fore Me, Mark 1,3; and the Lord whom ye seek, for whose coming they were SO anxiously waiting, shall suddenly come to His Temple, to dwell in the midst of His people, of His Church, even the Messenger of the Covenant, the great Angel of the Lord, the Son of God Himself, whom ye delight in, namely, all those who still desire the covenant of the Lord with His people to be fulfilled. Behold, so the announcement is once more made with impressive solemnity, He shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. This is the preaching of repentance in order to prepare the hearts for the great advent of Jehovah. V. 2. But who may abide the day of His coming? be able to endure that Day of Judgment upon the disobedient and secure? Cp. Matt. 3, 8-12; Luke 3, 9. And who shall stand when He appeareth? Cp. Joel 2, 11. For He is like a refiner's fire, which separates the dross from the pure metal, and like fullers' soap, thoroughly to cleanse the garment of His Church from all impurities; v. 3. and He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, the entire Messianic period being a time of testing and of judgment, John 9, 39, culminating in the day of the final Judgment; and He shall purify the sons of Levi, for the judgment begins at the house of God, and purge them as gold and silver that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness, so that all the members of the New Testament priesthood, in fact, might serve Him in holiness and righteousness. V. 4. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, the entire Church worshiping Him in spirit and in truth, as in the days of old, when the children of Israel were still in truth His Church, and as in former years. Cp. Titus 2, 14; 1 Pet. 2, 5. V. 5. And I will come near to you to judgment, namely, the judgment of wrath upon the wicked; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the transgressors of the First and Second Commandments, and against the adulterers, those disregarding the Sixth Commandment, and against false swearers, with reference both to the Second and the Eighth Commandments, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, by withholding them altogether or by underpaying him, the widow, and the fatherless, as being without a natural protector, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, cp. Deut. 27, 19, and fear not Me, saith the Lord of hosts, this last point indicating the source of all iniquity lack of the fear of the Lord. V. 6. For I am the Lord, I change not, the name Jehovah itself indicating that He is the same from everlasting to everlasting; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed, literally, "and ye, the sons of Jacob, ye are not yet consumed," that is, the Lord will keep the true spiritual Israel safe while He sends His judgment upon the wicked in their midst. Even

so the Church of Christ in the New Testament is preserved in the midst of hypocrisy and deceit, and the wicked will finally be destroyed.

THE PEOPLE REBUKED, V. 7. Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from Mine ordinances and have not kept them, this being the reason why He has withheld the fulness of His blessing and salvation from them. Return unto Me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts, His appeal being made in all sincerity, since He wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. But ye said, still blind toward their transgressions, Wherein shall we return? They did not realize that the real service of Jehovah must be a growth from within, from a heart which lives in His fear. Therefore the prophet asks, in turn, in order to arouse them to a consciousness of the true meaning of worship, v. 8. Will a man rob God, defraud Him? Is not the very idea preposterous and revolting? Yet ye have robbed Me, actually trying to defraud Jehovah of the service which He rightly expected. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed Thee? And the answer is, In tithes and offerings, for these the people had deliberately withheld, thus making a mockery of their worship of Jehovah. V. 9. Ye are cursed with a curse, as a consequence of such behavior; for ye have robbed Me, even this whole nation, for the practise rebuked was general among the people. Therefore He admonishes them with great solemnity: v. 10. Bring ye all the tithes, the entire tithes, not only a part, into the storehouse, not keeping back a part, as heretofore, that there may be meat in Mine house, as food for His servants, Num. 18, 24; and prove Me now herewith, to find out whether He is not still the same righteous and holy God as of old, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing, in plentiful harvests, that there shall not be room enough to receive it, their prosperity being practically limitless. V. 11. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, not permitting the locusts to devour the crops, to ravage the land, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground, all the ordinary field-crops; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts, that is, the grapes would not fall before they had matured. V. 12. And all nations shall call you blessed, praising them for the obvious blessings which they enjoyed as a gift of Jehovah; for ye shall be a delightsome land, an object of pleasure, saith the Lord of hosts. Even to-day the Lord often rewards a life sincerely led in agreement with His Word with outward gifts of His goodness. THE WAYS OF GOD VINDICATED. V. 13. Your words have been stout against Me, saith the Lord, namely, in the murmuring which He has rebuked above. Yet ye say,

