Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX. THE GRAVES IN THE WILDERNESS. THE Books of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, all concern the Law and the pilgrimage of Israel in the desert, and it is an interesting question to ask, How much may it be supposed that the people at that time knew of the Divine Eevelation? Amid his other duties ordained by God, Aaron had, doubtless, not neglected that of copying the Law, and reading it to the people. This was especially ordered to be done for eight days together, once in every seven years; but we know that, during the training of Israel in the wilderness, this was not all they heard or knew of the Law; for Moses says to them (Deut. xxx. 11-14): "The commandment which is written in this book of the law is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. "It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? "Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? "But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it." "In thy mouth" seems to signify that they learned portions of it. Moses ordered the Levites to write his last noble song, and to teach it to the children of Israel: "Put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel, that when many evils and troubles are befallen them, this song shall testify against them as a witness: for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed" (Deut. xxxi. 19, 21). If an Israelite were in doubt as to any ordinance or duty, he was to inquire of the priest, the Levite, who was also the judge, and would show him the sentence of judgment...
