CONTENTS

VOLUME 1

PREFACE

I. THE CREATION OF THE WORLD

The First Things Created—The Alphabet—The First Day—The Second

Day—The Third Day—The Fourth Day—The Fifth Day—The Sixth

Day—All Things Praise the Lord.

II. ADAM

Man and the World—The Angels and the Creation of Man—The

Creation of Adam—The Soul of Man—The Ideal Man—The Fall of

Satan—Woman—Adam and Eve in Paradise—The Fall of Man—The

Punishment—Sabbath in Heaven—Adam's Repentance—The Book of

Raziel—The Sickness of Adam—Eve's Story of the Fall—The Death

of Adam—The Death of Eve.

III. THE TEN GENERATIONS

The Birth of Cain—Fratricide—The Punishment of Cain—The

Inhabitants of the Seven Earths—The Descendants of Cain—The

Descendants of Adam and Lilith—Seth and His

Descendants—Enosh—The Fall of the Angels—Enoch, Ruler and

Teacher—The Ascension of Enoch—The Translation of

Enoch—Methuselah.

IV. NOAH

The Birth of Noah—The Punishment of the Fallen Angels—The

Generation of the Deluge—The Holy Book—The Inmates of the

Ark—The Flood—Noah Leaves the Ark—The Curse of

Drunkenness—Noah's Descendants Spread Abroad—The Depravity of

Mankind—Nimrod—The Tower of Babel.

V. ABRAHAM

The Wicked Generations—The Birth of Abraham—The Babe Proclaims

God—Abraham's First Appearance in Public—The Preacher of the

True Faith—In the Fiery Furnace—Abraham Emigrates to Haran—The

Star in the East—The True Believer—The Iconoclast—Abraham in

Canaan—His Sojourn in Egypt—The First Pharaoh—The War of the

Kings—The Covenant of the Pieces—The Birth of Ishmael—The

Visit of the Angels—The Cities of Sin—Abraham Pleads for the

Sinners—The Destruction of the Sinful Cities—Among the

Philistines—The Birth of Isaac—Ishmael Cast Off—The Two Wives

of Ishmael—The Covenant with Abimelech—Satan Accuses

Abraham—The Journey to Moriah—The Akedah—The Death and Burial

of Sarah—Eliezer's Mission—The Wooing of Rebekah—The Last

Years of Abraham—A Herald of Death—Abraham Views Earth and

Heaven—The Patron of Hebron.

VI. JACOB

The Birth of Esau and Jacob—The Favorite of Abraham—The Sale of

the Birthright—Isaac with the Philistines—Isaac Blesses

Jacob—Esau's True Character Revealed—Jacob Leaves His Father's

House—Jacob Pursued by Eliphaz and Esau—The Day of

Miracles—Jacob with Laban—The Marriage of Jacob—The Birth of

Jacob's Children—Jacob Flees before Laban—The Covenant with

Laban—Jacob and Esau Prepare to Meet—Jacob Wrestles with the

Angel—The Meeting between Esau and Jacob—The Outrage at

Shechem—A War Frustrated—The War with the Ninevites—The War

with the Amorites—Isaac Blesses Levi and Judah—Joy and Sorrow

in the House of Jacob—Esau's Campaign against Jacob—The

Descendants of Esau.

VOLUME @

CONTENTS

PREFACE

JOSEPH

The Favorite Son-Joseph Hated by His Brethren—

Joseph Cast into the Pit-The Sale-Joseph's Three

Masters-Joseph's Coat Brought to His Father-Judah

and His Sons-The Wives of the Sons of Jacob—

Joseph the Slave of Potiphar-Joseph and Zuleika—

Joseph Resists Temptation-Joseph in Prison-Pharaoh's

Dreams-Joseph before Pharaoh-The Ruler of

Egypt-Joseph's Brethren in Egypt-Joseph Meets His

Brethren-The Second journey to Egypt-Joseph and

Benjamin-The Thief Caught-Judah Pleads and

Threatens-Joseph Makes Himself Known-Jacob

Receives the Glad Tidings-Jacob Arrives in Egypt—

Joseph's Kindness and Generosity~Jacob's Last Wish—

The Blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh-The Blessing

of the Twelve Tribes-The Death of Jacob-The Sons

of Jacob at War with the Sons of Esau-Zepho King

of Kittim-The Nations at War-Joseph's Magnanimity

-Asenath-The Marriage of Joseph-Kind and Unkind

Brethren-Treachery Punished-The Death and Burial

of Joseph.

