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Show STATE PRESENT THE 200 A” These ancient works of the native OF Oid ‘Testament ~ well remind us,of what . was , said in the 7 i] Sto 7 ’ : writings of the ancient * high places” of israel. Psaim Ixxviii. 58; ‘For they " their high places.”’ ~~. How abundantly are provoked these him to anger to the them, and Ohio. israel sa- so ion. ces for Thes . ancient people were greatly attached very er bad ina to d places in israel are sometimes allude and Sn eae sense, as when they were the seats more oa a sometimes in a sense which seems them throug : ne to Bat allusions are abundantly made altitudes abel sacred pages; ‘* high places”’ of variousunder every gro" and mensions ‘¢on every high hill, Le aay on great tree.” The children of Jacob of this p pat “ bled at Gilgal. ‘The name [ro! a pile of stones taken “q heap.” heart Here was of Jordan, and : formed into a Ft : t the land. prom oe ectal lace of Israel’s first encampment In the mot Wis circumstance and the numerous 201 this eoubine, can on the waters of the Lickins near New ark were of Perry, ever their resort to Picxaway and ‘Ree > . i accustomed to hills and hich’ pl«transact Important conc erns. a well as acts of devotion, Gibeon was a great hi ch piace, as has been noted. Shiloh, a iléted place of such resort, was ona hivh hill. This was discontinued as Here . The hearts was-a train of the most common events. to the reinured \ of Israel were long and most perfectly . lizious use of their high places, though it was forbidden eh, : Pe Scott remarks that these high places were “ bothih for99 a. ; and for the irregular worship of Jehovah. idolatry 1 Kings 10. 3, 4; Solomon bad used these high places. & And Solomon leved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father ; only he sacrificed aad burned inAnd the king went to Gibeon to cense in high places. A Sarritic@ there . for > that was the great high e place. that upon offer mon Solo did thousaid barnt offerings Scott upon the passage says 5 “ Until the temaltar.’ to the ‘eo was builded. the irregularity of sacrificing cone degre God of Israel in high places—was in some than it tn But the peopic proceeded farther nived at. censurable for in the days of David; an d Solomon was It seems they had their greal countenancing them.” s, to which that hich places and their smal ler high place e high / ISRAEL. piles of stones found in and in the counties with/ cred writings. In scores of texts we read of them. Such a reformer ‘Sach a king byt their lagh places. them. Such rebuilt king vile Sucha them. destroyed destroye again a ooeood king ~/ d Se . © many particularly : their noted through AND piles of stonein ancient Israel, bear a near resemblance may Americans JUDAH the place of such resort, when the loftier hil] 66 Zinn was selected In its piace. ‘The temple was located. by divine decision, on this lofty mount of Zion. Ideas hil ; these, together with their other « high places la cient Israel, may account for the numerous and cage s tumuli found in this continent. oS ; Alluding-to~the ‘igh places in ancient Isracl. God — 4 orn damon nb 17} 2 etl beidbroiak ay anlage ae hake ee a te the dearly beloved of my ‘eid . te ee | — forsaken given ae age > emies.”’ It then follows ae io; a eee ee bol ; | yee: spoilers are come upon all Aigh Pinna ; Ig tere wilderness ; for ta hen hale Dee oe ae ee rom one end of the Oe eee ne tana; no flesh thall have peace. When this was written the ten tribes had been gone from Canaan many years. God had ‘ wdliked “given this branch of the beloved of his sou! into the Beste ip a | on the subject, “s ial gece al her enemies ;? Ss, and as sl verse 7, just greater present our natives as recited, light dawr the tribes hb They and we, in that case, shall betalhhieh piace we. ae spoilers are come 2 igh ihe wilderness ; for the sword of the Lord shall devo ur from the bese end of the land to the other end of the land.” This se ‘ ah event then future— The swor though the tribes had before been d shal/ Soli banished This. . it related to Israel, seems to be an event to he as Plished during their out-cast state. For in the second |