What have we spoken so much against Thee? The Lord's answer through His prophet is, v. 14. Ye have said, It is vain to serve God, it does not pay, just as scoffers in our days say; and what profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts? with all indications of deep sorrow and mourning over their sins. Their complaint was that it was poor business, that it did not pay. V. 15. And now we call the proud happy, they had actually reached the stage when they praised the wicked, with their apparent happiness in matters of this world; yea, they that work wickedness are set up, they are the lucky ones, in their opinion; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered, they have no misfortune, they have everything that their heart desires. This is ever the accusation which the backsliders try to bring against the Lord. V. 16. Then, namely, when the scoffers were making these blasphemous remarks, they that feared the Lord spake often one to another, they made it a practise to encourage one another over

against such blasphemous talk; and the Lord hearkened and heard it, He paid attention to their remarks, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for them that feared the Lord and that thought upon His name, the subject of their conversations being things which pertained to His glory. V. 17. And they shall be Mine, saith the Lord of hosts, the precious people of His inheritance, 1 Pet. 2, 9, in that day when I make up My jewels, when He would impart to them the fulness of His glory; and I will spare them, in manifesting His tender mercies upon them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him, ready to show his love and goodness in such an instance. V. 18. Then shall ye, those who were now grumbling, return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, noting the difference between the two classes, also in the manner in which God dealt with them, between him that serveth God and him that serveth Him not. The time of grace is still at hand, but infidels and scoffers will do well not to delay repentance.

The Sun of Righteousness and His
Forerunner.

The prophet, having addressed the scoffers in words of warning, in conclusion describes the results of the Lord's appointing that day of which He had spoken. V. 1. For, behold, the day cometh, the entire New Testament period being considered a day of sifting and of judgment, because it culminates in the Day of Judgment, that shall burn as an oven, one which holds the refiner's fire; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble, under the fire of His wrath, cp. Matt. 3, 10-12; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, cp. Is. 5, 24; Zeph. 1, 18, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch, the final, eternal destruction of the wicked being coincidental with the last Judgment. Such is the terrible fate of those who do not avail themselves of the Lord's mercy. V. 2. But unto you that fear My name, those who believe in Jehovah, the God of the covenant, and His redemption, shall the Sun of Righteousness, the Messiah, with the fulness of His salvation, arise with healing in His wings, in the rays of His mercy sent out through His Word; and ye shall go forth, with joyfully uplifted heads, and grow up as calves of the stall, nourished by the Word of Truth and Grace. Cp. John 1, 14. V. 3. And ye shall tread down the wicked, whose final overthrow is consistently prophesied in Scripture; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet, powerless and worthless, in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of

hosts. All believers are happy in their faith, in the enjoyment of Jehovah's mercy; they enjoy true liberty and will finally celebrate an eternal victory over all their enemies. The prophet therefore, in concluding his message, adds an admonition: V. 4. Remember ye the Law of Moses, My servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments, the Word which contained His solemn covenant. V. 5. Behold, I will send you Elijah, the prophet, a prophet like him, namely, John the Baptist, the forerunner of the Messiah, Matt. 11, 10. 14; 17, 10-13; Luke 1, 17, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord, Joel 2, 31, namely, before the Lord Himself would begin His ministry, which ushered in the period of the New Testament, culminating in the Last Judgment; v. 6. and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their fathers, in having them both realize the love of Jehovah in sending the Messiah and in the subsequent salvation wrought for all men, Luke 1, 17, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse, namely, in the event that men will not heed the preaching of repentence unto the forgiveness of sins. The Jews as a nation rejected the Messiah and have come under the curse. But this did not result in the overthrow of the kingdom of God and Christ. The spiritual Israel, rather, has heeded, and is heeding, the Word of Grace and is enjoying the fulness of the blessings promised throughout the Old Testament and so gloriously fulfilled in the New Dispensation.

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Abomination of pride, II, 218. 222. 229. 237.
Accursed, what was so called, I, 339. 372. 373.
653; II, 395.

Adultery, examples of, I, 87. 526.

Adultery forbidden, with penalty, I, 148. 221.
313.

Adultery, spiritual, II, 403-405. 426. 533-537.
550-553. 634-637.

Affection for God and God's house, I, 690;
II, 84. 147. 148.

Affliction in general, I, 529; II, 155. 519.
Affliction sent in mercy, I, 111. 113. 318;
II, 172. 545. 686.