II. THE SONS OF JACOB

Significant Names-Reuben's Testament-Simon's

Admonition against Envy~The Ascension of Levi-Judah

Warns against Greed and Unchastity-Issachar's Singleness

of Heart-Zebulon Exhorts unto Compassion-

Dan's Confession-Naphtali's Dreams of the Division

of the Tribes-Gad's Hatred-Asher's Last Words-

Benjamin Extols Joseph.

III. JOB

Job and the Patriarchs-Job's Wealth and

Benefactions-Satan and Job—Job's Suffering-The Four

Friends-Job Restored.

IV. MOSES IN EGYPT

The Beginning of the Egyptian Bondage-Pharaoh's

Cunning-The Pious Midwives-The Three Counsellors-

The Slaughter of the Innocents-The Parents of

Moses-The Birth of Moses-Moses Rescued from the

Water-The Infancy of Moses-Moses Rescued by

Gabriel-The Youth of Moses-The Flight-The King

of Ethiopia-Jethro-Moses Marries Zipporah-A

Bloody Remedy-The Faithful Shepherd-The Burning

Thorn-bush-The Ascension of Moses-Moses Visits

Paradise and Hell-Moses Declines the Mission-Moses

Punished for His Stubbornness-The Return to Egypt-

Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh-The Suffering In-

creases-Measure for Measure-The Plagues Brought

through Aaron-The Plagues Brought through Moses-

The First Passover-The Smiting of the First-born-

The Redemption of Israel from Egyptian Bondage-

The Exodus.

I JOSEPH

THE FAVORITE SON

JOSEPH HATED By His BRETHREN

JOSEPH CAST INTO THE PIT

THE SALE

JOSEPH'S THREE MASTERS

JOSEPH'S COAT BROUGHT TO HIS FATHER

JUDAH AND HIS SONS

THE WIVES OF THE SONS OF JACOB

JOSEPH THE SLAVE OF POTIPHAR

JOSEPH AND ZULEIKA

JOSEPH RESISTS TEMPTATION

JOSEPH IN PRISON

PHARAOH'S DREAMS

JOSEPH BEFORE PHARAOH

THE RULER OF EGYPT

JOSEPH'S BRETHREN IN EGYPT

JOSEPH MEETS HIS BRETHREN

THE SECOND JOURNEY TO EGYPT

JOSEPH AND BENJAMIN

THE THIEF CAUGHT

JUDAH PLEADS AND THREATENS

JOSEPH MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN

JACOB RECEIVES THE GLAD TIDINGS

JACOB ARRIVES IN EGYPT

JOSEPH's KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY

JACOB'S LAST WISH

THE BLESSING OF EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH

THE BLESSING OF THE TWELVE TRIBES

THE DEATH OF JACOB

THE SONS OF JACOB AT WAR WITH THE SONS OF ESAU

ZEPHO KING OF KITTIM

THE NATIONS AT WAR

JOSEPH'S MAGNANIMITY

ASENATH

THE MARRIAGE OF JOSEPH

KIND AND UNKIND BRETHREN

TREACHERY PUNISHED

THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF JOSEPH

VOLUME 3

CONTENTS

PREFACE

MOSES IN THE WILDERNESS.

