Answers to the June Bible Enigma: Peace With God

From: Good News For Young And Old: Volume 25 (1883)

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Rom. 5:1¹Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Romans 5:1).―Therefore being justified by faith, we have PEACE WITH God, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

P hilip. John 1:43⁴³The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. (John 1:43).

E mmaus. Luke 24:13, 30, 33¹³And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. (Luke 24:13)
³⁰And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. (Luke 24:30)
³³And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, (Luke 24:33).

A dam. Josh. 3:16¹⁶That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. (Joshua 3:16).

C auaan. Ex. 3:8⁸And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. (Exodus 3:8).

E paphroditus. Phil. 2:30³⁰Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me. (Philippians 2:30).

W iths. Judg. 16:6-8⁶And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. ⁷And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. ⁸Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. (Judges 16:6‑8).

I chabod. 1 Sam. 4:20-22²⁰And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. ²¹And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. ²²And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken. (1 Samuel 4:20‑22).

T alitha cumi. Mark 5:41, 42⁴¹And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. ⁴²And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. (Mark 5:41‑42).

H ermon. Psa. 133:1-3¹<<A Song of degrees of David.>> Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! ²It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; ³As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. (Psalm 133:1‑3).

G ibeonites. Josh. 9:3-7³And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, ⁴They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; ⁵And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. ⁶And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. ⁷And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? (Joshua 9:3‑7).

O g. Deut. 3:3³So the Lord our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining. (Deuteronomy 3:3).

D avid. Psa. 55:6⁶And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. (Psalm 55:6).

M. H., aged 10 years.

P eter came at the Saviour’s call.

E mmaus. where they found their all.

A dam, from thence the waters stood.

C anaan the land that God called good.

E paphroditus low was laid.

W iths formed the bands Delilah made.

I chabod’s name his mother breathed.

T abitha back her life received.

H ermon’s soft dews to love compared.

G ibeonites’ wiles their lives had spared.

O g once was Bashan’s mighty king.

D avid longed for the dove’s swift wing.

R. A. R. aged 10.

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Good News For Young And Old: Volume 25 (1883)

• Letter From a Youth

• Child's Prayer Answered, A

• John Berridge. 7. The Powerful Word

• Herein Is Love

• Answers to the June Bible Enigma: Peace With God

• Bible Enigma for July, A

• My Dear Young Friends

• Going to My Happy Home

• Recruiting

• L - B. - G. for the Little Ones

• I Remember, I Remember

• John Berridge. 8. Persecution

• Bible Enigma for August, A

• Answer to June Enigma

• African Convert and Her Mother, The

• Jesus Can't Deceive Me

• Friend, A

• Word in Season, A

• John Berridge. 9. Friends

• Siberian Rapids

• Cradle of Noss, The

• How Can We Know the Way?

• Enigma for September

• Answer to August Enigma

• My Dear Young Friends

• Message From Heaven, A

• I Am Not Ashamed to Own My Lord

• Two Things Needful

• Is Christ Magnified by You?

• Old Professor Saved, An