Affliction, promises of support and comfort
under, II, 106. 326, 357. 431. 473. 685.
Affliction, man's behavior under, I, 410. 453.
554. 639. 710. 748. 760. 777; II, 15. 19. 46.
124. 432. 457. 509. 624. 692.
Almighty (God), I, 36. 121. 283. 447; II, 8.

310. 512.

Altar, several kinds, I, 149. 161. 167. 181.
Altars, built by various people, I, 20. 27. 28. 59.
77. 80. 143. 280. 397. 477. 594. 696.
Angels, nature, office, duties, characteristics,
I, 534. 595. 776; II, 35. 52. 127. 157. 167.
212. 298. 619.

Angel of the Lord, I, 35. 38. 49. 116. 279. 406.
414. 428. 554. 595; II, 623. 626.
Anger, nature and effects of, I, 63. 99. 108. 172;
II, 96. 130. 235. 238. 241. 245. 257. 269. 310.
336. 479.

Anger, divine, I, 9. 352. 358. 400. 644. 758;
II, 13. 66. 141. 142. 153. 155. 163. 172. 216.
288-290. 304. 310. 366. 403. 479. 685.
Anointing of priests, kings, prophets, I, 194.
198. 202. 468. 481. 558. 596. 619. 624.
Ark of the Covenant, I, 157. 180. 367. 368. 459.
462. 518. 519. 571.

Ark of Noah, I, 16.

Arm of God, I, 139. 361; II, 56. 139. 152. 162.
339. 372. 375. 449.

Assembling for worship, I, 225-227. 330;

II, 85. 102. 103. 147. 148. 193. 194. 200.
Atonement under the Law, I, 166. 186-199.
213. 269.

Backbiting forbidden, II, 72. 251.
Backsliding, I, 578; II, 142. 233. 402.

Barrenness of women, I, 26. 57. 67. 428. 453.
610; II, 179. 377.

Battles of Israelites, I, 142. 293. 375. 379. 410.
416. 418. 424. 440. 459. 470. 482. 511. 525.
541. 596. 601. 607. 676-679. 708. 710. 717.
726.

Beard, laws concerning, I, 219. 222.
Beautiful women, I, 66. 498. 526. 787.
Beauty, vanity of, II, 99. 222. 260. 294.
Bells on the priests' garments, I, 164. 183.
Betrothal, laws concerning, I, 149. 219. 336.
Birds, II, 168. 215. 221. 423. 660.
Birthright, I, 57. 338.

Births foretold, I, 34. 39. 428. 453. 454. 583. 610.
Blasphemy, I, 147. 228. 599; II, 137. 374. 544.
Blessed, I, 27; II, 60. 123. 147. 178. 335.
Blind, laws concerning the, I, 219. 347.
Blindness inflicted, I, 41. 614.

Blood, eating of, forbidden to Israelites, I, 190.
216. 325. 477.

Boasting, I, 597; II, 109. 113. 159. 243. 251.
253. 306.

Body, laws concerning, I, 219. 222. 327.
Boils and blains, I, 127.

Bondage of Israel in Egypt, I, 112-130;
II, 169.

Bonnets of the priests, I, 164. 165. 183; II, 595.
Book of Life, I, 172; II, 130. 633.
Books, I, 470; II. 276. 624.

Borrowing, I, 152. 328. 613; II, 246.

Branch of the Lord, II, 294. 308. 441. 705. 708.
Bread, I, 9. 611.

Breastplate of the high priest, I, 163. 183.
Breath of life, I, 5. 16; II, 17. 45. 168. 579. 616.
Brethren, duty of, towards one another, I, 29.
329. 343; II, 199.

Bribery, I, 153. 331; II, 239. 256. 269. 297. 340.
Burden, II, 97. 116. 383.

Burial, I, 349; II, 143. 268. 312. 414. 429. 446.
465.

Burnt offerings, I, 186. 194.

Calf, golden, I, 170-173.

Call of God to repentance, II, 109. 110. 215. 288.
364. 379. 466. 641. 650. 653. 673.
Camp of the Israelites, I, 137. 239. 283.
Candlestick in Tabernacle and Temple, I, 158.
180. 228. 251.

Captivity of Israelites foretold, I, 233. 349;
II, 350. 425. 436. 445. 460.

Cattle, I, 148. 151. 153. 312. 339. 344.
Charge of God to various people, I, 122. 355.
559. 681. 717.