The Long Route—Pharaoh Pursues the Hebrews—The Sea Divided

—The Passage through the Red Sea—The Destruction of the

Fgyptians—The Song at the Sea— The Awful Desert—The Heavenly

Food—The Gathering of the Manna—Miriam' s Well—Aniaiek's

War against Israel Amalek Defeated Jethro Installation of Elders—

Jethro Rewarded—The Time is at Hand—The Gentiles Refuse the

Torah The Contest of the Mountains—The Torah Offered to

Israel— Israel Prepares for the Revelation—The Revelation on

Mount Sinai—The First Commandment—The Other

Commandments Revealed on Sinai— The Unity of the Ten

Commandments—Moses Chosen as Intermediator—Moses and the

Angels Strive for the Torah—Moses Receives the Torah—The

Golden Calf—Moses Blamed for Israel's Sin—The Punishment of

the Sinners— Moses Intercedes for the People—The Inscrutable

Ways of the Lord—The Thirteen Attributes of God—The Second

Tables—The Census of the People—The Erection of the Tabernacle

Commanded—The Materials for the Construction of theTabernacle

—Bezalel—The Ark with the Cherubim—The Table and the

Candlestick—The Altar—The Symbolical Significance of the

Tabernacle—The Priestly Robes—The Stones in the

Breastplate—The Completion of the Tabernacle—The Setting up of

the Tabernacle—The Consecration of the Priests—The Day of the

Ten Crowns—The Interrupted Joy—The Gifts of the Princes—The

Revelations in theTabernacle—The Cleansing of the Camp—The

Lighting of the Candlestick—The Twelve Princes of the Tribes—

The Census of the Levites—The Four Divisions of the Levites—The

Four Standards—Thc Camp—The BIasphemer and the

Sabbath-breaker—The Ungrateful Multitude—The Flesh-pots of

Egypt—The Appointment of the Seventy Elders—Eldad and Medad

—The Quails—Aaron and Miriam Slander Moses—Miriam's

Punishment—The Sending of the Spies—Significant Names—The

Spies in Palestine—The Slanderous Report—The Night of Tears—

Ingratitude Punished—The Years of Disfavor—The Rebellion of

Korah—Korah Abuses Moses and the Torah Moses Pleads in Vain

with Korah—Korah and His Horde Punished—On and the Three

Sons of Korah Saved—Israel Convinced of Aaron's Priesthood—The

Waters of Meribah—Moses' Anger Causes His Doom—Edom's

Unbrotherly Attitude toward Israel—The Three

Shepherds—Preparing Aaron for Impending Death—Aaron's

Death—The General Mourning for Aaron—The False Friends—The

Brazen Serpent—At Arnon—Sihon, the King of the Amorites—The

Giant Og—Moses' Speech of Admonition—Balak, King of

Moab—Balaam, the Heathen Prophet—Balak's Messengers to

Bahaam— Balaam Accepts Balak's Invitation—Baiaam's Ass—

Balaam Runs into His Own Destruction—Balaam with Balak

Balaam's Sacrifices Refused—Balaam Extols Israel—Balaam's

Hopes Disappointed—Curses Turned into Blessings—Balaam's

Wicked Counsel—Phinehas, Zealous for God—Twelve

Miracles—Phinehas Rewarded—The Daughters of Zelophmehad

The appointment of Joshua—Moses' Legacy to Joshua—Moses' last

campaign—The Complete Annihilation of Midian—The Gruesome

End of Balaam— The Victorious Return from the War—Wealth that

Bringeth Destruction—Moses' Death Irrevocably Doomed—Moses

Prayer for Suspension of Judgment—God Tries to Comfort Moses

Concerning His Death—The Intercessions for Moses—Moses

Serves Joshua—The Last Day of Moses' Life—Moses Beholds the

Future—Moses Meets the Messiah in Heaven—The Last Hours of

Moses The Blessing of Moses—Moses Prays for Death—Samuel

Chastised by Moses—God Kisses Moses' Soul—The Mourning for

Moses—Samuel's Vain Search—Moses Excels All Pious Men.

