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Printed Caption:
The
Reubenites answer in defense of their Altar.
Joshua 22:16, 21-27a
Thus saith
the whole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this
that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn
away this day from following the Lord, in that ye have builded
you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord?
Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the
half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of
the thousands of Israel, The Lord God of gods, he knoweth,
and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in
transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,) That
we have built us an altar to turn from following the Lord,
or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering,or
if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himself
require it; And if we have not rather done it for fear of
this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak
unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the Lord
God of Israel? For the Lord hath made Jordan a border between
us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye
have no part in the Lord: so shall your children make our
children cease from fearing the Lord. Therefore we said,
Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering,
nor for sacrifice: But that it may be a witness between us
and you, and our generations after us. (KJV)
Figures
de la Bible (1728)
Illustrated by Gerard
Hoet (1648-1733), and others.
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