Children the gift of God, I, 76; II, 196. 227.
236. 253. 256.

Circumcision, the covenant of, I, 37. 134. 369.
Clothing, I, 10. 85. 262. 426.

Cloud, pillar of, I, 136. 137. 776; II, 140. 170.
Commandments, the Ten, I, 147–149. 170. 312.
320-322.

Company, evil, to be avoided, II, 60. 84. 215.
216. 219. 230. 232. 233. 246. 249. 257.

Compassion, II, 9. 94. 709.

Condemnation for sin, II, 71. 114.
Congregation of Israel, I, 131–134.

Conscience convicts of sin, I, 8. 12. 94. 497;
II, 243.

Consecration of priests, I, 165. 198.
Consolation under affliction, I, 361; II, 27. 69.
92. 101. 112. 130. 135. 159. 186. 290. 684.
Contentment, II, 96. 257.

Conversion of sinners, I, 594; II, 77. 141. 215.
425.

Counsel, advantage of good, II, 231. 232. 243.
253.

Courage, I, 260. 354. 364. 380. 525. 717. 761;
II, 85. 90. 353.

Courses of ministers in Temple, I, 682-688.
Covenant of God, I, 16. 21. 33. 36. 58. 64. 121.
232. 312. 351. 406; II, 421. 458.
Covenant, the New, II, 378. 458.

Covetousness, II, 68. 245. 266. 267. 573.
Crown and miter of high priest, I, 165. 183. 198.
Cruelty condemned, I, 153; II, 86. 229. 230. 540.
Curse of God, I, 233. 323, 347. 348. 352. 377;
II, 218.

Cursing forbidden, I, 150; II, 175. 258.

Dancing as a mark of rejoicing, I, 140. 172.
426. 492. 519; II, 264.

Darkness, I, 3. 33. 130. 137. 401; II, 362.
Dead, the, II, 5. 20. 65. 151. 180. 272. 276. 349.
Dead, raising of, II, 27. 28. 109. 328. 633.
Death the consequence of sin, I, 6. 9.
Death, spiritual, II, 303.

Death, eternal, II, 233. 633.

Death of saints, I, 281. 645; II, 82. 108. 181.
234. 328. 381. 633.

Death of wicked, II, 26. 30. 37. 93. 109. 135.
227. 234. 312. 515.

Deceit, II, 431.

Dedication of Tabernacle, I, 184. 198-201. 248.
Dedication of Temple, I, 571. 697–700.

Deliverances, I, 32. 116. 136. 410. 416. 431. 595.
710; II, 610. 619.

Despair deprecated, I, 336; II, 86. 90. 95. 102.
249. 353.

Devil, I, 7; II, 2. 3. 705.

Diligence, exhortations to, I, 140. 309. 327. 343.
364. 757; II, 96. 178. 216 ff. 379. 424. 708.
Discord censured, II, 222. 238. 239. 240. 252.
Discretion commended, II, 93. 214. 216. 218. 220.
241.

Disease sent by God, I, 128. 140. 259. 351. 604.
613. 721. 729; II, 4.

Disguises resorted to, I, 504. 584. 598. 602. 716.
744.

Disobedience and its results, I, 233, 318. 347.
348. 370. 456. 473; II, 140. 293. 357. 417. 433.
465.

Divorce, I, 342.

Doctrines, false, II, 419. 442. 452.
Dreams, II, 28. 135. 333. 442. 449. 713.
Drink-offerings, I, 167. 226. 247. 264.
Drunkards, II, 296. 330. 651. 664.

Drunkenness, I, 22. 43. 500. 589. 597; II, 615.

Ears of idols, II, 180. 357. 527.

Ears of God open to prayer, I, 550; II, 74. 93.
Early rising, I, 43. 60. 64. 366. 468. 479. 483.
Enchantments forbidden, I, 219. 334; II, 366.
Enemies, treatment of, I, 153. 497; II, 43. 249.
Envy, II, 234. 253. 266.

Exaction forbidden, I, 231. 328; II, 254. 549.
597.

Face of God, II, 92. 384. 585.

Faith, examples of, I, 261; II, 610. 618.
Faithfulness in service of God, I, 626. 736.

Faithfulness toward men, I, 304; II, 206. 229.
232. 243. 251. 255.
Fall of man, I, 7-9.

Familiar spirits, I, 222; II, 302.