MOSES IN THE WILDERNESS

TIlE LONG ROUTE

PHARAOH PURSUES THE HEBREWS

THE SEA DIVIDED

TIlE PASSAGE THROUGH THE RED SEA

TIlE DESTRUCTION OF THE EGYPTIANS

THE SONG AT THE SEA

THE AWFUL DESERT

THE HEAVENLY FOOD

THE GATHERING OF THE MANNA

MIRIAM'S WELL

AMALEK' WAR AGAINST ISRAEL

AMALEK DEFEATED

JETHRO

INSTALLATION OF ELDERS

JETHRO REWARDED

THE TIME IS AT HAND

THE GENTILES REFUSE THE TORAH

THE CONTEST OF THE MOUNTAINS

THE TORAH OFFERED TO ISRAEL

ISRAEL PREPARES FOR THE REVELATION

THE REVELATION ON MOUNT SINAI

THE FIRST COMMANDMENT

THE OTHER COMMANDMENTS REVEALED ON SINAI

THE UNITY OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 104

MOSES CHOSEN AS INTERMEDIATOR

MOSES AND THE ANGELS STRIVE FOR THE TORAH

MOSES RECEIVES THE TORAH

THE GOLDEN CALF

MOSES BLAMED FOR ISRAEL'S SIN

THE PUNISHMENT OF THE SINNERS

MOSES INTERCEDES FOR THE PEOPLE

THE INSCRUTABLE WAYS OF THE LORD

THE THIRTEEN ATTRIBUTES OF GOD

THE SECOND TABLES

THE CENSUS OF THE PEOPLE

THE ERECTION OF THE TABERNACLE COMMANDED

THE MATERIALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE

TABERNACLE

BEZALEL

THE ARK WITH THE CHERUBIM

THE TABLE AND THE CANDLESTICK

THE ALTAR

THE SYMBOLICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TABERNACLE

THE PRIESTLY ROBES

THE STONES IN THE BREASTPLATE

THE COMPLETION OF THE TABERNACLE

THE SETTING UP OF THE TABERNACLE

THE CONSECRATION OF THE. PRIESTS

THE DAY OF THE TEN CROWNS

THE INTERRUPTED JOY

THE GIFTS OF THE PRINCES

THE REVELATIONS IN THE TABERNACLE

THE CLEANSING OF THE CAMP

THE LIGHTING OF THE CANDLESTICK

THE TWELVE PRINCES OF THE TRIBES

THE CENSUS OF THE LEVITES

THE FOUR DIVISIONS OF THE LEVITES

THE FOUR STANDARDS

THE CAMP

THE BLASPHEMER AND THE SABBATH-BREAKER

THE UNGRATEFUL MULTITUDE

THE FLESH-POTS OF EGYPT

THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SEVENTY ELDERS

ELDAD AND MEDAD

THE QUAIL

AARON AND MIRIAM SLANDER MOSES

MIRIAM' PUNISHMENT

THE SENDING OF THE SPIES

SIGNIFICANT NAMES

THE SPIES IN PALESTINE

THE SLANDEROUS REPORT

THE NIGHT OF TEARS

INGRATITUDE PUNISHED

THE YEARS OF DISFAVOR

0HE REBELLION OF KORAH

KORAH ABUSES MOSES AND THE TORAH

MOSES PLEADS IN VAIN WITH KORAH

KORAH AND HIS HORDE PUNISHED

ON AND THE THE THREE SONS OF KORAH SAVED

ISRAEL CONVINCED OF AARON'S PRIESTHOOD

THE WATERS OF MERIBAH

MOSES ANGER CAUSES HIS DOOM

EDOM'S UNBROTHHERLY ATTITUDE. TOWARD ISRAEL

THE THREE SHEPHERDS

PREPARING AARON FOR IMPENDING DEATH

AARON'S DEATH

THE GENERAL MOURNING FOR AARON

THE FAI.SE FRIENDS

THE BRAZEN SERPENT

AT ARNON

SIHON, THE KING OF THE AMORITFS

THE GIANT OG

MOSES SPEECH OF ADMONITION

BALAK, KING OF MOAB

BALAAM, THE HEATHEN PROPHET

BALAK'S MESSENGERS TO BALAAM

BALAAM ACCEPTS BALAK'S INVITATION

BALAAM'S ASS

BALAAM RUNS INTO HIS OWN DESTRUCTION

BALAAM WITH BALAK

BALAAM'S SACRIFICES REFUSED

BALAAM EXTOLS ISRAEL

BALAAM'S HOPES DISAPPOINTED

CURSES TURNED TO BLESSINGS

BALAAM'S WICKED COUNSEL

PHINEHAS, ZEALOUS FOR GOD

TWELVE MIRACLES

PHINEHAS REWARDED

THE DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD

THE APPOINTMENT OF JOSHUA

MOSES' LEGACY TO JOSHUA

MOSES LAST CAMPAIGN

TIlE COMPLETE ANNIHILATION OF MIDIAN

