TESTIMONIES AGAINST THE JEWS. 81 TESTIMONIES. 1. That the Jews have fallenunder the heavy wrath of God because they have forsakenthe Lord, and have followedidols. In Exodus thepeoplesaidtoAaron : " Arise,and make us godswhich shallgo beforeus ; becauseasforthisman Moses, who brought us out of Egypt, we know not what has become of him."1 In the same place alsoMoses saysto the Lord : " 0 Lord, I pray thee,thispeople have sinned a great sin. They have made tothemselvesgods of gold and silver.And now, ifThou wiltforgivethem theirsin,forgive; but ifnot, blotme out of the book which Thou hastwritten. And the Lord saiduntoMoses,If any one hath sinnedagainstme, him will I blotout of my book."2 Likewise in Deuteronomy : u They sacrificedunto demons, and not unto God." s In the book of Judges too: " And the childrenof Israeldid evilin the sight of the Lord God of theirfathers,who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followedthe gods of the peoplesthatwere round about them, and offendedthe Lord, and forsookGod, and servedBaal."4 Also in thesame place: " And the childrenof Israeladded again to do evil5 in the sight of the Lord, and served Baal and the gods of the strangers,and forsookthe Lord, and servedHim not."6 In Malachi :" Judah isforsaken,and has become an abomination in Israeland in Jerusalem,becauseJudah has profaned the holinessof the Lord in thosethingswherein He hath loved, and courtedstrangegods. The Lord willcut off the man who doeth this,and he shallbe made base in the tabernacles of Jacob."7 2. Also becausethey did not believethe prophets,and put them to death. In Jeremiah the Lord says: "I have sentunto you my servantsthe prophets. Before the daylightI sentthem (and 1 Ex.xxxii.1. 2 Ex.xxxii.31-33. 8 Deut.xxxii.17. 4 Judg.ii.11-13. * " And againtheydidevil." • Judg.iv.1. 'Mai.ii.11. CTP.— VOL. II. P