Famine threatened, II, 427. 428. 518. 519.
Fast proclaimed, I, 226. 717. 758. 775.
Fatherless, God the Father of, I, 321; II, 69.

126. 210. 488. 650.

Fathers, duty of, I, 338; II, 217. 232. 242. 247.
256.

Favor of God on the righteous, II, 46. 64. 217.
Fear of God, II, 39. 77. 215. 224. 234. 236.
Feasts of Jews, I, 155. 176. 225. 290. 330.
Filthiness figurative of sin, II, 22. 71. 288. 393.
554.

Fire for sacrifices, I, 34. 201. 429. 594. 700.
First-born, claims of, I, 98. 338. 720.
First-fruits, I, 153. 154. 176. 225. 290.
Fish, I, 3; II, 672.

Fools, character and conduct of, II, 71. 157.
227. 235. 240. 253. 269. 362.

Footstool of God, I, 688; II, 163. 198. 395.
Forgetting God, sin of, condemned, I, 310. 314;
II, 140. 166. 217. 259.

Forgiveness, I, 191. 701; II, 341. 379. 404. 457.
462. 578. 650. 684.

Fornication denounced, I, 152. 219. 284. 340;
II, 216. 220. 223. 248. 270.

Forsaking of God, danger of, I, 348. 424. 711.
725. 758; II, 290. 400. 409. 519.
Frankincense, I, 169. 188. 280.
Fraud condemned, I, 219. 723.
Friends, II, 241. 253.

Friendship, I, 485. 487-491. 511.

Frowardness, I, 358. 550; II, 7. 216. 228. 238.
245.

Fruits, I, 316. 348.

Fruit-trees in time of war, I, 337.

Fugitive servant, I, 341.

II, 155. 304. 419. 612.

Immutable, I, 282. 480; II, 91. 188. 723.
Omniscient, II, 36. 47. 203. 235. 360. 525.
Omnipresent, II, 33. 36-38. 203.
Unsearchable, II, 16. 36. 37. 209. 272.
Incomprehensible, II, 7. 13. 95. 204. 265. 351.

680.

Hail, plague of, I, 128. 379; II, 75. 141. 332.
529. 701.

Hand of God for blessing, I, 734. 756. 765.
Hand of God for chastisement, I, 306. 446;
II, 4. 27.

Hands, laying on of, I, 251. 289.

Hands, lifting up in prayer, I, 143; II, 86. 122.
205. 207.

Hanging as punishment, I, 91. 284. 795. 797.
Harlots, I, 79. 220. 222. 342; II, 381. 403.
Harp, I, 10. 482. 519. 684.

Harvest, feast of, I, 154. 176. 219; II, 303. 315.
Hatred forbidden, I, 153. 219. 335; II, 227. 235.
252.

Haughtiness censured, I, 550; II, 222. 237. 244.
292. 310. 315. 486.

Heart of man, I, 15. 20; II, 271. 431.
Heaven, the firmament, created, I, 2; II, 66. 76.
352.

Heaven, the dwelling-place of God, I, 573;
II, 61. 180. 194. 297. 395. 511.
Heave-offering, I, 166. 265. 271.
Heifer for sacrifice, I, 33. 272. 337.

High places forbidden, I, 324. 562. 582. 586;
II, 403.

High priest, I, 162. 198.

Holy things, law respecting, I, 164. 193. 223.
243. 683. 777.

Honey, 1, 97. 477; II, 77. 249. 253. 300.
Honor due to God, II, 87. 131. 209. 720.

Honor according to the Fourth Commandment,
I, 562. 796; II, 218. 245. 616.
Hope, II, 73. 80. 90. 228. 431.

Hornets, I, 155. 317. 401.

Horns as symbols of power, I, 455. 549; II, 138.
Horns of the altar, I, 558. 561.

Horses, I, 332; II, 55. 245. 415.

Hospitality, I, 38. 40. 115. 468. 609. 770.
Host, the heavenly, I, 73. 370. 664.

House of God, I, 64. 441. 753; II, 148. 298. 679.
709.

Humility, II, 236. 240. 245.

Hunger, I, 140; II, 92. 470. 508.

Idleness reproved, II, 221. 240. 250.

Idolatry and idolaters, I, 147. 232. 310. 316.
347; II, 162. 401.

Ignorance, sin-offerings for, I, 190. 265.
Images prohibited, I, 147. 232. 331.
Incense, I, 168. 181. 201. 214. 269.