THE GRUSOME END OF BALAAM

THE VICTORIOUS RETURN FROM TIlE WAR

WEALTH THAT BRINGETH DESTRUCTION

MOSES' DEATH IRREVOCABLY DOOMED

MOSES PRAYER FOR SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT

GOD TRIES TO COMFORT MOSES CONCERING HIS DEATH

THE INTERCESSIONS FOR MOSES

MOSES SERVES JOSHUA

THE LAST DAY OF MOSES' LIFE

MOSES BEHOLDS THE FUTURE

MOSES MEETS THE MESSIAH IN HEAVEN

THE LAST HOURS OF MOSES

THE BLESSING OF MOSES

MOSES PRAYS FOR DEATH

SAMAEL CHASTISED BY MOSES

GOD KISSES MOSES' SOUL

THE MOURNING FOR MOSES

SAMAEL'S VAIN SEARCH

MOSES EXCELS ALL PIOUS MEN

VOLUME 4

CONTENTS

I. JOSHUA

The Servant of Moses Entering the Promised Land—Conquest of

the Land—The Sun Obeys Joshua—War with the

Armenians—Allotment of the Land.

II. THE JUDGES

The First Judge—Campaigns of KenaS—Othniel—Boaz and

Ruth—Deborah—Gideon—Jephthah—Samson—The of the Benjamites.

III. SAMUEL AND SAUL

Elkanah and Hannah—The Youth of Samuel—Eli and His

Sons—The Activities of Samuel—The Reign of Saul—The Court of

Saul.

IV. DAVID

David's Birth and Descent—Anointed King—Encounter with

Goliath—Pursued by Saul—Wars—Ahithophel—Joab—David's Piety

and His Sin—Absalom's Rebellion—David's

Atonement—Visitations—The Death of David—David in

Paradise—The Family of David—His Tomb.

V. SOLOMON

Solomon Punishes Joab—The Marriage of Solomon—His Wisdom—

The Queen of Sheba—Solomon Master of the Demons—The

Building of the Temple—The Throne of Solomon—The

Hippodrome—Lessons in Humility—Asmodeus—Solomon as

Beggar—The Court of Solomon.

VI. JUDAH AND ISRAEL

The Division of the Kingdom—Jeroboam—The Two Ahijabs—Asa—

Jehoshaphat and Ahab—Jezebel—Joram of Israel.

VII. ELIJAH

Elijah before His Translation—After His Translation—Censor and

Avenger—Intercourse with the Sages—God's Justice Vindicated—

Elijah and the Angel of Death—Teacher of the

Kabbalah—Forerunner of the Messiah.

VIII. ELISHA AND JONAH

Elisha the Disciple of Elijah—The Shunammite—Gehazi—The

Flight of Jonah Jonah in the Whale—The Repentance of Nineveh.

IX. THE LATER KINGS OF JUDAH

Joash—Three Great Prophets—The Two Kingdoms

Chastised—Hezekjah—Miracles Wrought for

Hezekiah—Manasseh—Josiah and His Successors.

X. THE EXILE

Zedekiah—Jeremiah—Nebuchadnezzar—The Capture of Jerusalem—

The Great Lament—Jeremiah's Journey to Babylon—Transportation

of the Captives—The Sons of Moses—Ebedmelech—The Temple

Vessels—Baruch—The Tombs of Baruch and Ezekie1—Daniel—The

Three Men in the Furnace—Ezekiel Revives the

Dead—Nebuchadnezzar a Beast—Hiram—The False

Prophets—Daniel's Piety.

XI. THE RETURN OF THE CAPTIVITY

Belshazzar's Feast—Daniel under the Persian Kings—The Grave of

Daniel—Zerubbabel—Ezra—The Men of the Great Assembly.

XII. ESTHER

The Feast for the Grandees—The Festivities in Shushan—Vashti's

Banquet—The Fate of Vashti—The Follies of Ahasuerus—Mordecai

Esther's Beauty and Piety—The Conspiracy Haman the Jew-baiter—

Mordecai's Pride—Casting the Lots—The Denunciation of the

Jews—The Decree of Annihilation—Satan Indicts the Jews—The

Dream of Mordecai Fulfilled—The Prayer of Esther—Esther

Intercedes—The Disturbed Night—The Fall of Haman—The Edict of

the King.