AN

INTRODUCTION

TO THE

Critical Study and Knowledge

OF THE

HOLY SCRIPTURES.

BY

THOMAS HARTWELL HORNE, M.A.

FIFTH EDITION, CORRECTED.

ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS MAPS AND FAC-SIMILES OF

BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPTS.

VOLUME IV.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR T. CADELL, IN THE STRAND;

AND W. BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH.

MDCCCXXV.

LONDON:

Printed by A. & R. Spottiswoode,

New-Street-Square.

CONTENTS

OF

THE FOURTH VOLUME.

ON THE ANALYSIS OF SCRIPTURE.

PART I.

ANALYSIS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.

CHAPTER I. On the Pentateuch, or Five Books of Moses.

SECTION I. General Observations on the Pentateuch.

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I. Title. II. Argument of the Pentateuch. -III. Notice of other Writings

ascribed to Moses.

SECTION II. On the Book of Genesis.

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V.

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I. Title. II. Author and Date. III. General Argument. IV. Scope.

Synopsis. VI. Literal Sense of the first three Chapters of Genesis vindicated.

SECTION III. On the Book of Exodus.

I. Title.-II. Author and Date.-III. Occasion and Subject-matter.-IV. Scope.

-V. Types of the Messiah. VI. Synopsis of its Contents. — VII. Remarks

on the Plagues inflicted upon the Egyptians.

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- II. Scope. III. Synopsis of its Contents.

I. Title, Author, Date, and Argument. II. Scope. - III. Types of the Messiah.

-IV. Prediction of the Messiah. -

VI. Synopsis of its Con

tents. VII. Observations on the Book of the Wars of the Lord, mentioned in

Numbers xxi. 14.

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SECTION VI. On the Book of Deuteronomy.

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I, Title, Date, and Chronology.—II. Scope. III. Prediction of the Messiah.

-IV. Synopsis of its Contents. V. Observations.

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CHAPTER II. On the Historical Books.

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SECTION I. General Observations on the Historical Books.

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SECTION II. On the Book of Joshua.

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I. Author and Genuineness of this Book. II. Argument. - III. Scope. — IV.

Synopsis of its Contents. - V. Observations on the Book of Jasher, mentioned in

Josh. x. 13.

SECTION III. On the Book of Judges.

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I. Title. II. Date and Author. III. Scope, Chronology, and Synopsis of its

Contents. IV. Observations on some difficult Passages in this Book.

SECTION IV. On the Book of Ruth.

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I. Title and Argument. - II. Chronology. - III. Author. IV. Scope.

Synopsis of its Contents.

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SECTION V. On the Two Books of Samuel.

I. Title. II. Authors.-III. Argument, Scope, and Analysis of the First Book

of Samuel. IV. Argument, Scope, and Analysis of the Second Book of Samuel.

-V. General Observations on these two Books.

SECTION VI. On the Two Books of Kings.

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I. Order and Title of these Books. - II. Author. III. Argument and Synopsis

of the First Book of Kings. - IV. Argument and Synopsis of the Second Book

of Kings. V. General Observations on these Books.

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SECTION VII. On the Books of Chronicles.

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I. Title.-II. Author and Date. - III. Scope and Analysis of the two Books

Chronicles. IV. Observations on them.

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I. Title and Author.-II. Argument, Scope, and Synopsis of its Contents. III.

Observations on a spurious Passage ascribed to Ezra.

I. Title of the Book. - II. Reality of Job's Person. - III. Age in which he

lived. IV. Scene of the Poem of Job.-V. Author and Canonical Authority.-

VI. Structure of the Poem. - VII. Argument and Scope. - VIII. Rules for

studying this Book to advantage.. - IX. Synopsis.-X. Idea of the Patriarchal

Theology, as contained in the Book of Job.

SECTION II. On the Book of Psalms.

I. General Title of this Book. - II. Structure of the Psalms. III. Their Canonical

Authority. IV. Authors to whom they are ascribed: 1. Moses. — 2. David.

-3. Asaph. -4. The Sons of Korah. - 5. Heman and Ethan. -6. Solomon.

7. Anonymous Psalms.

Chronological Arrangement of the Psalms by Calmet.

V. Collection of the Psalms into a Volume. - VI. The Inscriptions or Titles pre-

fixed to the different Psalms. -VII. Probable Meaning of the Word Selah.-VIII.

Scope of the Book of Psalms. IX. Rules for better understanding them. — A

Table of the Psalms, classed according to their several Subjects.

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1. Title, Author, and Canonical Authority. — II. Scope and Synopsis.

servations.

SECTION V. On the Song of Solomon.

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I. Author.-II. Canonical Authority. III. Structure of the Poem-its Subject

and Scope the Song of Solomon, a sublime mystical Allegory.

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CHAPTER IV. On the Prophets.

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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE Prophets and their Writings.-I. The Prophetical

Books, why so called.-II. Different kinds of Prophets mentioned in the Scriptures.

-III. Situation of the Prophets, and their Manner of Living. IV. Nature of the

Prophetic Inspiration. — V. Collection of their Writings, and Mode of announcing

their Predictions. - VI. Number and Order of the Prophetic Books.

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CHAPTER V. Of the Prophets who flourished before the Babylonian

Captivity.

SECTION I. On the Book of the Prophet Jonah.

I. Title and Author. II. Occasion of the Prophecy of Jonah.

IV. Synopsis of its Contents.

SECTION III. On the Book of the Prophet Hosea.

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I. Author and Date. -- II. Occasion and Scope of the Prophecy. - III. Synopsis

of its Contents. — IV. Observations on its Style.

SECTION IV. On the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.

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I. Author and Date. II. Scope.-III. Analysis of the Contents of this Book. -

IV. Observations on its Style.

SECTION V. On the Book of the Prophet Joel.

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I. Author and Date. II. Occasion and Scope.-III. Analysis of the Book.

IV. Observations on its Style.

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SECTION VI. On the Book of the Prophet Micah.

I. Author and Date. II. Occasion and Scope. - III. Synopsis of its Contents.-

IV. Prophecies concerning the Messiah. -V. Observations on its Style.

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SECTION VII. On the Book of the Prophet Nahum.

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I. Author and Date. II. Scope and Synopsis of its Contents.

ations on its Style.

SECTION VIII. On the Book of the Prophet Zephaniah.

I. Author and Date.

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- II. Scope and Analysis of this Book.

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- III. Observ-

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