Incest condemned, I, 216. 340. 347; II, 549. 659.
Industry, I, 6. 10; II, 221. 231. 247. 254.
Ingratitude, I, 357. 479. 528. 777; II, 635.
Inheritance, I, 288. 302. 338.

Injustice, I, 152. 219. 331. 343; II, 43. 146. 246.
Instruction recommended, II, 214. 215. 226. 242.
247.

Integrity, I, 472. 626; II, 3. 66. 67. 84. 101. 241.
Interpretation of dreams, I, 90; II, 214. 607.
Iron, I, 552; II, 38. 253. 362. 559.
Ivory, I, 577; II, 105. 559.

Jealousy, I, 245; II, 222. 286.

Joy, I, 669. 755. 775; II, 73. 153. 343. 693.
Judges appointed, I, 331. 757.

Justice of God, I, 356; II, 7. 364. 697.
Justice a prominent virtue, I, 220. 331; II, 146.
218. 438. 539. 682.

Kindness enjoined, I, 447-450; II, 242. 260.
Kings chosen by God, I, 332. 468. 481. 580. 596.
688.

Kingdom of God and of Christ, I, 691; II, 80.
105. 209. 303. 326. 395–397.608.

Kiss as mark of affection, I, 61. 65. 101. 468.
491.

Kneeling in prayer, I, 698. 760; II, 160. 618.
Knowledge given by God, I, 125. 169. 693;
II, 187. 214. 264. 330. 444. 458. 607.

Labor ordained for man, I, 9; II, 168.
Ladder, Jacob's, I, 64.

Lamb for sacrifices, I, 48. 131. 189; II, 289.
Lamentation for dead, I, 110. 510. 515. 744.
Lamps in the Tabernacle, I, 159. 162. 167. 228.
251.

Landmarks not to be removed, I, 335. 347;
II, 34. 247.

Laughter, I, 39; II, 262. 269.

Lavers for the Sanctuary, I, 168. 181. 184.
Law of God, I, 6. 21. 145. 147. 304. 312–315.
Learning, advantages of, II, 214. 226. 237.
Leaven forbidden at Passover, I, 132. 135.
Lending, regulations for, I, 153. 231. 328. 342.
343.

Lepers, laws regarding, I, 208. 245. 259.
Leprosy, I, 209-211. 343.

Letters, I, 527. 599. 612. 621. 720. 734. 751;
II, 346. 451.

Liberality enjoined, I, 329; II, 230.

Life the gift of God, I, 5; II, 17. 95. 615.
Light, I, 2; II, 457.

Lightning, I, 550; II, 39. 53. 75. 208.

Linen for sacred vestments, I, 164. 194.
Lions, I, 430. 484; II, 618.

Locusts, I, 129. 349; II, 170.

Lot decided by God, I, 213; II, 238.

Love to God commanded, I, 314. 321. 322. 397;
II, 90. 624.

Lying forbidden, I, 219.

Magicians of Egypt, I, 123. 125.

Magistrates to be obeyed, I, 152.

Majesty of God, I, 691; II, 52. 158. 160. 325.
685. 692.

Malefactors, execution of, I, 339.

Malice condemned, II, 238. 249.

Man, mortality of, II, 19. 20. 98. 141. 156. 208.
261. 276.

Manna, I, 140. 317. 777; II, 141.

Manslaughter, I, 21. 150. 300. 335. 394.

Marriage, I, 6; II, 196. 259.

Masters, duty of, I, 148. 219. 343; II, 42. 439.
Measuring of the Holy City, II, 585 ff. 704.
Meat-offering, I, 188-190. 195. 264. 778.
Meats, clean and unclean, I, 203. 327.
Meditation encouraged, II, 60. 77. 174. 188.
Meekness encouraged, II, 83. 695.
Memorials ordained, I, 143. 163. 168. 207.
Memory of the just blessed, II, 227.
Memory of the wicked cut off, II, 175. 328.
Merchants, I, 84. 577. 784; II, 324. 559.
Mercy, supplication for, I, 337. 573. 777;
II, 111. 112. 625. 692.

Mercy-seat described, I, 157. 160. 180. 214. 689.
Mind, a willing, I, 689. 768.

Miracles performed, I, 117. 123-134. 140. 143.
268. 276. 367-369. 429-433. 605-615. 641.
Mirth, vanity of, II, 264. 269.

Mischief, punishment of, II, 66. 67. 205. 252.

339.