Bible Dictionary: The Jews: National Character of Covetous

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Jeremiah 6:13
For from the least of them even to the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.
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Ezekiel 33:31
And they come to you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.
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Micah 2:2
And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
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Library

In the Fifteenth Year of Tiberius Cæsar and under the Pontificate ...
... The inherent weakness of his character left him in ... no one throughout the Empire dared
to molest the Jews. ... Synagogues, and such participation in national joy or ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xi in the fifteenth.htm

The Persecutions of the Apostolic Church, and Its Condition at the ...
... and spiritual religion was inflamed by national pride combined ... Cyrene," [173:6] for
if Jews from that ... and spiritual changes of a very extraordinary character. ...
/.../killen/the ancient church/chapter xi the persecutions of.htm

Paul in Corinth.
... decide concerning the interpretation of their national law, and ... The Jews who heard
the voice of Moses and ... sinners of the most worthless character, are "washed ...
/.../dick/lectures on the acts of the apostles/lecture xxi paul in corinth.htm

The Three Parables of Warning: to the Individual, to the Nation ...
... erroneous interpretation which the Jews were giving ... events, that, unless speedy national
repentance followed ... before explained) its utterly hopeless character. ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xvi the three parables.htm

In the House of his Heavenly, and in the Home of his Earthly ...
... of Judæa, the taxing, and the national rising, as ... seeming ignorance of her Son's
true character: the necessary ... Among the Jews the contempt for manual labour ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter x in the house.htm

And After. (xxx, xxxi, xxxix-Xliv. )
... a Jew of high family traditions and personal character. ... life, and only after these
the national worship centred ... him down with them, but all the Jews which were ...
//christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/4 and after xxx xxxi.htm

Church Abuses.
... were clearly right in doing, the Jews' Naturalisation Bill ... What, then, was the character
of the amusements of ... Drunkenness was then, as now, a national vice, but ...
/.../the english church in the eighteenth century/chapter viii church abuses.htm

Homilies on the Statues.
... Abraham, rich but not covetous: entertaining angels, [470]349 ... Jews in distress could
not listen, [1387]346 ... Job, his character shewn by affliction, [1394]338 ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/chrysostom/on the priesthood/homilies on the statues.htm

The Bible
... the intent, desire and innermost character of God ... passing through her travail pains
of national birth, Daniel ... the Gentiles, who despise the Jews, should receive ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/haldeman/christ christianity and the bible/the bible.htm

Homilies on the Gospel of John.
... of Grace, [705]184; and of Glory, [706]ib.; the time of, ordered by Christ Himself,
not the Jews, [707]190 ... Dedication, great national Feast of the, [740]222. ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homilies on the gospel of.htm