID AND GOLIATH—63 — DAVID A FUGITIVE—64 — THE MAGNANIMITY OF DAVID—65 — THE DEATH OF SAUL—66 — ANCIENT AND MODERN SORCERY—67 — DAVID AT ZIKLAG—68 — DAVID CALLED TO THE THRONE—69 — THE REIGN OF DAVID—70 — DAVID’S SIN AND REPENTANCE—71 — THE REBELLION OF ABSALOM—72 — THE LAST YEARS OF DAVID—73
13. 13.APPENDIX
14. 14.Index of Scripture References
15. 15.GENERAL INDEX

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