Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Psalms 106:30

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 7, page 254, footnote 11 (Image)

Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

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On His Father's Silence, Because of the Plague of Hail. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 3179 (In-Text, Margin)

... experience, that source of wisdom, which thou hast gathered in thy long life. Herewith instruct thy people. Teach them to break their bread to the hungry, to gather together the poor that have no shelter, to cover their nakedness and not neglect those of the same blood, and now especially that we may gain a benefit from our need instead of from abundance, a result which pleases God more than plentiful offerings and large gifts. After this, nay before it, show thyself, I pray, a Moses, or Phinehas[Psalms 106:30] to-day. Stand on our behalf and make atonement, and let the plague be stayed, either by the spiritual sacrifice, or by prayer and reasonable intercession. Restrain the anger of the Lord by thy mediation: avert any succeeding blows of the scourge. He ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 7, page 471, footnote 3 (Image)

Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

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To Theodore, Bishop of Tyana. (HTML)

Letter LXXVII. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 4753 (In-Text, Margin)

Phineas was called Zelotes because he ran through the Midianitish woman with the man who was committing fornication with her, and because he took away the reproach from the children of Israel: but he was more praised because he prayed for the people when they had transgressed.[Psalms 106:30-31] Let us then also stand and make propitiation, and let the plague be stayed, and let this be counted unto us for righteousness. Moses also was praised because he slew the Egyptian that oppressed the Israelite; but he was more admirable because he healed by his prayer his sister Miriam when she was made leprous for her murmuring. Look also at what follows. The ...