"And again, he quoted the fifth verse thus:
"'Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.'
"He also quoted the next verse differently:
"'And he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers; if it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming.'
"In addition to these, he quoted the eleventh chapter of Isaiah, saying that it was about to be fulfilled. He quoted also the third chapter of Acts, twenty-second and twenty-third verses, precisely as they stand in our New Testament. He said that that Prophet was Christ, but the day had not yet come when "they who would not hear his voice should be cut off from among the people," but soon would come. He also quoted the second chapter of Joel, from the twenty-eighth verse to the last. He also said that this was not yet fulfilled, but was soon to be. And he further stated that the fullness of the Gentiles was soon to come in. He quoted many other passages of Scripture, and offered many explanations which cannot be mentioned here." (History of the Church, Vol. 1, pp. 12, 13.)
LESSON XVI.
SCRIPTURE READING EXERCISE.
MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
| ANALYSIS. | REFERENCES. |
| I. Poetical Books:
1. Psalms; Lamentations, The Song of Solomon[1] | Book of Psalm, Lamentations and Song of Songs. |
| II. Didactic Books:
1. Job, dramatic. | All the Dictionaries Bible Helps cited in previous lessons may be consulted on the separate books mentioned in this lesson. |
| III. Sapiential:
1. Proverbs, gnomic.[2] 2. Ecclesiastes, Speculative.[3] |
1. Psalms, Book of: "This collection of sacred poetry received its name, in consequence of the lyrical character of the pieces of which it consists, as intended to be sung to stringed and other instruments of music. The word is thus aptly defined by Gregory of Nyssa. The Hebrew title signifies hymns or praises, and was probably adopted on account of the use made of the collection in divine service, though only a part can be strictly called songs of praise, not a few being lamentations and prayers. (Cycl. of Biblical Literature, Kitto, p 377.)