In chapter 31, as Jane accepts a position with St. John Rivers as a schoolmistress, he warns her not “to yield to the vacillating fears of Lot’s wife…I counsel you to resist, firmly, every temptation which would incline you to look back.” God tells us, in GENESIS 19 : 12-26…
Achan’s Tent
JOSHUA 7 : 10-26 records the sin of Achan, who had stolen “accursed things” (v. 11) during the destruction of Jericho in JOSHUA 6 and hidden them in his tent (vv. 21-22). Achan’s sin brought failure and death. In chapter 27, after Jane has learned of Rochester’s mad wife, he attempts to explain, saying…
The Tenth Plague
In chapter 26, just before she is about to marry Rochester, Jane learns of his mad wife and reflects on her feelings, saying, “My hopes were all dead—struck with a subtle doom, such as, in one night, fell all the first-born in the land of Egypt.” In EXODUS 11 : 1-10…
The Law of the Medes and Persians
Both ESTHER 1 : 19 and DANIEL 6 : 8 emphasize that the law of the Medes and Persians was famous for not being altered or changed. In chapter 14, Mr. Rochester warns Jane of his plan to assert his authority: “I am laying down good intentions, which I believe durable as flint…
Liars
In chapter four, Mr. Brocklehurst quotes REVELATION 21 : 8 while accusing Jane of being deceitful, “…all liars will have their portion in the lake burning with fire and brimstone.” You will find the same allusion in a different context in chapter 35.