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...country; offering at the same time to make it hereditary in his family. Ilis reply is remarkable : " I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you; the Lord shall rule over you," Judges viii, 23: language which shows that, in his opinion, the theocracy was incompatible with a political...

...Gideon in the piety of his soul replied, / trill not rule over you, neither shall my son rule ovtr you, THE LORD SHALL RULE OVER YOU. Words need not be more explicit ; Gideon doth not (Incline the honor, but denieth their right to give it ; neither doth he compliment them with invented...

...also - for thou li;i>*t Je'j liverei] us Iro-ii the liaiul of Midiau, 23 And Gideon said unto them 1! t i -OKD •' shall rule over you. 21 Tf And Gideon said unto them I would desire a request of you, that...

...accept, in the true spirit of the theocracy, and of the most exalted patriotism. He " said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the Lord shall rule over you." (Judg. viii. 23.) But, in another respect, his conduct was reprehensible. Having received, at his own...

...would serve them as a judge, he would not rule over them as a king. His decision showed how much he I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : x the LORD shall rule over you. 24 f And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you,...

...are deserving of letters of gold, or to be written still more nobly—engraven upon all hearts— " I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over yon." During the forty years of Gideon's after life, Israel dwelt in peace: he guiding his countrymen...

...which he answered as magnanimously, and by that answer redoubled the obligation, in the next verse, " I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the Lord shall rule over you." Thus far then we see the workings of a just gratitude in the Israelites, and goodness on the one side...

...declined, in the true spirit of the theocracy and of the most exalted patriotism. He " said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the Lord shall rule over you." (Judg. viii. 23.) But, in another respect, his conduct was reprehensible. Having received, at his own...

...son's son also : for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, I in your houses : for whosoever eatetti that which is leav : tlie LORD shall rule over you. 24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that...