The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-29
TEMPLE AHAWATH CHESED.

MANS JUDGMENT OF GOD SERMON BY RABBI
ISAAC NJ WISE, OF CINCINNATI.
Rev. DR.. Isaac NJ. Wise. of the most notable
rabies in the West filled the place of Rev. DR..
Huebsch in the Temple Ahawath Chesed yesterday.
His text WAS from Exodus xiv. Ill And He said
unto Moses. up unto the Lord. thou and Aaron.
Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders Israel
and worship ye afar off," The learned rabbi said
ITO 90 up to God" and Ito step up Him." can
only be understood metaphors conveying the idea
of perfect knowledge OF Deity. which among those
who were the witnesses Of revelation given to
Moses only Therefore it is said OF him that he was
truly acquainted with the entire household Of Proyi
dence and that the Most High spoke to him face to
face even rs q man speaks to his neighbor and he
beheld the Deity III the most lustrous mirror the
Talmud adds It is great consolation to man
ABILITY on to understand that which nAa acco are
ing to the Kabslists, not even the
angels understand. who ask one another, Where is
the place OF His glory! This fact places human
nature a. the Deity the stands to the
father, aud the mediating angel between God and
man can be human only and among all created
beings He alone is Godike because he only can con
template eternity. cause the of causes God.
This passage furthermore teaches that mans knowl-
edge Of God is not product OF evolution; it is
sultant o. direct revelation. however one might
dcrstand this term, and stands completely before us
in the cogtaton of Moses. The monothsm of Moses
is perfect: it admits of no improvement.
POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES ISRAEL.
The seventy elders who were the political repre-
senaties of the children OF Isrrel worshipped from
a distance. They did not step up before God with
Moses. The Hebrew people celebrated the triumph
of redemption from Egyptian bondage They wanted
liberty, independence, equality and justice and to
them the revelation of the law in these
points most important and Ineligible. They could
know God as the Rcdeemer from bondage. the Legs-
ator of justice and freedom. the Almighty dcliverer
they could not think and reason with Moses, and
worshpped from distance and only that which
is under the of Eohim, this earth with it's in
habitants, their fate history, wants and happi
ness.
GODS WILL oBEYED.
Still they listened to the revelation and promised
to do and obey whatever God might command them.
They understood well that God alone could be the
legislator for all generations for He alone knows
that when was !, Il anu VIII y. ne only hs who has
under all influences. They knew that justice itself
must from certain established principles OF law
and they heard the Decalogue announced 10 them
as the eternal constitution OF the human realm.
YOUNG ISRAEL woRsHIpPEp.
And the mobiles select men youths among the
children Of Israel also worshipped although it was
chiefly by eating and drinking ut the sacrical meal
they also had vision or conception of the Elohim.
although His power and glory had not reached Them
also they promised to do and obey all which God
might command. Not all men prophets. philoso-
piers reasoncrs or masters OF learning: not all men
are apostles of liberty, champions of Independence
or high priests of justice; not all men rea-
son. struggle and act for many. There are
many whom it might be maintained
that they perhaps too ignorant incident rca-
son. feeble to entertain great schemes tiinid
or too modest to 80 beyond their spheres OF
thought and deed; and yet they good and excel
lent people in their ways and spheres of action They
feel the of suffering humanity and wish to help
and try alleviate misery, to dry up tears con-
sole. protect. assist, help: they benevolent.
charitable always ready, willing even DESTROYS to
do good to their neghbors although it is only in eat
ing, drinking, garments and dwelling These are the
mobiles the select among the children of Israel
the generous souls. the noble hearts, apostles OF sui
fering humanity.