David the Giant Killer: And Other Tales of Grandma LopezJewish Publication Society of America, 1908 - 250 pages While visiting her grandchildren, Grandma Lopez finds occasion to retell and elaborate upon a variety of Old Testament tales such as the stories of David and Goliath, Nebuchadnezzer, Elijah, and Daniel. |
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David the Giant Killer, and Other Tales of Grandma Lopez Emily Solis-Cohen No preview available - 2023 |
David the Giant Killer, and Other Tales of Grandma Lopez Emily Solis-Cohen No preview available - 2023 |
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Abednego Ahab Ahasuerus altar answered Arioch art thou asked Baal Babylon beautiful behold bless Boaz Bozez brother burning fiery furnace command cried Daniel David didst dream Eleazar Elijah Elisha Esther Estrella eyes face father fear fire furnace Gabriel gaze Geba GIANT KILLER glance gods Goliath Grandma Greeks Haman hand Hanukàh hath head heard heart heaven Hebrew Israel Jack Jerusalem Jews Jezebel Jonathan Judah Kaddish king's land lips looked Lopez Lord Marduk Mattathias Meshach Michmash midst Mishael Moab Mordecai mother mouth Naomi Nathan Nebuchadrezzar never night Obadiah Philistine Phinehas pray prayer prince prophets of Baal Purìm queen Ruth Ruth's Sabbath sackbut Samaria Saul saying Shadrach Shushan smiled smith spake speak stones stood story strange stranger sword tell thee thine thou art thou hast thought Thy servant thyself told turned unto the king voice word worship youth Zarephath
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Page 236 - If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Page 221 - Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Page 64 - For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so ? And Esther said.
Page 34 - And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul?
Page 148 - I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Page 192 - It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the death of thine husband ; and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Page 239 - He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Page 233 - And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Page 170 - And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first, for ye are many, and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
Page 62 - Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether boldest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this...