- rose early:
- Archbishop Usher supposes, that this was upon Wednesday, the 28th of April, am 2553, the fortieth year of the Exodus from Egypt. From Shittim, where the israelites had been encamped for about two months ("And it came to pass¹ in the fortiethª year,ª in the eleventhªª month,ª on the firstª [day] of the month,ª [that] Mosesª spakeª° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª according unto all¹ that¹ the LORDª had given him in commandmentª°¹ unto¹ them;" {Deu 1:3}), to the Jordan, was, according to Josephus, about sixty stadia; that is, between seven and eight English miles. "And Abrahamª rose up earlyª° in the morning,ª and saddledª°¹ his ass,ª and tookª°¹ twoª of his young menª with¹ him, and Isaacª his son,ª and claveª° the woodª for the burnt offering,ª and rose up,ª° and went²°¹ unto¹ the placeª of which¹ Godª had toldª° him." {Gen 22:3} + "I made haste,ª° and delayedª° not¹ to keepª° thy commandments.ª" {Psa 119:60} + "And now,¹ because¹ ye have doneª°¹ all¹ these¹ works,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and I spakeª° unto¹ you, rising up earlyª° and speaking,ª° but ye heardª° not;¹ and I calledª° you, but ye answeredª° not;¹" {Jer 7:13} + "From¹ the thirteenthªª yearª of Josiahª the sonª of Amonª kingª of Judah,ª even unto¹ this¹ day,ª that¹ [is] the threeª and twentiethª year,ª the wordª of the LORDª hath come¹ unto¹ me, and I have spokenª° unto¹ you, rising earlyª° and speaking;ª° but ye have not¹ hearkened.ª°" {Jer 25:3} + "To hearkenª° to¹ the wordsª of my servantsª the prophets,ª whom¹ I¹ sentª° unto¹ you, both rising up early,ª° and sendingª° [them], but ye have not¹ hearkened;ª°" {Jer 26:5} + "Andª in the morning,²¹ rising upª° a great while² before day,²¹¹ he went out,ª° andª departedª° intoª a solitaryª place,ª and thereª prayed.ª°" {Mrk 1:35}
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