...the example of Moses may be a standing monument to all generations. Was it not said of him, that he was ' very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth ?' yet, ' at the waters of strife' ' he spake unadvisedly with his lips ;' because of which, he was...

...l Such was the zeal of the Ancient Lawgiver ; whose spirit (" though as it regarded his own cause " meek above all the men which were upon the face of the earth,"*) " waxed hot"3 on witnessing the grievous dishonour done to his God during his absence on the mount....

...we have similar cases in two other pious Attendants on Pagan Courts. (Nehemiah i. 4. Daniel iv. 19.) Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth. — Numbers xii. 3'. To shew that the most eminent saints are hourly dependent on grace, and consequently...

...expression, marking a vigorous intellect, and not inconsistent with. the character given of him in Scripture: "Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth." Besides the grandeur of air and attitude of this figure, its anatomical truth has been highly praised...

...put down the designing adversaries of his soul ? Moses too, as the scriptures expressly tell us, " was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth ;"f but look at all the history of Moses, and ask whether there was any lack of moral courage and manliness...

...very particular does it, at the same time, record their signal fall. " The man Moses," for instance, " was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth." God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding and, " he was wiser than all men." Who can read...

...the example of Moses may be a standing monument to all generations. Was it not said of him, that he was ' very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth ?' yet, 'at the waters of strife' ' he spake unadvisedly with his lips ;' because of which, he was...

...the narrative of Moses. OBJ. 5. — The third verse of the twelfth chapter of the book of Numbers — ("Now the man Moses was very meek above all the men which were upon the face of the earth ) — bears sufficient proof that Moses could not be the author of it , and that no man, however great...

...of Moses, and of Christ. Of the former, nothing is spoken more to his honor than this, that he vxu very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth. And in the life of Christ, no trait of character is presented as being more attractive, than his meek,...

...between the haughty tyrant and the helpless victims of his oppression ; and " now the man Moses was meek above all the men which were upon the face of the earth." Vanity appears to have been the vice to which Joseph was most addicted, or under the dominion of which...