The Genius of Judaism

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E. Moxon, 1833 - 266 pages

The Genius of Judaism by Isaac Disraeli, first published in 1833, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation.

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Page 30 - If I beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness; And my heart hath been secretly enticed, Or my mouth hath kissed my hand; This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: For I should have denied the God that is above.
Page 109 - Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
Page 113 - Zoilus, that blows his viper's breath upon those immortal devotions from the beginning to the end ! This is he that wrote with all irreverence against the Fathers of our Church, and...
Page 113 - If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young...
Page 43 - And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
Page 5 - And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee...
Page 71 - What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Page 114 - Jewis a separatist from the world, uniting himself to a solitary community, not only in his religious faith, which no one minds, but in matters which enter into the spirit, and descend to the details of ordinary life. Whether you dine, or pray, or converse, or correspond with a pure and conscientious Jew, some peculiarity forces upon your notice, that he is not one of the people ; and in these, more than in the peculiarities of their religious creed, rests the execution of the curse, which still...
Page 113 - The Jews and all Israel shall return to their land and antient seats, conquer their foes, have their soil more fruitfull than ever. They shall erect a glorious church in the land of Judah itself, and bear rule far and near. We need not be afraid to aver and maintain that one day they shall come to Jerusalem again ; be kings and chief monarchs of the earth, sway and govern all, for the glory of Christ that shall shine amongst them.
Page 35 - God, to keep all. the words of this law and these statutes, to do them : that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left : to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

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