507 T.J.

Whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth, 502 T.J.

We shall reap, if we faint not. 506 L.J.

We piped unto you, and ye did not dance. 153 L.J.

Where moth and rust doth corrupt. 115 L.J.

Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions. 379 S.A.

From reading these literary passages can you clearly explain the
incident or story each Bible phrase suggests?

Aaron's Serpent. 152 H.T.

"And hence one master passion in the breast,
Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up the rest."
--_Pope, Essay on Man_.

Abraham's Bosom. 206 L.J.

"Sweet peace, conduct his soul
to the bosom of good old Abraham."
--_Shakespeare, Richard II 4:1_.

The Alabaster Box. 169 L.J.

"Thou wilt not let her wash thy dainty feet
With such salt thing as tears or with rude hair
Dry them."
--_Lowell, A Legend of Brittany_.

The Angel's Song. 37 L.J.

"Blow, bugles of battle, the marches of peace,
East, west, north and south let the long quarrel cease:
Sing the song of great joy that the angels began,
Sing of glory to God and of good will to man!"
--_Whittier, A Christmas Carmen_.

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The Apple of His Eye. 25 S.A.

"Bestows on her too parsimonious lord,
An infant for the apple of his eye."
--_Browning, The Ring and the Book_.

As a Little Child. 188 L.J.

"Once said a Man--and wise was He--
Never shalt thou the heavens see,
Save as a little child thou be."
--_Sidney Lanier, The Symphony._

As Ye Sow, so shall Ye Reap. 423 S.A.

"Look before you ere you leap;
For as you sow y' are like to reap."
--_Butler, Hudibras_.

Babel. 32 T.J.

"In vain a fresher mould we seek,
Can all the varied phrases tell
What Babel's wandering children speak,
How thrushes sing or lilacs smell?"
--_Holmes, To My Readers_.

Barabbas. 276 L.J.

"Thou hand'st sweet Socrates his hemlock sour;
Thou sav'st Barabbas in that hideous hour,