...did break out in many rash speeches and wishes. So Moses was eminently meek ; it was said of him, " the man Moses was very meek above all the men which were upon the face of the earth." And yet it is said of him, " that his spirit was provoked, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips...

...with that lovely simplicity, which characterises all that he relates of himself or of others. " Now decree of the Holy Oracle, while the assembled princes of Moab listened with s earth."f He either had not heard the scandalous speeches which were propagated to his disadvantage...

...and celebrated in Scripture, and which we cannot pass over in silence, namely, his meekness. " Now Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth V It is unimportant to consider whether this was inserted by the individual who arranged the books...

...the example of Moses may be a standing monument to all generations. Was it not said of him, that he was ' very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth ?' yet, ' at the waters of strife' ' he spake unadvisedly with his lips ;' because of which, he was...

...l Such was the zeal of the Ancient Lawgiver ; whose spirit (" though as it regarded his own cause " meek above all the men which were upon the face of the earth,"*) " waxed hot"3 on witnessing the grievous dishonour done to his God during his absence on the mount....

...have similar cases in two other pious Attendants on Pagan Courts. (Nehemiah i. 4. Daniel iv. 19.) Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth. — Numbers xii. 3'. To shew that the most eminent saints are hourly dependent on grace, and consequently...

...expression, marking a vigorous intellect, and not inconsistent with. the character given of him in Scripture: "Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth." Besides the grandeur of air and attitude of this figure, its anatomical truth has been highly praised...

...very particular does it, at the same time, record their signal fall. " The man Moses," for instance, " was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth." God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding and, " he was wiser than all men." Who can read...

...the example of Moses may be a standing monument to all generations. Was it not said of him, that he was ' very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth ?' yet, 'at the waters of strife' ' he spake unadvisedly with his lips ;' because of which, he was...

...put down the designing adversaries of his soul ? Moses too, as the scriptures expressly tell us, " was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth ;"f but look at all the history of Moses, and ask whether there was any lack of moral courage and manliness...